Tag: defense
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What the Hugging Face breach reveals about defense in the age of agentic AI
We almost never get both sides of an intrusion. This time we did. Last month, Hugging Face disclosed a breach into part of its production infrastructure, saying an autonomous AI agent system ran the attack from start to finish. Five days later, OpenAI revealed that its own models, including GPT-5.6 Sol along with an unreleased…
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Anthropic, Pentagon Clash Over First Amendment Claims
Judge Questions Defense Department’s Blacklisting of AI Company. A San Francisco federal judge showed skepticism Thursday over whether the Department of Defense acted lawfully when it blacklisted artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, telling federal attorneys at the onset of a roughly 90 minute hearing that the Pentagon is at odds with the First Amendment. First seen…
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ThreatLocker Raises $190M to Counter Malicious AI Agents
Series F Funding Supports Zero Trust Controls Built for Autonomous AI Workflows. ThreatLocker raised $190 million in Series F funding to expand zero trust protections against autonomous AI agents while using AI to simplify security administration, policy management and prevention-first defenses across increasingly complex enterprise environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/threatlocker-raises-190m-to-counter-malicious-ai-agents-a-32379
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NVIDIA’s Open Secure AI Alliance Is Missing Some Big Names
NVIDIA has launched a new Open Secure AI Alliance to build an “open defense stack for agents” First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nvidia-open-security-ai-alliance/
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Kiteworks, A-LIGN target CMMC readiness across the defense industrial base
Tags: defenseFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/kiteworks-a-lign-target-cmmc-readiness-across-the-defense-industrial-base
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US Space Cybersecurity: ‘No One Is in Charge’
Cyber Defense Falters Without Cabinet Agency or White House Champion for Security. No single senior official is in charge of U.S. efforts to help secure commercial satellites and their land-based infrastructure. That leadership void has hampered the ability to impose security standards on space vendors providing critical services to the U.S. government over the past…
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Anthropic and DOD Set to Face Off Thursday Over Blacklisting
Both Sides Ask San Francisco Federal Judge for Summary Judgment. Anthropic and the U.S. Department of Defense are set to face off Thursday in San Francisco federal court before a judge who already called the Pentagon’s effort to ban the artificial intelligence firm’s models almost certainly retaliatory and Orwellian. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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In the Mythos era, security belongs at runtime
Frontier AI cut time-to-exploit from years to hours. Why defense now has to happen at runtime. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/in-the-mythos-era-security-belongs-at-runtime/825478/
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GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks
GitHub and PyPI (Python Package Index) have introduced a time-based mechanism in the Dependabot dependency management tool to protect against supply-chain attacks and to limit their impact. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-pypi-add-time-absed-defenses-against-supply-chain-attacks/
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GitHub, PyPI add time-absed defenses against supply chain attacks
GitHub and PyPI (Python Package Index) have introduced a time-based mechanism in the Dependabot dependency management tool to protect against supply-chain attacks and to limit their impact. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-pypi-add-time-absed-defenses-against-supply-chain-attacks/
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Rep. Bacon warns CISA cuts weaken U.S. cyber defenses
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/analysis/rep-bacon-warns-cisa-cuts-weaken-u-s-cyber-defenses
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US House Votes to Extend Cyber Sharing Law for 10 Years
Lawmakers Advance 10-Year Renewal of Key Cyber Law, Setting Up Looming Senate Fight. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill with a provision extending the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through 2036. The decade-long renewal faces an uphill climb in the Senate. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Russian LAUNDRY BEAR Hackers Exploit Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal 90 Days of Emails
Tags: advisory, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, email, espionage, exploit, government, group, hacker, russia, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayRussian state-supported threat actors, known as LAUNDRY BEAR, have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite to steal up to 909,090 days’ worth of emails from targeted organizations across Western countries. A joint cybersecurity advisory, AA26-204A, issued on July 23, 2026, warns that this espionage-focused group has targeted government, defense, energy, technology, education,…
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Top 10 Best Physical Security Penetration Testing Firms 2026
In an era dominated by cyber threats, the importance of physical security penetration testing often gets overshadowed. However, a robust security posture requires a holistic approach that addresses vulnerabilities in both the digital and physical realms. A determined attacker can bypass sophisticated cyber defenses simply by walking through an unlocked door, exploiting weak physical controls,…
