Cybersecurity News

Manassas City Public Schools resume classes Wednesday with a two-hour delayed start after a cybersecurity incident closed campuses earlier in the week. The district IT team and external cybersecurity experts reported significant progress in system recovery, which restored phone connectivity and reduced network outages across Manassas Public Schools. Some SchoolTech Secure tools remain offline while

An ongoing cybersecurity breach poses a continuous threat to the Congressional Budget Office, with sustained unauthorized access reported across multiple internal systems. Early indicators point to targeted reconnaissance followed by privilege escalation, which exposed budgetary spreadsheets and policy analysis. The agency halted external access while investigators worked with federal partners and external vendors. External reporting

U.S. Cybersecurity sits under pressure after a string of public incidents and a reshuffle of federal capacity. A state election portal in Arizona showed unexpected image swaps, later linked to an Iran-affiliated actor, and state teams handled containment without direct contact with the central federal partner. The agency responsible for nationwide coordination lost staff, faced

Australian roads show a rapid rise in Chinese-built buses. The surge fuels fresh cybersecurity concerns for public transport and government fleets. European tests raised alarms after a transport operator found remote access to control systems on a new Yutong model. Australian distributors state most updates occur at service centres and claim Australian buses lack remote

The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reported a security incident that prompted an immediate containment effort and a full security review. Network teams isolated affected systems, logged unusual external access, and launched forensic tracing while staff notified congressional offices. Preliminary indicators suggest a foreign actor accessed internal communications and scoring files used in budget analysis, raising

AI now shapes defensive posture and offensive tactics across enterprise networks. A rapid rise in autonomous agents forces security teams to rethink risk models and governance. IDC projected 1.3 billion agents by 2028, a projection executives must use to prioritize identity, monitoring, and containment. Organizations deploying Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, or third-party agents

TP-Link routers sit in millions of US homes, yet recent federal probes into supply chain links and alleged predatory pricing raise hard questions for security teams and network administrators. Investigations lodged at the departments of Commerce, Defense and Justice in 2024 prompted media coverage and bipartisan calls for restrictions, while House hearings compared device use

Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Secures $33M Offer From Craft A Tel Aviv security firm secured a $33 million growth offer led by Craft Ventures. Founders with Unit 8200 backgrounds pushed an AI-augmented managed detection and response product to market within months. Early traction includes dozens of clients across the US and Europe, including well-known firms in

The Future of Cybersecurity is not a distant concept but an urgent engineering and policy pivot focused on fixing the root cause: poor software quality. This analysis shows how AI can shift the balance from reactive defenses to preventive, measurable security across U.S. critical systems, using concrete cases and a practical roadmap for vendors, regulators,

Unveiling the Hidden Vulnerability begins with mapping the systems and assumptions that allow threats to dwell undetected inside critical infrastructure. Operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) often run for decades with patch cycles that lag behind IT systems. This contrast creates a persistent gap that nation-state actors and sophisticated criminal groups exploit. Critical

Cybersecurity For Dummies: Why This Free Offer Matters for 2025 Cybersecurity For Dummies, 3rd Edition appears as a timely resource in an era where ransomware, data breaches, and AI-augmented social engineering are routine news. This free eBook offer provides a practical entry point for professionals and non-experts alike to measure current risk exposure and implement

Cybersecurity Agency in the Crosshairs: Scale and Workforce Impact of Shutdown Layoffs The Cybersecurity Agency landscape shifted abruptly when reductions in force began during the partial federal shutdown. The agency most frequently identified in public reporting experienced large-scale personnel reductions that echo across federal cybersecurity operations. The immediate numerical effects were stark: an agency with

Reallocation of Homeland Security Cyber Experts: Scope and Rationale Behind the Move The Reallocation of Homeland Security Cyber Experts to Support Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Initiatives has become a defining operational shift within the Department of Homeland Security. This reallocation phenomenon involves hundreds of specialists who previously focused on cyber threat alerts, incident response and infrastructure

California cybersecurity official Dismissal Sparks Calls for Structural Reform The abrupt dismissal of California’s leading cybersecurity official has ignited a technical debate over organizational design, resource allocation, and strategic priorities for state cyber defense. Multiple stakeholders, from state lawmakers to front-line engineers, are evaluating whether the Cybersecurity Integration Center’s placement under the Office of Emergency

Online poker platforms handle millions of transactions daily, with players depositing funds, playing hands, and withdrawing winnings around the clock. Each transaction creates a potential entry point for cybercriminals who want to steal money, personal information, or both. The security measures that poker sites implement determine if players can trust them with their funds and