The Department was also a founding partner of Career Communications Group's inaugural AI NEXTGEN America Conference and Futurist Awards.
The session focused on cybersecurity, veterans, defense, and national security, highlighting AI's role in safeguarding the nation.
Dr. Arora noted that the panel discussion at the AI NEXTGEN AMERICA and Futurist Awards Conference in Baltimore, provided fresh perspectives and valuable insights.
Thank you to everyone who was part of the inaugural AI NEXTGEN America Futurist Awards: our honorees, presenters, hosts, partners, sponsors, guests and crew.
The Cybersecurity Supply and Demand Heat Map reports 1,337,400 individuals in core cybersecurity roles and 514,359 active job openings nationwide.
Oct 15, 2026 · via blackengineer.com
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global campaign that helps individuals, organizations and communities stay safer online.
Marquette University is joining this year’s campaign with a simple reminder: Don’t make it easy for them.
Be cautious with unexpected messages, urgent requests, unfamiliar links, attachments, QR codes and requests for passwords, payments, gift cards or personal information.
Protect university and personal information.
About Cybersecurity Awareness Month:
Oct 15, 2026 · via today.marquette.edu
LinkedIn shared its 2026 ranking of the best Israeli startups on Wednesday, with the newly unveiled identity security firm Oak, which was launched publicly in July with a $60 million seed investment, leading the ranking.
Greylock Partners, Accel, and CRV led Oak's seed funding, and Shai Morag, who has already founded two cybersecurity companies acquired by market giants such as Palo Alto Networks and Tenable, co-founded the company with Tal Marom.
The three-year-old AI development firm doubleAI placed second, AI operating system developer Wonderful placed third, open software platform Kela Technologies was fourth, and business-to-business (B2B) cybersecurity firm Kela Technologies placed fifth.
The full ranking includes Cyera (Private network security), Notch (AI automation), Mate Security (Cybersecurity), Eon (Cloud data protection), Port (Workflow automation), Encore AI (AI data analysis), Limitless Labs (AI for precision manufacturing), Adaptive6 (Spending control), Dream (AI cybersecurity), and FINQ (AI fintech firm).
How is the LinkedIn ranking made?
Oct 15, 2026 · via jpost.com
The cybersecurity talent shortage is often described as a recruitment problem.
Strengthening the cybersecurity talent pool means building credible pathways into the profession and helping existing practitioners keep pace with changing demands.
Employers already operate the systems and technologies that young cybersecurity professionals need to understand.
Training should be overseen by experienced cybersecurity practitioners, either from within the business or from a specialist cybersecurity firm.
Employers need to build the talent they want to hire Employers need to distinguish between the skills a candidate must bring and those the organisation can teach.
Oct 15, 2026 · via cybersecurity-insiders.com
For investors tracking cybersecurity leaders such as Netskope, one unresolved pressure on margins and cash generation could end up mattering far more than headline growth.
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) CrowdStrike Holdings runs a pure-play cybersecurity business built around its Falcon platform, which protects endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data through SaaS subscriptions.
It generated about US$5.4b from security software and services and has a market value near US$268.0b.
That quiet shift is exactly what the full narrative for CrowdStrike Holdings unpacks, showing where CrowdStrike Holdings' AI agentic push could be accelerating returns or masking real earnings power.
Review early AI-related businesses in the 39 profitable AI stocks that aren't just burning cash while these operators are still priced like side stories, not front-page leaders.
Oct 15, 2026 · via finance.yahoo.com
Cybersecurity can feel complicated, but one of the simplest ways to protect yourself is by keeping your software and apps updated.
Enable Automatic Updates.
Turn on automatic updates for your devices and apps whenever possible.
Download apps, software, and updates only from official, reputable sources.
By enabling automatic updates, sticking to trusted sources, avoiding fake prompts, and making updates a regular part of your digital routine, you can significantly reduce your risk of cyberattacks.
