Interim CISA chief: ‘When the government shuts down, cyber threats do not’ Summary Acting CISA Director Madhu Gottumukkala told the House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee that a Department of Homeland…
40 state AGs warn House KOSA bill falls short of protecting children online Summary A bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general has written to Congress saying the House version…
Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers Summary A security researcher known as “Q Continuum” found 287 Chrome extensions that appear to exfiltrate…
Lawmakers demand great wall to keep advanced chipmaking gear out of China Summary A bipartisan group of eight US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to impose a countrywide ban…
China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct Summary China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will crack down on universities that fail to investigate or sanction researchers…
Trump team’s new rule could make firing government scientists easier Summary The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) finalised a rule on 5 February 2026 creating a new employee category,…
North Korea’s UNC1069 Hammers Crypto Firms With AI Summary Google Cloud’s Mandiant has published research on UNC1069, a North Korea–linked threat actor active since at least 2018, showing a shift…
Support people and their livelihoods rather than fossil-fuel industries Summary Geopolitical will to cut emissions is weak, but market forces are moving towards clean electricity: renewable costs have plummeted and…
Clearing trapped cholesterol could relieve lymphoedema Summary Lim et al. (reported in Nature and summarised by Babak Mehrara) show that impaired lymphatic clearance leads to excessive cholesterol deposition in peripheral…
How to Stay on Top of Future Threats With a Cutting-Edge SOC Summary The article argues that security operations centres (SOCs) must rapidly evolve to meet future threats, with a…
