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US court refuses to stay Pentagon’s ‘supply-chain risk’ blacklisting of Anthropic

A federal appeals court in Washington has refused to suspend the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic, leaving defense contractors with conflicting legal signals over whether they can continue using Claude, and putting the ruling at odds with a separate federal court that reached the opposite conclusion last month. “The equitable balance here cuts in…

If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too

Washington has rediscovered consequences. Just not consistently. The March 6 executive order rests on a simple, correct idea: cyber-enabled fraud persists because it is profitable, scalable, and too often tolerated. So the government’s answer is to raise the cost. More coordination. More disruption. More prosecutions. More diplomatic pressure on the states that shelter these operations.…

Japan’s Washington Hotel Reports Ransomware Attack

Washington Hotel Corporation has confirmed a ransomware attack that compromised several internal servers, triggering containment measures and an ongoing investigation into potential data exposure.  The incident was detected when unauthorized access was identified across multiple systems. “Unauthorized access to various business data stored on our servers has been confirmed. The information leak is currently under…

News alert: Award nominations reveal a shift from AI hype to a sharper focus on governing agentic AI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026, CyberNewswire: The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders, the analysis draws on more than 200 submissions received ahead of RSA Conference 2026. Agentic…

U.S. Needs to Protect Tech Leadership: Qualcomm

This week, Qualcomm held an event in Washington, D.C. to raise concerns about intellectual property creation, control and protection – and specifically against the rise of China as a technological powerhouse that could displace U.S. leadership. The opening keynote by Susan C. Schwab, an expert in negotiating trade disputes at the University of Maryland’s School…

U.S. Needs to Protect Tech Leadership: Qualcomm

This week, Qualcomm held an event in Washington, D.C. to raise concerns about intellectual property creation, control and protection – and specifically against the rise of China as a technological powerhouse that could displace U.S. leadership. The opening keynote by Susan C. Schwab, an expert in negotiating trade disputes at the University of Maryland’s School…