Oct 15, 2026 · via carleton.edu
After working with that many tenants, the biggest takeaway is simple: most Microsoft 365 security problems aren’t especially sophisticated.
Last year we took over a 45-person medical practice that had been on Microsoft 365 for almost a decade.
Office 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E3 are a good example: Microsoft 365 E3 includes Intune device management and Entra ID P1 conditional access, while Office 365 E3 does not.
They were licensed for Office 365 E3, not Microsoft 365 E3, so the device had never been enrolled in Intune.
Where I would start Microsoft 365 can be a very secure platform.
Oct 14, 2026 · via cio.com
This episode explored the real-world “horror stories” haunting today’s organizations this Halloween season.
Cybersecurity leaders JoJo D and Ty Hughes discussed how technical, human and cultural challenges collide in modern security environments.
This includes a discussion on cybersecurity risks hiding in plain sight, such as shadow AI, alert fatigue, zombie legacy systems, identity sprawl and autonomous AI agents.
The episode also dove into human burnout in security teams, the dangers of overloading analysts with constant alerts and leadership blind spots that allow risk to persist unnoticed.
It’s a reminder that the scariest threats aren’t abstract, they’re already inside most systems, waiting to be acknowledged and addressed.
Oct 14, 2026 · via govciomedia.com
Cybersecurity company Pluto Security reported yesterday (Tuesday) the completion of a $34 million funding round, unveiling itself to the public for the first time.
Pluto develops a platform that secures AI tools in organizations and the applications that company employees build using them.
It allows information security teams to view the organization's AI environment, from the AI tools employees use, the components and services connected to them, to the applications, agents, and automations they build.
This comes after the company found that most information security managers in various organizations were born in the 1990s and sought a way to connect with them.
We research the risks they encounter and build tools that help them deal with them.
Oct 14, 2026 · via jpost.com
AI tools can help people with modest technical skills identify weaknesses, generate attack code and move through networks with limited human direction.
A warning from the real world In July 2026, Hugging Face, a major platform for sharing AI models, disclosed a breach of its internal production systems.
About 700 of them then entered Hugging Face through a booby-trapped dataset, stole credentials and moved through internal systems over a single weekend, recording more than 17,000 actions.
The most unsettling detail is that the agents were not even trying to harm Hugging Face; they were pursuing a better score in a test.
Note: AI tools were used to help prepare this article.
Oct 14, 2026 · via uneca.org
Announced Tuesday, the initiative will publish new content each week through a learning hub, examining one principle at a time and explaining how the principles build on one another.
The program aims to advance the integration of cybersecurity into infrastructure engineering and design, complementing traditional reactive cyber measures with engineered controls that use engineering and physics to mitigate cyber risks and eliminate catastrophic consequences from cyber-enabled attacks.
Each weekly module will include an overview of the featured principle, a case study demonstrating its application and key questions engineers can use to begin applying the principle to their organizations’ energy systems.
The learning hub opens with Principle 1, Consequence-Focused Design.
Explore the Learning Hub today to learn about Principle 1 (Consequence-Focused Design), and come back weekly to keep building CIE knowledge.
Oct 14, 2026 · via industrialcyber.co
Delbert Hosemann formed a Senate select committee to determine next steps for a cybersecurity blueprint for the state of Mississippi.
We are way behind,” Sen. Tyler McCaughn, co-chair of the select committee, said.
Identifying gaps in reporting Part of the plan is identifying the gaps.
“This is very nerdy work, but at the same time, this is very important work,” Sen. Scott DeLano, R-Senate Cybersecurity Select Committee, said.
“I’m going to propose that we have a Department of Cybersecurity appointed by the governor, approved by the Senate,” Hosemann said.
Oct 14, 2026 · via wlbt.com
UPPER MICHIGAN.
(WLUC) - TV6’s Julia Seitz is back to dive deeper into the research and interview process for her most recent TV6 Investigates story.
She and Shannon discuss the evolving world of cybersecurity, the cross-over between physical and cyber threats to our water, and the many questions left to answer.
