Cyber, AI drive software spending to double-digit growth through 2029

Cloud security and identity and access management tool purchases insulated the market from tariff-induced economic shocks, according to Forrester.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 21, 2025

Palo Alto Networks shares surge after company releases strong annual forecast

The cybersecurity firm said its “platformization” strategy is beginning to pay dividends as more large customers consolidate their spending on its offerings.

By David Jones • Aug. 19, 2025

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Corporate stakeholders want to better understand the risk calculus of their technology stacks, answering the lingering question: Are we a target? 

By Cybersecurity Dive staff

Execs use responsible AI to drive growth, prevent risks

Business leaders want to prevent further fallout as nearly all have experienced at least one problematic incident tied to AI, according to an Infosys survey.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 19, 2025

Businesses focus on AI, cloud, despite cyber defense oversights

Recent surveys found enterprises are enthusiastically adopting AI, even as they neglect basic cybersecurity measures.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 19, 2025

Developers knowingly push vulnerable code, despite growing breach risk

Only three in 10 respondents said their application security programs were highly mature.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 15, 2025

Water sector expands partnership with volunteer hackers

As threats to critical infrastructure grow and government funding stagnates, operators are turning to civic-minded volunteers from the cybersecurity industry.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 14, 2025

White House urged to revamp cyber regulations

A leading trade group said the Trump administration should rein in a major pending cybersecurity rule as well as embrace AI-based cyber defenses.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 14, 2025

US agencies, international allies issue guidance on OT asset inventorying

The guidance includes specific examples for three critical infrastructure sectors that held workshops with CISA.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 13, 2025

Financial impact from severe OT events could top $300B

A report from industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos highlights growing risks of business interruption and supply-chain disruptions.

By David Jones • Aug. 12, 2025

Cyber experts ponder a non-government future for the CVE program

Organizations supporting the security vulnerability program said it needed changes to improve stability and rebuild trust.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 11, 2025

CISA officials say agency is moving ahead despite workforce purge

Two senior officials defended the agency’s progress amid concerns about the effects of mass layoffs and budget cuts.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 8, 2025

NSA partnering with cyber firms to support under-resourced defense contractors

The spy agency has sought out creative ways to help protect small companies supplying the U.S. military.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 7, 2025

US still prioritizing zero-trust migration to limit hacks’ damage

The zero-trust initiative, which gained steam during the Biden administration, is still underway.

By Eric Geller • Updated Aug. 7, 2025

CISA’s relationship with industry needs work to reestablish trust, experts say

Critics say budget cuts, job losses have hurt the agency’s ability to coordinate with private industry.

By David Jones • Aug. 6, 2025

Cybersecurity budgets tighten as economic anxiety rises

Uncertain tariff policies and fluctuating inflation and interest rates are leading to stagnant or reduced budgets, according to an IANS Research report.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 5, 2025

Senate confirms Trump’s national cyber director nominee

Sean Cairncross, a political veteran without significant cybersecurity experience, could turn the relatively new White House office into a major player in the administration.

By Eric Geller • Aug. 3, 2025

Palo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25 billion

The agreement could completely reshape the market for identity security, according to analysts.

By David Jones • July 30, 2025

CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative takes major personnel hit

JCDC’s troubles add to the woes of the already-depleted CISA, which could lose even more personnel as additional contracts with private companies expire.

By Eric Geller • July 30, 2025

‘Shadow AI’ increases cost of data breaches, report finds

Companies are failing to protect their AI tools from compromise, often leading to more extensive data breaches, according to new data from IBM.

By Eric Geller • July 30, 2025

Senators push CISA director nominee on election security, agency focus

Sean Plankey said he would double down on CISA’s core mission and “allow the operators to operate.”

By Eric Geller • July 24, 2025

Trump AI plan calls for cybersecurity assessments, threat info-sharing

It remains unclear how federal agencies depleted by layoffs will be able to implement the strategy’s ambitious vision, which includes an ISAC dedicated to AI.

By Eric Geller • July 23, 2025

Lapsed CISA contract impedes national lab’s threat-hunting operations

The CyberSentry program remains operational, according to CISA, with analysts outside the lab continuing to review sensor data.

By Eric Geller • July 23, 2025

Dwindling federal cyber support for critical infrastructure raises alarms

A plan to transfer cybersecurity and resilience responsibilities to states could have major unintended consequences.

By Eric Geller • July 22, 2025

How IT leaders infuse cyber hygiene into daily work

For technology chiefs, a “do as I say, not as I do” stance could lead to a security breach. Instead, cyber awareness can be taught by example.

By Jen A. Miller • July 21, 2025

Amazon’s director of security on locking down enterprise AI

"We've seen hype cycles before, but this one is a little different," Mark Ryland, director of security at Amazon, told CIO Dive.

By Roberto Torres • July 18, 2025