Cybersecurity Defense News

For the cleared workforce and National Security, AI isn’t replacing the mission. It’s changing how the mission gets done.

As new restrictions take hold, manufacturers may be forced to shift production, driving up costs and limiting choices across the market.

“AI is a lot like a mediocre grad student.” I appreciated the sentiment, if not the metaphor. I was already seeing artificial intelligence making its way into coursework in my classes and the results were mixed. For students who existed on the lower end of the traditional bell curve, AI helped them just enough to

Tony Stark was never just Iron Man. He was a human being trying to process trauma in a way he knew how: By building, fixing, and controlling.

A massive surge in cyberattacks reveals a dangerous reality—this may only be the opening phase of a much larger digital battlefield.

After CISA flagged CVE-2025-6813 as actively exploited, agencies and organizations are racing to update systems and audit stored credentials.

An Iranian-linked hacking group says it wiped systems and stole massive amounts of data from medical giant Stryker.

AI, cybersecurity, and emerging tech are reshaping the security industry. Don Erickson explains how innovation is transforming security careers and infrastructure protection.

Earlier this month, the White House unveiled “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” which outlined the administration’s priorities in cybersecurity and was intended to ensure that the United States remains unrivaled in cyberspace. “This strategy communicates the Trump Administration’s cyber vision and approach to the American people, to Congress, to our partners in industry and

Google is experimenting with a new certificate system designed to protect the internet from future quantum attacks.

Experts caution that wiper malware and infrastructure attacks could pose a long-term threat far beyond the physical battlefield.

Security tools have improved, but companies without rapid response authority and transparent communication still collapse after major hacks.

As federal agencies embrace AI under the 2025 AI Action Plan, cybersecurity leaders caution that GenAI must assist human experts.

The chip giant is partnering with Palo Alto Networks, Siemens, and others to bring real-time, AI-driven protection.

The most damaging breaches don’t begin with a sophisticated exploit or an in-depth plan, they begin with a human.

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses with simple tactics that exploit everyday gaps.

CISA’s latest binding directive puts federal agencies on a one-year countdown to inventory and replace unsupported edge devices.

As generative AI gains traction in government, agencies continue to navigate best uses for these tools while protecting sensitive information.

Governments and industry are shifting focus to post-quantum cryptography and the real-world risks of “harvest now, decrypt later.”

Cybersecurity researchers warn that malicious browser add-ons are quietly exfiltrating AI chatbot conversations.