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Defense Department names chief data officer
The U.S. Department of Defense, referred to by the Trump administration as the Department of War, announced Gavin Kliger would assume the position of the chief data officer for the department. Kliger, previously a senior member of the technical staff at DataBricks, will serve as a key leader in... Read More »
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 publishes guidelines to counter drone tech
The Joint Interagency Task Force 401 announced it has published guidelines to counter drone technology and protect privacy. The “Counter-UAS Operations: Safeguarding Freedoms and Preserving Privacy” report provides a comprehensive guide to the sensor technologies used to detect and identify... Read More »
French cybersecurity company raises $30M
Paris-based Qevlar AI, a computer and network security company, recently raised $30 million in funding for its autonomous AI SOC platform. The company will use the funding to turn alert investigations into security insights that will help security operations centers (SOCs) strengthen their... Read More »
Federal jury convicts Iranian terrorist
A federal jury convicted on March 6 Asif Merchant, a trained operative of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iranian government’s global terrorist force, and was a murder-for-hire who attempted to commit an act of terrorism. Merchant faces a sentence of life in... Read More »
Coast Guard cutter returns home after seizing nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monro returned home to Alameda, Calif., after more than 119 days at sea on a multi-mission deployment where they seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine. The Muro left California on Nov. 3, 2025 and traveled more than 26,000 miles into the Eastern Pacific.... Read More »
Trump signs executive order combating cybercrime, fraud
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 6 that would require his administration to address cybercrime, fraud and predatory schemes targeting Americans as a way to protect U.S. interests. “Cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes are draining American families of their life... Read More »
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response releases cybersecurity module
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services division, recently launched a cybersecurity module within its Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) 2.0 Toolkit. RISC 2.0 is a free, web-based platform that health systems,... Read More »
DOJ, law enforcement partners seize one of world’s largest online forums used by cybercriminals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and its law enforcement partners recently seized the database of one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. Law enforcement agents and officers in 14 countries conducted synchronized actions... Read More »
U.S. House passes bill requiring Labor Dept to train employees on detecting human trafficking
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on March 3 that would require the Department of Labor to train its employees on identifying and assisting law enforcement in preventing human trafficking. The Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act, H.R. 4307, directs the Secretary of... Read More »
U.S. Space Force to participate in 45th Cobra Gold joint military exercise
The U.S. Space Force announced it would be sending participants to the 45th Cobra Gold for the first time. According to the U.S. Department of War, Cobra Gold is a joint military exercise led by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The exercise is designed to... Read More »
Report separates real-world exploitation trends from theoretical vulnerabilities
A new report from exploit intelligence company VulnCheck separates real-world exploitation trends and attacker behavior from theoretical ones. The report, the 2026 VulnCheck Exploit Intelligence Report (VEIR), offers a first-of-its-kind analysis of those trends, along with an inaugural list of... Read More »
Treasury sanctions dozens associated with Iran
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently sanctioned more than 30 individuals, entities and vessels for enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production. “Iran exploits... Read More »
Former general manager for defense contractor sentenced for selling trade secrets to Russia
The U.S. Department of Justice said a former general manager for a U.S. defense contractor has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for selling his employer’s trade secrets to a Russian cyber-tools broker. Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national, was sentenced in the U.S.... Read More »
House unanimously passes bipartisan wildfire response bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed on Monday legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) to develop advanced technology to improve wildfire response. The bipartisan legislation, the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operation (ACERO) Act, would help to develop the use of... Read More »
Firearm seizures increase in Pennsylvania’s Region 5
The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General narcotics agents seized 41 firearms in southwestern Pennsylvania in January. The total seized in the region for the year is 48. The majority of the seizures happened outside of Pittsburgh. The two largest seizures were in Fayette and Somerset counties,... Read More »
Astelia raises $35M to invest in AI-powered exposure management
Cybersecurity platform Astelia announced it has raised $35 million in funding to use artificial intelligence to expose real risks to organizations. Company officials said Astelia uses a deep analysis of clients’ real environments via AI to map its network topology, segmentation and security... Read More »
California tech engineers charged with theft of trade secrets, and transferring data to Iran
Three Silicon Valley engineers have been indicted for conspiring to commit trade secret theft from Google and other technology companies, the U.S. Department of Justice said Feb. 19. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in the Northern District of California, Samaneh Ghandali, 41,... Read More »
