The DeepSeek logo is seen on a display at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on April 23, 2026. Chinese startup DeepSeek released a new artificial intelligence model with “drastically reduced” costs on April 24, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT
The order cites national security concerns, including sending data to servers in China, the potential for malware and the overall risk to federal IT systems.
WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 8: A Department of Homeland Security logo is seen at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on August 8, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
While voluntary, the document marks the federal government’s most detailed cybersecurity guidance for securing sandbox environments during AI model tests.
The security vendor said it initially discovered a portion of the defect during internal security checks in June, but the company said it didn’t meet the threshold…
The regulations on “controlled unclassified information” include security rules and requirements for reporting when they’re breached, including by cyberattacks.
Government auditors say federal agencies haven’t met mandated security steps for operational technology, which hackers targeted in water sector attacks this summer.
The vendor was much quicker and consistent in its response to the latest defect, and researchers consider the impact relatively low compared to the previous pair of…