With 2025 coming to a close, Nextgov/FCW asked cybersecurity experts — including former officials, research analysts and providers — to outline their predictions for cybersecurity activity in 2026.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may have dominated wider tech headlines this year – and this held true in the cyber world as well – but at the same time, the security community’s concerns extend far ...

Holiday cyberattacks surge 30–50% from Black Friday through New Year's as hacker trends intensify across retail and online platforms. With consumers distracted by sales and businesses operating with ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Despite overwhelming focus on the Department of Homeland Security’s handling of immigration enforcement, a Thursday hearing on worldwide ...

A 4.1% increase in military cyber funding in the FY2026 NDAA budget underpins new requirements for hardened mobile devices, AI security frameworks, and expanded DoD ...

Representing Language Technology Platform (LTP) CrowdIn, Jourik Ciesielski, CTO at Elan Languages, gave a presentation at SlatorCon Remote December 2025 on the importance of security, confidentiality, ...

Zafran Security, a cybersecurity startup created by an Iranian-born spy whose story helped inspire the hit Apple TV series "Tehran," has raised $60 million, the company said Tuesday. Sanaz Yashar, the ...

The United States continues to face one of the largest cybersecurity workforce gaps ever recorded, with more than 500,000 open cyber positions nationwide. Federal agencies, from CISA to the Department ...

Vision language models (VLMs) have made impressive strides over the past year, but can they handle real-world enterprise challenges? All signs point to yes, with one caveat: They still need maturing ...

The Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group Nov. 18 released a best practices guide for health care organizations and medical device manufacturers that includes an updated ...

From ransomware to quantum disruption, Canada must take urgent steps to defend its institutions and build long-term cyber capacity. Observer Labs This Q&A is part of Observer’s Expert Insights series, ...

As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency ...