# COMMENTARY: From cyber to the Middle East, US and allies take stark lessons from 2026

https://mins.news/en/item/82718

- Reuters, 2026-10-02 00:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/cyber-middle-east-us-allies-take-stark-lessons-2026-2026-10-01/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abefd6eaa92170001cbf739

> At an annual trade meeting for U.S. military cyberdefense professionals in Maryland last Thursday, several senior U.S. commanders gave a blunt warning: sustained operations this year had cost the United States many of its long-built advantages in cyberspace.