National Security stories
Regulated agencies can now use Elastic’s security tools inside disconnected Google cloud environments as threats grow more automated.
Stronger demand for drone-defence systems helped lift cash receipts and left DroneShield with AUD $222.8 million in cash and deposits.
Most respondents still trust consumer chat apps for sensitive work, despite widespread confusion over what encryption does not protect.
Boards are being pressed to abandon periodic patching as AI models can now uncover and chain software flaws faster than human teams can respond.
Financial regulators are alarmed after Anthropic said Claude Mythos can uncover software flaws at machine speed, raising bank security risks.
Public sector and critical infrastructure operators will gain more control over sensitive systems as Cisco broadens on-premises support across EMEA.
Banks and security firms will test how advanced AI cyber tools can aid defence without widening the risk of offensive misuse.
The platform aims to spare regulated customers costly rebuilds as federal cryptography, hardening and quantum-resistant rules tighten from September 2026.
Companies face tougher, more fragmented compliance as governments tie cyber rules to national security, AI use and digital sovereignty.
Delaying preparation could leave large firms racing to retrofit encryption before 2029 deadlines set by Google, Cloudflare and India.
The three-year spend will expand local cloud capacity, boost cyber defences and train millions of workers as demand for AI grows.
A long-awaited legal framework could cut reliance on foreign rockets, as Ottawa seeks to build a domestic launch industry worth CAD $40 billion.
High electricity costs are pushing UK companies to place AI systems overseas, putting the country’s sovereignty ambitions under pressure.
The plan could deepen UK firms’ dependence on overseas AI providers unless ministers also spur wider enterprise adoption and infrastructure.
The £500 million fund is meant to help British AI start-ups scale, as ministers seek growth and greater control over core technology.
The grant lets the London startup train an air-gapped coding model on UK infrastructure, bolstering supply for defence and other sensitive sectors.
Researchers and institutions could soon gain domestic access to large-scale AI computing as Ottawa backs a new supercomputer with CAD $890 million.
Researchers could face legal uncertainty unless ministers modernise a 1990 cyber law that campaigners say is hindering defence and investment.
Selection gives Oledcomm access to NATO defence networks as militaries seek drone links that resist jamming, interception and hacking.
New powers to demand subscriber data and force retention could broaden police access while reigniting privacy fears for Canadians.