Cyber Force not included in Senate defense policy roadmap
2026-06-12T08:52:13Z•fb588932a392bd9869343836fd9f95f5fea8a1cda831bc7c02be22dd9306981b
3-day patching directiveCISADenis ObrezkoShiny HuntersU.S. SenateUniversity of NottinghamVoid Blizzardcyber forcecybercrimecyberespionagedata breachdefense policyeducation sectorincident responselegislationpatch managementschool cyberattackvulnerability management
What happened
Multiple cyber-related developments: the Senate Armed Services Committee narrowly rejected an amendment to create a dedicated 'Cyber Force' service as part of the FY2027 defense bill; CISA issued a directive requiring federal agencies to patch certain vulnerabilities within three days (agencies have 180 days to adopt); a British secondary school (Great Marlow) closed after a cyberattack; the University of Nottingham confirmed a cyber incident with the Shiny Hunters group claiming stolen data; and Denis Obrezko (linked to the Void Blizzard group) was extradited to the U.S. and charged in a long
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