Across party lines and industry, the verdict is the same: CISA is in trouble

The agency lost a third of its people in a year. Now industry and lawmakers on both sides say it’s unprepared for a potential crisis.

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Anthropic accuses Chinese labs of trying to illicitly take Claude’s capabilities

It poses a national security threat, the AI startup said, such as by possibly enabling offensive cyber operations.

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HHS burrows into identifying risks to health sector from third-party vendors

A department official speaking at CyberTalks said HHS is trying to help the sector on finding where those risks are.

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ONCD official says Trump administration aims to bolster AI use for defense without increasing risk

Alexandra Seymour also talked about cyber workforce goals, including emulating Israel’s Unit 8200.

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Citizen Lab links Cellebrite to the hacking of a Kenyan presidential candidate’s phone

The research lab says forensic evidence suggests the phone-cracking technology was used against Boniface Mwangi after his July arrest.

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CISA to host industry feedback sessions on cyber incident reporting regulation

One industry official told CyberScoop the town halls are probably not what CIRCIA needs right now.

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Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work

Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations.

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After major Poland energy grid cyberattack, CISA issues warning to U.S. audience

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the attack highlighted threats from vulnerable edge devices to operational technology and industrial control systems.

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CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices

A binding operational directive issued Thursday looks to combat an attack pathway that has been behind some of the biggest attacks and most common exploits in recent years.

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What’s next for DHS’s forthcoming replacement critical infrastructure protection panel, AI information sharing

Nick Andersen, a top CISA official, discussed plans for improving CIPAC and developing an AI-ISAC.

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