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Policy & Regulation

Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone Opens Private Security Advisory Firm

The retired four-star general who ran America's signals intelligence agency for six years is now taking his expertise to paying clients in government, business, and beyond.

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AI Security

AI is already in your attacker's toolkit. Is it in your defences?

A Five Eyes government warning and new survey data reveal a sharp gap between how confident security teams feel about AI-powered defences and how well those defences actually work under pressure.

4 min read
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Policy & Regulation

US and allies rewrite the software 'ingredients list' rulebook for 2026

CISA, the NSA, the FBI and international partners have updated the minimum elements for a Software Bill of Materials, replacing 2021 guidance that industry had outgrown.

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Policy & Regulation

Five Government Agencies Tell Software Makers: Open a Front Door for Bug Reporters

CISA and four allied agencies have published a joint guide urging tech companies to set up formal programmes so security researchers can safely report flaws before criminals find them first.

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Policy & Regulation

CISA and NSA Publish Playbook for Working With Outside Bug Hunters

New joint guidance urges software makers and online services to set up formal channels for security researchers, with clear rules, CVE assignments, and the option to lean on national response teams.

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Threat Intelligence

Russia's FSB Is Quietly Hijacking Old Routers Across Critical Infrastructure, Allies Warn

A rare joint advisory from thirteen agencies details how FSB Center 16 hackers, tracked as Berserk Bear and Static Tundra, have spent over a decade pulling configs from misconfigured network gear.

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Threat Intelligence

DHS Database Breached, Adobe Speeds Up Patches, and Canada Shuts Down Ransomware Groups

A busy week in security news brought a breach at a US government agency, a faster fix schedule from a major software maker, and a Canadian crackdown on ransomware criminals. Here is what you need to know.

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Policy & Regulation

Chris Inglis on the Snowden Era: What NSA Got Wrong, and What CISOs Should Still Be Asking

The former NSA Deputy Director reflects on institutional failures, insider threat detection, and why 'enculturation' may matter more than access controls.

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Policy & Regulation

Trump Signs AI Cybersecurity Order, Reviving the Pre-Release Review Provisions His Team Killed Two Weeks Ago

The new directive creates a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models and spins up a Treasury-led vulnerability clearinghouse — while going out of its way to say none of this is mandatory.

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