Left to right: Charleen Laughlin, deputy chief of space operations for cyber and data, U.S. Space Force; Brandon Pugh, principle cyber adviser, U.S. Army; Katherine Sutton, assistant secretary for cyber policy and principal cyber adviser, Defense Department; and John Sahlin, vice president of cyber solutions for GDIT. (photo by Isaac Latimer for EPNAC/Scoop News Group)
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.
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)
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…
U.S. President Donald Trump, and (L-R) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club on January 3, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores were brought to New York on Saturday after being captured by the U.S. military in Caracas. (Photo by Molly Riley/The White House via Getty Images)
Rumored disruptions tied to Venezuela’s oil sector underscore how cyber interference can be used as sustained economic pressure, not just a one-off attack.
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 5: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images)
After the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, fake AI-driven media quickly flooded the internet, while Trump allies revived debunked theories of rigged voting machines.
Framed by television camera lights, U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to governors from across the country during an event in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
