When politics break the firewa... Note

When politics break the firewall.

Federal cybersecurity programs are expiring due to a government shutdown, impacting crucial operations. Global leaders are meeting in Riyadh at the Global Cybersecurity Forum to discuss cyberspace's future. NIST has released a guide for protecting industrial control systems from USB threats. ICE intends to purchase a tool capable of tracking hundreds of millions of phone locations daily. A patched VMware vulnerability has been exploited as a zero-day for nearly a year. ClickFix-style attacks are increasing and spreading across various platforms. A new "Battering RAM" attack can bypass memory encryption and boot-time defenses using a simple device. Researchers have developed a toolkit that transforms ordinary PDFs into interactive phishing and malware lures. Three separate data breaches have exposed the information of 3.7 million individuals across North America. A report from Senate Democrats regarding the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is being discussed by CyberScoop's Tim Starks.