Category: Best Practices

Secure Router Configurations Face Real Barriers

The case for secure router configurations became harder to dismiss after the July 13, 2026 advisory from the NSA and partner agencies. The advisory said Russian state-sponsored actors, including the FSB’s Center 16, continued to exploit poorly configured and vulnerable … Read more

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Open Weight Models and AI Security Reviews

The White House’s Open Weight Models exemption, announced on August 4, 2026, changed the scope of voluntary federal cybersecurity review for advanced AI systems. Instead of applying pre-release government vetting to open-weight releases, the policy focuses on closed, proprietary frontier … Read more

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Open Models Exclusion Needs AI Policy Clarity

On August 4, 2026, the White House told major technology companies that its voluntary AI-model safety framework would leave open-weight systems outside pre-release government vetting, while closed-source models with state-of-the-art capabilities and national security risks could face review, according to … Read more

AI data center security review in a server room with engineers checking infrastructure controls

AI Data Center Security Under NIST SP 800-239

NIST’s new draft on AI data center security is less a checklist for one facility type than a signal that AI infrastructure is being treated as a distinct security problem. On July 27, 2026, NIST published the initial public draft … Read more

FCC Supply-Chain Rules review with circuit boards and compliance documents on a workbench

FCC Supply-Chain Rules For Manufacturers

FCC Supply-Chain Rules changed materially on July 1, 2026, when the Federal Communications Commission released its Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in ET Docket No. 21-232. The order strengthened equipment authorization by closing what … Read more

Semiconductor Supply Chains represented by chip trays near power and network equipment

Semiconductor Supply Chains: AI Risk Tests

Semiconductor Supply Chains now sit closer to the operating plans for AI data centers, grid equipment, automotive electronics, and industrial control systems than many infrastructure teams would prefer. The issue is not only chip scarcity. It is the concentration of … Read more