Cyber

Tanium’s CMMC Level 2 win tightens defence cyber compliance rules. The certification positions its endpoint platform for contractors handling Controlled Unclassified Information, as the US Department of Defense phases CMMC requirements into solicitations and flow-down obligations across the Defence Industrial Base.

ATESH claims it infected hundreds of Russian military devices overnight. The group says malware compromised phones and computers used by personnel, including some headquarters officers, raising the risk of sensitive data exposure and prompting internal checks and restrictions on personal devices.

Factory clocks have become an unexpected cyber attack surface quietly. University of East London researchers warn microsecond timing manipulation can desynchronise IIoT networks and robotics without obvious alarms, a risk for automated defence production lines reliant on deterministic Ethernet.

Advantest has isolated systems after a ransomware intrusion hit networks. The company is investigating potential impacts across its environment, with containment under way, in a reminder that semiconductor test equipment suppliers sit directly on defence electronics supply lines.

Airbus has renewed Palantir support for its Skywise platform today. The multi-year agreement keeps Foundry at the platform’s core, with sovereign-cloud migration and AI-enabled analytics aimed at production, supply chain, and fleet reliability.

Elbit has won over $100m for new IDF digitisation contracts. The work covers advanced digital warfare and border defence systems, integrating C4I networks, sensors, and effectors across tactical formations.

CISA has ordered federal agencies to remove unsupported edge devices. A new Binding Operational Directive targets end-of-support hardware and software at network perimeters, citing persistent exploitation risks where vendors no longer provide security updates or patches.