CNN hires Lyngaas as cybersecurity reporter

Sean Lyngaas, a senior reporter at CyberScoop, will be leaving to join CNN as a cybersecurity reporter.

His new role begins in September.

Lyngaas has also been freelancing for the past 9 years, with his work appearing in The Atlantic, The Economist, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other publications. He has also worked as a Pentagon correspondent for Federal Computer Week.

He was also a contributing writer for The Washington Diplomat.

Lyngaas was also a defense tech reporter at FCW and has reported and edited for Smart Grid Today.

Lyngaas has a B.A. from Duke University and a M.A. from Tufts University.