HHS updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure

HHS has updated its free RISC 2.0 toolkit with a new cybersecurity module, asking hospitals to assess digital threats alongside hurricanes, power failures and other hazards.

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Possible U.S.-developed exploits linked to first known ‘mass’ iOS attack

Researchers traced the kit moving from a spyware vendor’s customer to Russian hackers to Chinese cybercriminals.

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CISA CIO Robert Costello exits agency

His nearly five-year tenure had recently been marked by turmoil.

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The FBI’s cyber chief is using Winter SHIELD to accelerate China prep, threat intelligence sharing

Brett Leatherman is running the bureau’s most public cyber campaign yet, pushing basic security hygiene while quietly preparing industry for stepped-up Chinese threats.

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Gottumukkala out, Andersen in as acting CISA director

The move follows a story about criticisms of CISA’s performance during the first year of the Trump administration, with Madhu Gottumukkala’s leadership a point of contention.

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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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