South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it will run a five-week cybersecurity talent development program with global network and security company Cisco through July 31. The Virtual Internship Program (VIP) 2026 targets top trainees from the ministry\'s information security workforce initiative. The number of participants increased to 200 from about 30 last year. The program includes 75 hours of training, expert mentoring and a Capture the Flag competition.

The European Central Bank has urgently convened euro zone banks to review cyber risks triggered by Anthropic\'s advanced AI model Claude Mythos. A meeting on May 26 will focus on how quickly banks apply security patches and how they respond to AI-driven attacks. ECB supervisory board vice chair Frank Elderson said attackers can now reverse-engineer patch contents within 30 minutes, requiring faster deployment and operations.