The ransomware toll road.

CyberWire Daily provides a concise news roundup covering recent cybersecurity developments: US sanctions a VPN provider linked to ransomware activity; the Pentagon pauses CMMC Phase II audits; critical vulnerabilities are reported in Google Cloud Dialogflow CX, SAP NetWeaver/Commerce Cloud, and an actively exploited Cisco IOS flaw; Estée Lauder discloses a data breach exposing health records and Social Security numbers; additional items touch on mobile tracking of U.S. personnel, Big Tech and child safety, and federal AI funding priorities.