Leading the Development of a Cybersecurity and AI Ecosystem in Puerto Rico Yarice Hidalgo (GBEL 2025, Puerto Rico) shares her reflections on leadership as a collaborative and human-centered practice, the values that guide it, and the role of innovation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in building inclusive and sustainable development in Puerto Rico. By Guadalupe Ramirez In the following interview, Yarice shares some of the experiences and perspectives that have shaped her professional journey. As a professional with an outstanding career across the private and social sectors, as well as valuable experience serving on executive committees, how do you define leadership and what values do you consider essential to the way you practice it? From my perspective, a good leader is the key element a team needs at any given moment to bring out the best in each person. Sometimes, a leader acts as an observer and provides an external perspective that enriches the analysis; other times, they guide the team’s reflection process to encourage creative solutions. One of the greatest misconceptions about leadership is the belief that a leader must always be the one directing. On the contrary, many times a leader must allow themselves to be guided by the team in order to create spaces for critical thinking and collective creativity. It is precisely in those spaces that solutions and conclusions emerge—ones that, individually, I may have never imagined. Georgetown’s comprehensive approach to education, critical thinking, and commitment to social justice guide our mission. In your case, what values guide you personally and professionally? Humility, transparency, and humanity guide my work. I consider myself fortunate to have built a career dedicated to strengthening historically underrepresented communities, recognizing their potential from a perspective of abundance. My experience as an intern at ABC Boston’s first Hispanic program taught me to
Jun 16, 2026 · via lalp.georgetown.edu
Venza Named 2026 “TravelTech Cybersecurity Solution of the Year” By TravelTech Breakthrough Venza Named 2026 “TravelTech Cybersecurity Solution of the Year” By TravelTech Breakthrough Venza, a leading provider of cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance solutions for the hospitality industry, announced it has been awarded “TravelTech Cybersecurity Solution of the Year” in the 4th annual Travel Tech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by TravelTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout travel technology companies, products and services around the globe. The Venza Cybersecurity & Threat Protection system offers hotels that operate across distributed locations, shared technology environments and high-volume payment and guest data workflows full coverage protection. The platform provides end-to-end visibility into cybersecurity risk and compliance across properties and portfolios, enabling hotel executives to clearly understand exposure, prioritize action and measure progress. Venza brings together risk management, PCI compliance and human-centric security awareness into a single integrated system. This includes expert-led PCI guidance, continuous vulnerability scanning, penetration testing and hospitality-specific training and social engineering simulations designed around real-world hotel threats. “We’re proud to receive ‘TravelTech Cybersecurity Solution of the Year’ from TravelTech Breakthrough. We believe our core innovation is reframing cybersecurity and compliance as a business-critical operational discipline rather than a purely technical function. Uncovering exposures early and turning those findings into action, before they can be used against you, is essential,” said James Filsinger, CEO of Venza. “Through deep hospitality expertise and a technology-first approach to cybersecurity, we will continue to deliver technology that addresses the industry’s most persistent and complex security challenges, setting the standard for how travel and hospitality organizations protect sensitive data in an increasingly complex threat landscape.” The mission of the annual TravelTech Breakthrough Awards program is to recognize the innovators transforming the global travel landscape through technology. The program conducts
Jun 16, 2026 · via hospitalityupgrade.com
"These tools are moving so fast, do we really have the ability to actually maintain and keep up with where this stuff is at?" said Alan Webber. Interview transcript Terry Gerton As countries race to adopt artificial intelligence, the challenge is building capability they actually control without falling behind or over relying on outside providers. You saw some of that in the Anthropic and Fable 5 conversation over the weekend. Alan Weber, Program Vice President for National Security, Defense and Intelligence at IDC, tells us what it takes to get that right. Mr. Weber, thank you so much for joining me today. Alan Webber Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. Terry Gerton We have been talking a lot about AI in terms of pilots and experimentation, but this new research suggests that something is changing. Where do you see governments now on the AI development and deployment curve? Alan Webber Wow, they’re really finally beginning now. Let me start with the fact that it’s highly dependent upon levels of government, maturity of the government organization, civilian versus defense, things like that. So overall, if I had to say generally, it’s really towards the fact that it is moving from pilot to actual implementation in certain places. I would still call it spotty, is how I might refer to it. I wouldn’t say it’s broad. I think there’s still a lot of experimentation going on. There’s still a lot of issues with data that we’re dealing with, what the actual models produce, things like that within government, how we actually tune what it is we’re using model-wise and data-wise to the actual needs of government. So I think we’re at a great starting point generally, but we still have a long ways to go. We still have maturity around
Jun 16, 2026 · via federalnewsnetwork.com
Overview
David Saunders spoke at Practising Law Institute’s 27th Annual Institute on Privacy and Cybersecurity Law on the panel, “Courting Trouble: Insights on the Latest Privacy and Data Security Litigation.” The session examined the evolving landscape of privacy and data security litigation and mass arbitration, including claims stemming from data breaches, statutory laws such as state wiretap and biometric statutes, and common law theories. Panelists addressed recent enforcement actions, key procedural hurdles, and strategic considerations for defendants, as well as emerging trends and practical approaches for mitigating risk and defending against future litigation.
