Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

National Risk Assessment Cites CrowdStrike Lessons Learned, Hybrid Warfare RisksThe British government's latest national security risk register sees a rising threat posed by cyberattacks disrupting operational technology in more critical national infrastructure sectors, and cites the CrowdStrike outage in "digital resilience failure" lessons to be learned.

Sam Collins and Marius Muench of the University of Birmingham, UK, join the Black Hat USA 2025 News Desk to explain how anti-cheat systems in video games provide valuable lessons on defending against threat actors' techniques and strategies.

In today’s security landscape, budgets are tight, attack surfaces are sprawling, and new threats emerge daily. Maintaining a strong security posture under these circumstances without a large team or budget can be a real challenge. Yet lean security models are not only possible - they can be highly effective

New Cyber and Electromagnetic Command Pitched as Lessons Learned from UkraineThe United Kingdom pledged Thursday one billion pounds for a military "Digital Targeting Web" the government said will enable quick fire targeting of enemy assets, including through offensive cyber operations. "Ways of warfare are rapidly changing," said Defense Secretary John Healy.

No MFA? No problem – as long as you show you’ve learned your lesson The UK's data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library's 2023 ransomware attack.…

GCHQ spy boss talks up threat of east's tech dominance, says Putin has 'badly misjudged' Ukraine attack UK intelligence agency, GCHQ, boss Jeremy Fleming says China is "learning lessons" from the war in Ukraine and could make use of a centralized digital currency to partly get around the type of sanctions being imposed on Putin's Russia.…