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Samuel Hassine, CEO of Filigran, outlined a shift from reactive indicator‑of‑compromise (IOC) alerts to a business‑focused Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) framework. He emphasized unifying threat intelligence with adversarial attack simulation using platforms like OpenCTI to drive measurable risk reduction. The discussion highlighted challenges in quantifying security ROI, the dangers of AI‑driven security tools lacking high‑quality intel, and the need for rapid validation in real environments. Practical steps were offered for executives to translate intel into actionable, proactive defense strategies.
The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Digital is adopting a lean‑startup mindset, using small OTA‑backed bets to prototype emerging technologies. Early initiatives such as Naval Identity Services and the Enterprise Service Desk have transitioned from pilots to full enterprise services,...
The U.S. Army is pushing a narrowed right‑to‑repair amendment for the next National Defense Authorization Act after Congress removed broader language following industry pushback. Undersecretary Michael Obadal said the effort will focus on limited repetitions, units, and years while preserving...
At RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, U.S. agencies such as the FBI, CISA and NSA were absent, while European cyber officials dominated the stage. EU representatives used the forum to push AI‑code guardrails, discuss the upcoming Cybersecurity Resilience Act, and court...
Intellexa founder Tal Dilian, convicted of orchestrating a mass‑wiretapping campaign in Greece, announced his intention to appeal the eight‑year prison sentence. The scandal, dubbed “Greek Watergate,” involved the Predator spyware compromising phones of ministers, opposition leaders, military officials and journalists....
The EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security recommends creating an independent biometric evaluation and testing platform to reduce reliance on U.S. standards like NIST. The brief highlights that Europe currently lacks a unified testing capability, putting it at a disadvantage...
Senior enlisted leaders from the Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Army testified before the House Appropriations Committee, emphasizing that quality of life is essential for maintaining combat readiness. They highlighted challenges such as inadequate housing, limited mental‑health...
The Army’s new UAS Marketplace, designed as an "Amazon‑like" portal for Group 1‑3 drones, will likely not serve as the primary acquisition channel for its launched‑effects programs. Capability executive Rodney Davis warned that launched effects demand massed capability and scale, which...
The Army’s SkyFoundry program, originally slated to internally produce 10,000 cheap drones per year, has pivoted to a fully commercial partnership model. Rich Martin, AMC’s supply‑chain director, emphasized that the service cannot scale drone manufacturing alone and will rely on...
Iran swiftly dismissed President Trump’s 15‑point peace proposal, issuing a counter‑offer that demands reparations, recognition of Hormuz sovereignty and an end to sanctions, while the U.S. bolstered its presence with an extra 2,000 troops, bringing its regional deployment to roughly...
New research by Norwegian scientists using a deep‑sea submersible has detailed the condition of the Soviet K‑278 Komsomolets, which sank in 1989 with two nuclear warheads. The forward torpedo compartment remains sealed by titanium plates, preventing plutonium leakage, but the...
Flying Fox Engineering is developing the Fox Lightning, a low‑cost, fixed‑wing UAV priced around $2,500 per unit. The drone offers a 25‑mile range and a 5.5‑lb payload, targeting rapid, large‑scale deployment in electronic‑warfare and GPS‑denied environments. The company has entered...
Threat actors are exploiting Bubble, an AI‑powered no‑code app builder, to host malicious web apps that impersonate Microsoft login pages. By serving phishing pages from the trusted *.bubble.io domain, email security solutions fail to flag the links, allowing credentials to...
Jen Easterly, former CISA director, took the helm of the RSA Conference (RSAC) as CEO, guiding the 2026 event to 43,000 attendees in San Francisco. She framed the moment as an inflection point where cyber and artificial intelligence are inseparable,...
Performance Drone Works (PDW) announced a Series B round that raised over $110 million, led by Ondas and joined by strategic investors such as Hood River, Cedar Pine, Hanwha’s venture fund and Booz Allen Hamilton. The capital will fund a hiring...
Lockheed Martin CTO Craig Martell told Axios that future warfare will rely on human‑machine teaming, not fully autonomous cognition. He emphasized that operators must train alongside AI systems to understand their limits and assume responsibility for any errors. Martell cited...
