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New US National Security Order Calls for Pre-Release Access and Assessment of AI Models

June 8, 2026

The executive order instructs the National Security Agency, Department of Defense and other agencies to create a benchmarking standard to determine the degree to which AI models are a cyber risk that may impact national security, but stresses that it is not a "mandatory governmental licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement" for developers.

China flag on the screen showing FBI surveillance system cyber incident

Cyber Security News

FBI Surveillance System Security Breach Declared a Major Cyber Incident

April 10, 2026

The FBI has declared the security breach of its surveillance system by suspected Chinese hackers a major cyber incident with potential national security implications.

Connected cable to internet router showing national security risks

Cyber Security News

New US National Security Directive: Foreign Internet Routers Require Special FCC Approval to be Sold

March 27, 2026

Consumer-grade internet routers have been added as a category to the FCC's Covered List, which establishes communications equipment and services deemed to be an unacceptable national security risk. Some individual manufacturers, such as Huawei and ZTE, have already been added to this list in years past.

Finger pointing at AI symbol showing national security memorandum

Cyber Security News

White House National Security Memo on AI Boosts Federal Agency Adoption, Bans “Undemocratic” Uses

November 1, 2024

The Biden White House continues to seek a balance between AI innovation and safe ethical use with a new national security memorandum that stresses the need to outcompete rivals, but also sets limits in the most potentially abusive areas.

TikTok app icon on phone showing TikTok ban over national security

Data Privacy News

Biden Administration Signs off on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns, App Could Be De-listed in 2025

April 29, 2024

The president signed a bill that requires owner ByteDance to either divest itself of the massively popular app or have it removed from American app stores. National security concerns have driven this process forward, but ByteDance still has the right to challenge the action in court and any ban would be instituted no sooner than January 2025.

TikTok app on smartphone showing TikTok ban and national security

Data Privacy News

US TikTok Ban Moves Closer to Reality With Unanimous House Committee Approval

March 11, 2024

Should the bill make it all the way through the legislative process in its present form, the TikTok ban would give ByteDance 165 days to find a buyer for the app. If it cannot or will not sell TikTok within that period, the app would then be banned from US app stores.

Personal assistant on screen in Chinese smart cars see national security risks

Cyber Security News

Biden Administration Sees National Security Risks in Chinese Smart Cars

March 6, 2024

The Biden administration is examining the possible national security risks of having thousands of Chinese smart cars on US roadways. One possibility is that all of these cars could be remotely disabled at once, but there are also data privacy concerns.

Smartphone lying on a desk in the dark showing Telegram ban due to national security in Iraq

Data Privacy News

Telegram Ban in Iraq Due to “National Security Concerns” Lifted

August 18, 2023

Telegram was suspended in Iraq at the ISP level for about a week by order of the Ministry of Communications. The cited reason was "national security concerns" and the leaking of private personal data of citizens.

China spy balloon in America waiting to be shot down showing national security and data collection

Cyber Security Insights

When The Balloon Goes Up

April 5, 2023

In military parlance, the phrase “when the balloon goes up” refers to the moment when hostilities with an adversary are imminent. The Chinese spy balloon that sailed over the continental United States signifies something different: a vast—and increasingly brazen—penetration of American networks and communications systems.

President Joe Biden giving speech showing cybersecurity strategy

Cyber Security News

Biden Administration Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy: Incentivize Long-Term Defense Investment, More Aggressive Moves Against International Cyber Threats

March 6, 2023

Much of the new cybersecurity strategy addresses critical infrastructure companies, which were already in the administration's crosshairs, but software creators are also facing the prospect of a much greater degree of liability than in the past.

National Security

New US National Security Order Calls for Pre-Release Access and Assessment of AI Models

FBI Surveillance System Security Breach Declared a Major Cyber Incident

New US National Security Directive: Foreign Internet Routers Require Special FCC Approval to be Sold

White House National Security Memo on AI Boosts Federal Agency Adoption, Bans “Undemocratic” Uses

Biden Administration Signs off on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns, App Could Be De-listed in 2025

US TikTok Ban Moves Closer to Reality With Unanimous House Committee Approval

Biden Administration Sees National Security Risks in Chinese Smart Cars

Telegram Ban in Iraq Due to “National Security Concerns” Lifted

When The Balloon Goes Up

Biden Administration Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy: Incentivize Long-Term Defense Investment, More Aggressive Moves Against International Cyber Threats

Russian Phishing Campaign Targets Messaging App Users to Steal Recovery Keys and Take Over Accounts

“Cyber Shield,” Britain’s Agentic AI Cyber Defense Project, Prepares for the World of Machine-Speed Attacks

Data Breach Hits AssuranceAmerica Exposing Personal Information of Nearly 7 Million People

Data Breach at Aflac Japan Impacts 4.38 Million Customers and Sales Agents