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This Week's Top Five Stories in Cyber | <b>Cybersecurity</b> Magazine

This Week's Top Five Stories in Cyber TeamPCP’s Mini Shai-Hulud Campaign Breaches TanStack npm The new wave of Mini Shai-Hulud campaign unearthed in the wild is proof that software supply chain poisoning is quickly becoming the repeat hit of 2026. On May 11 2026, there were rumblings of a coordinated supply chain attack targeting the npm (node package manager) and PyPi (Python package index) ecosystems. The threat actor behind it was found to be TeamPCP – a financially motivated threat cluster responsible for the recent Trivy supply chain attack and Checkmarx KICS incident. The group published malicious packages on the repository that would trigger a credential stealer payload, when developers downloaded legitimate software packages, thereby casting a wider net over the internet. Akamai: Why AI-Driven Threats are Intensifying for Finance Despite the clear gains financial services continue to reap from digital transformation, one of the most pressing and complex challenges it introduces is the expanded attack surface for cybercriminals. And that surface is only widening. Akamai’s AI-Empowered Botnets and API Visibility Gaps: Attack Trends in Financial Services State of the Internet (SOTI) Security report underscores this shift, positioning the sector as a primary target for increasingly sophisticated and persistent distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “Cybercriminals and hacktivists continue to escalate DDoS from nuisance attacks to a sustained siege encompassing both hacktivism and cybercrime and financial services are in the crosshairs," says Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO of Akamai. SailPoint Straps Security to AI Agents with Agentic Fabric To help support the enterprise deployment of AI, SailPoint has introduced Agentic Fabric, a platform that aims to provide enterprises with visibility and control over AI agents and other non-human identities that access systems and data. The launch responds to organisations deploying AI at scale across cloud environments without clear oversight of what these autonomous

May 23, 2026 · via cybermagazine.com

Anthropic Says Mythos Has Already Found More Than 10,000 Vulnerabilities

Anthropic says Mythos has already found more than 10,000 vulnerabilities The company has published an update about Project Glasswing, a month after its launch. Anthropic has published an initial report for Project Glasswing, the cybersecurity initiative it launched in April that aims to prevent AI cyberattacks with, well, AI. The initiative is powered by Claude Mythos Preview, the company's unreleased model, which Anthropic says has already helped its partners find more than ten thousand vulnerabilities overall just a month after Glasswing's launch. In addition, it says most of its partners have "each found hundreds of critical- or high-severity vulnerabilities in their software" using the model. The company said that its partners' rate of bug-finding has increased by more than a factor of ten. Cloudflare found 2,000 bugs, 400 of which are high or critical in severity. Mozilla previously reported that it found and fixed 271 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 10 times more what it found in an older version of the browser using another Claude model. Microsoft's recent announcement that its patch releases will "continue trending larger for some time" is apparently because of the bugs it found through Mythos Preview. Anthropic also used Mythos Preview to scan 1,000 open-source projects over the past few months and found 6,202 high- and critical-severity vulnerabilities out of 23,019. While the company didn't include it in the report, a security research firm recently claimed that it found a way to breach macOS, an operating system known for having tight security, with help from Mythos' bug-finding capabilities. The company explained in its report that it hasn't released Mythos Preview to the public yet, because no company (including itself) has developed safeguards strong enough to prevent models like it from being misused. It intends to release "Mythos-class models" in the future, though, when those safeguards become

May 23, 2026 · via engadget.com

Project Glasswing: An initial update

Project Glasswing: An initial update Last month, we launched Project Glasswing, our collaborative effort to secure the world’s most critical software before increasingly capable AI models can be turned against it. Since then, we and our approximately 50 partners have used Claude Mythos Preview to find more than ten thousand high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities across the most systemically important software in the world. Progress on software security used to be limited by how quickly we could find new vulnerabilities. Now it’s limited by how quickly we can verify, disclose, and patch the large numbers of vulnerabilities found by AI. In this post, we discuss what we’ve learned about this critical challenge for cybersecurity in the first weeks of Project Glasswing. We focus on the early public evidence of Mythos Preview’s performance, on the initial results of our effort to scan thousands of open-source software projects, and on what this progress means for cyberdefenders today. We also cover what to expect next from Project Glasswing, and how we’re thinking about releasing Mythos-class models in the future. Our early results Our approach to discussing Mythos Preview’s findings The software industry’s longstanding convention is to disclose new vulnerabilities 90 days after they’re discovered (or, if a patch is created before the 90 days is up, around 45 days after the patch becomes available). This allows time for end users to update their software before a vulnerability can be exploited by attackers. Our own Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure policy takes this approach. However, this means that disclosed vulnerabilities are a lagging indicator of the accelerating frontier of AI models’ cyber capabilities: we’re not yet at the point where we can fully detail our partners’ findings with Mythos Preview without putting end users at risk. Instead, we provide illustrative examples of the model’s performance, along with

May 23, 2026 · via anthropic.com

“<b>Cybersecurity</b> Must Be Built Into Africa's Digital Transformation” — Babel Balsomi ...

On Sunday, May 3, Côte d’Ivoire’s official government website published an interview with Stéphane Kounandi Coulibaly, Director of Innovation, Startups and the Private Sector at the Ministry of Digital Transition. In the interview, he outlined the country’s ambition to become a regional innovation hub. Yet significant challenges remain, particularly in cybersecurity. In that context, We Are Tech Africa spoke with Babel Balsomi (pictured), an ethical hacker, AI researcher and CEO of Hiero Digital, to examine some of the key issues. We Are Tech Africa: Ivorian authorities have stepped up their cybersecurity ambitions with the creation of the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI) and the launch of a Security Operations Center (SOC). On the ground, do these ambitions match the scale of the vulnerabilities being observed? Babel Balsomi: The creation of ANSSI is a real structural step forward. Bringing the National Computer Security Incident Response Center (CI-CERT), the Cybercrime Fighting Platform (PLCC), and the Directorate of IT and Digital Forensics (DITT) under a single authority helps address the fragmentation that had weakened the government's ability to respond quickly to incidents. The political will is clearly there, and that matters. But there is still a major gap between these institutional ambitions and the reality experienced by businesses and ordinary users. The situation on the ground looks very different. WAT: How would you assess the cybersecurity posture of SMEs in Côte d’Ivoire today — in terms of infrastructure, practices and awareness among business leaders? BB: Starting with infrastructure, a large share of the systems supporting Côte d’Ivoire’s digital economy — corporate networks, servers and network equipment — is outdated. During audits at SMEs, including accounting firms, logistics companies and private clinics, I still regularly find servers running Windows Server 2008 or 2012, even though Microsoft stopped supporting those systems years ago.

May 23, 2026 · via wearetech.africa

Mythos Changed <b>Cybersecurity</b>, Here's What You Need Now. | Dice.com Career Advice

As Anthropic’s Mythos and other platforms change cyber operations and reshape enterprise security, cybersecurity pros need new skills to keep up. Industry leaders note that AI fluency, human oversight and operational expertise will become critical. In a few short weeks, Mythos upended the cybersecurity community. On April 7, artificial intelligence firm Anthropic announced its latest large language model (LLM), dubbed Mythos, which the company claims has advanced cybersecurity capabilities to detect vulnerabilities – including zero-day flaws – across a variety of applications and operating systems. In one case, the company detailed how the Mythos model found a 27-year-old flaw in the OpenBSD operating system. Anthropic also noted that this LLM can find vulnerabilities in various applications and convert them into active exploits. With this potential set of powerful capabilities, Anthropic originally planned to limit access to Mythos to a handful of large companies and organizations, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and the Linux Foundation. Almost immediately, however, the initial announcement faced a backlash from governments and cybersecurity watchers concerned about how sophisticated threat actors and nation-state groups could exploit Mythos if they gained access to the LLM. The U.K.’s AI Security Institute (AISI) noted that when its analysts tested Mythos’ capabilities, they found that “it could execute multi-stage attacks on vulnerable networks and discover and exploit vulnerabilities autonomously – tasks that would take human professionals days of work.” The concern about Mythos also reached the upper tiers of the White House, which has taken a light regulatory touch to AI technologies and safety for the last 18 months. The release of this new Anthropic LLM, however, unnerved some officials and has prompted the White House to consider an executive order that could limit access to these newer, more advanced AI models, according to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. officials have

May 23, 2026 · via dice.com

How AI Cyber Threats are influencing Cyber Insurance Premium Costs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed modern businesses by improving efficiency, automation, and decision-making. However, the rapid growth of AI technologies has also introduced new cybersecurity risks. These evolving threats are significantly influencing the cyber insurance industry, particularly in the way insurance companies calculate and price premiums. As organizations become more dependent on digital systems and AI-powered tools, insurers are reassessing risk models to address the increasing complexity of cyber threats. One of the major reasons AI threats affect cyber insurance pricing is the rise of sophisticated cyberattacks. Cybercriminals are now using AI to automate phishing campaigns, create deepfake content, crack passwords, and identify system vulnerabilities more efficiently than ever before. Traditional cybersecurity defenses often struggle to keep pace with these advanced attacks. As the likelihood of successful cyber incidents increases, insurance providers face higher claim payouts, leading them to raise premiums to balance financial risks. Another important factor is the unpredictability of AI-driven cyber risks. Unlike conventional cyber threats, AI-based attacks evolve rapidly and can adapt to security measures in real time. For example, AI malware can learn from failed attack attempts and modify its behavior to bypass detection systems. This unpredictability makes it difficult for insurers to accurately estimate potential losses. As a result, insurers often increase premium rates to compensate for the uncertainty associated with AI-related risks. The growing use of AI within organizations also creates internal vulnerabilities. Many companies rely on AI systems for customer service, data analysis, and operational management. If these systems are poorly designed or lack adequate security controls, they can become attractive targets for hackers. Data breaches involving AI systems may expose sensitive customer information, intellectual property, and financial records. Insurance companies therefore evaluate the strength of a company’s AI governance, cybersecurity policies, and employee training before determining premium costs. In addition, regulatory

May 22, 2026 · via cybersecurity-insiders.com

Honolulu CC <b>cybersecurity</b> team cracks the top 5 nationally

The Honolulu Community College student club, Hawaii Advanced Technology Society (HATS), placed fourth nationally in the 2026 National Cyber League Competition (NCL). They vied against more than 3,700 university teams from two-year and four-year institutions across the country. “Working through real-world challenges alongside teammates teaches you things you can’t fully get from a classroom alone, how to trust each other, think under pressure, and grow as a team,” HATS President Nicholas Anich said. “I’m proud of how we performed, and even prouder of the community HATS has built: a group of students who genuinely show up for one another.” The NCL Competition held in April challenged participants with cybersecurity scenarios, testing essential skills for the IT and cybersecurity workforce. The HATS team was composed of students from Honolulu CC’s Computing, Security & Networking Technologies (CSNT) program, along with CSNT alumni now attending the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oahu. “NCL was a great competition to hone and apply the skills I’ve picked up both inside and outside of the classroom,” Anich said. “HATS, the club that competes in events like this, has truly been one of the most rewarding parts of my time at Honolulu CC.” Years of work He credited mentors Gerome Catbagan, Jayson Hayworth and Bradley Ramos for their support. Former HATS president Jordan Yamaguchi said the placement was a result of years of effort. “As the former HATS president, participating in this NCL competition felt like the culmination of all of our current and former HATS members’ hard work,” Yamaguchi said. “We spent several semesters together learning about the different categories in the competition and working out different techniques we could use to help us score higher, so placing fourth in the nation feels incredibly rewarding.” In 2025, the team earned second place in the At-Large Collegiate Cyber Defense

May 22, 2026 · via hawaii.edu

Ransomware, phishing cases prompt renewed <b>cybersecurity</b> warning in North Dakota

Ransomware, phishing cases prompt renewed cybersecurity warning in North Dakota BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - On Thursday, May 21, thousands of North Dakotans received notification emails from ND Information Technology regarding a phishing scam. No harm was done, nor was a hack successful in this incident. As NDIT says, “This incident was not the result of a compromise within the ND.GOV environment. A non-state email account experienced a business email compromise (BEC), and a malicious message attempted to spread to additional contacts, including the external account group. The message was successfully detected and blocked by the state’s email security protections and placed into quarantine. However, due to an automated notification process, a quarantine notification was sent to the external account group. We have since implemented additional configuration changes to prevent similar notifications from being distributed in this manner going forward. The security protections functioned as intended and prevented the malicious message from reaching users’ inboxes." This latest hack attempt, plus two major cyber incidents in North Dakota this year, are renewing warnings from state technology leaders that online safety has to become a daily habit for everyone. In Minot, a ransomware attack hit a computer server at the city’s water treatment plant. The affected server was unplugged, and staff used manual procedures for about 16 hours. City officials said the water supply remained safe and the city stayed operational. In Dickinson, school officials said criminals used an email scheme to impersonate a trusted vendor and redirect payments, defrauding the district of more than $4.92 million from its Building Fund. The district said it immediately notified financial institutions and law enforcement, and the FBI was able to help recover the funds. State cybersecurity officials said the two cases highlight different threats, one targeting critical infrastructure and the other aiming for money, but

May 22, 2026 · via kfyrtv.com

Cycurion Acquires Secuvant to Expand Automated <b>Cybersecurity</b> and MDR Capabilities

Cycurion is acquiring cybersecurity services firm Secuvant in a deal designed to deepen the company’s managed detection and response capabilities while accelerating automation across its AI-driven security platform portfolio. The transaction, valued at approximately $2.875 million, combines Cycurion’s ARx cybersecurity platform with Secuvant’s managed security operations, threat response infrastructure, and automated risk management tools. The deal is expected to add roughly $3 million in annualized revenue and approximately $1.5 million in EBITDA during fiscal 2026. The acquisition reflects growing demand among mid-market and enterprise organizations for cybersecurity platforms capable of reducing manual security operations workloads while improving threat visibility and response speed. Companies operating in sectors such as utilities, manufacturing, financial services, construction, agriculture, and critical infrastructure have increasingly sought integrated monitoring and response systems that can scale without requiring large internal security teams. Secuvant brings several operational capabilities into Cycurion’s platform stack, including SOC-as-a-Service operations, cyber risk management, incident response services, and its Cyber7 framework. The company also contributes automation-focused technologies through its Panoptic platform and cyberRPM tools, which are designed to prioritize vulnerabilities and automate portions of monitoring and remediation workflows. The acquisition also expands on Cycurion’s earlier HavenX integration through Halo Privacy. While both HavenX and Secuvant provide overlapping monitoring and threat response functions, Secuvant’s infrastructure adds heavier workflow automation and lower-touch operational management, allowing more cybersecurity processes to run continuously with limited manual intervention. That operational efficiency has become increasingly important as cybersecurity teams face rising alert volumes, fragmented tool environments, and shortages of experienced security personnel. Security providers have responded by consolidating threat monitoring, vulnerability prioritization, and response orchestration into unified platforms capable of automating routine functions while escalating only higher-risk incidents to human analysts. Cycurion said the combined platform is intended to deliver end-to-end coverage spanning risk assessment, threat detection, vulnerability prioritization, response coordination,

May 22, 2026 · via citybiz.co

TechD <b>Cybersecurity</b> Launches TECHD ONE: AI-Native Unified <b>Cybersecurity</b> Platform

TechD Cybersecurity Launches TECHD ONE: AI-Native Unified Cybersecurity Platform BusinessWire India Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 22: TechD Cybersecurity Limited (NSE SME: TECHD), a CERT-In empaneled MSSP serving over 500 enterprise clients, today announced the launch of TECHD ONE, AI-native unified cybersecurity platform, now live at techdefence.ai. The platform converges four AI-driven security modules into a single operational fabric, eliminating the tool sprawl and integration debt that have historically fragmented enterprise cyber defence in India. TECHD ONE Phase 1 launches with four production-ready modules: * Dark Vector AI - AI-powered autonomous external attack surface management and dark-web, Deep-web threat intelligence and brand protection suite. * Provenance AI - AI Native enterprise software supply chain platform for Zero-day Discovery, Source code review, SCA, SBOM, AI-powered remediation, powered by Eagle, Lion, and Griffin models, powered by Safeguard.sh's strategic collaboration. * Human Trust AI - AI-powered behavioral risk intelligence covering phishing, vishing, smishing and insider threats. * OT Shield AI - Vulnerability Intelligence for operational-technology and ICS security for industrial and critical-infrastructure environments. 'For two decades, Indian enterprises have bought point products that don't talk to each other, running on AI models they don't control, hosted on infrastructure they cannot audit. TECHD, ONE rewrites that contract. It is a single AI-native platform, built on indigenous models, delivered with the trust profile Indian regulators and enterprise boards are now demanding. This is what sovereign cybersecurity should look like.' -- Sunny Vaghela, Founder and Managing Director, TechD Cybersecurity Limited TechD Cybersecurity serves customers that include the Adani Group, JM Financial, Zensar Technologies, and Astral Limited. The company's IPO in September 2025 was oversubscribed 718 times, among the most heavily subscribed cybersecurity listings in Indian capital-markets history. TECHD ONE will expand through Phase 1 from this quarter and Phase 2 modules -- SecOps AI, PrivacyOps AI, and

May 22, 2026 · via bignewsnetwork.com

Supporting the digital foundation for the Army's Organic Industrial Base transformation

As the Army shifts its focus toward the demands of large-scale combat operations, the industrial infrastructure that has sustained our military since World War II is undergoing a radical digital transformation. The Army Materiel Command is spearheading a monumental, 15-year, over $18 billion Modernization Implementation Plan to overhaul the 23 depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants that comprise the Army’s OIB. One way the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command supports the OIB Transformation is through the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command’s infrastructure design recommendations for the industrial control network. USAISEC’s system engineering expertise is required to move the critical infrastructure of these WWII-era factories into the digital era of Industry 4.0 facilities. Transforming the Army’s OIB The Army's OIB generates readiness and operational capability by manufacturing, resetting, and modernizing equipment at its depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants. To ensure our forces can meet today's needs and prepare for future conflicts, the Army has committed to a historic modernization of these facilities to increase production capacity. The Army’s OIB Transformation is organized across five primary lines of effort: - Facilities and infrastructure: Building and renovating the physical workspace. - Tooling and processes: Integrating advanced manufacturing, such as 3D printing and robotic welding. - Workforce: Empowering skilled personnel with human-machine partnerships. - Network and cybersecurity: Establishing secure, high-speed connectivity. - Energy and environment: Ensuring power resilience and sustainability. Network and cybersecurity: The “digital backbone” While modernized buildings and new machines are visible signs of progress, USAISEC provides its infrastructure engineering expertise for the implementation of the industrial control network. This network is the invisible, digital backbone that makes Industry 4.0 facilities possible. As these facilities adopt modern capabilities, they face new challenges. Historically, many OIB machines were safe from cybersecurity threats, because they were manual and not networked. As the Army’s OIB transforms

May 22, 2026 · via army.mil

CISA Adds Exploited Langflow and Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerabilities to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Langflow and Trend Micro Apex One to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - - CVE-2025-34291 (CVSS score: 9.4) - An origin validation error vulnerability in Langflow that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code and achieve full system compromise. - CVE-2026-34926 (CVSS score: 6.7) - A directory traversal vulnerability in on-premise versions of Trend Micro Apex One that could allow a pre-authenticated local attacker to modify a key table on the server to inject malicious code to deploy to agents on affected installations. In a report published in December 2025, Obsidian Security said CVE-2025-34291 exploits three combined weaknesses: overly Permissive CORS, lack of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection, and an endpoint that allows code execution by design. "The impact is severe: successful exploitation not only compromises the Langflow instance but also exposes all sensitive access tokens and API keys stored within the workspace," the company noted at the time. "This can trigger a cascading compromise across all integrated downstream services in cloud and SaaS environments." The vulnerability has since been exploited by an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group named MuddyWater to obtain initial access to target networks, according to a Ctrl-Alt-Intel analysis published in March 2026. As for CVE-2026-34926, Trend Micro said it "observed at least one instance of an attempt to actively exploit one of these vulnerabilities in the wild." "This vulnerability is only exploitable on the on-premise version of Apex One and a potential attacker must have access to the Apex One Server and already obtained administrative credentials to the server via some other method to exploit this vulnerability," it added. In light of active exploitation, Federal Civilian Executive Branch

May 22, 2026 · via thehackernews.com

Quantum Secure Encryption cites US$2B U.S. quantum push | QSEGF Stock News

Quantum Secure Encryption Highlights Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Urgency Following U.S. Quantum Computing Investment Rhea-AI Summary Quantum Secure Encryption (OTCQB: QSEGF), a post-quantum cybersecurity company, highlighted the urgency of post-quantum cyber readiness following reports of about US$2 billion in U.S. government letters of intent to support quantum computing. QSE is commercially deploying its quantum-resilient platform, offering quantum-secure entropy, encrypted storage, secure data-in-transit and migration services that integrate with existing government, enterprise and regulated-industry environments. AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice. Positive - None. Negative - None. Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - May 22, 2026) - Quantum Secure Encryption Corp. (CSE: QSE) (OTCQB: QSEGF) (FSE: VN80) ("QSE" or the "Company"), a post-quantum cybersecurity company focused on quantum-resilient data protection, identity security, secure storage and cryptographic migration readiness, today commented on recent media reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce has entered into 9 letters of intent to provide approximately US The reported investment underscores the growing strategic importance of quantum computing to national security, technological leadership and critical infrastructure. For QSE, it also reinforces the urgency for governments, enterprises and regulated industries to begin preparing for the cybersecurity implications of a post-quantum environment. "Government investment at this scale sends a clear message: quantum computing is moving from research into national technology strategy," said Ted Carefoot, Chief Executive Officer of QSE. "That progress is exciting, but it also accelerates the need for organizations to understand and address their post-quantum cybersecurity exposure. Sensitive data encrypted today may need to remain confidential for years or decades, which is why preparation cannot wait." QSE's platform is designed to help organizations assess, protect and manage sensitive data in a post-quantum environment. The Company's solutions include quantum-secure entropy, encrypted storage, secure data-in-transit capabilities and quantum-resilience services designed to strengthen existing security infrastructure without requiring a disruptive rip-and-replace process. QSE has

May 22, 2026 · via stocktitan.net

OpenAI to provide latest <b>cybersecurity</b> AI model to Japanese firms | The Asahi Shimbun

By DAISUKE IGARASHI/ Senior Staff Writer May 22, 2026 at 15:02 JST The U.S.-based company that created ChatGPT plans to soon provide its latest artificial intelligence model--with enhanced cybersecurity capabilities and performance comparable to Claude Mythos--to some Japanese companies. Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer of the major AI development firm OpenAI, revealed the plan in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun in Tokyo. Anthropic, a U.S. startup, unveiled its new Claude Mythos model last month, which is known for its exceptionally advanced capability to identify and exploit system vulnerabilities. Since then, there has been growing global concern over guarding against potential misuse of such advanced AI technologies. OpenAI’s latest model is said to offer performance comparable to Mythos, and Japanese companies receiving it could potentially expand their range of defensive cybersecurity capabilities. Kwon said his company intends to provide “GPT‑5.5‑Cyber,” a model specialized in cyberdefense, which OpenAI announced earlier this month, in response to Mythos. GPT-5.5-Cyber has already been provided to government agencies and some companies in the United States. “We’re trying to broaden access to Japan and other allies,” he said. Last month, the British government’s AI Security Institute (AISI) found that GPT-5.5 had reached a performance level comparable to Mythos. In a report released this month, AISI said that both models successfully cleared all tasks in simulated cyberattack trials. Kwon said that Mythos “drew a lot of attention” from the media. However, he added, “The progress of cyber capabilities actually has been continuous and there was not a single moment when things became very different,” expressing skepticism toward the belief that Mythos alone represented a sudden leap in performance. AVOIDING LOSS OF CONTROL Kwon also mentioned the roles of U.S. and Chinese companies leading AI development. In 2023, then U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping

May 22, 2026 · via asahi.com

Why <b>Cybersecurity</b> Compliance Is Becoming a Bigger Priority for Cloud Providers | The Ritz Herald

Cloud providers used to compete mostly on speed, scalability, and cost. The conversation was centered around performance, storage capacity, uptime, and how quickly organizations could migrate infrastructure into cloud environments without disrupting operations. Security mattered, of course, but many companies still treated compliance as something to address later once systems were already in place. That mindset has changed significantly. Today, cybersecurity compliance is becoming a much larger priority because organizations are realizing that trust, governance, and long-term operational credibility matter just as much as technical capability. In some industries, they matter more. The cloud market is no longer only about who can deliver services efficiently. It is increasingly about who can prove they can protect sensitive environments responsibly over time. Organizations Are Being Asked Harder Questions About Security One of the biggest shifts happening right now is that clients are demanding more visibility into how cloud environments are secured. Companies handling sensitive data, especially within healthcare, finance, government, and critical infrastructure sectors, are under increasing pressure to understand not only whether systems function properly, but also how risks are being managed behind the scenes. That changes vendor expectations quickly. Organizations are asking more detailed questions around: - access controls - continuous monitoring - incident response planning - encryption standards - third-party oversight - regulatory alignment Cloud providers that cannot clearly demonstrate mature security practices often face longer procurement cycles or increased skepticism during vendor evaluations. Security has moved much closer to the center of business credibility itself. Compliance Is Becoming a Trust Signal A lot of companies once viewed compliance frameworks mainly as regulatory obligations or procurement requirements. Increasingly, they function as trust signals. When organizations pursue more advanced security frameworks, they are often communicating something broader to customers and partners, that security governance is being treated seriously at an

May 22, 2026 · via ritzherald.com

<b>Cybersecurity</b> expert warns Iran could target Pikes Peak aerospace and defense industry

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — As the U.S. war with Iran continues and tensions escalate between the two nations, a cybersecurity expert cautioned the more than 150 aerospace and defense businesses in the Pikes Peak region to be vigilant against Iranian threats. “There are a number of different groups associated with the Iran Ministry of Intelligence and Security, or MOI, that are doing various types of attacks targeted toward defense contractors,” said Scott Edwards, CEO of Summit 7 Systems. “And primarily defense contractors that are supporting the efforts going on in Iran today.” Summit 7 is an IT company that helps defense and federal contractors protect against external cybersecurity threats, like those from Iran. Edwards, based in Huntsville, Alabama, said he has dozens of clients in Colorado. He pointed to two recent cyber attacks against prominent, global companies based in the U.S. In March, Iran-linked hacker group Handala, attacked Stryker, one of the world's largest medical technology companies, and wiped hundreds of thousands of devices clean. Later in March, another Iran-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (ATP) group, claimed they breached Lockheed Martin and stole 375 terabytes of data. This allegedly included data around the F-35 and other weapons systems, threatening to sell the data on the dark web. Stryker has acknowledged the cyber attack on its company and has provided updates on its website through the ordeal. Edwards noted the Lockheed attack has yet to be verified, but the threat is taken as real until proven otherwise. Earlier this month, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson said, “There is no evidence indicating an impact to Lockheed Martin systems, operations or data at this time [emphasis theirs].” “Colorado Springs is a massive target, much like Huntsville, much like Tampa, other centers of gravity for defense technology. Southern California is another,” said Edwards. “They are

May 22, 2026 · via koaa.com