If we don't bolster the defensive capabilities of our domestic infrastructure now, critical national functions will remain at risk of disruption from AI-assisted threat actors.

To read the full report: ai.americansecurityproject.org/research/clo... @americansecurityproject.org
#cyber #AI #cloud

Both attackers and defenders can wield these tools, but the challenges faced by U.S. infrastructure operators in software modernization and cybersecurity regulation mean that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities faster than defenders can patch them.

My latest report finds that open-source #AgenticAI #cyber tools have been downloaded 21.4 million times over the past six months; monthly downloads increased 50% from March to September 2025. Downloads of these tools are rapidly catching up to shares of ALL physical malware online.

Report author here! Thank you for sharing. Several topics had to be excluded from the report due to space constraints, including Tibetan independence, election interference, and information control in Xinjiang. All had fascinating responses, so I highly encourage others to repeat our experiments.

Reps. Warnock and others have sent a letter to Hegseth raising concern about this trend. See full letter here:
www.warnock.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

At a time when 25% of active-duty service members experience food insecurity, the DoD is taking $460 a month from enlisted making $30,000 a year.... this is obviously unacceptable

Support came from #PLA and State Security contractors, from official Chinese state media, from Chinese state digital infrastructure providers, and from public sector "venture" funds. It contains code from sanctioned state-owned telecom #ChinaMobile. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Far from being a "scrappy start-up," #DeepSeek is the golden child of China's whole-of-government #AI strategy. The company was struggling to stay above water in 2021, like many other private sector firms in China. But when #SASAC stepped in, suddenly they were awash with state capital and support.