Cynthia Brumfield

Surprised by the City of Columbus' effort to gag him, cybersecurity expert Connor Goodwolf believes city leaders could have avoided embarrassment in the wake of a ransomware attack if they had talked to him. Here, Goodwolf and cyber and legal experts weigh in on the high-profile incident gone awry.

CISOs must now cope with a welter of emerging EU and disparate US state laws after Governor Gavin Newsom rejected California's stringent AI safety and security law, which many thought would set a global regulatory high-water mark.

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities (XSS) have vexed cybersecurity professionals for 30 years. Following a CISA and FBI alert, experts say unless these flaws are fixed soon, AI models may ingest and perpetuate them.

Cyberattacks on water systems are rising, with Russian state-linked “hacktivists” posting videos of seemingly amateur intrusions. But their prank-like nature belies more malicious possibilities, as a recent attack on the small Texas town of Stanton, reported here for the first time, illustrates.

An Elon Musk-led initiative that aims to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget could hollow out US agencies' cybersecurity efforts, but experts say it won't be quick or easy.

Black Hat conference attendees heard a post-mortem on the KeyTrap DNSSEC vulnerability, which could have widely impacted browsing, email, TLS, and other key web services.

Cybersecurity experts from financial giant JPMorganChase say the cybersecurity community is being misled about the severity of vulnerabilities by the CVSS, which threatens to seriously hinder remediation efforts.

CISA and global cybersecurity leaders have introduced a proactive framework for OT procurement, emphasizing security by design to counter evolving threats.

Cisco AI Defense is the company's proprietary AI tool that can validate enterprise AI models and protect them against attacks.

Experts welcome economic sanctions against gang believed to be behind telecom hacks, but warn tougher action is needed.