Government and industry must work together to secure America’s cyber future

At this very moment, nation-state actors and opportunistic criminals are looking for any way to target Americans and undermine our national security.  Their battlefield of choice is cyberspace. Cybersecurity is the preeminent challenge of our time, and threats to our networks impact far more than just our data––they impact the resilience of our communities, the […]

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Ex-L3Harris exec pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker

Peter Williams entered into several contracts with the Russian broker, exchanging the trade secrets for millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

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Shifting from reactive to proactive: Cyber resilience amid nation-state espionage

In recent years, the cybersecurity industry has made significant strides in securing endpoints with advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, and we have been successful in making life more difficult for our adversaries.  While this progress is a victory, it has also produced a predictable and dangerous consequence where threat actors are shifting their […]

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New York updates third-party risk guidance, adds AI provisions

The New York Department of Financial Services has clarified rules for financial institutions, highlighting AI oversight and lessons from recent cloud outages.

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Ex-L3Harris executive accused of selling trade secrets to Russia

The Department of Justice filed charges against Peter Williams, an Australian national who served as general manager of Trenchant, a specialized cybersecurity division within L3Harris.

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Open letter calls for prohibition on superintelligent AI, highlighting growing mainstream concern

An open letter released Wednesday has called for a ban on the development of artificial intelligence systems considered to be “superintelligent” until there is broad scientific consensus that such technologies can be created both safely and in a manner the public supports.  The statement, issued by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, has been signed […]

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Veeam acquires Securiti AI for $1.7 billion

Veeam announced Tuesday it agreed to acquire Securiti AI for $1.725 billion, marking the data protection company’s largest acquisition and its entry into the artificial intelligence security market as enterprises struggle to deploy AI systems safely. The deal, expected to close in early December, comes as organizations face mounting challenges in managing data across fragmented […]

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Dataminr to acquire cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect for $290 million

Dataminr, a New York-based company specializing in real-time threat intelligence, announced plans Tuesday to acquire ThreatConnect, a cybersecurity threat intelligence provider, for $290 million. The acquisition will combine Dataminr’s AI-powered analysis of public data with ThreatConnect’s internal threat management capabilities, creating what the companies describe as “Client-Tailored intelligence” that adapts to individual customer needs. The […]

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Behind the struggle for control of the CVE program

Following a funding scare that nearly shuttered the CVE program, outside experts and CISA are positioning to take charge of the 25-year-old system before the next funding crisis hits.

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