Security News Update for March 8, 2026

This week’s news includes:

• AWS Has a Bad Day
• Anthropic Banned?  Just Kidding!
• OpenAI Works on Spin After “Looking Sloppy”
• We are a startup with SBIR contracts.  Do we need to be CMMC compliant?
• We have our CMMC Level 2 (Self).  We want to change our outsourced IT service provider (MSP).  What are the implications of that?
• Transcom announces their vendor CMMC requirements
• Cisco Announces 48 New Firewall Vulnerabilities, 2 Critical
• CISA Director Nominee, Sean Plankey, Now in Jeopardy
• Montana Tik Tok Ban Law Lawsuit Dismissed
• $82K Gemini Bill – Google Says it is Your Problem
• FBI Hacked! By China! Again!
• FBI Arrests Subject Who Stole $46 Mil in Crypto from US Marshal Service
• Security debt – it is a real problem
• AI-powered attack kits go open source
• The privacy implications of smart eyeglasses
• Security News for the week ending March 6, 2026: Sen. Widen to block new NSA/Cybercommand leader, Cyber Command disrupted Iranian comms, sensors, tech giants and lawmakers rally around Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Iran war could shake Dubai’s billion dollar influencer economy and data center tax breaks on the chopping block in some states

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