The deal targets device visibility across IT, OT and medical systems as firms adapt to wider attack surfaces driven by AI and connectivity.

Shutdowns always hamper government operations, but personnel cuts further exacerbate cyber risks, experts say.

There's no evidence attackers have exploited the software issue for their own gain.

The vulnerability could be used to deploy a variety of attacks including ransomware.

The flaws in a Cisco protocol show the challenge of keeping one insecure device from being a gateway to another for a hacker.

"These vulnerabilities are the most serious Bluetooth vulnerabilities identified to date," Armis researchers explained.