The U.S. Department of Education's new requirement for live identity verification of FAFSA applicants signals an urgent response to the growing threat of identity fraud in higher education.
Reuters reports that leading South Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom has been ordered by the country's Ministry of Science and ICT to pay an almost $22,000 fine and implement security measures every quarter following a cyberattack disclosed in April that compromised 26.96 million universal subscriber identity module cards.
DefenseScoop reports that the U.S. Cyber Command is seeking a substantial funding boost in its fiscal 2026 budget, requesting $117.2 million for its "Data and Sensors" portfolio to enhance network defense and sensing capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. cyber defense operations may be hindered by outdated rules of engagement, prompting calls for a strategic reassessment to keep pace with evolving threats from state actors like China and Russia, DefenseScoop reports.
President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican National Committee Chief Operating Officer Sean Caincross to become the U.S.'s next national cybersecurity director has been cleared by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a confirmation vote at the full Senate, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
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