POLITICO Morning Cybersecurity


Outsourcing part of the war on cybercrime
Mon Aug 17 10:00 am
The White House’s new memo giving private companies a role in conducting cyber operations against international cybercrime units pushes government-industry collaboration into new territory.
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Black Hat and DEF CON offer lessons for Congress
Mon Aug 10 10:00 am
From mounting AI to ongoing cyberattacks, the annual Black Hat and DEF CON conferences offered a glimpse into the biggest challenges facing cyberspace today — and what Washington can do to help bridge the gap.
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AI is now the weapon and the battlefield
Mon Aug 03 10:00 am
A new report from CrowdStrike highlights how AI has become both a weapon and a target as hackers race to exploit the rapidly evolving technology.
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Behind Trump’s election playbook
Mon Jul 27 10:00 am
From seizing voting machines to pressuring states to turn over voter info, Trump has made a myriad of moves to overhaul elections before the midterms.
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The AI safety tradeoff
Mon Jul 20 10:00 am
The race to stop cyberattackers from weaponizing powerful frontier models is creating a new problem: Cybersecurity researchers say the tools are blocking legitimate security testing.
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Capitol Hill’s summer cyber sprint
Mon Jul 13 10:00 am
With August recess looming, Congress faces two major cyber tests: advancing AI security legislation and breaking the deadlock over a warrantless surveillance authority.
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The AI vulnerability surge has begun
Mon Jul 06 10:00 am
The rapid development of advanced frontier models has set the cyber world up for the next security crisis: Troves of software vulnerabilities popping up faster than defenders can patch them.
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