President Trump to hold cybercrime roundtable: White House officialThe Homeland Security task force said it has restrained approximately $833 million in cryptocurrency.NewsNation2d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
China defends DeepSeek after U.S. ban of its AI from government systemsThe Department of Homeland Security said federal civilian agencies should remove the Chinese startup’s products from their IT systems, citing security concerns.NBC News3d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityus ai ban on chinese startup
Cybersecurity awareness must extend beyond passwords and phishing to become truly operationalWhen a digital footprint evolves daily, cybersecurity cannot rely on point-in-time checks. It must move beyond individual behavior and become operational.Federal News Network3d agoWhole story →Technology
OpenAI Engineer Accused of Spying – NaturalNews.comA federal magistrate judge on Monday, Oct. 19, ordered a former OpenAI engineer accused of planting covert recording devices in the company’s San Francisco offices to remain in custody pending trial, according to court records and Business Insider. Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national and U.S. permanent legal resident, was arrested on Oct. 9, 2026 – […]Natural News3d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityespionage arrest
A way to fix the federal government’s approach to cybersecurity complianceThese directives demand continuous compliance, and it’s no surprise that federal cybersecurity professionals are struggling to keep up.Federal News Network3d agoWhole story →Technology
Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics said it learned of a cyber breach of one of its systems this week, likely compromising some records for patients. The company discovered the unauthorized access to its Quanum Lab Services Manager on Wednesday and notified federal law enforcement. The full extent of the breach is still under investigation, but…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1d agoWhole story →TechnologyHealth
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quartersLeading AI companies are ramping up their federal lobbying spending, with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia having their biggest lobbying quarters yet ahead of the midterms.The Verge1d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentmidterm elections lobbying
The Guardian view on AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance | EditorialThe current US administration is an obstacle, but public demand for protection will ultimately prevail Organisations around the world scrambled on Thursday to fix critical flaws in PHP, the software that powers much of the web. The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take control of affected servers. Some websites were taken offline as a precaution…The Guardian1d agoWhole story →Technologyai safety regulation push
Banks Are Struggling to Protect Customers From Their Own AI AgentsLeading US banks have reportedly found unapproved AI agents operating inside customer accounts on users’ behalf, sometimes acting independent of their instructions. In response, many institutions are resorting to blocking the tools or rethinking their security policies. According to a Thursday Axios report, unauthorized activity typically occurs after a…Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Pete Hegseth’s secret ‘movie-level spy craft’ agency sparks oversight alarm: reportDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has spent months quietly standing up a new covert agency that has insiders worried about who's watching it. The Technology Support Office, or TSO, was set up in April to secretly undermine rival nations' defense technology, Politico reported Thursday, citing a dozen current and former national security officials.…Raw Story1d agoWhole story →TechnologySecuritypentagon covert agency creation
Federal Agencies to Collaborate to ‘Strengthen’ Review of GlyphosateThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to collaborate on research with other federal agencies as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the human health risks of the widely used pesticide, glyphosate.Successful Farming29d agoWhole story →HealthEducationglyphosate review
Agencies grapple with accelerating cybersecurity landscapeArtificial intelligence is accelerating cybersecurity threats, while AI adoption is posing urgent risks around data, identity, trust and decision-making.Federal News Network7d agoWhole story →Technologycybersecurity threat update
US orders civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek from their systemsA Homeland Security order bars US civilian agencies from buying or using DeepSeek products, citing the risk that sensitive data could reach Beijing.TNW3d agoSources (3)Whole story →TechnologySecuritydeepseek ai ban
Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive dataIt has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.Ars Technica22d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurityfederal agency hacks
Agency AI success depends on software quality and automated testingAs AI reshapes modern software development lifecycles, agencies need to modernize their testing practices alongside it.Federal News Network8d agoWhole story →
A super El Niño is here, but NOAA is scaling back research : NPRA powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort.NPR23d agoWhole story →EducationPlanetel ni o research funding
Agencies Withheld Information on DOGE Data Access, Watchdog SaysIndependent investigators couldn’t verify that the Department of Government Efficiency protected sensitive federal data at half a dozen agencies at the beginning of the Trump administration, according to a new report from congressional auditors.Bloomberg Tax News24d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentdoge data access probe
Boston drops Flock after outside agencies gained access to vehicle dataBoston ended its Flock Safety pilot, according to Mayor Michelle Wu, amid a report that the system improperly shared vehicle data with outside agencies within days of its launch.MassLive1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeMichelle Wuboston flock safety pilot end
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