CVE has quietly underpinned global cybersecurity for 26 years—tracking vulnerabilities across systems we all depend on.

But on the Cyber Focus podcast @istorg.bsky.social's Nick Leiserson says that foundation is cracking.

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This week's episode of Cyber Focus features the Co-Chairs of our China Task Force Mark Montgomery, Brad Medairy and William Evanina. They share what you need to know about the various Typhoon cyber campaigns.
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An adversary doesn’t need missiles to weaken U.S. power—just the ability to disrupt fuel logistics. On this week's Cyber Focus podcast, Chris Cleary explains how cyber pressure could slow military movement.

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We’re weeks from a report that could recommend creating a sixth branch of the military: Cyber Force.

Josh Stiefel says it’s time to move from reaction to readiness:
“How cataclysmic does an incident have to be to get us to actually move?”

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“We’re dramatically under invested in cyber defenses.”

Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel says the U.S. is falling behind as AI changes the threat landscape—and private industry holds 85% of the nation’s critical systems. #

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Scammers call it pig butchering—a chilling term from China for scams that "fatten up" victims with fake crypto gains before stealing everything.

As we kick off #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth Lisa Plaggemier of the National Cybersecurity Alliance explains how these long cons work

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“If CISA 2015 lapses… America would be in the dark.” – Cynthia Kaiser, Halcyon SVP & former FBI cyber leader.

On the Cyber Focus podcast, she explains how failure to reauthorize would cripple info-sharing and put small businesses at greater ransomware risk.

Full episode: youtu.be/vaQsg-rBzRI

“You actually end up saving money by investing in this kind of protection.” – @peters.senate.gov

In Cyber Focus, Sen. Gary Peters explains why local cyber grants matter and lays out the urgent cyber priorities Congress must address before the end of the month.

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Letting CISA 2015 expire “will be catastrophic,” warns @peters.senate.gov.

In this Cyber Focus episode, Peters explains why liability protections are essential for real-time threat sharing—and how Congressional inaction could put national security at risk.

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As lawmakers tackle AI, the question isn’t whether to act—but how.

Sarah Beth Jansen urges Congress to avoid rigid rules that could limit innovation:

“They shouldn’t be over-prescriptive… just give the chance for the technology to work and to grow.”

Full episode: youtu.be/29oYBE9KGwo

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