Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security 

Under a draft executive order, the NSA, Treasury Department and other federal agencies would get 90-days to test new models for cybersecurity and national security concerns.

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Meet Rampart and Clarity, Microsoft’s new red team combo AI agents

Microsoft’s AI red team lead talked to CyberScoop about the goals behind open sourcing a pair of security tools meant for developers and incident responders.

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AI might cut false positives, but it won’t stop the slop 

Anthropic and OpenAI promise their latest tools will find more vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity employees say they’re already flooded with AI-generated reports.

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Colorado governor commutes prison sentence for election denier Tina Peters 

Peters was sentenced to nine years for stealing voting data and has been publicly unrepentant. But Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been hinting at the decision for months. 

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Here’s how the FTC plans to enforce the Take It Down Act

The commission will dole out  hefty fines and promises investigations for Take It Down Act violators. Experts say questions remain around the agency’s resources and priorities.  

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White House cyber official: identity security matters more than ever in the age of AI

While AI tools present unique cybersecurity threats, they still rely on poor identity security by organizations to do the most damage, a White House official said Thursday. 

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DOJ releases legal rationale for nationwide voter data collection

The memo claims a robust executive branch role vetting voter eligibility. One Secretary of State called it a “fantasy” that “isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.”

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Flaw in Claude’s Chrome extension allowed ‘any’ other plugin to hijack victims’ AI

Agentic AI is more popular than ever, but researchers keep finding trivial ways to hijack LLMs for nefarious purposes.

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CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict

The agency will begin targeted assessments meant to help critical infrastructure entities operate while disconnecting OT networks from IT and third-party vendors.

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A college student is suing a dating app that allegedly used her TikTok videos to target men in her dormitory

The woman’s lawyer told CyberScoop they believe the company edited her video to suggest she was a “friend with benefits” and intentionally geofenced it to men around her. 

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