James ‘Aaron’ Bishop Tapped to Serve as New Pentagon CISO 2026-03-06 at 15:38 By Eduard Kovacs Bishop replaces David McKeown, who will take on a role in the private sector after 40 years of government service. The post James ‘Aaron’ Bishop Tapped to Serve as New Pentagon CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]
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Western governments lay the groundwork for secure 6G networks 2026-03-06 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic Governments are preparing for 6G, the next generation of mobile networks, placing security and resilience among their top priorities. In response, seven countries participating in the Global Coalition on Telecoms (GCOT) have introduced a set of 6G Security and Resilience
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Threat actors weaponize OAuth redirection logic to deliver malware 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By Zeljka Zorz An ongoing phishing campaign is abusing the OAuth authentication redirection mechanism to avoid triggering conventional email and browser defenses, Microsoft researchers have revealed. The attackers are targeting government and public-sector organizations, and redirecting unsuspecting users from trusted login pages to
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Anthropic poaches users from rival chatbots with easier migration 2026-03-03 at 13:58 By Sinisa Markovic The controversy over Anthropic’s negotiations with the Pentagon has driven increased interest in Claude. Negotiations between the Department of Defense and Anthropic collapsed after a deadline for an agreement expired without a deal. The Pentagon had pressed the company to
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Nick Andersen Appointed Acting Director of CISA 2026-03-02 at 15:09 By Eduard Kovacs Madhu Gottumukkala has been assigned to a new role within the Department of Homeland Security. The post Nick Andersen Appointed Acting Director of CISA appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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UK reduces cyberattack fix times from two months to eight days 2026-03-02 at 13:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec The UK government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) that promises to reduce the time needed to fix critical cyber weaknesses across the public sector. Scanning government systems for critical cyber flaws The service, launched as
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Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Phase Out Use of Anthropic Technology 2026-02-27 at 23:30 By Associated Press OpenAI and Google, along with Elon Musk’s xAI, also have contracts to supply their AI models to the military. The post Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Phase Out Use of Anthropic Technology appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Anthropic Refuses to Bend to Pentagon on AI Safeguards as Dispute Nears Deadline 2026-02-27 at 14:50 By Associated Press Anthropic said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that Claude won’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. The post Anthropic Refuses to Bend to Pentagon on AI Safeguards as
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NATO greenlights iPhone and iPad for classified information handling 2026-02-27 at 12:18 By Sinisa Markovic Apple confirmed that the iPhone and iPad have been approved for use with classified information in NATO restricted environments. The devices will no longer require special software or settings to handle NATO restricted-level information. “This achievement recognizes that Apple has
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Apple iPhone and iPad Cleared for Classified NATO Use 2026-02-26 at 23:18 By Eduard Kovacs The devices have been added to the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC). The post Apple iPhone and iPad Cleared for Classified NATO Use appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Operation Zero 2026-02-26 at 12:38 By Ionut Arghire The broker acquired eight zero-day exploits from a US defense contractor executive jailed for his actions. The post US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Operation Zero appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Threat actor leveraged Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 (CVE-2026-20127) 2026-02-25 at 19:04 By Zeljka Zorz A “highly sophisticated” cyber threat actor has been exploiting a zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-20127) in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly vSmart), Cisco has announced today. The vulnerability was reported by Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, who said
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Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets 2026-02-25 at 12:15 By Sinisa Markovic Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., after pleading guilty to stealing and selling sensitive cyber-exploit trade secrets to
EU targets Meta over WhatsApp AI access restrictions 2026-02-09 at 17:42 By Sinisa Markovic The European Commission believes Meta breached EU competition rules by blocking other AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The case centers on a change Meta announced on 15 October 2025 to the WhatsApp Business Solution Terms. The
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Organizations Urged to Replace Discontinued Edge Devices 2026-02-07 at 17:41 By Ionut Arghire Edge devices that are no longer supported have been targeted in attacks by state-sponsored hackers, the US says. The post Organizations Urged to Replace Discontinued Edge Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices 2026-02-06 at 18:24 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new binding operational directive aimed at reducing a long-standing cyber risk across federal networks: outdated “edge devices” that are not longer supported by vendors and aren’t receiving timely security
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5 Bills to Boost Energy Sector Cyber Defenses Clear House Panel 2026-02-06 at 10:37 By Eduard Kovacs The news comes after the Department of Energy conducted its annual Liberty Eclipse cybersecurity exercise. The post 5 Bills to Boost Energy Sector Cyber Defenses Clear House Panel appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from
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Concerns Raised Over CISA’s Silent Ransomware Updates in KEV Catalog 2026-02-06 at 08:00 By Eduard Kovacs CISA updated 59 KEV entries in 2025 to specify that the vulnerabilities have been exploited in ransomware attacks. The post Concerns Raised Over CISA’s Silent Ransomware Updates in KEV Catalog appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries 2026-02-05 at 13:02 By Eduard Kovacs Palo Alto Networks has not attributed the APT activity to any specific country, but evidence points to China. The post Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models 2026-02-05 at 09:11 By Sinisa Markovic National governments already run cybersecurity through a mix of ministries, regulators, law enforcement, and private operators that own most critical systems. In that environment, guidance circulating among policymakers outlines how national cybersecurity strategies increasingly tie together risk management, workforce planning, technology standards,
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