Lina Khatib argues that Syria’s 2011‑2024 upheaval offers a clearer template for any future regime change in Iran than the Iraq experience. She notes that Iran’s missile force and conventional capabilities are eroding under sustained U.S.–Israeli air strikes, while its...
Open‑source Python library LiteLLM was compromised by the TeamPCP threat group, which uploaded malicious versions to PyPI that have since been removed. The packages deployed a three‑stage intrusion: credential harvesting, a Kubernetes lateral‑movement toolkit, and a persistent systemd backdoor. Endor...
Cybercriminals have been running a tax‑season malvertising campaign since January 2026, hijacking Google Ads to serve fake W‑2 and W‑9 download pages that redirect to malicious ConnectWise ScreenConnect installers. The trojanized installers launch a trial instance, inject a multi‑stage crypter...
Following a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks on U.S. installations across the Middle East, the Pentagon has ordered thousands of American service members to abandon their bases and operate from makeshift locations such as hotels and office spaces....
Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs released its 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report, highlighting a sharp rise in AI‑enabled cybercrime. The report shows AI is accelerating attack techniques, from automated ransomware encryption to AI‑driven supply‑chain exploits. Aamir Lakhani, Fortinet’s Global Director of Threat Intelligence...
Advent Capital has poured roughly $15 billion into mature defense firms since 2020 and is preparing to commit an additional $1 billion to nurture early‑stage innovators. Malani highlighted investments in missile‑defense, AI‑enhanced submarine hunting, space‑based intelligence and V‑laser weapons, blending large‑cap take‑privates...
Researchers at Gen Digital have uncovered Torg Grabber, a rapidly evolving infostealer that has harvested data from 850 browser extensions, including 728 cryptocurrency wallets, between December 2025 and February 2026. The malware gains initial access via the ClickFix clipboard‑hijacking technique, then executes...
Australia is consulting on new rules that would allow a temporary, roughly 30‑day delay in publicly disclosing serious cyber‑attacks on critical‑infrastructure operators, including ASX‑listed firms. The proposal aims to give entities time to mitigate threats without compromising national security or...
Cisco disclosed four vulnerabilities in its widely deployed Catalyst 9300 series switches, two of which (CVE‑2026‑20114 and CVE‑2026‑20110) can be chained to elevate a low‑privilege Lobby Ambassador account into maintenance mode, effectively causing a denial‑of‑service outage. The chain requires only...
Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company, unveiled a new star tracker product line—M10, H6, and F4—at SATSHOW 2026. The three models are engineered to balance cost, mass, and performance while leveraging the firm’s extensive flight heritage. Each unit features robust...
The Golden Dome missile‑defense concept faces a formidable data‑fusion hurdle, requiring real‑time 3‑D tracking of ballistic and hypersonic launches from a patchwork of space‑ and ground‑based sensors. Industry leaders at a SATShow Week panel emphasized that the obstacle is less...
The FCC announced a ban on future consumer Wi‑Fi routers that are manufactured abroad, citing national‑security concerns. Existing routers can remain in use and receive firmware updates through March 1 2027, but no new foreign‑made devices will receive FCC authorization. The rule...
Following President Trump’s announcement of US‑Israel strikes on Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly launched an online information campaign using AI‑generated videos and images. Within 24 hours, dozens of IRGC‑linked accounts posted deepfakes that mocked Trump and fabricated battlefield...
The Department of Defense is rolling out CYBERCOM 2.0, a revamped force‑generation model aimed at retaining elite cyber talent, deepening specialization, and preparing for AI‑driven threats. The initiative integrates cyber capabilities across all warfighting domains, treating the cyber sphere as connective...
KBR’s protest of NASA’s $1.8 billion COSMOS contract was rejected by the Government Accountability Office, leaving the award to the Ascend joint venture of Amentum and Aerodyne. The five‑year contract, with two optional extensions, supports command‑and‑control systems for Orion, the Space...
The U.S. Air Force’s 34th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the “Rude Rams,” was awarded the 2025 Raytheon Award as the top fighter squadron in the service. Based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, the unit spent 11 of the past 12...
