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The president’s speech re-hashed debunked conspiracies around U.S. elections. Critics say the administration’s 18-month investigation into voter fraud has been a total failure.  The post State officials, election experts pan Trump speech: ‘This is what desperation looks like’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

Courts, Audits and Federal Agencies Found No Evidence 2020 Votes Were AlteredU.S. President Donald Trump used a primetime address Thursday night to allege that China carried out a sweeping compromise of American voter data and to revive doubts about the 2020 election, while stopping short of claiming any votes were changed.

Courts, Audits and Federal Agencies Found No Evidence 2020 Votes Were AlteredU.S. President Donald Trump is expected to revive claims that the 2020 election was hacked in a primetime address, but federal agencies, courts and statewide audits have repeatedly found no evidence votes were altered - while the architecture of U.S. voting systems makes remote hacking implausible.

President Trump signed an executive order on June 22 setting hard deadlines for federal agencies to move high-value assets and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography

Laure Lydon of Flo Health on Securing AI Without Compromising TrustTrust in femtech isn't a feature. It's the foundation. Laure Lydon, vice president of security at Flo Health, makes the case for embedding privacy and security into AI development from day one, not as an afterthought. Firms must evaluate potential risks before systems are built, she said.

IBM False Claims Act Plaintiff Alleges Years of Hidden Security FailuresA former IBM vice president of threat intelligence alleged IBM and AT&T failed to implement basic security controls and obtained major government contracts despite unresolved cybersecurity deficiencies that potentially exposed sensitive federal data.

Experts: If Implemented Effectively, Directive Could Help Health OrganizationsAlthough President Donald Trump's executive order this week on artificial intelligence barely mentions healthcare, some experts said the directive could potentially have a positive impact on the critical infrastructure sector - if implemented effectively.

Bob Costello on Voluntary Plan's Impact on Collaboration - and CISA's Pivotal RoleFormer CISA CIO Bob Costello said President Trump's voluntary AI cybersecurity review order provides a workable foundation for government-industry collaboration, though agencies will need time and resources to meet accelerated 30-day evaluations of advanced AI systems.

White House Cuts Proposed AI Review Period From 90 Days to 30President Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI systems with significant cybersecurity capabilities, directing NSA, Treasury and CISA to establish classified benchmarks while avoiding mandatory licensing or preclearance requirements.

Analysts Say White House Must Quickly Replace Shelved AI FrameworkU.S. President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly shelve an artificial intelligence executive order aimed at creating a federal review process for frontier models doesn't annul the need for the federal government to work with frontier model makers to address risks, say cybersecurity experts.

Governments Have Long Warned About Kremlin Social Engineering HacksSignal is defending the security of its systems following a series of phishing attacks that took place on the encrypted messaging platform, and that reportedly compromised members of the German government including the president of the country's parliament.

Space Force awards 11 firms prototype deals to build orbital interceptors The United States Space Force (USSF) has awarded eleven companies contracts to develop space-based interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome program, in agreements worth up to $3.2 billion.…

TrendAI's Tom Kellermann on Defending Against Agentic Attacks, APT CollaborationAI-driven threats now operate with speed, scale and persistence. Defenders need expanded telemetry, a global research team and an advanced XDR platform to predict and suppress adversaries defenders, said Tom Kellermann, vice president of AI security and threat intelligence at TrendAI.

Agencies Prioritizing Tracking Use Over Enforcing Immediate CutoffsFederal agency staffers tell ISMG they are still using Anthropic's AI tools weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an immediate halt, as officials prioritize mapping dependencies and evaluating alternatives over enforcing a rapid shutdown.

President Brad Smith tells an interviewer that Microsoft is reconsidering datacenter design in light of Iran war Microsoft is reevaluating how it designs and builds datacenters in conflict-prone regions after Iran began targeting Middle Eastern bit barns in retaliation for US military operations.…

Ex-CISA official tells The Reg: 'this would weaken the system for managing cyber risk' The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's budget will see yet another deep cut if Congress approves President Trump's proposal to slash CISA's spending by $707 million in fiscal year 2027.…

Car Hacking Village's Ghali on Automotive Security for AI-Driven Mobility EcosystemAs vehicles evolve into connected, software-defined systems, cybersecurity risks now extend beyond the car itself. Kamel Ghali, vice president at Car Hacking Village, explains why threat modeling, AI safety and ecosystemwide visibility are critical in modern automotive security.

Four former NSA bosses walk onto the stage at RSAC… rsac 2026 There's a theoretical red line with cyber warfare. Cross it, and the US will respond with a physical attack like missile strikes. And that line "is whatever the President says it is," according to former NSA boss retired General Paul Nakasone.…

Google Threat Intelligence's Sandra Joyce on AI Threats and Active DefenseSharing threat intelligence is no longer enough - the cybersecurity industry must operationalize it through coordinated takedowns and active disruption, says Sandra Joyce, vice president at Google Threat Intelligence.

Pathlock's Jason Gzym on ERP Platforms, Observability and Fraud ExposureOrganizations believe their identity governance programs cover critical business systems. Jason Gzym, vice president of sales engineering and advisory at Pathlock, says ERP platforms remain a blind spot because teams lack granular visibility into access, activity and risky entitlement combinations.