Emil Sayegh

Cybersecurity has its own Halloween horror stories: from massive data breaches to state-sponsored hacks. Turn fear into resilience with proven practices to keep you safe.

Microsoft’s Azure outage exposed the risks of overreliance on cloud infrastructure and reminded the world why disaster recovery and redundancy matter.

Major AWS outage in the US-East region, disrupted global systems, exposing risks of cloud dependence and an urgent need for resilience in business and national security.

A prolonged U.S. government shutdown is straining the nation’s cybersecurity defenses, leaving key agencies understaffed as our adversaries sharpen their attacks.

Al-Qaida’s enduring threat extends beyond terrorism into cyber domains, with recent warnings and arrests showing the convergence of terror and cybersecurity.

President Trump’s sudden proclamation imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, shocking the tech and cybersecurity industries.

OIRA cleared the DFARS rule for CMMC, moving compliance from policy to procurement. Federal Register publication and an effective date to follow.

FBI and allies declare Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis, exposing Chinese infiltration of global telecom networks across 80 countries.

Middletown, Ohio was crippled by a ransomware attack. A warning to all cities: no town is too small to be targeted, and prevention is cheaper than recovery.

DoD’s final CMMC rule takes effect in October 2025. Unlike the Y2K challenge, defense contractors now face a race against both the clock and determined adversaries.

With Secretary Pete Hegseth’s July 2025 mandate, the DOD made clear that real cybersecurity, not box checking, is now the price of admission to a $320B defense market.

The Alaska Airlines technical problem is the latest and most visible example of the growing digital fragility that now defines modern infrastructure.

Ingram Micro, UNFI, and McDonald’s suffered major breaches in three weeks, exposing critical gaps in enterprise security and an urgent need for accountability.

The FBI warns that America’s airlines are under cyberattack. As digital threats escalate, experts fear a coordinated hack could cripple aviation and spark a cyber 9/11.

A massive leak of 16 billion login credentials went largely unnoticed. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and the five things you must do now to stay secure.

A June 2025 cyberattack on United Natural Foods Inc., the primary distributor for Whole Foods Market, caused widespread delivery disruptions and empty shelves in the US.

President Trump’s nominee for National Cyber Director, Sean Cairncross, faces a critical Senate confirmation as the U.S. grapples with rising cyber threats.

Trump’s sweeping “Big Beautiful Bill” reshapes tech, AI and cybersecurity policy while fueling tensions in Washington and triggering a high-stakes digital reset.

Trump’s June 2025 cybersecurity executive order rolls back key Biden-era mandates, refocuses AI policy, eliminates digital ID initiatives and explicitly calls out China.

Zscaler’s $675M acquisition of Red Canary marks a major shift in cybersecurity. This move by a cloud firewall giant into MDR services signals a new era of consolidation.