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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 »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a document identifying priorities that will elevate the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program to meet the needs of the global cybersecurity community.
Feedback the agency received from domestic and... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the National Security Agency (NSA) and 19 other international partners to release a joint guide on the value of implementing a software bill of materials (SBOM).
The group said the guide lets producers of software, organizations... Read More »
A new report from the Cyber Risk Intelligence Center (CRIC) of Marsh McLennan (MMC), has found that cyber incident response planning is a key factor in cybersecurity.
The report, Cybersecurity signals: Connecting controls and incident outcomes, found that organizations are 13 percent less... Read More »
The U.S. Space Force and nine partner nations recently participated in the two-week Schriever Wargame 2025.
The exercise tested strategies, evaluated future technologies and strengthened international cooperation in space.
“For more than 25 years, Schriever Wargame has been the place where... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released new guidance to help operational technology (OT) owners and operators create and maintain comprehensive OT asset inventories and taxonomies.
“OT systems are essential to the daily lives of all Americans and to... Read More »
Reporting in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program finds that violent crime decreased across the country an estimated 4.5 percent when comparing 2024 to 2023.
The FBI’s crime statistics are based on reports from more than 16,000 state, county, city, university and college, and tribal... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense announced it had awarded $10 million to Elk Creek Resources Corporation (ECRC) to develop scandium mining.
ECRC, a subsidiary of NioCorp Developments, Ltd., is developing the country’s first polymetallic deposit targeting near-term production of scandium,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would begin the wind-down of mRNA vaccine development activities.
As part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), HHS said it would be cancelling and de-scoping contracts and solicitations for... Read More »
The Senate FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill includes billions in funding for domestic and global infectious disease programs.
Funding includes $1.015 billion for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; $6.562 billion for National Institute of... Read More »
Certain violent crimes have dropped in multiple cities across the United States during the first six months of the year, according to a recent Council on Criminal Justice report.
From January through June, homicides decreased 17 percent in 30 cities compared to the same period a year ago.... Read More »
Los Alamos National Laboratory recently successfully launched a rocket carrying a full-size, non-nuclear, experimental payload that reached near the edge of space during a brief suborbital flight.
The launch occurred at White Sands Missile Range.
The payload returned telemetry data to... Read More »
Officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) said started testing the capabilities of its new Portable Biocontainment Unity (PBCU) on June 24.
The system will test the Tranquil Passport Exercise to test a portable... Read More »
Sandia National Laboratories, a multi-mission laboratory, recently appointed Toby Townsend, a nuclear deterrence expert, as associate laboratories director of Sandia’s Integrated Security Solutions Division, effective immediately.
“His leadership in both nuclear deterrence and national... Read More »
There were 24 shootings classified as active shooter incidents last year, according to the recent FBI 2024 Active Shooter Incidents in the United States report, down from 48 incidents in 2023.
The 24 incidents happened in 19 states and in five location categories: commerce, education,... Read More »
