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Cybersecurity Spending

CISA Unveils Final $100M Cyber Grants as State Burdens Soar

Chris Riotta  •  August 5, 2025

The federal government announced a final $100 million round of cybersecurity grants aimed at boosting state and local defenses, but experts warn the funding signals a broader shift in responsibility to under-resourced governments facing escalating threats without sustained federal support.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Nvidia Patches Trio of Triton Vulnerabilities

Greg Sirico  •  August 5, 2025

Artificial chip maker giant Nvidia published patches for its open-source platform allowing users to run models at scale after researchers found hackers could gain complete control of the underlying server - allowing them to steal the models, manipulate its responses and steal data.

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Endpoint Security

Anatomy of a Winning Call for Paper Submission for Nullcon

Rahul Neel Mani  •  August 5, 2025

Security conference submissions often number in the hundreds, but only a few stand out. Eric Lawrence, a veteran in browser and web application security, reviewed CFPs for Nullcon Berlin and looked for concise, well-prepared proposals that clearly communicated original, timely research.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Dutch Prosecutors Recover From Suspected Russian Hack

Akshaya Asokan  •  August 5, 2025

The Dutch Public Prosecution Service on Monday began phased restoration of its networks after a cyberattack last month forced the agency to take down its services offline. The agency confirmed that hackers exploited a vulnerability in a Citrix device.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

SonicWall Probes Potential Zero-Day After Ransomware Hits

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  August 5, 2025

SonicWall said it is probing a surge in attacks against its Gen 7 firewalls, running various firmware versions, which have SSL VPN enabled. Researchers said attackers may have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability and that multiple victims have been infected with Akira ransomware.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Perplexity's Bots Ignore No-Crawl Rules, Says Cloudflare

Rashmi Ramesh  •  August 5, 2025

Artificial intelligence firm Perplexity is facing allegations it sidestepped long-standing internet norms in pursuit of data. Cloudflare accused the AI search engine startup of positioning itself as a Google alternative, ignoring website restrictions and disguising its scraping activities.

Network Detection & Response

Convergence of Technologies Reshaping the Enterprise Network

Brian Pereira  •  August 5, 2025

Once built for simple text traffic, networks now face a tidal wave of AI workloads and machine identities. As Cisco, HPE and Palo Alto Networks revamp strategies, the race is on to secure and unify fragmented infrastructures and unlock the next phase of enterprise innovation.

Critical Infrastructure Security

Chinese Nation-State Hackers Breach Southeast Asian Telecoms

Prajeet Nair  •  August 4, 2025

Chinese nation-state hackers penetrated mobile telecom networks across Southeast Asia likely in order to track individuals' location, say security researchers. One tell about the hackers' intentions was deployment of a custom-made network scanning and packet capture utility tracked as CordScan.

Training & Security Leadership

Senate Confirms Trump's National Cyber Director Nominee

Chris Riotta  •  August 4, 2025

The United States has a new national cyber director after a tense Senate vote ended months of political and procedural delays, allowing the Trump administration to push forward with its sweeping overhaul of federal cybersecurity priorities.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Milan Court Rejects Chinese Hacker's House Arrest Plea

Akshaya Asokan  •  August 4, 2025

Prosecutors at a Milan court on Friday rejected a house arrest request by lawyers of a Chinese national awaiting possible extradition to the United States in Italy, citing flight risk. Italian authorities arrested Xu Zewei, 33, of Shanghai, in July after his arrival at Milan's Malpensa Airport.

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks

Russia Uses ISPs to Spy on Diplomats, Warns Microsoft

Mathew J. Schwartz  •  August 4, 2025

Russian intelligence since 2024 has been using their country's internet service providers to run adversary-in-the-middle attacks designed to infect diplomats inside the country's borders with intelligence-gathering malware, Microsoft warns.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Delta Air Lines Taps AI to Rewrite Rules of Ticket Pricing

Rahul Neel Mani  •  August 4, 2025

Delta Air Lines is revolutionizing ticket pricing with AI, aiming to automate 20% of fares by 2025. Partnering with Fetcherr, the airline uses real-time data and machine learning for personalized pricing, raising revenue potential and privacy concerns.