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Google Unveils CodeMender AI Agent for Automated Vulnerability Detection and Remediation
Google has unveiled CodeMender, a managed AI security agent designed to identify, validate, and remediate software vulnerabilities at machine speed. Announced in preview on July 22, 2023, the tool is available through the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and can also function as a core component of Google’s AI Threat Defense offering. This launch comes as…
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Building a defense in depth strategy for sensitive data
In this Help Net Security video, Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Professional Software Engineer at Broadridge, explains how to build a defense in depth strategy for protecting … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/defense-in-depth-strategy-video/
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National Guard’s Cyber Shield exercise focuses on power sector defense
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/national-guards-cyber-shield-exercise-focuses-on-power-sector-defense
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Extension of CISA 2015 info-sharing protections passes as part of House’s defense bill
A 10-year renewal of the cybersecurity information-sharing law known as CISA 2015 passed as part of the House’s fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-2015-extension-passes-house-ndaa
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Why Modern SOCs Need Multi-Layered Detections
The cycle is over. For years, cybersecurity followed a familiar pattern: defenses improved, attackers adapted, and the back-and-forth continued. Today, AI-equipped attackers are simply outpacing defenses. Most intrusions now bypass endpoint and malware-based detection entirely.The CrowdStrike Global Threat Report estimates around 79% of attacks are malware-free, as threat actors rely on First seen on thehackernews.com…
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CMMC: 5 Things To Watch Amid Pause On Upcoming Requirements
The pause on the next phase of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program has prompted major questions about how the government plans to verify the protection of sensitive data by defense contractors. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/cmmc-5-things-to-watch-amid-pause-on-upcoming-requirements
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Why blocking AI models won’t stop the cyber threats they create
AI companies can find vulnerabilities and write patches. But only the government can build the long-term defense strategy America needs. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/why-blocking-ai-models-wont-stop-cyber-threats-op-ed/
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Zelensky appoints Ukraine’s acting security service chief as acting defense minister
Yevhenii Khmara, a major general with deep experience in intelligence, counterterrorism and long-range strikes against Russia, is Ukraine’s new acting defense minister. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-acting-defense-minister-yevhenii-khmara
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Google Bets ‘Agentic Defense’ Strategy Can Outpace Attackers
Google Cloud incorporates key Wiz capabilities into an agentic defense platform to automate threat detection and remediation against AI attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-bets-agentic-defense-strategy-outpace-attackers
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The Race to Field Military Autonomy Is On, Can Trusted Information Infrastructure Keep Pace?
Military forces are under increasing pressure to field autonomous capabilities faster than ever before. Across the U.S., UK, and NATO, new investment, evolving defense strategies, and accelerated acquisition pathways are transforming how capability is delivered, rewarding programs that can move from concept to operational deployment at commercial speed.Now the focus shifts to the trusted First…
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Ukrainians rally against dismissal of tech-minded defense minister Fedorov
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who championed the push to integrate drone technology and digital innovation into the military. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-fedorov-drones-dismissal
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Sharp rise in AI adoption for cyber defense exposes major governance gap
A report by the SANS Institute indicates a split between senior security leaders and frontline practitioners.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-adoption-cyber-defense-governance-gap/825179/
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ClickFix’s Mushrooming Ecosystem Demands New Defense Tactics
The attack vector is available for rent at scale, and evades AV and EDR, leaving YARA analysis as the best detection option. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/clickfixs-ecosystem-demands-new-defense
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Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements for Defense Contractors
Tags: defenseThe US Department of Defense announced the immediate suspension of the CMMC Phase II requirements until further review First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-pentagon-suspends-cmmc-2/
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CMMC Is ‘Not Dead’ Despite Pause On Next Phase Of Requirements: MSP Execs
The move by the U.S. Department of War to pause the next phase of requirements around the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program does not mean the program’s underlying data security obligations are being relaxed for U.S. defense contractors, MSP executives told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/cmmc-is-not-dead-despite-pause-on-next-phase-of-requirements-msp-execs