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Healthcare Coordinating Council Highlights AI Risks, Potential Medical MishapsHealthcare organizations face an array of difficult cybersecurity, privacy, patient safety, supply chain and operational resiliency issues as they roll out artificial intelligence tools. A new Health Sector Coordinating Council playbook aims to help by providing a voluntary governance framework.

The European Union Is Cutting Ties With US Tech CompaniesThe European Commission made a significant move towards "digital sovereignty" by awarding a 180 million euro - approximately $213 million - cloud contract to a quartet of European providers. The deal will allow the commission and the EU Parliament and council to procure sovereign cloud services.

Playbook Aims to Help Healthcare, Public Sector Manage AI Vendor Security GapsThe Health Sector Coordinating Council released guidance to help the healthcare and public health sector better manage the explosion of third-party AI vendor cyber risk concerns they face, especially as the technology is embedded in all sorts of products.

To help strengthen the health ecosystem's overall incident response preparedness, the Health Sector Coordinating Council in coordination with the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center will in July host a first-ever nationwide virtual cyber exercise, said Greg Garcia, of the HSCC.

Council of the EU Rejects Redefinition of 'Personal Data'A rejection by European Union member governments of proposal backed by the European Commission to make it easier to share data about individuals won cautious plaudits from Paul Nemitz, a key architect of Europe's General Data Protection Regulation.

Also, Microsoft Badly Patches LNK Flaw, Australian Sentenced for 'Evil Twin' HackThis week, the React flaw, a belated Windows fix, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Signal group posed operational risk, more North Korean npm packages. An Australian jailed for Wi-Fi "evil twin" crimes. The US FTC will send $15.3 million to Avast users. A London council said attackers stole data.

HSCC 'Model Contract' Calls for Shared Cyber Risks for Providers and Device MakersNewly revised "model contract language" guidance from the Health Sector Coordinating Council provides an updated reference document to help healthcare providers and medical device makers better articulate and evaluate cyber considerations when negotiating purchases of products and services.

Documents Will Spotlight 5 Critical Risk Areas, Best Practices for Healthcare AIThe healthcare sector faces an array of complex cyber risk considerations involving artificial intelligence. The Health Sector Coordinating Council is rolling out a series of guidance documents to help these organizations navigate a long list of AI cybersecurity challenges.

Denmark Concedes Domestic and International Opposition Against Client-ScanningDenmark withdrawing a proposal that would have required online service providers to scan communications and files on user devices for child sexual abuse material after domestic and international opposition. The Scandinavian country presides over the Council of European Union until December.

Atlantic Council's Ray on How Geopolitics, Technology, Power Collide in the AI EraTrisha Ray, associate director and resident fellow at the Atlantic Council's GeoTech Center, shares the risks countries face when relying heavily on a handful of global tech companies for AI infrastructure, chips and cloud services.

EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Halts Voting, Sees OppositionA European content scanning proposal intended to enhance online child safety stalled after German lawmakers voiced opposition and member states canceled a planned vote on the measure's adoption. The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council was set to vote Tuesday on Chat Control.

Guide Helps Teams Prioritize, Recognizing Not All Vendors Pose Same Level of RiskThird-party security risk is among the most complicated challenges facing the healthcare sector because of the wide variety of vendors involved and the critical products and services they provide. A new Health Sector Coordinating Council toolkit aims to help entities navigate those difficulties.

Signal and Rights Groups Urge Berlin to Reject CSAM Proposal Ahead of Key EU VoteThe German federal government is under pressure to withdraw support for a European Union content scanning proposal that critics argue poses large-scale privacy risks. The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council is set to vote Oct. 14 on a regulation called Chat Control.

US Faster Payments Council's Peter Tapling on Automated Agentic AI CommerceAI agents can trigger transactions customers never intended. With traditional payment rules failing to address bot-driven decisions, financial institutions must rethink how they assess fraud, dispute resolution and transaction monitoring in the age of agentic AI commerce.

Also: New 'Quishing' Tactics, Pro-Houthi Hacker Sentenced to 20 MonthsThis week, a Scattered Spider hacker sentenced, new squishing tricks, a pro-Houthi hacker gets 20 months in the United Kingdom, a Taiwanese web hosting provider hacked, the Business Council of New York and Ohio Medical Cannabis Center breached, North Korean hackers target Seoul and an Apple Patch.

Sean Plankey Dodges Election Security Questions in Senate Confirmation HearingSean Plankey, a former Energy Department and National Security Council cybersecurity official, faced tough questions from lawmakers about President Donald Trump's false claims of voting machine vulnerabilities and election fraud in the 2020 election during his Thursday confirmation hearing.

Sean Plankey Dodges Election Security Questions in Senate Confirmation HearingSean Plankey, a former Energy Department and National Security Council cybersecurity official, faced tough questions from lawmakers about President Donald Trump's false claims of voting machine vulnerabilities and election fraud in the 2020 election during his Thursday confirmation hearing.

Cyber Blueprint Spells Out Measures to Coordinate Against Disruptive HacksEurope is girding for a possibility of a transnational cybersecurity incident through recommendations outlining a continental response for transnational cybersecurity threats. The Council of the European Union on Friday a "EU Cyber Blueprint."

National Security Council's Bulazel to Reset Cyber Norms With Offensive StrategyNational Security Council's Alexei Bulazel told RSA attendees that offensive cyber tools must play a bigger role in U.S. defense. He called for a streamlined regulatory approach, more robust interagency coordination and a narrower role for CISA focused on critical infrastructure and civilian agencies.

Last-Minute PCI DSS 4.0 Changes Highlight Challenge of Battling Malicious ScriptsOn the eve of enforcement for version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard, the council relaxed rules for smaller merchants pertaining to combating malicious scripts in their e-commerce environment. Cue confusion and ongoing cybersecurity questions.