Editor’s Note: Europe’s war has entered a winter of decision. In Berlin, negotiators edged toward a “NATO-like” security formula meant to harden Ukraine’s defenses for the long haul—an outcome Moscow signals it will not accept—while, far to the southeast, the Black Sea delivered its own inflection: Ukraine unveiled footage of unmanned underwater vehicles striking a…

Editor’s Note: President Trump’s recent executive order on artificial intelligence reshapes the relationship between federal and state regulators in a domain that increasingly touches litigation, compliance, and risk management. By pushing for preemption of state-level AI laws and tying federal funding to regulatory alignment, the administration is centralizing AI governance in ways that will ripple…

Editor’s Note: The 2025 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study marks a fundamental turning point in how we understand organizational risk. For years, the conversation has been dominated by the global shortage of workers. However, as this article details, the narrative has shifted: we now face a shortage of specific, high-value capabilities—particularly in AI and cloud security—that…