The Annual Institute on Privacy and Cybersecurity Law’s program provided a comprehensive overview of critical developments in privacy and cybersecurity law, equipping practitioners with strategies to navigate evolving legal and regulatory challenges. To learn more, visit the conference website.
Jun 16, 2026 · via mcdermottlaw.com
Assume You Will Be Hacked AI is enabling a deluge of cyberattacks the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Late last month, I began to consider withdrawing some money from my savings account to buy gold. It’s the first time I’ve ever thought about panic-buying. For all of the firewalls and two-factor-authentication codes, the safety of the internet is starting to falter. Hackers are gaining the upper hand over organizations around the world—hospitals, energy grids, government agencies, and, yes, banks. As AI tools have become extremely good at writing code, they’ve also become extremely good at pulling off cyberattacks. (Malware, after all, is still software.) The result has been a change in the scale, speed, and sophistication of hacks that is difficult to overstate: Among its tens of thousands of clients, the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks identified a fourfold increase in daily attacks from 2024 to 2025. Hackers are developing AI-enhanced computer viruses that adapt on the fly to avoid detection. They are automating cyber-espionage campaigns on foreign governments. They are stealing data in minutes instead of hours. “There’s a crazy amount of offensive activity happening right now,” Alex Stamos, a former chief security officer of Yahoo and Facebook, told me. “Companies are getting hacked every single day.” If the NSA is perturbed by the rise in cyberattacks, which it apparently is, then surely my savings are vulnerable. There could be any number of weaknesses in my bank’s IT systems to directly hack. Or perhaps an AI-written phishing email targeted at an employee, personalized to sound like a family member or manager, could let hackers into the back end to empty my coffers. Even if the bank has great cybersecurity, an attack on another business—a medical clinic I visited, a car-rental company, a newsletter subscription—could steal my payment
Jun 16, 2026 · via theatlantic.com
🚀 CloudSEK becomes first Indian origin cybersecurity company to receive investment from US state fund Read more The UAE’s digital economy is expanding at a pace few markets can match. Banks, fintech firms, exchange houses, payment service providers, retailers, government entities and technology companies are rapidly moving customer journeys, payments, onboarding, support and enterprise operations online. But as organisations digitise, regulators are also raising expectations around cybersecurity, data protection, consumer protection, operational resilience and digital fraud prevention. For UAE financial institutions, the compliance clock is now ticking. Under the Central Bank of the UAE’s guidance on brand protection, digital impersonation monitoring and takedown controls, licensed financial institutions are expected to conduct their first digital impersonation risk assessment before 30 June 2026. This means banks, exchange houses, finance companies, payment service providers, stored value facilities and other regulated financial entities have limited time to assess how their brand, domains, apps, social media presence, customer support channels and digital assets may be misused by fraudsters. This is not a routine paperwork exercise. It is a direct response to the growing use of fake domains, phishing pages, fraudulent ads, social media impersonation, malicious apps and brand abuse campaigns that exploit consumer trust in financial institutions. Cybersecurity compliance in the UAE is no longer limited to having firewalls, antivirus tools and IT policies. It now requires organisations to understand where they are exposed, how attackers may exploit those exposures, how customer data is protected, how incidents are reported, how third parties are monitored and how digital impersonation risks are detected before customers are harmed. For enterprises operating in the UAE, the compliance question is changing from “Do we have security controls?” to “Can we prove that we are continuously identifying and disrupting the attack paths that can lead to customer harm, data exposure or
Jun 16, 2026 · via cloudsek.com
