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    CISA looks to recruit general infrastructure security experts rather than sector-focused advisers

    “I need people that can pivot from day to day,” the agency’s acting chief told reporters.

    By • Sept. 16, 2026
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    Companies’ AI strategies don’t account for agentic tools

    Businesses are taking AI governance seriously, but their plans lag behind the technology they’re using, according to an EY survey.

    By • Sept. 15, 2026
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    CISO Strategy

    AI is rapidly transforming the cybersecurity landscape, and CISOs must keep pace.

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    Accountability, oversight and AI: Inside Microsoft’s security transformation

    Stung by years of embarrassing hacks, the tech giant overhauled how it approached cybersecurity. Company leaders now say they’re seeing results.

    By • Sept. 11, 2026
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    White House sees water cybersecurity partnership in Texas as national blueprint

    The government is taking a new approach to protecting critical infrastructure, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said.

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    CISA is on the verge of filling hundreds of critical vacancies

    The agency is also working to finalize an incident-reporting regulation and set up a new industry coordination structure, its acting director said.

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    How AI anxieties dominated the summer’s big cybersecurity conference

    From the CVE Program to autonomous hacks, everyone is worried about the technology’s next evolution.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    CISOs are feeling the security burden of accelerated AI use

    A report shows CISOs face increased pressures related to cyber resilience and business continuity.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    New FBI cyber strategy promises increase in adversary disruptions

    The document also focuses on helping victims, reflecting the bureau’s goal of encouraging more companies to share information with it.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    Don’t let AI distract from cybersecurity basics, officials and executives warn

    Government and industry leaders said simple attacks remain far more consequential than anything AI is doing.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Nvidia’s $12.9B Hugging Face deal could benefit enterprises

    The chipmaker’s acquisition could eventually bring additional security resources and model evaluation tools to the platform, according to experts.

    By Paige Gross • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet

    A nonprofit group is now working to contact victims.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Government lacks ability to verify AI labs’ claims, experts say

    A new survey of national security practitioners identified a wide range of near- and medium-term AI risks for policymakers to consider.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    CISA scraps 6 free cybersecurity assessments for critical infrastructure operators

    The agency’s decision, spurred by workload concerns, could leave organizations without valuable insights into their vulnerabilities.

    By • Updated Sept. 3, 2026
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    Treasury to help financial firms transition to quantum-resistant encryption

    The government is concerned that hackers could someday decrypt financial information and other secrets using code-breaking quantum computers.

    By • Aug. 26, 2026
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    House Democrats ask GAO to study CISA workforce cuts

    Five lawmakers serving on the Homeland Security Committee said Congress didn’t know enough about the Trump administration’s changes to the cybersecurity agency.

    By • Aug. 24, 2026
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    Fitch explains how water, healthcare organizations can keep strong credit ratings despite cyberattacks

    Resilience, not prevention, is key, analysts at the credit-rating agency said in a pair of new reports.

    By • Aug. 20, 2026
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    AI-powered vulnerability clearinghouse faces deep skepticism, major challenges

    The U.S. government’s promises about the Gold Eagle coordination program are overblown, experts said, but the initiative could help organizations prioritize patching and mitigation.

    By • Aug. 18, 2026
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    US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs

    The new program, meant to aggressively disrupt costly cybercrime schemes, carries numerous legal and security risks.

    By • Updated Aug. 13, 2026
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    CVE Program eyes automation and globalization to weather AI ‘vulnpocalypse’

    The vulnerability coordination project has had a rocky few years, but a key leader says it will “flourish and improve.”

    By • Aug. 11, 2026
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    AI firms know policymakers won’t ‘let you make a Terminator factory,’ DHS official says

    The Trump administration believes leading AI companies have learned important lessons from recent incidents and regulation isn’t necessary to preserve those lessons.

    By • Aug. 7, 2026
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    Western government leaders call for a focus on infrastructure resilience, not AI hype

    U.S. and allied officials said companies should start preparing now for a cyberattack that changes how they provide essential services.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    CISA is prioritizing work with critical infrastructure as it begins to recover from cuts

    The agency has been focused on helping secure systems at drinking and wastewater utilities in recent weeks.

    By • Aug. 5, 2026
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    Tech industry alliance proposes AI agent safety reporting program

    The information-sharing exchange is designed to widely share lessons learned from agentic AI security incidents.

    By • Aug. 4, 2026
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    Shadow AI, leadership resistance make AI governance tough for worried CISOs

    Fewer than half of CISOs think their bosses see AI security as a business enabler, according to an Okta survey.

    By • July 30, 2026
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    As data breaches grow costlier, ungoverned AI creates new risks

    Meanwhile, many companies still aren’t doing the basics to protect on-premises data, IBM found.

    By • July 29, 2026