Tag: national security
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical ASP.NET Core Flaw
Microsoft has released an emergency, out‑of‑band security update to fix a critical vulnerability in the widely used web framework ASP.NET Core, urging organisations to patch immediately. The flaw, tracked as CVE‑2026‑40372, affects the ASP.NET Core Data Protection cryptographic component and could allow unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication cookies and escalate privileges to the SYSTEM level. The vulnerability is rated 9.1 on the CVSS scale, reflecting...
Accenture: Indian Enterprises Accelerate AI Adoption to Build Business Resilience
Organizations in India are accelerating artificial intelligence adoption at scale, signalling a clear shift from AI experimentation to enterprise‑level deployment, according to Accenture’s latest research. The findings show that Indian enterprises are increasingly using AI as a lever to build resilience, strengthen governance, and redesign operating models, rather than just as a productivity‑enhancing pilot. Accenture’s Pulse of Change survey indicates that 69 per cent of...
OpenAI Wins $200M US Military AI Contract
The US Department of Defense has awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to develop prototype AI capabilities for national security applications. This marks the...
India Launches ‘Cyber Suraksha’ to Test Cyber Readiness
India has launched a multi-phase national cyber defence exercise titled ‘Cyber Suraksha’, led by the Defence Cyber Agency under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff....
Britain Urges Firms to Prioritize Cybersecurity After Attacks
The British government will issue a strong warning next week urging all UK companies to treat cybersecurity as an "absolute priority" following a series...
Meta Faces Whistleblower Heat Over AI Ethics
Former Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams has accused the tech giant of undermining U.S. national security and compromising AI ethics by covertly aiding China’s artificial...
OpenAI May Aid U.S. Defense
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has left the door open to collaborating with the Pentagon on future weapons platforms, citing the unpredictability of...
