Cyber

China used websites to target security-clearance holders, officials say

Prosecutors said fake consulting companies persuaded U.S. officials to sell sensitive government information.

New CISA directive will reshape how agencies prioritize cyber risks, official says

Federal government will be directed to plan first to ward off the most devastating attacks.

Trump memo pushes national-security agencies to move faster on AI

FBI, ODNI directed to build “deep, proactive” relationships with frontier-AI companies.

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Trump signs business-friendlier version of AI executive order

The order asks for just a month of pre-publication access to advanced models, not the 90 days of an earlier draft.

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Cyber Force? Senator pushes to create service branch under the Army

Ideas for a cyber service have been floated before. Some experts argue now is the right time.

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Iran’s hackers are coordinating more closely: Israeli cyber leader

Yossi Karadi is seeking access to advanced models like Anthropic’s Mythos to help defend Israeli government networks.

Air Force wants AI in its air-ops command-and-control system

Kessel Run is managing the nascent effort to improve the Air Operations Center Weapon System used by COCOMs.

US push to counter hackers draws industry deeper into offensive cyber debate

The White House is expanding the market for offensive cyber capabilities—and drawing more of the private sector into that ecosystem—even as policy boundaries around their use remain unclear.

Spy agencies eye new Anthropic AI model that spots cyber flaws

Claude Mythos Preview has found vulnerabilities in "every major operating system and web browser," company officials say.

Ex-NSA leaders say Americans are becoming ‘numb’ to cyber threats

A serious cyberattack hasn’t prompted a strong enough policy or public reaction, one former director said.