A cybersecurity incident involving technology tied to part of South St. Paul’s water utility system did not affect the city’s drinking water or operation of its wastewater services, the city said Monday in a Facebook post.
The city said it identified the incident early Monday and, while it affected certain automated controls, the city was able to implement established contingency operations. The city’s drinking water remained safe and the public works staff were able to maintain normal water and wastewater operations.
There is no action required from residents, the city said in the Facebook post.
Along with working with technology partners, the city is coordinating with state and federal agencies while staff continues to monitor the system and restore normal automated operations and service.
Jul 27, 2026 · via twincities.com
Microsoft debuts AI cybersecurity offerings as competition heats up Microsoft threw its hat into the ring Monday in the increasingly heated competition among AI-powered cybersecurity offerings, unveiling tools that it claims are better and cheaper than its rivals. The new agentic model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, runs inside another Microsoft security tool, MDASH, and is part of an AI-powered security platform the company dubbed Project Perception. Microsoft argues that its existing in-house capabilities give Project Perception an edge. “Project Perception brings together signals, context, models and specialized agents into a continuously learning system of defense,” the company said in a blog post. “It can reason, prioritize and act at machine speed while keeping humans firmly in control and empowering them with powerful new workflows.” Its release follows splashy AI cybersecurity suite debuts from OpenAI and Anthropic. Companies have been racing to advertise their AI offerings for their ability to find vulnerabilities, even as the most dire warnings about AI being used on the offensive side have yet to come to fruition. As proof of its superiority, Microsoft said that MDASH with MAI-Cyber-1-Flash beat Mythos, Gemini and GPT on CyberGym, “the gold standard benchmark for evaluating how systems reason over large codebases to find real vulnerabilities in the code.” It scored 96%, 12 percentage points ahead of the next-best. Microsoft said MAI-Cyber-1-Flash was built with a focus on safety first, and was independently assessed by a third party it didn’t name. AI cybersecurity systems made big news in the past week after OpenAI said its models broke free of its testing confinement to hack Hugging Face, a major AI code platform. Price also was a big part of Microsoft’s rollout: It said MAI-Cyber-1-Flash in MDASH can do the job at half the cost of other leading models. “This is the benefit of building the
Jul 27, 2026 · via cyberscoop.com
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Jul 27, 2026 · via theinformation.com
Microsoft has a new AI cybersecurity model called MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, and when it’s combined with agentic security system MDASH and OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 model, it outscores Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 by 12 points on a key benchmark. The security product is designed for “using AI to defend against AI,” Microsoft says. The combination of MAI-Cyber-1-Flash with MDASH — which launched in May — is called Project Perception, and it enters public preview on Aug. 3, built directly into Microsoft Defender. It will slowly roll out to all Microsoft Security products. According to benchmarks posted by Microsoft on Monday, the combination scored 96% on CyberGym, compared with Mythos 5 at 84%. Pricing is consumption-based, measured by the number of security compute units you use. As AI agents run scenarios, they consume SCUs, so the more work performed, the more you pay — but Microsoft says cost savings are almost 50% of the current MDASH configuration on the market now. Speaking at a Microsoft briefing on Monday morning, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, explained the handover process between MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4. “MAI-Cyber-1-Flash handles about 90% of the queries. It detects the vulnerabilities, it patches them, ships them and then proves that it was actually a valid and correct solve. And then it basically defers about 10% of the queries to GPT-5.4, which is obviously a larger model, about 10x larger, and it solves those,” Suleyman said. “In conjunction, as the models hand off between each other, they’re actually not just able to deliver better performance than all of the other models combined — they do so at 50% of the cost.” Suleyman called the CyberGym benchmark result “quite a remarkable result.” It follows the launch of Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 last month, the first publicly available model from the Mythos family. At the
Jul 27, 2026 · via cnet.com
Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International conference presentation Apryl Brodersen, Ph.D., Gina Cook, Ph.D., and Lisa McVicker, Ph.D., had their paper, “Benefits of Integrative Negotiation: Environmental Disputes, Human Resources Conflicts and International Business Controversies Applications,” accepted for presentation at the 2026 Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International conference in November. Colorado Latino Leadership Advocacy and Research Organization 2026 Polly Baca Social Justice Award Community Cabinet member Jesse K. Ogas will be receiving the CLLARO Social Justice Award on Sept. 15. CLLARO is a nonprofit organization helping Latino communities to empower themselves through leadership development, advocacy and policy research. Colorado Open Educational Resources Awards MSU Denver faculty and academic programs were recognized for leadership in advancing open educational resources and zero-textbook-cost (ZTC) education during the 2026 Colorado OER Conference, held in May at Arapahoe Community College. Emily Ragan, Ph.D., received the inaugural Open Education Legacy Award. A founding member of the Colorado OER Council, Ragan’s work has helped generate an estimated $10 million in student savings at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Additional honorees included: - Jonathan Dyhr, Ph.D., who received the Outstanding ZTC Advocate Award. - Carolyn McGary, who received the Outstanding ZTC Innovation Award. - Brian Healy, who received the Outstanding ZTC Instructor Award. - The School of Hospitality, which received the Outstanding ZTC Workforce Development Award. - The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies program, which received the Outstanding ZTC Programs: Bachelor’s Degree Award. Compliance, Policy and Risk Summit Adrienne Randol, Delaney Thoma, Leanne Bokinskie, Jo Erven, Leone Dick and Toby Hatcher planned and hosted the third annual Compliance, Policy and Risk Summit at MSU Denver on July 23. The summit welcomed a record number of attendees from 11 Colorado colleges and universities, along with community partners, including United Educators and the FBI. Participants explored emerging issues in
Jul 27, 2026 · via early-bird.msudenver.edu
NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Newton County School System is investigating a cybersecurity incident after discovering unauthorized activity affecting its digital network just days before students return to class.
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The district announced it recently identified the incident and immediately took steps to secure its systems, including taking affected systems offline.
School officials said they have also brought in cybersecurity specialists to investigate what happened and help restore operations.
“We are actively working to determine the scope and impact of the incident and to safely restore operations as quickly as possible,” the district said in a statement.
The school system has not said what caused the incident, whether any personal information was compromised or which systems have been affected.
The first day of school in Newton County is Monday, August 3.
School officials said they will provide additional updates as more information becomes available.
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Cyprus officials deepen cooperation on AI and cybersecurity International standards experts will help shape Cyprus’s approach to AI governance. Cypriot officials have agreed to deepen cooperation on AI, cybersecurity and digital resilience. Commissioner of Communications Marios Pieris met Chief Scientist for Research, Innovation and Technology Demetris Skourides to discuss a strategic framework for the secure and responsible adoption of AI. Planned areas of cooperation include support for implementing the EU AI Act and the development of an AI Act Implementation Playbook. The two offices also intend to organise technical meetings and roundtables with ISO/IEC experts on AI governance and international standards. Pieris said cybersecurity and AI are closely connected elements of Cyprus’ digital transformation and require cooperation among the relevant authorities. Skourides highlighted the need to bring together government, research, industry and the innovation community while aligning AI development with European values, transparency and recognised governance standards. The Commissioner also introduced his office’s AI team as part of efforts to develop joint initiatives in AI, cybersecurity and digital governance. Both sides agreed to hold regular working meetings focused on innovation, digital resilience and the safe and trustworthy use of AI in Cyprus. Why does it matter? Closer coordination could help Cyprus translate the EU AI Act and international standards into consistent guidance for public authorities and businesses. A practical implementation playbook and joint technical work may be particularly valuable for a smaller administration, where fragmented interpretations could increase compliance costs and leave gaps between AI governance, cybersecurity and innovation policy. Would you like to learn more about AI, tech and digital diplomacy? If so, ask our Diplo chatbot!