CrowdStrike, Qualtrics announce new security layers in latest integration
The integration of CrowdStrike Falcon Shield with the Qualtrics Platform will bring greater visibility and automated protections to customers, the companies stated. The new integration connects the two products to provide organizations with real-time visibility and automated protections for... Read More »
Coast Guard seizes 2,083 pounds of cocaine off Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard, and its Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partners, recently disrupted a vessel in the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico and seized 29 bales of cocaine weighing 2,083 pounds and worth an estimated $13.3 million. “This successful interdiction and seizure are... Read More »
Report: 70 percent of ransomware activity focused on English-speaking countries
A new Nozomi Networks Labs OT & IoT Security Report finds that 70 percent of global ransomware activity is targeted against English-speaking countries. The company annually leverages their network of wireless monitoring sensors, inbound telemetry, partnerships, threat intelligence and other... Read More »
DHS announces next steps in Trump’s border wall
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced recently that Parsons Government Services, Inc., will oversee and manage the completion of President Donald Trump’s border wall. DHS said the partnership will build upon the existing border wall started under Trump’s first term, and that... Read More »
Nuclear modernization efforts at Minot Air Force base add $1B in economic impact
In an update on the nuclear modernization efforts at Minto Air Force Base in Minot, ND., officials said upgrades at the base will build upon the nearly $1 billion in annual economic benefit the base brings to the region. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) joined Major Gen. Colin Connor, director of... Read More »
Coast Guard cutter offloads seized cocaine valued at nearly $134M
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca recently offloaded in Port Everglades approximately 17,750 pounds of cocaine worth more than $133.5 million that had been seized during four interdictions in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. “I am extremely proud of the crew’s incredible... Read More »
CISA to hold town halls on cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will hold a series of virtual town hall meetings to gather stakeholder input on the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA( of 2022 rulemaking. The meeting, scheduled to begin March 9, are in response to... Read More »
CENTCOM confirms continued strikes on ISIS in Syria
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Thursday it continues to strike ISIS targets in Syria. In a press release, CENTCOM said its forces had conducted 10 strikes on more than 30 ISIS targets in Syria between Feb. 3 and Feb. 12. The purpose, CENTCOM said, was to “sustain relentless... Read More »
Air Force commanders visit Texas cybersecurity forces
Gen. Adrian Spain, Air Combat Command commander, and Jeremy Unterseher, ACC command chief, conducted a three-day tour of cybersecurity forces in Texas earlier this month. “It is reassuring knowing that as cyber threats evolve our Airmen are at the forefront of safeguarding military assets and... Read More »
American Systems wins $172M contract to support Navy in evaluating emerging warfare tech
American Systems, the McLean, Va.-based information engineering company, announced recently it had been awarded a $172 million contract to continue its support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s Demonstration and Assessment Team (DAT). The company said the contract... Read More »
CISA releases secure communications guidelines for critical infrastructure users
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new guidelines this week to help operational technology users implement secure communications. In the guide, Barriers to Secure OT Communications: Why Johnny Can’t Authenticate, CISA provides insight from control system... Read More »
Legislation to strengthen DEA hiring introduced in Congress
A new bill that would combat drug trafficking through streamlined hiring at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was introduced this week in Congress. U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) introduced the “Hiring Improvement and Recruitment Empowerment (HIRE) for Drug Enforcement... Read More »
Legislation expanding DHS law enforcement vehicle security introduced
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) would expand existing resources for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to upgrade law enforcement vehicle protection. The legislation, the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act, would allow law enforcement organizations to make... Read More »
GenAI.mil surpasses 1 million users
GenAI.mil, the U.S. Department of Defense's enterprise AI platform, recently surpassed 1 million unique users with adoption spanning every military service. The platform launched two months ago, and its popularity can be attributed to a decisive cultural and technological shift, the department... Read More »
DHS data dragnet under scrutiny as watchdog opens audit
The watchdog office for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an audit Feb. 4 into the department’s data practices, including those used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses and the misuse of sensitive... Read More »
Legislation would improve criminal money laundering statutes
Legislation recently re-introduced in the U.S. Senate would enhance criminal money laundering statutes. The Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act would update counterfeiting laws to prohibit state-of-the-art counterfeiting methods and the Federal Deposit Insurance... Read More »
CISA orders federal agencies to strengthen device security
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new directive to federal agencies to take action against rising cyber security threats. The Binding Operational Directive 26-02, Mitigating Risk from End-of-Support Edge Devices, requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch... Read More »