Cybersecurity, Privacy, & AI
Russian Sandworm Hackers Blamed for Cyberattack on Polish Power Grid
SecurityWeek - The Russian state-sponsored APT named Sandworm was behind the December 2025 cyberattack targeting Poland’s power grid, cybersecurity firm ESET reports. Poland’s energy...
OMB Rescinds ‘Burdensome’ Biden-Era Secure Software Memo
CyberScoop - The Trump administration is rescinding a Biden-era memo that was intended to help agencies buy secure software, with the current Office of...
The Federal Government Ignored a Cybersecurity Warning for 13 Years. Now Hackers Are Exploiting the Gap
Federal News Network - In 2012, a Defense Department inspector general report raised concerns about the limits of signature-based antivirus tools. The Senate Armed...
OMB Reverses Biden-Era Software Attestation Order
NextGov/FCW - The White House on Friday rescinded a 2022 order that mandated a single, standardized self-attestation form for federal agencies to obtain cybersecurity...
CISA Identifies Technologies Ready for PQC Transition in Product Categories List
ExecutiveGov - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released a new resource to guide the development of post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, adoption strategies...
Leader of Ransomware Crew Pleads Guilty to Four-Year Crime Spree
CyberScoop - Russian national pleaded guilty to leading a ransomware conspiracy that targeted at least 50 victims during a four-year period ending in August...
How to Get Your Enterprise Architecture Ready for Agentic AI
CIO - While C-suite leaders say they're investing in agentic AI, the complex enterprise architectures of large organizations often struggle with the tech’s demands....
AI-Powered Military Neurotech: Mind Enhancement or Control?
C4ISRNet - Neurable, a consumer neurotechnology startup, has partnered with the Air Force to study whether electrode-studded headphones can track service members’ cognitive fitness,...
FedRAMP Issues Final Proposed Changes to Cloud Authorization Process, Seeks Comments from Industry
Wiley - The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) has released a “final set” of proposed changes to the FedRAMP process for authorizing and assessing...
CISA to Cease Participation at RSAC Conference After Biden-Era Cyber Leader Named CEO
NextGov/FCW - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will not partake in the RSAC cybersecurity conference in March, a decision that comes around a...
The Thin Line Between Saving a Company and Funding a Crime
CyberScoop - Ransomware negotiation is a dark but widely acknowledged reality in the cybersecurity industry — one that many argue is a necessary practice,...
Microsoft Seizes RedVDS Infrastructure, Disrupts Fast-Growing Cybercrime Marketplace
CyberScoop - Microsoft announced Wednesday that it worked with international law enforcement to seize infrastructure used to run RedVDS, a cybercrime marketplace that facilitated...
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