In this week’s Weekly Brief: The Cyber Risk and Policy Edition, SecurityScorecard’s Director, Public Sector Channel Amanda Smith breaks down why the U.S. war with Iran is more than just what takes place on the physical battlefront. In 2026, as conflict unfolds in the Middle East, the digital battlefield has a direct impact on the homeland and U.S. critical infrastructure, too. “It's a global digital confrontation that hits a lot closer to home than a lot of people realize.”

What happens when a suspicious login fires and the user doesn't respond? This Tines flow handles it automatically, escalating to PagerDuty in minutes. Escalate alerts which users have not responded to shows you how to build a smart, automated response workflow that checks in with your user first — and only escalates if they don't reply in time. No more manual follow-ups, no missed alerts slipping through the cracks.

A vulnerability is a weakness in software—and in containerized environments, even one small flaw can open the door. From buggy code to outdated images and misconfigurations, risk can exist at every layer of the stack. And if a vulnerability is already known… attackers often already know how to exploit it. In this video, we break down: Next up: What is a CVE?

Chris Clements, VP of Solutions Consulting and Client Experience at CISO Global, discusses the number one problem facing businesses today. It is not what you will expect - overconfidence.