CISA pay cuts and workforce concerns

CISA staff may see pay cuts in 2026. Threat actors advertise a full chain zero-day exploit for iOS. A US-led international coalition releases joint guidance on integrating AI into operational technology. Microsoft lowers sales growth targets for its agentic AI products. A major fintech provider suffers a ransomware-linked breach. Arizona’s Attorney General sues Temo over data collection practices. Lessons learned from Capita’s handling of Black Basta. The UK sanctions Russia’s GRU. My guest is Dave Baggett, co-founder and CEO of INKY (recently acquired by Kaseya), about the challenges of email security. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court insists on AI transparency.

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CyberWire Guest

Today, Dave Bittner speaks with Dave Baggett, co-founder and CEO of INKY (recently acquired by Kaseya), about the need to update email security that was built on a 1971 design.

Selected Reading

US Slashes Pay Incentives at Already Weakened Cyber Agency (Bloomberg)

Zero-Day Alert: Alleged iOS 26 Full Chain Exploit for Sale (Dataminr)

Principles for the Secure Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Operational Technology (CISA)

Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas (Ars Technica)

Marketing and Compliance Software Vendor to Banks Breached (Data Breach Today)

Arizona attorney general sues Chinese online retailer Temu over data theft claims (AP News)

What organisations can learn from the record breaking fine over Capita’s ransomware incident (DoublePulsar)

UK cracks down on Russian intelligence agency authorised by Putin to target Skripals (GOV.UK)

General Order 210: Filings Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (Southern District of California, United States Bankruptcy Court)

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