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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Security held a two-part New World Screwworm simulation exercise in January to strengthen national readiness and improve coordination for emerging animal and public health threats.
The New World Screwworm is a parasite that infests... Read More »
Lockheed Martin announced it had signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to quadruple its production of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors from 96 to 400 per year.
The announcement builds on the first-of-its-kind agreement signed between Lockheed and... Read More »
Security control testing company Scythe and AI runtime assurance company Starseer announced a strategic partnership recently that would help organizations defend themselves against AI-driven cyber-attacks.
The companies said the partnership will combine their spheres of expertise in order to... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Joint Inter-Agency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) recently released updated guidance for counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations.
The guidance streamlines and consolidates existing policies for detecting and mitigating UAS under the authority of 10 U.S.... Read More »
PG&E Corporation joined Lockheed Martin, Salesforce, and Wells Fargo recently in announcing the launch of Emberpoint LLC, a next-generation wildfire solution.
Officials said Emberpoint will help first responders detect, prevent and fight wildfires, using artificial intelligence, autonomous... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released its initial list of product categories for technologies that use post-quantum cryptography standards.
The list identifies hardware and software categories that currently support or are expected to support-post quantum... Read More »
Ninety-one percent of registered voters think the United States should negotiate a new agreement with Russia to either maintain current limits on nuclear weapons or further reduce both nations’ arsenals. The current New START nuclear limitations treaty expires on Feb. 5.
The United States and... Read More »
According to a new report from the World Economic Forum, the increasing complexity of the cyber landscape creates significant implications for organizations and world nations.
The report, Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025, found that the complexity stems from the rapid growth of emerging... Read More »
Virginia-based MITRE Corp., a not-for-profit research and development organization, recently introduced a cybersecurity framework designed to protect the embedded systems that power critical infrastructure and defense technologies. It was developed in collaboration with the Air Force’s Cyber... Read More »
Republicans and cybersecurity experts warned that the United States must move faster and act more aggressively to counter foreign cyber threats during a Jan. 13 hearing held by the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
As foreign nations... Read More »
The U.S. Air Force announced recently it is making its Unit Risk Forecasting tool available for commanders and unit safety professionals.
The Unit Risk Forecasting tool is a machine learning-fueled forecast of squadron risk and the factors that influence increased risk. The tool uses more than... Read More »
A new report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other organizations will help businesses reduce their exposure to cyber risk in operational technology (OT) network environments.
The report, Secure Connectivity Principles for Operational Technology, released in... Read More »
A new report from the World Economic Forum found that CEOs view cyber-enabled fraud to be one of the most persistent global threats in the cyber risk landscape
In its report, World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, cyber-enabled fraud overtook ransomware as CEO’s top... Read More »
The U.S. Coast Guard recently announced its 2025 highlights.
“The men and women of the Coast Guard delivered extraordinary results for our nation in 2025,” Adm. Kevin E. Lunday, acting commandant, said. “From securing the border and interdicting illegal drugs to facilitating maritime... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense recently took action to protect department-funded research from foreign malign influence, intellectual property theft, and other forms of exploitation that threaten the United States’ security and economic interests.
These actions are intended to identify... Read More »
Investment in cybersecurity vendors increased 47 percent in 2025 compared to 2024, according to a recent report by cybersecurity recruitment firm Pinpoint Search Group.
In 2025, investment in cybersecurity reached $13.97 billion, and deal volume increased from 304 to 392 funding rounds recorded.... Read More »
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released a comprehensive review of the V-22 Osprey last week and recommended more than 30 actions to be taken to enhance the platform’s safety and readiness.
NAVAIR ordered the in-depth review of the V-22 performance in September 2023 to identify plans to... Read More »
Global cybersecurity leader CrowdStrike said it delivered 100 percent detection and 100 percent protection during the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, the most demanding in the program’s history.
As part of MITRE’s cloud adversary emulation, CrowdStrike was able to deliver perfect... Read More »
The Northrop Grumman Corporation Combat Electronic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) recently was selected to provide advanced radio frequency testing capabilities for Enhanced Weapons Lab.
