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How Silos Drain Time, Money and AI Value Across Modern Enterprises
Silos are draining organizations more than leaders realize. From duplicated work and stalled decisions to fragmented AI adoption and shadow tools, internal barriers are eroding productivity and digital transformation. The cost is measurable and preventable for those willing to act.

Healthcare CISOs and their teams often contemplate the benefits of going passwordless in their organizations but face pushback from clinicians concerned that the new tech will slow down their access to critical patient care systems or disrupt their workflow.

Similar Fraud Rates Across Documents Reveal Weaknesses in Verification Workflows
One in 16 documents processed across financial institutions last year showed signs of manipulation, fabrication or misrepresentation. Most fraud teams want better document detection and tighter review queues. But financial institutions may be looking in the wrong place.

Top European Court Advisor Says Policy Should Be 'Refund Now, Sue Later'
Banks must promptly refund phishing victims when the scams lead to unauthorized transactions, an advisor to the European Union’s top court has said. The case in question involves an unnamed Polish woman who got duped on an online auction platform.

Company Says Limits Triggered Federal Retaliation, Which Violate Free Speech Rights
AI developer Anthropic sued the U.S. government alleging retaliation after it refused to allow its Claude models to support lethal autonomous warfare or mass surveillance of Americans. The suit claims federal agencies unlawfully banned the firm's technology and labeled it a national security risk.

AI Shutdown Risk Exposes Governance Gaps and Vendor Dependency Concerns
The federal government's recent decision to designate Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI platform, as a "supply-chain risk" should raise alarm bells for technology leaders who are tasked with embedding AI systems across the enterprise. Going all-in with a single AI vendor can be risky.

Vendors Cite Global Teams as Iran War Raises Travel Questions From Israel
Several Israeli cybersecurity firms say they still plan to attend RSAC 2026 despite the Iran war. Companies including Orca Security, Check Point, Cyera and Radware say their global workforce structure allows them to maintain conference participation even if travel from Israel remains difficult.

Trump Signs Executive Order and Publishes Cyberspace Strategy
U.S. President Donald Trump signed Friday afternoon an executive order directing federal prosecutors, cyber defense officials and diplomats to ramp up efforts to combat cybercriminal gangs. Trump signed the order in tandem with publishing a five-page cybersecurity strategy.

Growing AI Investments Push Enterprises to Demand Accountability From Tech Vendors
Companies spent over $300 billion on artificial intelligence last year, yet most initiatives produced little measurable value. As skepticism grows, a new debate is emerging around accountability in enterprise technology contracts and whether vendors should share responsibility for outcomes.

Key Challenges in the Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Update
The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as May 2026, timelines remain uncertain as new requirements are grounded in modern cybersecurity practices and frameworks.

More Code, More Problems - and More Testing
When Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Security late last month, investors were quick to punish traditional cybersecurity vendors. But analysts say the impact of Anthropic's new service will likely be more nuanced than indicated by early reactions.

Defense Contractors May Be Forced to Remove Claude From Pentagon Programs
The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk after accusing the artificial intelligence firm of restricting military use of its tools, a move that could force defense contractors to cut ties with Claude as the company prepares a legal challenge and the tech sector warns of wider fallout.

HIPAA Settlement Small Compared to Many Others
U.S. federal regulators fined a dental practice software vendor with a seemingly lowball financial penalty for a high-stakes 2020 hack affecting 15 million individuals that the company failed to report. Maryland-based MMG Fusion agreed to $10,000.

Researchers Tie UAT-9244 Intrusion to Famous Sparrow and Tropic Trooper
A China-linked cyberespionage group has been targeting telecommunications providers in South America since 2024 using a set of newly discovered malware tools designed to maintain persistent access to critical communications infrastructure, Cisco Talos researchers found.

Also: US' Multi-Million Dollar Scam Funds Seizure
Iran exchange leak raises sanctions risks, $580M frozen in scam crackdown, $61M romance scam funds seized, feds seek $327K in dating scam case, Russia exploit broker sanctioned, South Korean wallet recovery phrase exposure and arrest in custody bitcoin theft, Axiom data misuse and Uniswap lawsuit ends.

Who Knew APT Hackers Liked Emojis So Much?
All the nation-state hackers are vibe coding. Vibeware won't win any coding awards. It's not pretty. It doesn't target any zero-day vulnerabilities or known flaws in innovative new ways - but it does allow polyglot malware to be generated at scale.

System Meant to Dispel FUD Faces Uphill Climb to Widespread Adoption
Hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes - and now operational technology cyber incidents - all can receive a numerical score based on their severity, although a new effort promoting an "OT Incident Impact Score" faces an uphill climb to get the traction it needs to succeed.

Millisecond Detection and Layered Controls Will Shape Future Payment Security
Stablecoins can remove chargebacks and make transactions irreversible in fraud cases. This trend is forcing banks to analyze risks before a payment executes. AI models must work within milliseconds while maintaining accuracy and minimizing friction for legitimate users.

State CIOs Are Exploring How AI Agents Can Boost Productivity, Efficiency
Reputation aside, most pen pushers in state governments don't actually like pushing paper. They also don't care to force citizens to fill out forms in triplicate. Two decades of promises to minimize those chores may be on the cusp of gloriously coming true with the advent of agentic AI.

Series A Funding Aims to Give Security Teams Visibility Into Complex SecOps Stacks
Fig Security has raised $30 million in Series A funding to help organizations modernize their SOC infrastructure. The startup said CISOs lack visibility into complex SecOps pipelines spanning SIEMs, data lakes and automation tools, which can lead to silent failures that undermine threat detection.