A Hudson County, New Jersey 2020 presidential mail-in election ballot is seen on September 29, 2020 in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
United States National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross (2nd-L) accompanied by United States Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ethan Klein (L), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios (3rd-L), U.S. President Donald Trump (R), and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (2nd-R), speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Trump administration executive order on artificial intelligence tried to strike the balance between responsible use, security and mutual benefit, all with an eye toward not making…
Visitors view the IBM Quantum System Two at the Future Lab during the Goodwood Festival of Speed at Goodwood Motor Circuit on July 9, 2026 in Chichester, England. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
The Hugging Face breach shows there is a gap in federal policy. The frameworks to govern autonomous AI already exist—there just needs to be the desire to…
A Hudson County, New Jersey 2020 presidential mail-in election ballot is seen on September 29, 2020 in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump holds a singed executive order about quantum computing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
With federal PQC deadlines set for 2030 and 2031, CISOs face a multi-year transformation program that most organizations have not yet started. The window for orderly execution…
A diffuse landscape, fruitful targets, companies not stepping up, AI’s influence and flagging U.S. government efforts all figure into a shifting threat.