Ahead of the Threat Podcast: Season 2, Episode 2 — John Hammond

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)

Search no further for an engaging, practical conversation from two cybersecurity experts! Diving into the FBI’s Operation Winter SHIELD initiative, John Hammond, the principal security researcher at Huntress, (who also has a YouTube channel with 2.1+ million subscribers) joins host Brett Leatherman for a wide-ranging discussion on hacking trends, how not every user in your organization needs full rights access, and that a basic inventory of IT equipment can be the most important cybersecurity step you take! Starting the show, Brett is joined by Michael Machtinger, the FBI’s deputy assistant director for the Cyber Intelligence Branch. After learning how the branch supports the Bureau’s cyber mission, the two discuss “slave” hackers from North Korea, CISA’s latest recommendation for end-of-life devices, and how hackers use remote proxy servers to attack within the U.S.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Response to the State of the Union

Source: United States Department of Justice (video statements)

“We are prosecuting the guy, the monster, and we are seeking the death penalty. That’s the stark contrast between Donald Trump Republicans and the Democrats. They refused to even stand for that victim. It actually it was heartbreaking that Iryna’s mother had to experience that. That should be nonpartisan.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mmlhav0cNms

UK Meta & Microsoft questioned on Human Rights and Regulation of AI by Joint Committee on Human Rights

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Joint Committee on Human Rights question witnesses for their inquiry, Human Rights and Regulation of AI

Witnesses:

Rob Sherman – VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Policy at Meta
Ginny Badanes – General Manager – Tech for Society at Microsoft

Kanishka Narayan MP – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Minister for AI at Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26372/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mckOffRU548

High-Level Conference on Eastern Border Regions

Source: European Commission (video statements)

Watch live as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto take part in high-level events on Eastern Border Regions on 26 February 2026, from the European Commission headquarters in Brussels.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdKQYMAjSVk

UK Student loans | Lords Questions

Source: United Kingdom UK House of Lords (video statements)

What changes is the government making to student loans? Members pressed the government in this question from Lord Young of Cookham on Tuesday 24 February.

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UK 🔴 PMQs LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions – 25 February 2026

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/lAg1LHM3LjY?feature=share

Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.

In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.

The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.

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UK 🔴 LIVE: Prime Minister’s Questions with British Sign Language (BSL) – 25 February 2026

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.

In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.

The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.

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UK Minister and HMRC questioned on the UK’s trade sanctions regime – Business and Trade Sub-Committee

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

MPs on the Business and Trade Sub-Committee question witnesses on how Britain enforces trade sanctions.

Witnesses:

Chris Bryant MP – Minister for Trade at Department for Business and Trade
Anna Deibel-Jung – Deputy Director, Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation at Department for Business and Trade
Esther Blythe – Deputy Director for Russia and Belarus Sanctions at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Joanne Cheetham – Deputy Director, Customs Compliance at HM Revenue and Customs

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26618/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ri894fCU8

UK How should the NHS help people lose weight? – Health and Social Care Committee

Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)

The Health and Social Care Committee will examine how patients in England access weight loss medications, and how they sit alongside other weight-loss services offered by the NHS.

Witnesses:

Professor Susan Jebb – Professor of Diet and Population Health at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford
Dr Claudia Coelho – Adult Centres for Obesity Management Lead at The Association for the Study of Obesity
Dr Emily Pegg – Associate Vice President (Medical) at Lilly UK

Dr Kath McCullough – Special Adviser on Obesity at Royal College of Physicians
Dr Munro Stewart – Vice Chair (Policy) at Royal College of General Practitioners

https://committees.parliament.uk/event/26567/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/

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