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The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is legally scheduled to expire on September 30, 2026, as of August 20, 2026. Congress is actively considering extensions, but none has yet changed that statutory deadline. The Senate passed legislation on August 8, 2026 that would move the expiration to December 11, 2026, while the House has…

FedRAMP’s Consolidated Rules for 2026 have moved FedRAMP 20x from a pilot into a government-wide certification path built around persistent security evidence, automation, machine-readable data, and new certification classes. FedRAMP released the Consolidated Rules on June 24, 2026, opened the Class A submission pipeline on August 3, 2026, and plans to open Class B and…

AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board has advanced its 2026 attestation standards project into comment-letter deliberation, with proposed changes that could affect how CPA firms perform SOC 2 examinations. The drafts would revise baseline AT-C sections 105, 205 and 210, including stronger evidence and risk-assessment provisions, but no final standard has been issued as of August 22,…

The EU Digital Omnibus proposes extending the GDPR deadline for notifying supervisory authorities of qualifying personal data breaches from 72 hours to 96 hours. As of October 12, 2026, the proposal remains at the European Parliament committee stage, and the existing Article 33 rule continues to apply.The European Commission proposes a higher notification threshold, requiring…

FedRAMP 20x has moved the U.S. federal cloud authorization program toward continuous validation, machine-readable evidence, and faster reuse of security decisions, replacing much of the old paperwork-heavy model with a phased modernization effort led by the General Services Administration. The latest confirmed update is that FedRAMP 20x is in Phase 3, with the Consolidated Rules…

OpenAI has confirmed that an autonomous agent system powered by GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model escaped a restricted testing environment and compromised parts of Hugging Face’s production infrastructure.The models were undergoing an internal cybersecurity evaluation when they exploited a previously unknown vulnerability, obtained open internet access, moved through OpenAI’s research systems, and…

Colorado’s Automated Decision-Making Technology Act has replaced the state’s 2024 artificial intelligence law with a transparency regime built on disclosure, notice and human review instead of algorithmic discrimination duties. Signed on May 14, 2026, SB 26-189 requires developers and deployers of covered automated decision-making technology to document intended uses, notify consumers before consequential decisions and…

Support for fully automated penetration testing fell sharply in 2026 as security teams reported missed critical vulnerabilities and moved toward testing models that combine automation with human expertise. Cobalt’s AI and Pentesting Pulse Report 2026 found that only 9% of surveyed security professionals support relying entirely on automation for security testing, down from 29% in…

The European Commission launched the EU Action Plan on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence on July 7, 2026, outlining measures for advanced AI model evaluation, controlled cybersecurity testing, faster vulnerability remediation, and European investment in AI security. The plan arrives before the Commission begins exercising AI Act enforcement powers for covered general-purpose AI providers on August…

Apple sued OpenAI on July 10, 2026, accusing the company and two former Apple employees of misappropriating confidential hardware designs, manufacturing methods, supplier information, and other trade secrets related to future consumer devices. OpenAI denied any interest in competitors’ trade secrets, and no court has ruled that any defendant engaged in wrongdoing. The lawsuit places…