ISMG Editors: Cyber Spillover Looms in Iran-US Conflict

Also: Anthropic Claude Code Security Impact on AppSec, RSAC Conference Preview Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • March 6, 2026

In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discuss the potential cyber spillover from escalating tensions in the Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict, the market disruption sparked by Anthropic's Claude Code Security launch and a preview of RSAC Conference 2026 as the industry gears up for one of its biggest gatherings of the year.

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The panelists - Anna Delaney, executive director, productions; Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; Michael Novinson, executive editor, ISMG Business; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity - discussed:

• The potential cyber spillover from the Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict and the risks facing healthcare organizations, including DDoS attacks, ransomware, wiper malware and hacktivist campaigns targeting vulnerable hospital systems;
• The potential market disruption from Anthropic's Claude Code Security launch and whether artificial intelligence-driven code-scanning ...