Brad Blakestad, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, also said encryption and measuring progress would pose challenges.

David Slater, Founder & Chief Architect at Armadin

While distillation attacks by foreign governments and companies have real national security implications, questions around who ultimately owns the data in AI systems are fraught.

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. 

Proofpoint researchers said attackers targeted physics and engineering departments, and warn that the campaign is likely ongoing.

The revelation mirrors an alarming pattern of Chinese espionage groups dropping backdoors into critical infrastructure to intercept research and steal data with national security implications.

Outsider provided phishing kits and infrastructure for cybercriminals to scam victims with lures claiming they missed packages, had unpaid tolls or parking violations.

The company says there’s little evidence it influenced any real policy discussion. 

A House Appropriations subcommittee is set to mark up fiscal 2027 DHS funding legislation Friday.

It’s part of a series of examinations at the House Homeland Security Committee that now will include a public event.