Oct 14, 2026 · via uppermichiganssource.com
Cybersecurity experts doled out new advice to Mississippi lawmakers Tuesday as the state works to minimize cyber incidents, with mandatory cyber incident reporting among the recommendations.
Advice to the committee included mandating cybersecurity incident reporting, providing shared cybersecurity services and solutions, giving safe harbor to those reporting incidents, and helping jurisdictions respond to incidents.
CISA provides no-cost cybersecurity services, he said, including external vulnerability scanning, on-site assessments, incident-response simulations, tabletop exercises and technical guidance.
Various related topics arose, including building the state security operations center, what whole-of-state cybersecurity might look like and AI's impact on data and security.
He discussed with legislators how Mississippi has been approaching cybersecurity, how the statewide security operations center might work and local procurement processes.
Oct 14, 2026 · via govtech.com
For nonprofit organizations, cybersecurity is more than a back-office technology concern.
The organization may be highly dependent on technology, but not adequately prepared to manage nonprofit cybersecurity risk.
Boards should ask practical questions such as the following: Who in the organization owns cybersecurity risk?
They are designed to clarify ownership, strengthen nonprofit board cybersecurity oversight and create a common understanding of cybersecurity risk management.
Where nonprofits should focus Nonprofits do not have to solve every cybersecurity problem at once.
Oct 13, 2026 · via rsmus.com
Does artificial intelligence improve cybersecurity or is it potentially exposing sensitive data?
The University of Nevada, Reno Cybersecurity Center explores that question in its 2026 conference, Cyber-AI vs. AI-Cyber, Oct. 29 on the University campus.
Speakers from Crytica Security, CarbonHelix Cyber and BlueRock, Viakoo and Microsoft also will discuss the use of AI in cybersecurity.
The conference is organized by the University’s Cybersecurity Center, a group of interdisciplinary faculty members working with industry partners to develop holistic solutions to cybersecurity challenges.
The Cybersecurity Center participates in the cybersecurity M.S.
Oct 13, 2026 · via unr.edu
Space security once relied on obscurity, but new space, COTS, digitalisation, and big data disrupted that model.
The result is greater availability of information about satellite systems, limited CTI, and lower barriers to attack, which creates insecurity-by-transparency.
Poirier identified why space cybersecurity requires greater transparency and collaboration.
Attackers have growing access to enabling information about space technologies, while defenders still lack cyber threat intelligence and systematic information sharing.
Poirier said the space industry has begun adapting traditional cyber threat intelligence tools to the constraints of space systems.
Oct 13, 2026 · via industrialcyber.co
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Oct 13, 2026 · via linkedin.com
DigiFlight, Inc., a provider of aerospace, cybersecurity, engineering, and training solutions for government and commercial organizations, has appointed industry veteran Melody Berry as manager of cybersecurity and compliance.
In her new role, Berry will help oversee cybersecurity, assessment, and compliance programs for DigiFlight and its affiliated cybersecurity company, Camelot Secure.
Berry will also lead Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) readiness engagements for DigiFlight and Camelot Secure customers.
Before joining DigiFlight and Camelot Secure, Berry worked as a lead CMMC assessor at CyberRx, a CMMC C3PAO.
I also look forward to supporting the broader DigiFlight and Camelot Secure security and compliance programs.”
Oct 13, 2026 · via cybersecurity-insiders.com
CARLISLE, Pa. — The GIANT Company's website and mobile app are down after a "cybersecurity incident" prompted parent company Ahold Delhaize to take some computer systems offline as a precaution.
On Oct. 12, Ahold Delhaize said it was experiencing a "security issue" within its network.
"This includes taking some systems offline to help protect them," Ahold Delhaize said in a statement.
What GIANT customers should know The GIANT Company, which is headquartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, notified customers that its website and app were unavailable while crews worked to restore service.
Customers with unfulfilled orders placed through Giantfoodstores.com or the GIANT app will receive refunds, according to a company notice.
Oct 13, 2026 · via wgal.com