Joseph Marks

Washington, D.C.

Reporter for The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter

Education: Georgetown University, MS in Foreign Service; University of Wisconsin - Madison, BA in English

Joe Marks writes The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter focused on the policy and politics of cybersecurity. Before joining The Washington Post, Marks covered cybersecurity for Politico and Nextgov, a news site focused on government technology and security. He also covered patent and copyright trends for Bloomberg BNA and federal litigation for Law360. Marks began his career at Midwestern newspapers covering city and county governments, crime, fires and features. He spent two years at the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and is originally from Iowa City.
Latest from Joseph Marks

Cybersecurity’s bad and it’s getting worse

Three big takeaways from eight years on the cyber beat.

June 24, 2022

Sen. King wants regular reports from Cyber Command on election security

A Senate bill would require public reports about election threats.

June 23, 2022

Threats against election workers could have bad consequences

Workers described racist harassment and having to flee their homes.

June 22, 2022

Trump's false election claims made it tougher to talk about election security

Legitimate security concerns are twisted and misrepresented.

June 17, 2022

Anticipated Roe reversal brings a wave of data security reforms

Senate Dems are citing the draft opinion in a bill reining in data brokers.

June 16, 2022

A plan to strip Huawei from rural telecoms is still short billions

The FCC has a $1.9 billion plan, but the total cost may be $5.6 billion.

June 15, 2022

Some of Trump's nuttiest election lies were around voting machines

Trump allies called the claims ‘nonsense’ during yesterday’s Jan 6 hearing.

June 14, 2022

An Indianapolis homicide fuels criticisms of digital tracking devices

Tech designed to locate lost keys is being used by stalkers.

June 13, 2022

Snowden leaks ushered in an era of digital anxiety

Stories from the leaks published nine years ago this week.

June 10, 2022

App makers are scooping up kids’ data with few real checks

That’s supposed to be illegal, but the law has some big loopholes.

June 9, 2022