Jul 27, 2026 · via dig.watch
- Industry - 2 min read LTM partners Cognition to offer AI-led cybersecurity solutions for financial sector The integration will help enterprises identify, assess and address cyber risks associated with AI adoption. LTM, a global technology services and consulting company, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Cognition, the artificial intelligence lab behind software engineering agent Devin, to offer AI-led cybersecurity and software engineering solutions, with an initial focus on the financial services sector. According to the official press release, as part of the partnership, LTM has integrated Devin, Cognition’s autonomous AI engineer, into BlueVerse RightLogic, the company’s cybersecurity assessment and risk assurance platform designed to help enterprises identify, assess and remediate cyber risks as they adopt artificial intelligence. “The Financial Services sector is under constant pressure to strengthen security while accelerating AI adoption. Through BlueVerse RightLogic and Devin, we are helping clients reduce vulnerability backlogs, automate remediation, and improve cyber resilience across financial services, empowering them to innovate faster without compromising security,” said Harsh Naidu, Chief Business Officer – Banking & Financial Services, LTM. LTM said the platform is designed to increase Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) backlog coverage from around 60 per cent to 80 per cent, helping financial institutions strengthen cyber resilience while accelerating AI adoption. “Security has become a volume problem that no human team can staff its way out of. Devin lets security teams move from reporting issues to resolving them, and LTM brings the expertise and customer relationships to deliver that outcome at enterprise scale,” said Gardner Johnson, Global Head of Partnerships, Cognition. The company said they will jointly launch five offerings covering AI security and vulnerability remediation, application modernisation, software development lifecycle (SDLC) transformation and DevOps, technology and business convergence, and database and ETL migration. LTM said it has already trained a large
Jul 27, 2026 · via enterpriseai.economictimes.indiatimes.com
Beelzebub, the AI-native cybersecurity platform that protects digital assets from cyber-attacks carried out by AI agents, has announced that it has closed a €3 million seed funding round led by the venture capital fund United Ventures. The capital will fund the expansion of the research team, the opening of new sales offices in Rome and San Francisco by the end of the year, and the acquisition of clients globally, with a particular focus on organisations considered critical to the countries’ ecosystems. Artificial intelligence has rendered cybersecurity teams composed solely of humans obsolete. Thanks to AI, attackers can automatically identify vulnerabilities, write bespoke malware and carry out hundreds of simultaneous attacks. Increasingly small groups of hackers are now capable of causing massive damage at machine speed, and corporate security teams are no longer able to effectively defend entire organisations. The effects have been felt everywhere. In 2025 alone, cybercrime cost US organisations around $70 billion, driven mainly by ransomware and cryptojacking. In Europe, new regulations such as the NIS2 Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act require operators of critical infrastructure to comply with appropriate AI security standards, obliging companies to update their security measures or face fines of 2 per cent of global turnover, up to 10 million euros. Beelzebub was founded in Milan in 2021 as an open-source research project initiated by Mario Candela, a computer engineer and security researcher, and was incorporated as a company in July 2025. The Milan-based laboratory and headquarters remains the hub for research into new malware and the development of new features, in a sector (post-AI cybersecurity) in which Italy is increasingly establishing itself as fertile ground for technological innovation. Beelzebub does not simply protect the outer perimeter like outdated firewalls: it operates according to the principles of zero trust and the ‘assumed breach’
Jul 27, 2026 · via startupbusiness.it
Artificial intelligence is profoundly transforming the way software is developed in the business world. Its impact is already evident in day-to-day tasks such as code generation, refactoring, technical documentation, test automation and error analysis. However, to limit its value to a mere question of productivity would be to scratch only the surface. The real opportunity lies in how AI can help build applications that are more robust, more secure and better aligned with the demands for quality, scalability and regulatory compliance that characterise organisations such as Telefónica. For years, the developer’s role has been shaped by the need to balance speed of delivery, technical soundness and security. Today, with the emergence of generative AI and intelligent tools applied to the development cycle, that balance is entering a new phase. Many repetitive or low-value-added tasks can be significantly accelerated: from proposing initial code structures to creating unit tests, reviewing queries, drafting documentation or the preliminary identification of incidents. This frees up time for developers to focus on what truly adds strategic value: architecture, business logic, service resilience, performance and decision-making based on technical judgement. How artificial intelligence is transforming the day-to-day work of developers in enterprise environments Within Telefónica, artificial intelligence no longer acts solely as an assistant for specific tasks, but as a capability that supports virtually the entire development process. Its impact is felt from the earliest stages – such as refining the specification and designing the architecture – right through to implementing the solution and designing tests. This is profoundly changing the way developers work; they are spending less and less time writing code manually and more time directing, validating and ensuring the quality of what is built with the help of AI. In this new landscape, the developer’s value lies in activities involving greater technical responsibility: correctly
Jul 27, 2026 · via telefonica.com
Cybersecurity of China's Intelligent Connected Cars
SGS and Pony.ai at the Guangzhou seminar
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In the era of AI-driven intelligent connected technologies, vehicle cybersecurity and supply chain security are becoming important elements in building compliance in the automotive industry. The Automotive Supply Chain Information Security and Cyber Security Seminar, co-organized by the Guangdong Automobile Industry Association (GAIA) and the Guangzhou Promotion Association for Intelligent Connected Vehicle E/E Industry, took place on May 28, 2026, at the GAC L&D Center in Guangzhou. The meeting was attended by automotive OEM and supplier representatives from various disciplines, including information technology, research and development, supply chain management, and compliance.
