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Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Report: US Military Needs a Standalone Cyber Force

Chris Riotta  •  June 3, 2026

A bipartisan commission is urging the Pentagon to establish a standalone Cyber Force, arguing that fragmented recruiting, training and retention responsibilities across the military services are preventing the U.S. from building the cyber workforce needed for future conflicts.

Governance & Risk Management

Auditors Rip NIST Management of NVD Program

Greg Sirico  •  June 2, 2026

Management by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of a repository of vulnerability data came under sharp criticism from federal auditors who said the agency approached it with "lack of strategic planning and decisive action."

Agentic AI

AI Governance Playbook Calls for Enterprise Risk Controls

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee  •  June 2, 2026

Healthcare organizations face an array of difficult cybersecurity, privacy, patient safety, supply chain and operational resiliency issues as they roll out artificial intelligence tools. A new Health Sector Coordinating Council playbook aims to help by providing a voluntary governance framework.

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Cryptocurrency Fraud

Endless Debate: Why End-to-End Encryption Is So Polarizing

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  June 2, 2026

Few technology topics remain as polarizing as end-to-end encryption - derided for public and child safety concerns, lauded for ensuring cybersecurity and people's privacy - which highlights that "it's complex, it's nuanced and lots of factors play into it," said cyber safety expert Victoria Baines.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

TCS and Mistral AI Sign Strategic Partnership

Yamini Kalra  •  June 2, 2026

Tata Consultancy Services struck a strategic partnership with Mistral AI, making it the first global systems integrator to deliver Mistral Forge to enterprise clients, the Indian and French companies announced this week. The deal hands TCS access to Paris-based Mistral's frontier models.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI Safety Benchmarks Don't Account for Tenacity

Rashmi Ramesh  •  June 2, 2026

Probe beneath the typical benchmarks measuring frontier artificial intelligence model security and suddenly the systems appear much less safe, warn researchers from networking giant Cisco. When researchers pressured the models repeatedly, failure rates ballooned.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Trump Signs Voluntary AI Cyber Review Order

Chris Riotta  •  June 2, 2026

President Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI systems with significant cybersecurity capabilities, directing NSA, Treasury and CISA to establish classified benchmarks while avoiding mandatory licensing or preclearance requirements.

3rd Party Risk Management

Why Firms Struggle With Vendor Security After They Sign

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee  •  June 1, 2026

Healthcare organizations are getting better vetting third-party vendors, including suppliers of medical devices, software and other products. But once these vendors are on board, healthcare firms still struggle with monitoring their security posture and ensuring they keep their promises.

Endpoint Security

Dragos Expands Into Connected Devices With Phosphorus Buy

Shaun Waterman  •  June 1, 2026

Dragos, one of the first OT cybersecurity companies, announced Monday it acquired Phosphorus, the IoT security and management player, a move analysts said was designed to catch Dragos up with its competitors and expand its offerings to cover the quickly growing IoT sector.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Europe Edges Closer to Claude Mythos Access

David Meyer  •  June 1, 2026

Anthropic offered the European Union’s cybersecurity agency ENISA entry to Project Glasswing, its arrangement for giving organizations controlled early access to its vulnerability-finding Mythos AI model.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Chinese Phishing Service Scams Thousands of FIFA World Cup Fans

Tiffany Wang  •  May 29, 2026

A Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platform scammed between $470 million to $1 billion from soccer fans ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup starting next month. Domain-by-domain takedowns will not stop this, Group-IB warned.

Data Privacy

23andMe Failed to Stop Months-Long Hack, State Alleges

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee  •  May 29, 2026

Hackers in 2023 went undetected for five months in genetics testing firm 23andMe's IT systems, despite multiple unheeded warning signs, alleges California's attorney general in a lawsuit. Hackers in late April 2023 began accessing 23andMe's systems by using compromised credentials.