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Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company, has unveiled its top strategic predictions for 2027 and beyond. Gartner’s top predictions span three categories: robots everywhere, cost to value and unknown unknowns. Daryl Plummer, Distinguished VP Analyst and Gartner Fellow, said, “Many of the systems we take for granted
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South Korea has become the latest nation to sharpen its data breach penalties, raising maximum fines to 10% of annual revenue under revised privacy rules that took effect last week. While the hike aims to push companies toward preventive investment, it also complicates an already fragmented global compliance landscape --
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The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network. But what happens when the hackers aren’t human? That’s the question at the center of a public policy debate roiling Silicon Valley and Washington following disclosures by leading
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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI agent hacked into a government health agency in June, gaining unauthorized access to both public and non-public files. Albanese, speaking at a New York press conference Thursday, said the breach
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An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to non-public files on an Australian government Medicare statistics portal on June 18, 2026, after circumventing controls that initially blocked its requests. The incident involved the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service, a public-facing Services Australia portal containing aggregated Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme statistics. Australian
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J. David Ake/Getty Images ByChristian Robles, Technology Reporter, Nextgov/FCW September 24, 2026 02:34 PM ET The agency previously said it found $13 billion in suspected procurement-related fraud and is investigating other sources of potential fraud. * GSA * COVID 19 The Trump administration claims it found more than $1.
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Li Xiang/Xinhua via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW September 24, 2026 02:46 PM ET The bipartisan bill would establish cybersecurity best practices and independent certification, following the FCC’s rollback of safeguards adopted in response to the Chinese hacking campaign. * Congress * Telecom * Cyber Defense * International
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Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW September 24, 2026 02:14 PM ET A new plan emphasizes threat sharing and coordination ahead of the midterms, but does not explain how those commitments fit with proposed cuts to dedicated election security funding. * Election Security * CISA
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Fans of physical game releases, don't give up hope yet, because there are rays of sunshine peeking through the dark clouds of the all-digital future. First, it got out that Microsoft was surveying fans about supporting game discs with its next generation console, Project Helix. Now it looks
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ElevenLabs builds the voice layer of AI, the models that turn text into speech that sounds human. Most people encounter it when they’re talking with customer service — often without realizing it. Klarna runs first-line phone support for 35 million U.S. customers on it, for example. So do Deutsche
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AI labs cannot keep regulating themselves, Nick Clegg said. A growing backlash against AI shows up in cancelled data center projects, he said. The idea that labs can voluntarily do their own thing is “not going to work,” he said. Clegg is Meta’s former president of global affairs and
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Diageo has appointed Divan Raimagia as Vice President, Global Head of Cyber Resilience. Raimagia announced the move in a professional update, marking a new chapter in his nearly 18-year career in cybersecurity and technology risk. His appointment brings experience in operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) into a