At the seminar, presentations were given on the integration of cybersecurity management systems with existing management systems, an explanation of the TISAX® automotive supply chain information security assessment system, and examples of practical applications driven by Pony.ai’s AI agent. This report focuses on the presentations given by SGS (SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd.) and Pony.ai (Guangzhou Pony.Ai Science and Technology Co., Ltd.).
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has announced a change in its cybersecurity strategy, suspending a phase of a pre-existing plan to strengthen cybersecurity compliance over concerns about the cost and bureaucracy involved in implementing it. DOD said in a release that it was suspending phase two of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program due to costs for small businesses. It was originally scheduled to go into effect this November. CMMC was first established in 2019 under the first Trump administration to ensure third-party contractors were safely holding and transmitting Pentagon data, but it has proved controversial among third parties, who have raised concerns that it is cumbersome and expensive. Meanwhile, under his administration, President Donald Trump has prioritized streamlining government services and cutting waste and red tape to push for what he says is government efficiency. The new plan would have forced companies to pass a cybersecurity assessment from a certified third party before receiving contract awards. Bureaucratic Burdens But the DOD said the plan was creating "prohibitive compliance costs and bureaucratic burdens." “Every dollar spent on security is a wise dollar spent, and so those who have been forward-leaning in uplifting their cyber posture, in assessing what their posture is, and doing something about it, they have contributed to national security,” Defense Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies told reporters. “That is not money that is spent in vain, and so that is a huge message.” She added that over 100,000 defense firms still needed to complete a third-party cybersecurity assessment to comply with the requirements but that just over 100 assessors were available to conduct those audits. In a release, she added: "Robust cybersecurity and operational resilience remain critical to protecting American innovation and supporting warfighter readiness. We believe the DIB can achieve both, while we reduce
Jul 27, 2026 · via military.com
University Hospitals of Liverpool Group has noted “significant progress on cyber security” and the data security and protection toolkit (DSPT). The board of directors this month highlighted strong assurance in cyber security management, information risk oversight, information incident management, data quality improvement, clinical coding assurance, and the ongoing digitisation of records. 38 of 41 outcomes were recorded as “standards met” at LUHFT in the DSPT cyber assessment framework submitted last year, it states. An internal audit for DSPT provided an improvement plan for supply chain, identification verification authentication and authorisation, and vulnerability management, with seven of 11 recommendations now implemented. LUHFT established a risk management forum, including information risk, the group notes, said to help to identify and manage risk to personal data. A digital risk assurance group now meets every month to incorporate all trust site management, discussing and grading risks, and assigning risk scores and mitigations. An information governance group is responsible for overseeing all information governance and cyber security activities, meeting monthly and chaired by the trust’s CDIO/SIRO. A digital oversight committee is responsible for overview and scrutiny of all cyber and information governance risks, and meets on a monthly basis. From 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, digital services identified a total of 37 new risks, according to the group, representing a 31.5 percent decrease on the previous year. 29 of these were labelled “moderate”; seven were “serious”; and one was “significant”. 16 cyber security related incidents were recorded during the 2025/26 reporting period, decreasing from 19 in the previous year, with none requiring external reporting to the information commissioners office. “Following incidents, the Cyber Security Team discuss the impact of these events and possible gaps in controls that could allow a reoccurrence,” the group states. “Opportunities for improvement are discussed at appropriate forums and
Jul 27, 2026 · via htn.co.uk
| The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has mandated stringent quality management systems (QMS), supply chain cybersecurity controls, and continuous post-market surveillance obligations for all medical device software operating in India. Detailed in the final guidance document released by the regulator, the standards align India’s medical software framework with international ISO/IEC quality and cybersecurity benchmarks. A central feature of the new compliance rules is the requirement for manufacturers to maintain a comprehensive Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). The SBOM must inventory all third-party software components, open-source libraries, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software integrated into the medical application. This measure is designed to facilitate rapid vulnerability identification and prevent supply-chain security risks in healthcare software. The QMS requirements for medical device software are structured around three core standards, such as IS/IEC 62304 for software lifecycle processes, IS/ISO 14971 for risk management, and IS/IEC 82304-1 for health software safety. Manufacturers must establish documented procedures covering design controls, code verification, traceability matrices, defect tracking, and automated patch management to maintain software integrity throughout its operational life. In terms of cybersecurity, the guidance requires robust data encryption protocols, secure user authentication, and protection against unauthorized access or data corruption. Software systems designed to integrate with electronic health record platforms must adhere to India’s evolving digital health ecosystem, ensuring standards-based interoperability and consent-driven health data exchange under privacy frameworks. Post-market obligations have been significantly strengthened, with manufacturers mandated to establish mechanisms for continuous performance tracking using Real World Data (RWD) and Real World Evidence (RWE). Software developers must submit Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSUR) and establish reporting mechanisms for Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Events (SUSAR) or cybersecurity breaches affecting patient data safety. The regulator specified that software updates designed to patch cybersecurity vulnerabilities must be executed promptly, with critical security fixes exempted from lengthy
Jul 27, 2026 · via pharmabiz.com
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Jul 27, 2026 · via cyfirma.com
OpenAI Models Going Rogue Fuels Debate on Cybersecurity The cryptocurrency market has lost half a trillion dollars in value since last Thursday, according to CoinGecko data. Sign up for smart news, insights, and analysis on the biggest financial stories of the day. OpenAI’s models broke out of a contained testing environment last week to find answers in the wider world, not unlike Stitch in Lilo & Stitch. The publicly available GPT-5.6 Sol and another unreleased model last week cheated on a test by sneaking out of their sandbox and launching a cyberattack on NYC-based developer platform Hugging Face. The ironic part: The test that OpenAI’s model cheated on was a hacking challenge. And while the attack itself won’t have lasting consequences, containing AI going forward isn’t as easy as stranding it in Hawaii, unlike Stitch. Double Dilemma AI companies are simultaneously creating a problem and trying to solve it as their models advance both cybersecurity and cyberattacks. That’s concerning both when rogue actors use the AI maliciously and when, as last week’s incident showed, the AI itself goes rogue. The potential risks have raised national security red flags as the US’s top AI companies warn Chinese rivals could be copying their most advanced models: - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week the Trump administration is looking into whether Chinese AI companies have been training their models on the US’s most advanced offerings, a process called distillation. The “IP theft,” as Bessent called it, would not only give China a cheaper way to zoom ahead in the AI race but provide hackle-raising hacking skills that rival the models they copy. Experts disagree about whether Chinese AI companies like MoonshotAI depend on distillation to the extent they’ve been accused of. - But companies including Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Hugging Face
Jul 27, 2026 · via thedailyupside.com
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Cyberattacks are becoming faster and more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence, Nobuo Miwa, president of Tokyo-based information security service provider S&J, said in a recent interview. His remarks came after a series of cyberattacks on major Japanese companies, including frozen food maker Nichirei, household goods supplier Askul and beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings, which suffered serious disruptions to their corporate activities due to system failures. Asked about trends in cyberattacks, Miwa said AI-driven attacks have increased in recent months, shortening the time between the discovery of a vulnerability and the launch of an attack. “Attack programs can be created in the blink of an eye with AI,” he said. Because Japanese companies have historically faced fewer cyberattacks, many lack adequate defenses, making them attractive targets for cybercriminals, Miwa added. While noting that it is difficult to eliminate points of entry, Miwa stressed the importance of identifying potential attack routes in advance and taking measures to mitigate risks. “Countermeasures vary greatly depending on a company’s size and system configuration,” Miwa said. Attacks with ransomware, a ransom-demanding computer virus, are often launched between late Sunday night and in the early hours of Monday, with data encryption typically completed by early Monday morning, according to Miwa. “If there is a risk of a major system failure, it is also important to disconnect ordering systems,” he said. He also emphasized the need for companies to work closely with external cybersecurity firms, while acknowledging challenges related to costs and the allocation of responsibility. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.
Jul 27, 2026 · via japantimes.co.jp
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