A tweet by former CIA Director Michael Hayden making fun of Donald Trump's backtrack of remarks he made in Russia earlier this week is going viral.

Former general reduced to emoji barf over Trump’s latest inane claim

That's one way to make fun of someone?

On Jul 18, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich

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Ex-NSA chief explains why he backs Apple over FBI in iPhone fight

'Apple is right on just raw security grounds.'

On Mar 7, 2016 by Eric Geller

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How Tim Cook became a general in the new Crypto War

Is Tim Cook a pure warrior in the fight over encryption, or just trying to make a buck?

On Feb 17, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Encryption does not allow criminals and terrorists to ‘go dark,’ study finds

Technology is making it easier to catch the bad guys, the authors found.

On Feb 1, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Former NSA chief says U.S. can get around encryption with metadata, argues against backdoors

'I don’t think it’s a winning hand to attempt to legislate against technological progress.'

On Jan 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Edward Snowden says he’s offered to go to prison ‘many times’

He's just waiting for the U.S. government to call him back.

On Oct 5, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Carly Fiorina on giving HP servers to NSA: ‘I felt it was my duty’

Fiorina didn't think twice when the NSA came knocking.

On Sep 29, 2015 by Eric Geller

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How the U.S. government hopes to stop the next big hack

After the attack on OPM, what's next for U.S. cybersecurity?

On Jul 1, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Why failure to renew the Patriot Act could mean less U.S. phone monitoring

But isn't that what people want?

On Mar 30, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Former NSA chief heckled and booed by Republicans at CPAC

The retired spy had trouble making friends with the conservative crowd.

On Feb 27, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Former NSA director Michael Hayden says air strikes are just like ‘casual sex’

Did we mention he's also the former head of the NSA?

On Sep 12, 2014 by Eric Geller

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This NSA document predicted Edward Snowden 23 years ago

Snowden was seven years old when the article was published. They still weren't ready for him.

On Jan 6, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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A guy on Amtrak spied on the former NSA director

Spy vs. Spy come to life.

On Oct 25, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Congressman implies Snowden didn’t act alone

In a recent Washington Post Live panel discussion, Rep. Mike Rogers hinted that Russia may have helped Edward Snowden leak NSA surveillance documents. 

On Oct 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Terrorists prefer Gmail, says former NSA director

In a speech on Sunday, former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden claimed Gmail is the most popular email service among terrorists. 

On Sep 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc