Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats
Tom Cotton, R-Okla., cited Chinese and Russian involvement in open-source tech and the risks to government and defense systems.
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Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., walks towards a closed-door briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Nov. 5, 2025 on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Geopolitics -
Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Policy Defense bill addresses secure phones, AI training, cyber troop mental health
The compromise legislation has other cyber provisions besides on commercial spyware, joint NSA-Cyber Command leadership and streamlining regulations.
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(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) Government The slow rise of SBOMs meets the rapid advance of AI
Despite years of effort to make software safer and more transparent with SBOMs, the rise of AI coding assistants is fueling optimism—and, some experts argue, “kind of insane”—claims about a future with vulnerability-free software.
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Sponsored Insights CMMC compliance made practical: A data-first path forward
Contractors chasing certification often risk overspending or over-securing. Virtru’s Trevor Foskett explains why data-focused strategies help meet requirements and keep small businesses in the game.
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Oct. 29, 2020: Georgia Tech logo on the side of a building on campus. CRobertson, Getty Images Government DOJ, Georgia Tech affiliate company settle over alleged failure to meet DOD contract cyber requirements
The company agreed to pay $875,000, with neither side conceding to the other as part of resolving the suit.
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(getty images) Government ‘Rapper Bot’ hit the Pentagon in at least 3 cyberattacks
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(Getty Images) AI DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching
The initiative seeks to patch vulnerabilities in open-source code before they are exploited by would-be attackers. Now comes the hard part — putting the systems to the test in the real world.
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DARPA’s work focuses on two specific types of buses: Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) and Compute Express Link (CXL). (Photo by Getty Images) Government DARPA wants to create ‘self-healing’ firmware that can respond and recover from cyberattacks
The agency’s Red-C program seeks to build new defenses into bus-based computer systems.
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Steel oil pipes from a refinery. (Getty Images) Government TSA issues proposed cyber mandates for pipelines, rail, airlines
The post-Colonial Pipeline proposal requires the agency’s charges to follow one cyber mandate to rule them all.
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Nick Polk, branch director for federal cybersecurity at the Executive Office of the President, speaks during CyberTalks in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 30, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo) Cybersecurity White House to agencies: Don’t wait to test your post-quantum encryption
Federal agencies can spare themselves interoperability heartburn tomorrow by testing post-quantum encryption algorithms in live conditions today, official says.