The Biden administration is calling on government agencies and departments to file fiscal year 2026 budget proposals that focus on defending critical infrastructure, dismantling threat actors and investing in resilient federal systems, according to a new memorandum issued this week.
Critical infrastructure sectors face many potentially disruptive threats such as supply chain vulnerabilities and the growing dependency on space-based systems. But the top cyberthreats facing the U.S. are the People's Republic of China and emerging risks associated with AI and quantum computing.
Robotics technology is reshaping the landscape of space exploration. As NASA ventures further into the cosmos, "robots can be a great tool for humanity to extend our reach beyond the limitations of our own physical bodies," according to NASA Johnson Space Center robotics expert Shaun Azimi.
The current use of artificial intelligence in the U.K. defense sector is not about creating killer robots. It is focused on optimizing resources and increasing the efficiency of military operations, experts speaking at the Alan Turing Institute's AI UK conference told attendees.
The pace of cybersecurity improvements has stagnated at many Britain organizations over the past year, driven in part by budget and staffing challenges, according to a new U.K. government report designed to assess domestic business resilience and the country's collective cybersecurity posture.
This week, the FCC OK'd cybersecurity labeling, DarkGate exploited Google, Fortinet patched a bug, cyberattacks hit the French government and employment agencies, Google restricted Gemini AI chatbot and paid bug bounties, Microsoft had Patch Tuesday, Marine Max was attacked, and Alcasec moved on.
A federal government IT modernization funding program is looking to invest in projects that will help hasten the implementation of artificial intelligence to improve efficiencies and service delivery among government agencies. It will favor proposals with budgets under $6 million.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is investigating a cyberattack from an Iranian hacking group known as "Cyber Av3ngers" that targeted a small municipal water authority in Pennsylvania over its use of Israeli-owned software, according to officials.
The risk of critical infrastructure hacking in the United Kingdom likely grew in the last year, says the national cybersecurity agency, citing a slew of high-profile ransomware attacks. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a main driver of growing risk in cyberspace, the agency says.
The reliance on text bases in modern software development means Rockwell Automation can capitalize on generative AI's ability to read, produce and generate text. Having open text-based files and a domain-specific language made it easy for Rockwell to apply generative AI to FactoryTalk Design Studio.
Microsoft spent the past year testing how generative AI can boost productivity, accelerate learning curves and drive collaboration for itself, its partners and its customers. Microsoft infuses generative AI into every product it builds and now uses generative AI to build generative AI capabilities.
Poor visibility and the complexity of cloud environments are helping criminals exploit important blind spots in critical infrastructure and business, said NetWitness' Karim Abillama. He shared how defenders need to evolve their strategies to meet new threats from nation-state groups and criminals.
The U.K. Parliament is calling on experts to provide information on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity amid mounting concerns that internet-connected systems underpinning functions such as power delivery and healthcare are vulnerable to hackers.
Critical services in the Netherlands could be a potential target of ransomware and hacktivist attackers with ties to Russia as a means to sow large-scale disruptions in the country, according to a Dutch National Cyber Security Center warning this week.
Cyberattackers have hit Ukraine's critical infrastructure over 3,000 times since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, according to Ukraine's national incident response team, which warned that such attacks may continue for years even after the fighting on the ground is over.
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