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Troll farms now occupy a growing place in online communication and influence strategies. These public or private structures coordinate networks of accounts designed to amplify certain narratives, steer debates, or destabilize opponents. Present in Russia, China, India, Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia, they illustrate the rise of a new tool of political and geopolitical action based on information control and perception management.

California enacts landmark AI safety legislation regulating high-compute AI models and incident disclosures

Boards want answers on AI: Where is it used? What risks does it create? How is it governed? Keep Aware released a free template to help CISOs present GenAI adoption, risk, exposure & controls clearly to leadership.

CrowdStrike acquired Onum for $290 million to enhance AI-driven cybersecurity through optimized data pipelines, enabling faster threat detection and "agentic security" in real-time architectures. This addresses rising AI-powered threats and data overload, positioning CrowdStrike ahead in a market shifting toward efficient, data-centric defenses.

The U.S. FBI issued a flash alert to warn of malicious activities carried out by two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395.

California lawmakers passed SB 53, imposing strict safety standards on AI models to prevent catastrophic risks, amid debates on innovation versus regulation. Governor Newsom faces a tough decision, balancing tech industry backlash, political ambitions, and economic impacts. His choice could set national precedents for AI governance.

A massive DDoS attack peaked at 1.5 billion packets per second, targeting a European mitigation provider using over 11,000 compromised IoT devices and MikroTik routers. Successfully thwarted by FastNetMon, it underscores escalating threats, IoT vulnerabilities, and the need for advanced defenses in cybersecurity.

What’s the AISIC? The U.S. State Department commissioned Gladstone AI to assess advanced AI risks with a report.

County officials said this year, the library system's operating budget is $24 million. The cyberattack spending means the county spent about 25% more on the library than it originally budgeted.