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Aaron Boyd

Aaron Boyd is an awarding-winning journalist currently serving as editor of Federal Times — a Washington, D.C. institution covering federal workforce and contracting for more than 50 years — and Fifth Domain — a news and information hub focused on cybersecurity and cyberwar from a civilian, military and international perspective.

  • Cybersecurity industry and Trump’s 2018 budget proposal [Video]
    Cybersecurity industry and Trump’s 2018 budget proposal [Video]

    Symantec’s Chris Townsend, vice president of federal, and Jeff Greene, senior director of global government affairs and policy, discuss the president’s budget and what it means for the cybersecurity industry.

  • Experts question North Korea role in WannaCry cyberattack
    Experts question North Korea role in WannaCry cyberattack

    A couple of things about the WannaCry cyberattack are certain. It was the biggest in history and it’s a scary preview of things to come — we’re all going to have to get used to hearing the word “ransomware.” But one thing is a lot less clear: whether North Korea had anything to do with…

  • US, Philippine militaries share cyber expertise
    US, Philippine militaries share cyber expertise

    The U.S. military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) engaged in a cybersecurity exchange as a part of Exercise Balikatan 2017.

  • Should spies use secret software vulnerabilities? [Commentary]
    Should spies use secret software vulnerabilities? [Commentary]

    It’s a choice of how best to protect the public: Exploit software vulnerabilities to collect intelligence information that may help keep people safe? Or disclose the flaw, letting the software company fix it and protect millions of regular computer users from malicious attacks by hackers?

  • WannaCry legacy: How the attack will shape cybersecurity [Commentary]
    WannaCry legacy: How the attack will shape cybersecurity [Commentary]

    The WannaCry ransomware that has affected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries now has largely halted its crawl across the globe, but experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business say the attack’s real impact might be yet to come.

  • Cybersecurity — A big deal for contracting [Commentary]
    Cybersecurity — A big deal for contracting [Commentary]

    It is imperative that best practices be shared across disciplines and that everyone be involved — and fast!

  • White House: Blame cyberattack on hackers, not spy agencies
    White House: Blame cyberattack on hackers, not spy agencies

    President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser has a message to those blaming U.S. intelligence agencies for the cyberattack encircling the globe: Don’t point a finger at the NSA. Blame the hackers.

  • China’s fondness for pirated software raised risks in cyberattack
    China’s fondness for pirated software raised risks in cyberattack

    China’s fondness for pirated software left it especially vulnerable to the latest global cyberattack.

  • Interview: Expert who beat cyberattack says he’s no hero
    Interview: Expert who beat cyberattack says he’s no hero

    A young British computer expert credited with cracking the WannaCry cyberattack told The Associated Press he doesn’t consider himself a hero but fights malware because “it’s the right thing to do.”

  • Tech bloggers try to phish Trump administration
    Tech bloggers try to phish Trump administration

    Gizmodo’s “Special Projects Desk” sent emails to 15 members of the Trump administration that looked as though they came from someone the recipient knew. Targets included informal presidential advisor Newt Gingrich, former FBI director James Comey, cybersecurity advisor Rudy Giuliani, FCC chairman Ajit Pai, White House press secretary Sean Spicer, and White House advisor Perter…