WSJ Pro Cybersecurity

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State cyber and tech officials urged Congress to restore money and staff for federal cybersecurity programs as threats escalate from AI and adversaries
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As Washington stalls on implementing AI guardrails, China and the EU are shaping standards for developers worldwide
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A recent EY test of new frontier AI models on a single healthcare customer found 45 million vulnerabilities in a matter of hours. States say they are being excluded from these pilots
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Act-of-war exclusions are largely untested in the cyber insurance market, where the line between cybercrime and nation-state warfare is unclear
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Though the finance sector is seen as a model for cybersecurity, it must change to meet more agile threats, says Valerie Abend, the new CEO of FS-ISAC, the industry’s main cyber threat-sharing group
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Iran-backed hackers say they are expanding cyberattacks to global targets outside of critical infrastructure in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli military strikes
https://t.co/TNpPNOsTLH

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Act-of-war exclusions are largely untested in the cyber insurance market, where the line between cybercrime and nation-state warfare is unclear
https://t.co/uDTu1wYlJ3

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Microsoft says it has helped pull the plug on a massive criminal platform that sold ready-made online hacking kits for budding cybercriminals
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As hacking sites are seized, criminals are learning from it. “A successful takedown can paradoxically become a tutorial for every other threat actor watching from the sidelines,” one expert says.
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The White House issued an order to use various levers of government power to take on cybercrime gangs such as Southeast Asian romance-scam farms
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The Trump administration published a brief document outlining a more aggressive cyber posture that will involve the private sector
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Medtech giant Stryker is experiencing a global outage across its systems, with staff and contractors reporting the logo of an Iran-linked hacking group appeared on login pages
https://t.co/8oGNm2yCs2

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Sens. Mark Warner and Mike Rounds proposed creating a commission to examine federal artificial intelligence policy
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From stolen intellectual property and marketing data to rare-earth intel, U.S. cyber adversaries are gathering "blueprints" to build their own market leaders https://t.co/WWPjkbyg2s

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Once a fringe concept, the idea of enlisting private firms in offensive cyber operations is becoming a pillar of national security https://t.co/e9Q23LfiDR

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Colin Ahern, cyber chief of New York state, has been promoted to director of security and intelligence, a newly created post that encompasses hybrid cyber-physical attacks and drone threats https://t.co/SK5NwhWbbL

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In 2026, corporate cyber teams will get more strategic about how they use AI for defense
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Cybersecurity company Varonis Systems said it would acquire artificial-intelligence specialist AllTrue in a $125 million all-cash deal
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A hacking group known as Clop (Russian for bedbug) is still making ransom demands for millions of dollars from users of Oracle’s E-Business Suite software. The hack was last July.
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As Washington goes on offense against global cyber foes, legislation to foster private-public collaboration will be essential, cybersecurity experts say
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