U.S. cybersecurity is expected to be more significantly impacted by a pair of Trump executive orders signed in March and June than previously thought, according to CyberScoop.
Mounting cybersecurity threats aimed at operational technology systems have prompted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI, the National Security Agency, and the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as cybersecurity enforcement agencies in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand, to unveil joint guidelines for OT asset inventorying, reports Cybersecurity Dive.
Cloud service providers approved under the Federal Risk Management and Authorization Program increased from 49 in fiscal 2024 to 114 in fiscal 2025 following the introduction of the FedRAMP 20x revamp initiative, where four other cloud services have been authorized, according to FedScoop.
CyberScoop reports that federal agencies are facing escalating cybersecurity risks as cloud adoption, AI integration, and hybrid work expand the attack surface, making identity security the core of mission assurance.
A newly formed panel of former defense and cybersecurity leaders has launched a push to define how the United States could create a dedicated Cyber Force, signaling a proactive step toward establishing a standalone digital military branch, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Reuters reports that the U.S. Commerce Department has been compelled by a group of seven GOP senators to investigate possible security flaws in DeepSeek and other Chinese artificial intelligence models that threaten national security.
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