CISA and FEMA announced two grants of more than $100 million for state, local, and tribal governments looking to improve cybersecurity.
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AI Guardrails Under Fire: Cisco’s Jailbreak Demo Exposes AI Weak Points
Cisco’s latest jailbreak method reveals just how easily sensitive data can be extracted from chatbots trained on proprietary or copyrighted content.
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Sean Cairncross Confirmed by Senate as National Cyber Director
The US Senate voted to confirm Sean Cairncross as the National Cyber Director, five months after nominalization.
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 44 Deals Announced in July 2025
Forty-four cybersecurity merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in July 2025.
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Northwest Radiologists Data Breach Impacts 350,000 Washingtonians
Northwest Radiologists says the personal information of 350,000 Washington State residents was stolen in a January 2025 data breach.
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Several Vulnerabilities Patched in AI Code Editor Cursor
Attackers could silently modify sensitive MCP files to trigger the execution of arbitrary code without requiring user approval.
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Gene Sequencing Giant Illumina Settles for $9.8M Over Product Vulnerabilities
Illumina will pay $9.8 million to settle accusations that products provided to the US government were affected by cybersecurity flaws.
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Gen Z in the Crosshairs: Cybercriminals Shift Focus to Young, Digital-Savvy Workers
Should Gen Z to be treated as a separate attack surface within your company?
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In Other News: Microsoft Probes ToolShell Leak, Port Cybersecurity, Raspberry Pi ATM Hack
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Microsoft investigates whether the ToolShell exploit was leaked via MAPP, two reports on port cybersecurity, physical backdoor used for ATM hacking attempt.
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Microsoft Boosts .NET Bounty Program Rewards to $40,000
Valid, complete reports detailing remote code execution or elevation of privilege bugs in .NET qualify for the maximum rewards.
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