[ad_1] A cybercrime expert has warned of a “worrying pattern” after government agencies were found to have implemented less than a third of basic cybersecurity protections in New South Wales. State government agencies only met 31 per cent of mandatory requirements to protect public data, according to a report released by the Audit Office of...Read More

[ad_1] What it is and what parents can do to help prevent and stop it Not long ago, making prank calls was the worst trouble a group of teens could get into with a telephone. But today, predators use phones to stalk and blackmail teens on social media and dating apps. Sextortion — the act...Read More

[ad_1] Cierant Corp., a marketing software and services provider, experienced a data breach involving Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts patient data. The ransomware attack was claimed by the A well-known cybercriminal organizationCL0P ransomware group, took responsibility for the ransomware attack. The cybersecurity incident was discovered on Dec. 10, 2024. An investigation determined that...Read More

[ad_1] Dr. Bernard James. Cameron Daniel/Courtesy photo Dr. Bernard James, a school safety law professor at Pepperdine University, is slated to speak about school safety, student First Amendment rights, and school safety law and liability on Friday at the Aspen District Theater. James is a frequent keynote speaker at National Association of School Resource Officers...Read More

[ad_1] By Jayet Moon The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its much-anticipated final guidance on cybersecurity risk management in medical devices, effective June 2025. This document, titled “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions,” marks a major milestone in aligning medical device cybersecurity with regulatory expectations, emphasizing...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware is a powerful tool used by weak people to extract make-believe money, primarily used for dark web drug buys and Ponzi schemes, from organizations that haven’t implemented proper security and backup protocols in the year 2025. It comes as no surprise, then, that drama between several “gangs” who rely on this involuntary encryption...Read More

[ad_1] Cybercrime, which is expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion in 2025, is a board-level risk. Enterprises need more than alerts and audits to fight back. They need validation. Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), which combines Attack Surface Management (ASM), Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV), and Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), delivers it. Each CTEM category has...Read More

[ad_1] Four men were arrested during an undercover sting targeting sexual predators attempting to meet minors for lewd acts, the Marin County District Attorney’s Office announced. The one-day operation called Operation Broken Heart aimed to catch offenders using online chat platforms to exploit children, prosecutors said. Four suspects were charged with felony violations for attempting...Read More

[ad_1] A new ransomware group has been breaching organizations across Asia, Europe, and the U.S., with victims reported in the healthcare, technology and event services sectors, researchers have found. The group, calling itself Bert, was first identified in April by researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, who detailed their findings in a report published Monday. ...Read More

[ad_1] In an underworld fueled by infamy and money that leaves a trail of human misery in its wake, the unbound collective colloquially known as Scattered Spider deviates from many norms in cybercrime. The cunning threat group composed of young, native English-speaking people lacks cohesion, is rife with infighting and doesn’t have a data leak...Read More