The SoftBank Group Announces “Patching as a Service” Cybersecurity Solution Powered by OpenAI to Secure Critical Infrastructure in Japan Solution supports enterprises with vulnerability assessments through remediation, planning and implementation advisory SoftBank Corp. SB OAI Japan GK The SoftBank Group (SoftBank Group Corp., SoftBank Corp. and SB OAI Japan GK) announced the launch of “Patching as a Service,” a cybersecurity solution that applies OpenAI’s advanced AI capabilities designed to support enterprise cybersecurity vulnerability assessment and remediation planning. Combining OpenAI’s technologies provided by SB OAI Japan with SoftBank Corp.’s operational knowhow, Patching as a Service is a solution that supports clients with vulnerability assessments through remediation planning and implementation advisory, and will be offered in Japan through SB OAI Japan GK. SoftBank Corp. will progressively begin outreach to selected eligible companies supporting Japan's critical infrastructure to accept applications for vulnerability assessments. As malicious actors increasingly use AI to automate and scale cyberattacks, the threats facing systems that support critical infrastructure have become more severe than ever. As cyberattack methods get increasingly sophisticated and automated, vulnerabilities can be exploited to launch attacks that may result in system outages, data breaches and service interruptions, posing substantial risks to both business continuity and society. While AI models support a range of cybersecurity workflows, expert cybersecurity teams play a critical role in vulnerability assessment, prioritization and remediation planning. Accordingly, in today’s market environment, where AI model capabilities continue to evolve rapidly, organizations face the growing challenge of continuously identifying potential vulnerabilities and considering appropriate remedial measures. The difficulty associated with these security tasks has become greater than ever. SoftBank Corp. carried out a large-scale internal vulnerability assessment across its internal systems using OpenAI's cybersecurity technologies and observed promising results in identifying potential vulnerabilities. SoftBank Corp.’s cybersecurity team also gained operational experience through this internal initiative
Jun 16, 2026 · via group.softbank
An AFS Licensee First: Receiving an Order to Pay AU$2.5 Million for Cybersecurity Failures By: Cameron Abbott, Daniel Knight, Rob Pulham, Alex Parker, Madison Jeffreys, Emre Cakmakcioglu and Annaliese Filippis In a key decision against an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) holder, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered the AFSL holder to pay AU$2.5 million in penalties for inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) took action following a cyberattack on the AFSL holder’s IT systems, resulting in approximately 385GB of data being downloaded from its servers. This is the first time civil penalties have been imposed for cybersecurity failures pursuant to general AFSL obligations. The Court found the AFSL holder failed to comply with the following obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth): - Efficient, honest, and fair financial services (s 912A(1)(a)): the AFSL holder lacked an adequate incident response plan such as monitoring threat alerts or providing mandatory cybersecurity awareness training. - Adequate resources (s 912A(1)(d)): the AFSL holder delegated responsibility for its IT security measures to staff without adequate skills or knowledge and did not dedicate sufficient financial resources towards adequate cybersecurity measures. - Adequate risk management systems (s 912A(1)(h)): the AFSL holder failed to implement, maintain and monitor controls outlined in its risk management system, including under its IT Information Security Policy, Cyber and Information Security Policy, and its annual audits of custodial services. In addition to the AU$2.5 million penalty and $500,000 in costs awarded to ASIC, the AFSL holder must undertake a compliance programme which involves engaging an independent expert to ensure its cybersecurity and cyber resilience systems are reasonably managed. Importantly, the court found the penalties and remediation costs far exceeded what it would have cost the AFSL holder to implement adequate controls in the first place. Key Takeaways:
Jun 16, 2026 · via klgates.com
EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0: When good regulation goes bad Over recent years we’ve witnessed the EU becoming increasingly serious about cybersecurity. After years of watching high profile breaches, many resulting from supply chain attacks targeting our critical infrastructure, that seriousness is welcome. But good intentions and good policy are not the same thing, and the proposed EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0 is starting to look a lot more like the former than the latter. The problem with CSA 2.0 The original EU Cybersecurity Act, which came into force in 2019, was a solid foundation. CSA 2.0 was supposed to be a measured evolution to deal with the current threat landscape. What has emerged instead is something more ambitious and more troubling: For the first time, the European Commission would gain the power to designate certain countries as “high-risk,” with vendors from those countries automatically inheriting that label and facing strict restrictions across the EU. The consequences of this are potentially enormous and could cause more harm than good. The old saying “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” is starting to ring true for CSA 2.0. The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) has warned that the proposed changes could threaten stability across 18 critical sectors in Ireland alone, and land the Irish telecoms industry with a bill of approximately €730 million for ripping out and replacing equipment. Research prepared by my firm, BH Consulting, for Digital Business Ireland, found that companies well outside the direct regulatory scope of CSA 2.0 will still be hit hard through tighter supply-chain requirements, procurement rules, and investor caution. But the question I think too few people are asking publicly is “who exactly ends up on that “high-risk” list, and how?” The honest answer is that nobody knows yet. The current framing ties
Jun 16, 2026 · via helpnetsecurity.com
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 16, 2026 Android Vulnerability Researcher Byteria | USA | Remote – View job details As an Android Vulnerability Researcher, you will analyze the Android attack surface, including the Linux kernel, system services, drivers, firmware, applications, and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). You will reverse engineer native binaries and mobile software, identify vulnerabilities through code review, fuzzing, and static and dynamic analysis, and develop proof-of-concept exploits to validate findings. Application Security Engineer Millennium | Ireland | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will design and implement security controls for applications, AI systems, and cloud-native environments. The role includes conducting threat modeling, risk assessments, code reviews, penetration testing, and AI security evaluations to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle. Cyber Security Lead Nava | India | On-site – View job details As a Cyber Security Lead, you will oversee cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and security operations, including threat modeling, vulnerability management, incident response, and compliance activities. You will implement security controls across cloud and on-premises environments, integrate security into DevOps processes, manage third-party risk, and mentor security team members while driving continuous improvements to the organization’s security posture. Get weekly updates on new cybersecurity job openings. Subscribe here! Cybersecurity Specialist for Vulnerability Management Siemens Energy | Germany | On-site – View job details As a Cybersecurity Specialist for Vulnerability Management, you will identify, assess, and manage security vulnerabilities across IT environments through vulnerability scanning and risk analysis. The role involves analyzing findings, supporting remediation efforts with IT teams and service providers, prioritizing critical risks, and tracking resolution activities to ensure compliance with security and governance requirements. Dev Sec Ops Engineer – Level 2 (TS/SCI) Lockheed Martin | USA | On-site – View job details As a Dev Sec Ops
Jun 16, 2026 · via helpnetsecurity.com
Connected Living with C Spire: Cybersecurity
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- As cyber threats continue to evolve, cybersecurity is becoming even more critical for businesses.
On this edition of Connected Living with C Spire, we learn about the solutions and services C Spire offers for businesses and consumers.
WXXV News 25’s Aubrey Spears speaks with Conrad Bell, C Spire’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, about cybersecurity.
Jun 16, 2026 · via wxxv25.com
What EY can do for you
Organizations face frontier AI-driven cyber threats that outpace traditional security, patching and detection models. Adversaries are discovering more vulnerabilities and exploiting them faster than ever before, while legacy technology, limited visibility and complex dependencies make it difficult to identify and remediate risk at machine speed.
Boards and executives must manage cyber risk as a threat to enterprise resilience, not just a technical concern.
EY teams combine strategic cyber, risk, resilience, AI governance, and transformation capabilities with AI-native accelerators and alliance-enabled delivery, helping organizations move faster from assessment to remediation and enterprise-wide resilience. We work with alliance partners to accelerate delivery, strengthen solution capabilities and support scalable implementation. These relationships improve asset visibility, detection, remediation and resilience outcomes across complex enterprise environments.
Jun 16, 2026 · via ey.com
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Cagayan Valley is intensifying efforts to promote the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and strengthen cybersecurity awareness amid the growing threat of cybercrime in the country. During the Kapihan sa DICT held in celebration of National Information and Communications Technology Month and the agency’s 10th anniversary, officials highlighted the agency’s continuing initiatives to expand digital literacy, improve connectivity, and equip communities with the skills needed to navigate an increasingly digital environment. The initiative supports President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to accelerate digital transformation, enhance cybersecurity, and ensure that emerging technologies such as AI are utilized responsibly to improve governance, public services, and economic opportunities. Cirilo N. Gazzingan Jr., head of the DICT Isabela Provincial Office, said the agency continues to conduct training programs and seminars on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity for students, government employees, social media users, and other sectors to help them maximize the benefits of technology while protecting themselves from online threats. He stressed the importance of increasing public awareness on the responsible use of AI, particularly as AI-generated content becomes more sophisticated and capable of closely mimicking legitimate information. Gazzingan said DICT is also developing policies and guidelines that will support the ethical and responsible implementation of AI technologies while strengthening safeguards against cyber threats. “Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. We can conduct training, but ensuring cybersecurity is not the responsibility of DICT alone. It also involves other government agencies, organizations, and every individual using digital platforms,” he said. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, DICT highlighted its accomplishments in expanding digital access and promoting technology-enabled governance and public service delivery across the region. Partner agencies, including the Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, Department
Jun 16, 2026 · via pia.gov.ph
As cybersecurity threats grow more sophisticated and artificial intelligence reshapes enterprise technology, companies are increasingly investing in specialized talent and innovation hubs to strengthen their global capabilities. N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL) is the latest cybersecurity provider to expand its presence in India, opening a new Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Bengaluru as part of its broader growth strategy. The new facility marks a strategic investment in one of the world’s fastest-growing cybersecurity markets and is expected to play a key role in advancing the company’s security, product development, and AI initiatives. The Bengaluru centre will support engineering, product management, user experience, and security operations functions while serving as a hub for innovation across N-able’s global business. The expansion comes as demand for cybersecurity expertise continues to rise across India and internationally. According to a recent Reuters report, India’s GCC workforce is projected to reach 2.36 million employees by the end of 2026, with cybersecurity and artificial intelligence among the most sought-after skill sets. Businesses are facing growing pressure to manage cyber risk, meet compliance requirements, and maintain operational continuity as attacks become more frequent and complex. N-able said the Bengaluru office will help accelerate development of technologies designed to support business resilience before, during, and after cyber incidents. The company provides cybersecurity solutions and services that help IT providers and organizations reduce risk, strengthen security operations, and improve response capabilities. “Opening our Bengaluru office is an important step in how we scale true business resilience by investing in a market with deep technical talent,” said John Pagliuca, CEO of N-able. “India plays a critical role in helping businesses address cyber risk, compliance demands, and operational complexity, not only locally, but for global organizations looking to build resilience at scale.” The company also sees the new centre as an opportunity to
Jun 16, 2026 · via citybiz.co
