CISA to require federal agencies to patch some cyber vulnerabilities within 3 days
2026-06-11T08:52:01Z•570184e9a7e66fa495af1a6fef33bfb0c707596a3e9fcc329843323861e37778
3-day patchingAI-driven vulnerability discoveryCISAMicrosoft Patch TuesdaySalt Typhoonactive exploitationbinding operational directivecritical infrastructureincident responseoperational technology (OT)telecom securityvulnerability management
What happened
A set of related stories: CISA issued a binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to patch certain vulnerabilities within 3 days (with 180 days to adopt the new timeframe) and is overhauling how it prioritizes and assesses vulnerabilities. Microsoft released its largest Patch Tuesday on record, including at least one bug under active exploitation amid an industry-wide surge in vulnerability discovery driven by AI. Separately, a cyberattack shut down parts of a major Australian sugar producer—disrupting harvest operations—and the UK weakened proposed telecoms defenses tied to the
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