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    State authorities warn they lack resources to address cyber threat to critical sectors

    State CIOs and CISOs need additional funding, personnel and training to protect water, energy and healthcare, according to a new report.

    By • Sept. 11, 2026
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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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    Managing and securing identity sprawl

    Cyber threat actors know the simplest way to hack into an enterprise and remain under the radar is with stolen, legitimate user credentials -- and AI is making managing and securing digital identities more challenging than ever.

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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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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    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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    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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    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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    OpenAI pledges $1B to provide resources, training for frontline cyber defenders

    Amid heightened scrutiny, the company will use frontier AI to help water, power and local government providers fight malicious actors.

    By • Sept. 4, 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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    Security policies fail to keep up with a hybrid cloud world

    Roughly two-thirds of companies have suffered a business-critical app outage due to misconfigured security policies, a Cloud Security Alliance report found.

    By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Frontier AI helps exploit flaws in tests using key industrial devices

    A report showed that Claude could help hackers develop attack strategies targeting PLCs used by water utilities and other industries.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries

    Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    CISA identifies security hurdles that led to very different results in two red-team engagements

    The agency said its recent simulated cyberattacks offered several key lessons for many organizations.

    By • Aug. 28, 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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    UK power facility disabled for days after suspected state-linked cyberattack

    The disruption took place amid a wave of attacks targeting vulnerable industrial devices in the water and energy sectors.

    By • Aug. 24, 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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    Defense contractors still struggling with basic CMMC requirements

    A “confidence disconnect” is plaguing the industry, a consulting firm said.

    By • Aug. 21, 2026
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    What we know so far about the hacking campaign against US water systems

    Support is growing for stricter oversight and increased financial resources for utilities in the wake of a cyberattack spree, suspected to be the work of Iran-linked threat groups.

    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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    Cisco security revenue jumps 14% as agentic AI sharpens cyberattacks

    With companies confronting more sophisticated threats, AI agents are driving demand for cybersecurity tools, CEO Chuck Robbins said.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 14, 2026
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    Researchers find AI-powered hacking tools for sale in underground forums

    A report shows how criminal actors are lowering the barriers to entry with sophisticated services, without ethical constraints.

    By • Updated Aug. 14, 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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    Hackers abuse AI models to find new entry paths

    Network defenders are racing to secure their IT systems before criminal and state-actors circumvent existing guardrails.

    By • Aug. 12, 2026