Government Security

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The government must designate AI as critical infrastructure sooner rather than later

Travis Rosiek September 23, 2026

Here are five policy initiatives government and industry should act on before a catastrophic incident forces our hand.

Today's Top GovSec Headlines

Government Security: Explained and Explored

Critical Infrastructure Security
Identifying election domain threats before they become attacks
Application security
Why cyber due diligence should be part of every vendor risk review
Endpoint/Device Security
The shadow AI epidemic: Uncovering hidden AI agents and components on the endpoint

Government Security News

China Bans Cyber Attacks: Examining Internet Security with Chinese Flag and Binary Data Through a Magnifying Glass Concept

Critical Infrastructure Security

Cisco SD-WAN Catalyst Controller attacks linked to Volt Typhoon’s Silent Train network

Steve ZurierOctober 29, 2026

China-linked hackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw, with infrastructure tied to Volt Typhoon.

Application security

Securing Modern Financial Systems in the Age of AI – Rashid Feroze – ASW #406

October 27, 2026

Proactive security doesn't have to wait for a vuln to be disclosed. Even if a patch isn't available, it's possible to deploy controls and design systems to be resilient against how vulns are exploited. Rashid Feroze talks about runtime security and the benefits of deploying eBPF filters to improve observability and block unauthorized behavior. He w...

Patch/Configuration Management

PHP2Shell attacks surge worldwide as governments rush to patch

Steve ZurierOctober 22, 2026

PHP2Shell attacks spread worldwide as governments rush to patch and legacy systems remain exposed.

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AI/ML

Dead drops in public: What the AI agent stashed on Hugging Face

Hidden Layer Research TeamSeptember 11, 2026

A technical breakdown of artifacts the agent left in public repositories during the July 2026 Hugging Face intrusion.

Application security

CISA advises orgs to patch PHP2Shell bugs immediately

Steve ZurierOctober 21, 2026

CISA urges immediate PHP2Shell patching as attackers target critical flaws in widely used PHP code.

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Vulnerability Management

BeyondTrust zero-day exploited by China-linked group Armory Castle

Steve ZurierOctober 16, 2026

Chinese group tied to at least three other major exploits over the past few weeks.

Vulnerability Management

CISA adds chained Ivanti Connect Secure bug to its exploited list

Steve ZurierOctober 14, 2026

CISA orders urgent patching of exploited Ivanti VPN flaw as attackers chain three vulnerabilities.

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Application security

How coding agents are changing application risk

Hidden Layer Research TeamSeptember 11, 2026

Coding agents expand application risk beyond AI models to the tools, context and systems around them.

Supply chain

Exposure Management: Stop Measuring Controls. Start Measuring Risk. – Heather Ceylan – CSP #229

October 12, 2026

The threat landscape is too massive to treat every vulnerability, control gap, and exposure as equally urgent. In this episode, Heather joins us to explore how exposure management is changing the way organizations prioritize and report cyber risk. Instead of starting with control effectiveness, teams can begin with key risk indicators: What is actu...

Network Security

Four US states allege TP-Link defrauded customers, seek damages

Steve ZurierOctober 8, 2026

Four states sue TP-Link over alleged security misrepresentations and ties to China.

Government Security

The government must designate AI as critical infrastructure sooner rather than later

Today's Top GovSec Headlines

Sophisticated malware targets government-specific windows systems in Asia

GCHQ faces scrutiny over lost storage drives and data handling failures

Polymarket trading suspended following third-party supply chain attack

Government Security: Explained and Explored

Identifying election domain threats before they become attacks

Why cyber due diligence should be part of every vendor risk review

The shadow AI epidemic: Uncovering hidden AI agents and components on the endpoint

Government Security News

Cisco SD-WAN Catalyst Controller attacks linked to Volt Typhoon’s Silent Train network

Securing Modern Financial Systems in the Age of AI – Rashid Feroze – ASW #406

PHP2Shell attacks surge worldwide as governments rush to patch

Dead drops in public: What the AI agent stashed on Hugging Face

CISA advises orgs to patch PHP2Shell bugs immediately

BeyondTrust zero-day exploited by China-linked group Armory Castle

CISA adds chained Ivanti Connect Secure bug to its exploited list

How coding agents are changing application risk

Exposure Management: Stop Measuring Controls. Start Measuring Risk. – Heather Ceylan – CSP #229

Four US states allege TP-Link defrauded customers, seek damages

Fast Five

Selected by the SC Media Editorial team every Tuesday.

GovSec Events

The AI you can’t see: Bringing third-party shadow AI into the risk picture

From code to cloud: Stopping attacks in the software supply chain