In Brief

●  Stanford GSB researchers are building frameworks that keep AI under human control even as they become more autonomous.

●  In a cooperative game, an AI agent learns when to check in with a person and when to act alone.

Another framework sets up effective oversight of an untrusted model by pools of human or AI supervisors.

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Artificial intelligence systems are starting to do more than answer questions. New AI “agents” can remember information from previous interactions, plan a series of steps and use digital tools to complete tasks.

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First-of-its-kind research from Finland’s Aalto University’s School of Business reveals the modus operandi and operating model of the pro-Russian hacking group responsible for thousands of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against NATO and European targets.

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Seventeen Iranian men have been charged in a cybercrime case being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

The accused are members of the Mabna Institute, an Iranian-based company known for hacking U.S. higher education institutions and private sector companies on behalf of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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The United States has had enough in cyberspace. The White House has now created a program under which American companies can conduct offensive cyber operations against ransomware gangs and other ‘cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations.’

Australia should look closely at the experiment.

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Physical access to an aircraft has not typically been considered a cybersecurity risk – but it should be, according to a team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. In a paperpresented Aug.

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As artificial intelligence becomes central to scientific discovery, researchers face a growing but often overlooked risk: the AI models, datasets, and automated systems they depend on can be compromised in ways that conventional cybersecurity tools are not designed to detect.

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During Black Hat and DEF CON, you can expect to run into more than 400 vendors and 50,000 attendees. Both conferences are going to be full of life, with various...

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A process key to protecting our nation’s electrical grid is getting smarter and faster thanks to a team led by Sandia artificial intelligence researcher Georgios Fragkos.

Georgios, Sidney Wright and Birk Jones with the Communications and Cybersecurity for the Energy Edge team, known as C2E2, have been working on a system that uses generative AI and large language models to both detect and locate cyber-physical threats to the electrical grid.

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Sandia is engaged in multiple research and development efforts that use AI to secure the electric grid against intentional and natural threats, as well as problems created by aging infrastructure and unprecedented load growth. In addition to C2E2 and DERMS, which was featured in the June 18 edition of Lab News, projects in this portfolio include:

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Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July 26-27, 2026.

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Sella Nevo spent years pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence to save and improve human lives. His focus now is on developing policies to promote the safe and effective use of AI and biotechnology. His mandate at RAND: to help ensure the most pivotal technologies of our time benefit humanity rather than endanger it.

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The Vulnerability Hackers found a serious zero-day vulnerability in Oracle’s software, which is being listed as CVE-2026-35273, sparking entire waves of attacks. Security researchers have also linked UNC6240 to infrastructure...

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