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The silhouette of a man is seen with the city of Caracas in the background on January 9, 2026. Experts say that while President Donald Trump says that cyber weapons were used to plunge Caracas into darkness, multiple military elements were used in the operation. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

The Caracas operation suggests cyber was part of the plan – just not the whole operation

A “precision cyber strike” makes for a clean narrative. The available evidence in the wake of the operation suggests something harder to label – and harder to…
Construction on an Oncor electricity power plant by the new Skybox Power Campus data colocation center in North Austin, Texas. Cybersecurity must be table stakes as the data center boom continues, this op-ed argues. (Getty Images)

Why ‘secure-by-design’ systems are non-negotiable in the AI era

Trillions in AI infrastructure face systemic failure unless security begins at the chip and ends with the grid.
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Stranger Things 5 will premiere on Netflix with the first four episodes on November 26th, followed by three episodes on Christmas, and the finale episode on New Year’s Eve. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past

While 1980s nostalgia is all the rage with the return of 'Stranger Things,' clinging to legacy technology in operational environments brings real risks—not just retro charm.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Data from sensors that detect threats in critical infrastructure networks at the laboratory is sitting unanalyzed after a government contract expired this weekend. (Photo: Jason Laurea/LLNL)

Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab 

A program manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory told lawmakers Tuesday that the recent contract expiration puts OT security at risk.
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