StarTech.com has introduced a new line of secure KVM switches designed for classified workstations, achieving National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) compliance and supporting zero‑trust architectures. The devices provide hardware‑based isolation that physically separates classified and unclassified systems while allowing a...
Russian police detained the alleged administrator of LeakBase, a cybercrime forum once described by the U.S. Department of Justice as one of the world’s largest platforms for sharing hacking tools and stolen credentials. The site, which was shut down earlier...
Somali pirate groups hijacked the Iranian-registered dhow Al Waseemi 786 about 400 nautical miles east of Mogadishu, likely converting it into a mothership to mask their activities. The Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO) warned that pirates are now operating up...
A ransomware attack on Spain’s Port of Vigo forced the isolation of critical cargo‑management servers, compelling the port to run operations manually. The breach was detected on Tuesday, and officials have refused to reconnect the systems until they can guarantee...
Hostile drones are increasingly using commercial mobile networks, embedding cheap consumer SIMs to blend with legitimate traffic and bypass line‑of‑sight limits. The European Commission’s Action Plan on Drone and Counter‑Drone Security urges precise, proportionate defenses, emphasizing targeted, device‑level interventions over...
Aaron Glasserman argues that China rejects traditional spheres of influence, favoring global economic integration over territorial domination. While Beijing opposes foreign powers encroaching on its sovereignty, it avoids costly military enforcement of exclusive regional control. Instead, China leverages trade, investment,...
US President Donald Trump has revived a covert “decapitation” strategy aimed at toppling Cuba’s communist leadership, echoing the CIA’s 1960s assassination plots against Fidel Castro. The plan focuses on removing President Miguel Díaz‑Canel rather than broader reforms. Analysts note that...
The global drone market has accelerated from roughly $20 bn in 2020 to over $40 bn in 2025, driven by soaring defense budgets and rapid AI integration. Analysts project the sector could reach $250 bn by 2035, with patents up 45‑fold since 2012....
Homeland Security Today announced a major expansion of its Counterterrorism vertical, unveiling a dedicated Editorial Board of more than 40 experts from government, academia, and industry, and launching a new "Frontline Watch" feature. The board, chaired by Dr. Mahmut Cengiz,...
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Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a seven‑month phishing campaign in which attackers impersonated the company’s recruiters to target senior professionals. The scammers harvest LinkedIn data to craft highly personalized emails that claim a candidate’s résumé failed an...
Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Adam Schiff and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, are drafting legislation to codify Anthropic’s self‑imposed limits on the use of artificial intelligence for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The bills would require a human in the loop...
The Iraqi government accused the United States of conducting an A‑10 airstrike on a military clinic at the Al‑Habbaniyah base in Anbar province, killing seven Iraqi soldiers and wounding 13. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al‑Sudani summoned the U.S. chargé d’affaires...
The British‑made HotSat‑2 satellite is set to launch on March 29 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter‑16 rideshare from Vandenberg. Equipped with a world‑leading infrared camera, it can detect thermal signatures through structures, surpassing the capabilities of NASA’s Landsat thermal sensors. Backed by roughly...
Provisional Committee leader Noah Ichaba says establishing a Nigerian Coast Guard could unlock up to N90 trillion (≈ $196 billion) in annual revenue from oil, gas, fisheries and other maritime activities. The agency would curb piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing while enforcing the...
The U.S. Navy’s 51‑year‑old USS Nimitz (CVN‑68) has set out on its final 12,400‑nautical‑mile journey from Washington to Norfolk, sailing around Cape Horn as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment. Joined by the destroyer USS Gridley, the carrier will conduct passing exercises with the...
SentinelOne announced a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud to embed its endpoint protection into Google’s expanding security suite, which now includes the recently acquired Wiz platform. The deal emphasizes data‑sovereignty compliance and the secure rollout of generative AI workloads. Following...
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded £283.5 million (≈$363 million) in contracts to Golden Arrow Marine, UK Docks, Griffon Marine, Babcock and Serco to maintain and support 3,000 small‑craft vessels across the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and MOD Police....
Iran’s state media announced a set of conditions it deems essential for ending the conflict with the United States, insisting the war can only cease on Tehran’s terms and without any dictate from former President Trump. The demands include a...
