The six-month program will be overseen by the Office of the National Cyber Director and Texas Cyber Command to “find out what works.”

It’s a follow-up to an indictment the Justice Department unsealed last week against people affiliated with the Mabna Institute.

The agencies said the hackers are taking aim at Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers in what could be a first.

The superseding indictment adds defendants and allegations against the Iranian firm accused of a massive cybertheft campaign against foreign universities and others.

Top Pentagon cyber policy official Katherine Sutton said recent conflicts have emphasized the importance of cyber, and that the department can’t make old mistakes with AI security.

Anne Keast-Butler, head of the GCHQ, said her agency was developing an artificial intelligence-powered cyber shield as other nations were deploying AI in warfare.

Paul Lyons, principal deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, also discussed the importance of cyber offense.

A hearing of the House Homeland Security panel’s cyber subcommittee weighed whether to designate data centers as a standalone critical infrastructure sector.

With global cyber threats escalating and budget cuts looming, CISA needs a Senate-confirmed director. It’s time to confirm Sean Plankey.

Censys researchers warned that thousands of devices are exposed to the Iranian government’s campaign targeting energy, water, and U.S. government services and facilities.