WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Katie Britt (R-AL) today introduced the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would ensure that law enforcement can continue to charge and prosecute child sexual abusers for producing child sexual abusive material (CSAM) that depicts a minor who is asleep, unconscious, or...Read More

SFR Business wins cyber security contract in Pays de la Loire region SFR’s sister company SFR Business secured a new contract through a tender process run by the procurement unit within French public interest entity Gigalis, which facilitates the digital transformation of public sector organisations in the Pays de la Loire region. This framework contract...Read More

Squire cites Lucy’s case, which he tackled early in his career, as the inspiration for his long-term dedication. He found it especially disturbing that Lucy was about the same age as his own daughter, and new photos of her being assaulted, seemingly in her bedroom, were constantly appearing. Squire and his team could see, from...Read More

Iranian-backed hackers were reported to have breached Patel’s private communications in 2024, weeks before he was appointed to lead the FBI. It is not clear if that breach was different from the one claimed by the Handala group on Friday. Photos Handala claims to have taken from Patel’s email account have been circulating on social...Read More

What is the context around school violence? School violence is widespread. It can be physical, psychological or sexual and include gender-based violence, bullying and cyberbullying.  While schools are meant to be safe and supportive environments for learners and teachers, evidence shows this is not always the case: every year, across the world, one billion children face violence,...Read More

Enclave, a startup focused on finding the most dangerous security flaws buried deep within code written by AI, is launching from stealth with $6 million in seed funding at a $33 million valuation, led by 8VC. The round includes a roster of prominent tech investors and executives, including Stripe cofounder Patrick Collison, Salesforce CEO Marc...Read More

Accenture has partnered with Anthropic to launch Cyber AI. This is a cybersecurity solution powered by Claude that helps organisations automate and scale security operations. The company stated that the platform aims to transition response mechanisms from human-paced processes to continuous AI-driven capabilities.The solution integrates Accenture’s proprietary agent library with Anthropic’s Claude model, which acts...Read More

FBI director Kash Patel’s personal emails breached by suspected Iran-backed hackers The recent hacking of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account by the Iran-linked Handala Hack Team underlines ongoing tensions between US officials and foreign cyber-adversaries. Concerning the current situation, FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account was compromised when the Handala group released...Read More

We found there had been some improvements, especially on Instagram, which didn’t show any potentially harmful content whatsoever this time. Instagram’s Teen Accounts are now guided by PG-13 movie ratings to help protect under-18s. However, on TikTok, the girls were still exposed to worrying content, mostly on the profile of 15-year-old Maya, who was repeatedly...Read More

The surveillance tech industry today is in the spotlight, but not for the best reasons. With controversy around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tapping into Flock’s camera network to surveil people, and home camera maker Ring drawing criticism for building new features that would enable law enforcement to ask homeowners for footage of their...Read More