“Spectrum superiority begins in the lab with CEESIM,” James Conroy, Northrop Grumman vice president,... Read More »
The 10 nations in the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative met at the new French Space Command Headquarters last week to re-affirmed the strength and relevance of CSpO in deterrence, interoperability and space warfighting capability.
"We are building a coalition capable of addressing the... Read More »
According to a new report from Hornetsecurity, malware email attacks have more than doubled in 2025.
The company’s annual Cybersecurity Report found that malware email attacks are up 131 percent in 2025 when compared to 2024, as are scams (up 35 percent) and phishing (up 21 percent). Threat... Read More »
California-based Anduril Industries, a defense contractor, and South Korea-based HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, a shipbuilder, have partnered to design and produce a new class of dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASV) that can be used for commercial and defense uses.
The ASV features an... Read More »
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched a challenge with the goal of increasing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) payload weights.
Currently, the payload-to-weight ratio is 1:1 or less. The DARPA Lift Challenge aims to increase the payload-to-weight ratio to 4:1.... Read More »
A new report shows software supply chain attacks hit a new record in October, up 30 percent over the previous record, set in April 2025.
According to data from Cyble, a cybersecurity company providing an AI-driven unified platform to help governments and enterprises proactively detect,... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and NVIDIA on Monday launched the third annual Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator and together will provide mentorship, technical expertise, funding opportunities, and go-to-market support to accelerate innovation globally.
“Our Cybersecurity Startup... Read More »
Cyber threats posed by malignant nation-states and criminals remain high during the government shutdown, a new report said.
The Cyber Threat Snapshot from the House Committee on Homeland Security found that the government shutdown, along with the lapse in Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act... Read More »
Polygraf AI announced it has closed on $9.5 million in seed funding to building the next generation of enterprise AI security.
Powered by the company’s Small Language Models, Polygraf said its product expansion efforts will help organizations identify AI-driven risks, prevent fraud and... Read More »
A growing majority of organizations worldwide say they are losing ground to artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyberattacks, according to CrowdStrike’s 2025 State of Ransomware Survey released Oct. 21.
The report found that 76 percent of global organizations struggle to keep pace with the... Read More »
Huntsville, AL-based AeroVironment, Inc. said it was selected to provide the U.S. Army with its Next Generation C-UAS Missile.
The company, a leading provider of Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems and advanced air and missile defense technologies, was also awarded at nearly $96 million contract... Read More »
According to cybersecurity research firm DataM Intelligence, the global defense cybersecurity market is expected to grow to $66.89 billion by 2032.
In 2024, the market was $37.23 billion, the data firm said. The 7.6 percent annual growth rate between 2025 and 2032 is fueled by an increase in... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced it would use a new model to equip state, local, tribal and territorial governments with funding, tools and expertise to combat cyber threats.
CISA said its cooperative agreement with the Center for Internet Security ended on... Read More »
The U.S. Department of War announced it had awarded 29 academic teams $19.2 million to strengthen research infrastructure.
The funding, part of the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive research (DEPSCoR) would expand programs at institutions of higher education in under-utilized... Read More »
U.S. Space Command and United Kingdom Space Command recently conducted their first coordinated satellite maneuver.
The Rendezvous Proximity Operation, delivered under Multinational Force – Operation Olympic Defender, was held Sept. 4 to 12. The allies conducted information sharing and... Read More »
A new report from U.S. Reps. John Moolenar (R-MI) and Tim Walburg (R-MI) has found that partnerships between U.S. universities with institutes and academic partners in China may threaten national security.
Moolenaar, chair of the Select Committee on China, and Walburg, chair of the Committee on... Read More »
A new study by MeriTalk and Claroty found that despite rising investment in secure operational technology, nearly two-thirds of federal operational technology (OT) leaders expect to see a disruptive cyber incident within the year.
The study, “Guardians of Government, Vol. 2: Fortifying the... Read More »
