| MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2026 | AI security is more than a cloud infrastructure issue. DHS's watchdog has launched an audit into biometric surveillance. And a judge has blocked a data-sharing agreement between the IRS and ICE. This is CyberScoop for Monday, February 9. |
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AI fortresses fall from withinIn an op-ed, SVRN CEO David Schwed argues that treating AI security primarily as a cloud infrastructure problem is a " fortress fallacy" comparable to relying on the Great Wall of China while ignoring the human who opens the gate—citing how 99% of organizations experienced AI attacks last year despite infrastructure defenses. Schwed says modern AI systems have complex ecosystems with dependencies on open-source libraries, data pipelines, agents, and plugins that sit outside traditional security perimeters, while the most dangerous failures often involve " permissioned outcomes" where attackers manipulate what AI agents consume and execute rather than breaching walls directly. He recommends organizations threat model entire AI systems including supply chains and human factors, treat non-human identities like agents and service accounts as privileged access risks, build audit-grade change controls, and invest in detection that assumes manipulation rather than just traditional compromise. Read the op-ed here. |
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CyberTalks | Feb 19, 2026Join CyberTalks to hear from the nation's top government and technology experts on the front lines of cyber risk. This event serves as a powerful forum for exchanging ideas and best practices designed to bolster digital defenses. Ensure your team is equipped with the latest tactics to promote resiliency in an increasingly complex threat landscape. Register now!
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DHS watchdog audits biometric surveillanceThe Department of Homeland Security Inspector General launched an audit last week to examine how DHS and its components collect, manage, share, and secure personally identifiable information and biometric data amid allegations the agency has violated civil liberties through facial recognition tools and broad surveillance. The probe will initially focus on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which oversees facial recognition databases used to identify not only immigration raid targets but also protesters and legal observers. The audit comes after Virginia Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine raised concerns about mass data collection including facial recognition, license plate surveillance, hiring of 30 social media monitoring contractors, and what they called DHS' "proven ambivalence toward observing and upholding constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms." Derek B. Johnson has more. |
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Judge blocks IRS-ICE data sharingA federal judge blocked ICE from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS, ruling Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security's data-sharing policy violated federal privacy laws and the Administrative Procedure Act while "significantly raising the risk of misidentification of taxpayers." Judge Indira Talwani found that immigrant advocacy groups faced "irreparable harm" from the IRS-ICE memorandum of understanding and ordered ICE to stop inspecting, using, or acting on any taxpayer data obtained through the agreement, including information from an August 2025 request for 1.3 million taxpayer records that resulted in 47,000 matches. The ruling cited concerns that the policy has a chilling effect on immigrants filing taxes—which generates "tens of billions of dollars" in federal revenue—and noted the "high potential for misidentification" combined with ICE's practices and the absence of procedural safeguards meant "the public interest is not served" by allowing the data sharing to continue. FedScoop's Matt Bracken has more. |
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Workday Federal Forum | Apr 28, 2026
This forum explores how transforming while modernizing can empower agencies to restore strategic capabilities to HR. Learn how to build an adaptable, resilient, and mission-ready workforce. Discover AI's role in accelerating skills-based hiring, streamlining decision-making, and enabling HR teams to prioritize strategic, human-centered work. Register today!
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New Safe ModeAI is reshaping cybersecurity faster than most organizations can govern it—and the risk no longer stops at the edge of the enterprise. In this episode of Safe Mode, Greg speaks with Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight, about the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026: why fraud and phishing are rising on the CEO agenda, why ransomware still dominates operations, and how leaders can build measurable resilience amid growing third‑party and cloud dependencies. In the reporter chat, Greg talks with Derek Johnson on the reaction at the recent NASS conference to the raid on election efforts in Fulton County, Georgia. Listen here. |
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