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US launches Gold Eagle to hunt software flaws faster
The US has formed Gold Eagle, a joint AI-driven effort to find software vulnerabilities and protect critical infrastructure across sectors.
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The US has created Gold Eagle, a coordination group that will use AI to identify software vulnerabilities and organize joint responses between government agencies and private companies. The initiative is meant to bring together AI developers, critical service providers, and federal agencies to speed up cyberthreat detection and response.
Participants in Gold Eagle will share information about vulnerabilities found with modern AI systems, while coordinating threat verification and response planning across the public and private sectors. The group was created after US President Donald Trump’s June 2 executive order aimed at advancing AI and protecting critical infrastructure.
The coalition includes the White House, the Department of Homeland Security through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the US Treasury Department, and the US Department of War. Companies responsible for the country’s critical infrastructure and open-source software developers will also be brought into the effort.
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According to the White House, the initiative will rely on existing federal powers and resources while working with US technology companies to detect vulnerabilities faster and prioritize fixes. The goal is to cut down on repeated scanning of the same systems and move threat information more quickly to the organizations responsible for defending networks.
The White House said Gold Eagle has already started receiving and prioritizing vulnerability reports from different industries, coordinating their verification, and helping secure software and networks across the country. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department will work with the private sector to protect financial institutions and address vulnerabilities.
Gold Eagle is part of the work outlined in Executive Order 14409, which calls for government-business cooperation to develop AI technologies and secure national systems.
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