Plus: Trump has a new cyber adviser
| | | | | | | | | | Pentagon Snub Rattles Cybersecurity Conference Circuit | | | | | | | | Welcome back. A Pentagon move to pull its officials out of a policy think tank event is sending a chill across the cybersecurity trade-show circuit. By barring its officials from participating in cyber conferences, the Defense Department would imperil critical threat-intelligence sharing between public and private security experts. Read our full story. More news below. | | | | | | CONTENT FROM: Zscaler |  | | Secure your enterprise against AI-fueled cyber threats | | AI-driven cyberattacks are bypassing firewalls and VPNs. WSJ's Ms. Leighton-Jones and Zscaler CEO, Mr. Chaudhry, discuss how Zero Trust + AI protect enterprises and power secure innovation in the AI era. Watch the 2-minute video | ![]() | | | | | | |  | PHOTO: ISSOUF SANOGO/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES | | | | | Sean Cairncross, a former official with the Republican National Committee, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as national cyber director. Cairncross becomes the fourth person to hold the role after Chris Inglis, Kemba Walden (acting) and Harry Coker. (NextGov) | | | | Vector Security, one of the largest home-security companies in the U.S., is notifying more than 30,200 people that their personal, financial and medical information was breached in a December 2024 cyberattack. The Warrendale, Pa.-based company is offering victims one year of free credit monitoring. | | | | | | | The $25 billion deal to buy CyberArk is the biggest acquisition to date by Palo Alto Networks and gives the company an identity-security product line. The aim is to protect the identities of people, devices, AI agents and bots. The deal is among the largest in the tech sector this year and is expected to close by June 2026. Cybersecurity has already produced 2025's biggest deal: Alphabet's $32 billion deal for Israeli's Wiz, announced in March. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
