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In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed explosive whistleblower claims about alleged mishandling of Americans’ sensitive U.S. Social Security data, Netskope’s push for an initial public offering and the global fight over the geopolitical sovereignty of artificial intelligence platforms.
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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tony Morbin, executive news editor, EU; Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity; and Michael Novinson, executive editor, ISMG Business – discussed:
- How explosive whistleblower allegations charge that U.S. officials created an unauthorized cloud copy of the Social Security database containing the personal data of more than 300 million Americans, bypassing safeguards and raising fears of systemic failure and potential catastrophic consequences;
- How Netskope’s IPO marks renewed investor confidence in the cybersecurity vendor market in the face of strong growth and rivalry with Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks;
- How geopolitical forces are shaping AI models, from Western-leaning ChatGPT to China’s DeepSeek and Saudi Arabia’s Humane, and whether every nation and/or group builds its own AI, shared reality will erode and signal “the end of truth.”
The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the Aug. 15 edition on how a Dutch lab hack exposed weaknesses in healthcare security and the Aug. 22 edition on whether election security in the U.S. remains critical infrastructure.