The missing cybersecurity leader in small business

As AI and quantum threats target the backbone of the American economy, Washington must provide the guidance and incentives necessary for SMBs to access executive-level cyber expertise.

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American duo sentenced for hosting laptop farms for North Korean IT workers

The men’s separate schemes impacted almost 70 U.S. companies and generated a combined $1.2 million in revenue for the North Korean regime.

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A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records

Researchers say Schemata’s platform exposed names, emails, base assignments, and course materials before the company patched the issue and contacted government authorities.

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Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list

As AI drives deeper dependence across business, supply chains, and national security, the buildings that run the cloud are becoming critical infrastructure — and increasingly attractive targets.

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US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents

The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than they can safely monitor or control.

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cPanel’s authentication bypass bug is being exploited in the wild, CISA warns

The agency added the flaw to the KEV list days after hosting providers confirmed active, ongoing attacks.

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Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.

Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities — flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy […]

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Federal CIO cautious on Anthropic’s Mythos despite planned rollout

Greg Barbaccia told CyberScoop that Anthropic’s Mythos shows real promise for federal cyber defense, but warns that laboratory results and live network conditions are two very different things.

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US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied

Investigators found the malware, dubbed Firestarter, on a federal agency’s network in a campaign dating back to at least September 2025.

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