BriefsCyber & AI
Brief
Cyber & AI
The mandates, incidents, and oversight impacting federal contracts.
DHS/CISA
CISA’s New Strategy Runs into America’s Blind Trust Problem
CISA, Allies Warn of Denial-of-Wallet Risks in AI Token Guidance
CISA, FBI, Secret Service & Partners Expose SafePay Ransomware Tactics
Governmentwide Cyber Exercise to Test Resilience Against AI Cyber Attack
DoD
DoD’s Reasons for CMMC Pause Falling Apart in Face of RFI Responses
Almost Half of Defense Contractors Pressing Ahead With CMMC Despite Phase 2 Pause
Cyber Operators Are Deployed in Place. The Pentagon Should Treat Them That Way
GenAI.mil Saw More Than 2 Million Users in One Week, Top DOD Official Says
State and Local
The End of “My AI Made Me Do It”: California’s New Rules for Lawyers and Generative AI
California SB 574: What Legal Departments Should Know About New Rules for Lawyer Use of GenAI
California SB 574: What Legal Departments Should Know About New Rules for Lawyer Use of GenAI
State AG Perspectives on AI, Algorithms and Enforcement
Legislation & Regulations
What Democratic Control of Congress Means for Cybersecurity
Encrypted Client Hello Could Become a Federal Contract Condition Under Wyden Push to OMB, CISA
NIST Report Provides Guidelines for Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
A Comparison of the EU Cloud and AI Development Act Requirements Against the U.S. FOCI Regime and FedRAMP
Expert Opinion
OTA Bid Protests, Cybersecurity FCA Enforcement, and SBA Audits
FedSubK Feature: The Real Challenge to Implementation of the GSA AI Clause
Navigating the Opportunities and Obstacles Facing Quantum Sensing Companies: A Three-Part Series
DOJ Reaches $13 Million False Claims Act Settlement with Defense Contractors Over Cybersecurity Compliance Failures
News
Dems Point to CISA Staffing, AI Security and Other Cyber Priorities
Romanian Servers Targeted by Russian Hackers to Scoop Up Emails about NATO, EU
Memo to Milestone: FedRAMP Grants the First Full FedRAMP 20x Class C Certification
Microsoft Fixes Over 1,000 Vulnerabilities in November Patch Tuesday
Resources
GAO Report – Quantum Computing: Federal Actions Needed to Prepare for Emerging Cyber Threat
DFARS – Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
GAO Report – Artificial Intelligence: Federal Efforts Guided by Requirements and Advisory Groups
FAR – Strengthening America’s Cybersecurity Workforce
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