The open letter is dated Sunday (June 14) and addressed to Commerce Secretary Howard W. Lutnick and National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross. The letter followed Anthropic’s Friday (June 13) announcement that it disabled some access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models in response to a U.S. government export control directive, which called on the company to suspend access to those models by “any foreign national,” whether within or outside the United States, Anthropic employees included. The company had launched the model four days earlier, on Tuesday (June 9), saying that it had developed safeguards to prevent them from being misused for purposes related to cybersecurity, biology and chemistry, and distillation. Joe Levy, CEO of cybersecurity firm Sophos, shared a link to the open letter in a Monday (June 15) post on LinkedIn, saying that he and many colleagues from across the security community had signed it. The open letter said that the signers believe AI is having significant impacts on cybersecurity, that Anthropic’s Mythos models are good at finding flaws but are not uniquely good at it, and that Anthropic has built protections into the Fable model to prevent its use for cyber offensive purposes. Advertisement: Scroll to Continue The signers also believe that it is essential to provide AI to coders and security teams, that Chinese open-weight models are only months behind the best American models, and that it is dangerous to keep the best capabilities from defenders when adversaries are making rapid advances, according to the letter. In the case of the action taken on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models, the letter said that the signers believe that the models’ capability that triggered the action should not be considered an offensive capability, that Fable’s capability to find bugs and generate working exploits can be replicated
Jun 15, 2026 · via pymnts.com
A new memo aims to safeguard military, intelligence and classified systems from advanced security threats, amid concerns about AI-driven cyber attacks. A new White House memo aims to strengthen the cybersecurity of sensitive government systems by centralizing oversight of those systems, while also setting aggressive deadlines for updating incident response procedures and other policies. In a national security presidential memorandum signed out Friday, President Donald Trump re-establishes and updates the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), a decades-old interagency body that sets security policies for military and intelligence systems, as well as systems that process classified information. It charges the committee with leading a policy aimed at fostering “a proactive, adaptive, and resilient cybersecurity ecosystem for all NSS to better safeguard the nation against persistent cyber threats from sophisticated adversaries.” The memo gives the committee the power to establish “baseline cybersecurity requirements” for all national security systems. It formalizes the director of the National Security Agency’s role as the “national manager” for national security systems. That role involves identifying emerging threats and providing minimum security protections, including through emergency directives. The memo includes the federal chief information officer on the reconstituted CNSS body, along with the deputy national manager at the NSA and the CIOs at the Defense Department and the intelligence community, respectively. Earn CPE credit: The latest webinar from the Billington CyberSecurity Cyber and AI Outlook Series will focus on the real-world risks facing AI deployments across the federal landscape. Register now! It also mandates that national security systems should meet or exceed the level of cybersecurity standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Hemant Baidwan, former chief information security officer at the Department of Homeland Security and the CISO at Knox Systems, said the updates to CNSS membership, along with other aspects of the
Jun 15, 2026 · via federalnewsnetwork.com
iRhythm (Nasdaq:IRTC) today disclosed that it identified unauthorized activity involving data maintained on certain third-party-hosted business applications. The long-term cardiac monitor maker said in an SEC filing that it identified the unauthorized activity on June 8. It promptly activated its cybersecurity response plan and launched an investigation. The investigation included support from external advisors and cybersecurity experts to assess and contain the threat. On June 9, iRhythm received communications from a threat actor claiming to have obtained “sensitive information.” That included proprietary data, patient protected health information and other personal information. The threat actor demanded payment in exchange for not publicly disclosing the information. iRhythm said that, after receiving contact from the actor, it confirmed that certain data was exfiltrated from those applications. On June 10, the company said it determined that the incident is material in light of the volume of potentially affected data. To date, the company has not identified any impact on products, clinical or medical device systems, patient safety, manufacturing and distribution operations, financial reporting systems or its ability to meet patient needs. It says the data was obtained through social engineering and is from certain third-party-hosted business applications. The incident does not involve iRhythm’s clinical or medical device systems or connections to customers. It said it does not store or retain individual financial account information or payment card information. As of today’s filing, iRhythm reports no evidence of ongoing unauthorized access to its systems. It continues to investigate the nature and scope of the incident. The company believes, as of today, that the incident remains not reasonably likely to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations. It maintains cybersecurity insurance that may cover certain losses, with no assurances that such coverage can cover all losses. iRhythm becomes the latest medtech
Jun 15, 2026 · via massdevice.com
Trump administration urged to ease restrictions on Anthropic AI models A group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U.S. adversaries more than... SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of cybersecurity executives and experts is asking the Trump administration to lift its directive preventing the use of Anthropic's latest artificial intelligence models by foreign nationals, saying the move could help U.S. adversaries more than it hurts them. Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with the directive. The AI giant said it did not believe the steps taken by the government were warranted by the concern it flagged about a potential security issue. Anthropic has said it was limiting use of some its latest technology to select customers because of its ability to surpass human cybersecurity experts in finding and exploiting computer vulnerabilities. The San Francisco-based company has had discussions with the White House previously about the latest models' capabilities. In the letter Sunday, more than 100 cybersecurity experts and leaders from companies including Adobe and Nvidia asked the U.S. government to lift the export control directives on the Anthropic models and “commit to an open, scientific and transparent process of handling AI risk assessments in the future.” The letter said that while Anthropic’s Mythos models are “quite good" at finding flaws in software and weaponizing exploits, they are ”not uniquely good at these tasks" and many of the letter's signatories regularly use other foundation and open-source models for security audits and training. The letter said it is dangerous to take away the best cyber defense capabilities “without a good reason” when America's
Jun 15, 2026 · via abcnews.com
- Trump has issued a policy to bolster the cybersecurity of national security systems - The memo calls for the reestablishment of the Committee on National Security Systems - The 2026 Intel Summit will examine data, AI, cyber and secure information-sharing across IC President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum directing the reestablishment of the Committee on National Security Systems, or CNSS, as part of efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity of the country’s NSS. As federal agencies work to strengthen cybersecurity, intelligence leaders continue to prioritize secure information-sharing, AI adoption and cyber capabilities across the national security enterprise. These topics and other modernization efforts will be explored at the 2026 Intel Summit, where government and industry leaders will discuss how intelligence organizations are adapting to evolving mission requirements in a constrained fiscal environment. Secure your seat now at the Sept. 24 event! The White House said Friday the directive outlines the governance structure of CNSS and the role of the National Security Agency director as the national manager for NSS. It also rescinds National Security Directive 42 and National Security Memorandum 8. The new policy came a week after the president issued a memo directing federal national security agencies to accelerate the development, acquisition and use of artificial intelligence in warfighting and intelligence missions. What Is the Committee on National Security Systems? Under the memo, CNSS will help strengthen accountability and coordination across the Department of War, the intelligence community and federal civilian executive branch agencies that own or operate NSS. CNSS will establish baseline cybersecurity requirements for NSS, issue directives and standards applicable to all NSS and oversee implementation of security measures through member agencies. The committee will also coordinate information-sharing, support secure shared services and maintain a governmentwide portal for NSS guidance and policies. The committee will be
Jun 15, 2026 · via executivegov.com
BCN has ripped out its entire internal tech stack and pared its SASE partner list to five. Both moves show how an established wholesale telecom aggregator is pushing deeper into managed cybersecurity. BCN tapped a new vendor for its business support system, operations support system, agent portal and customer portal. The company considered making an internal upgrade with its existing vendor, but elected to go shopping. “We really saw the breadth of providers out there that have really stepped up their game and are taking advantage of new data structures and leveraging AI as you go forward,” Chief Product Officer Chris Alberding told Channel Dive. “It was eye opening.” Alberding joined BCN in August as chief product officer, a new role for the 32-year-old company. He accepted a charter to upgrade BCN’s digital experience and help push the firm deeper into cybersecurity, as network MSPs increasingly offer managed cyber. Its wholesale telecom aggregation business remains a core part of the business, but is only one part. “The big answer is the big solution, and that's what we're challenged with today to deliver,” BCN CEO Julian Jacquez told Channel Dive last year. Billing systems and customer portals are key differentiators for network MSPs, which originated to ease the pain of working directly with large local incumbent exchange carriers. Service providers are raising their demands from their software platform providers, asking for the ability to modify what bills look like and make it easier to audit and control invoices. Customers also demand multiple ways to pay, asking for Venmo, automated clearing house and other methods in addition to checks and credit cards. “We need to meet them where they are, not have them adapt to our platform,” Alberding said. BCN’s previous platform vendor languished following a series of acquisitions by the parent
Jun 15, 2026 · via channeldive.com