National Security stories

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber with Bank of America, BlackRock and others, backing defenders, researchers and open-source security teams.

CIQ rolls out Enterprise Linux compliance stack as federal cryptography, defence contractor and post-quantum rules tighten from 2026.

NCC Group says geopolitics, digital sovereignty and AI are driving tougher cyber rules, with boards facing greater accountability and scrutiny.

QuSecure says post-quantum migration should be treated as an urgent operational task, as Google, Cloudflare and India push 2029 deadlines.

Operator XR unveils portable Interceptor VR training for counter-drone teams as defence spending rises and agencies seek faster preparation.

Atomic-6 unveils ODC.space marketplace for orbital computing capacity, targeting AI and government users facing Earthbound data centre bottlenecks.

Flashpass secures $4.1 million seed round to widen its skills platform and add job-matching tools as AI reshapes work.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has named OpenAI's Abu Dhabi Stargate campus as a possible target, sharpening fears over Gulf AI infrastructure amid rising tensions.

OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix Applied Intelligence launch a sovereign AI factory push across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Anthropic expands a guarded AI pilot with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others, offering Claude Mythos Preview to hunt flaws in critical code and open source.

1Kosmos wins Department of War IL4 identity approval, extending its FedRAMP High platform to mission-critical defence workloads and partner access.

TCCA urges industry to align on international standards as 4G and 5G broadband systems expand the cyber risk for mission critical communications.

China-linked TA416 returns to spying on European diplomats and later expands attacks to Middle Eastern government targets after Iran conflict.

DroneShield rolls out Q2 software upgrade with drone threat ranking, revamped ATAK-CIV tools and offline maps for its command systems.

DroneShield opens Amsterdam base as Europe drives 45% of revenue and a USD $1.2 billion pipeline, boosting local support for counter-UAS demand.

Small US defence manufacturers face CMMC readiness shortfalls as cybersecurity checks tighten, with many underestimating the work needed to win contracts.

Rapid7 says China-linked Red Menshen has planted dormant “sleeper cells” inside global telecoms networks to quietly maintain long-term access.

SatVu's HotSat-2 is cleared for launch on SpaceX's Transporter-16 mission, as the London firm rebuilds its thermal Earth observation network.

Blackwired and ARMIS International team up to offer pre-emptive cyber defence for government, defence and critical infrastructure clients.

Cybermindz warns mental health-related absence could already be costing the UK, US and Australia's cyber sector more than 250,000 work days.