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Orbital Frontier Is the Next Ungoverned Internet, and We Have Left It Open to Attack
The orbital frontier is the next ungoverned internet - a vast, vulnerable network of over 11,000 satellites without a cybersecurity framework. As nations race to commercialize space, we've left the orbit open to attack. Who will govern space cybersecurity?

Nacha's Devon Marsh on Banks Proving They 'Reasonably Intended' to Identify Fraud
Nacha's 2026 rule amendments pivot from "commercially reasonable" to "reasonably intended" fraud detection standards. Nacha's Devon Marsh explains what this shift means for RDFIs and ODFIs and how banks and financial institutions can define and demonstrate reasonable practices.

Why Traditional Logs Can't Explain What Happens Inside a Rogue AI Model
Logs are where cybersecurity teams spot how and when the break in occurred. For a new type of attack, logs will be worthless - a condition that will especially challenge digital responders as artificial intelligence systems become more ubiquitous.

Lawmakers Include Extension of Cyberthreat Sharing Law in Shutdown Resolution
A statute underpinning corporate cybersecurity information sharing may come back into effect along with funding to reopen the U.S. federal government after six weeks of being shutdown. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 expired the same day Washington shut down on Oct. 1.

Ransomware Attack on British Pathology Lab Disrupted Patient Care for Months
British pathology laboratory services firm Synnovis has completed a forensics review of data stolen in a June 2024 ransomware attack and is notifying affected healthcare organizations. Those providers will be responsible for notifying their own affected patients, if deemed necessary, the firm said.

It's Time for Enterprises to Manage Risks Posed by Compromised Personal Devices
Online job scams have evolved beyond consumer fraud and now pose a direct threat to corporate networks. Google warns that scammers are embedding remote access Trojans and info-stealers disguised as interview software or application materials to hack personal devices and ultimately corporate systems.

Keyless's Biometric Tech to Improve Privacy, Account Recovery and User Experience
Ping Identity will acquire Keyless to expand passwordless authentication to frontline workers who lack access to smartphones. The deal gives Ping deepfake-resistant, privacy-first biometrics that don't store user templates on servers, easing identity verification and account recovery.

Spyware Targets Samsung Galaxy Devices, Says Unit 42
Hackers used previously unknown commercial spyware dubbed "Landfall" to surveil the activities of Samsung Galaxy device owners in the Middle East, say security researchers who posit the threat actor has connections to the United Arab Emirates.

Conduent Gets Sued; US Government's Cyber Shutdown Woes; Hacktivist Hits Rise
The latest ISMG Editors' Panel tackles: post-hack legal fallout for Conduent after it suffered the year's biggest health data breach, the U.S. government's shutdown complicating its response to the breach of vendor F5 and the rise in attacks targeting Western critical national infrastructure.

Nation-State Actor Suspected in Breach of Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office has been the subject of an apparent cyber incident, officials confirmed Friday, raising concerns that adversaries may have gained access to sensitive data used to inform U.S. legislative decisions amid ongoing federal cyber staffing shortages.

OT Security 'a Generation Behind Traditional IT'
For those charged with the cyber defense of OT and industrial control systems, one challenge towers above all others: Data. Specifically, its scarcity. Most operators simply don't capture it, in stark contrast with their IT counterparts.

Senate HELP Committee Chair Seeks to Secure Data in Smart Watches, Health Apps
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician and chair of the Senate health committee, has proposed legislation that aims to create parallel HIPAA-like privacy protections to more types of health data - such as data collected by consumer wearable devices and health apps - not currently covered under HIPAA.

Central Jersey Medical Center Runs Health Centers for Schools in Newark
Central Jersey Medical Center, a federally qualified health center that partners with public schools in Newark, New Jersey, is notifying an undisclosed number of people of a data breach related to an August ransomware attack. The incident is latest to hit a resourced-stretched healthcare provider.

Audit Issues, Policy Debt and Limited Project Scope Are Hampering Adoption
Microsegmentation has long been touted as the gold standard for restricting lateral movement by hackers. It helps lock down network traffic and reduces the blast radius of a breach. Vendors say it's transformative, but if you walk into most large enterprises, you'll will find it half-implemented.

CISA Argues None of 54 Fired Workers Fall Under Union Protections
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told a federal court it complied with an injunction blocking shutdown-related layoffs by sending reduction-in-force notices only to non-union staff within a unit vital to coordination with state, local and private-sector defenders.

OTsec India Steering Committee Discuss Cyberthreats, Compliance and Innovation
Featuring some of the most prominent voices in Indian operational technology cybersecurity, the steering committee for the inaugural OTsec India Summit shares insights on a range of topics including OT threats, regulatory imperatives and the latest innovations.

Learn the Business, Be Intentional, Find a Mentor and Build Non-Technical Skills
New to cybersecurity? Start by learning how organizations work - their people, processes and priorities - before diving deep into technical stacks. Understanding how to translate technical findings into business risk differentiates a professional from a technician.

DOJ: Suspects Hit 5 Firms, Including 3 in Healthcare, Netted $1.3M in Ransom Money
Three former employees of two cybersecurity firms stand accused of using BlackCat ransomware in a conspiracy to extort five U.S. companies, including three in the healthcare sector. One of the victim companies paid nearly $1.3 million to the attackers, U.S. federal prosecutors said.

DHS Plans to Expand SAVE Database Use to Raise Privacy, Accuracy, Security Concerns
A Department of Homeland Security move to broaden an immigration verification database into a voter verification tool could expose sensitive information to security threats. Critics caution it accelerates a pattern of data being repurposed by the Trump administration for surveillance.

Chinese Hackers Target European Diplomats With LNK File Flaw
Chinese nation-state hackers are exploiting a Windows vulnerability to hack European diplomatic outposts, say security researchers - but operating system giant Microsoft says the flaw doesn't merit a patch. Hackers used a flaw already compromised by North Korea and Russia.