[ad_1] The federal government has inaugurated the National Ministerial Advisory Council to coordinate cybersecurity mitigation efforts across critical sectors in the country. The council, inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja, consisted of multi-stakeholder agencies of relevance, the private sector, and the academia, among other institutions, to ensure coordination and response towards cyber threats. The Minister of...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware activity in the UK dropped sharply in 2025, but more organisations are being successfully compromised, pointing to a shift towards more targeted and effective attacks. According to data from SonicWall, ransomware detections fell by 87% year on year, yet the number of organisations affected increased by 20%. The figures suggest attackers are moving...Read More

[ad_1] Australia’s world-first social media ban – how does it work?published at 15:47 BST 15:47 BST Image source, PA Media In December, under-16s in Australia were banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the day the ban took hold that...Read More

[ad_1] The UAE marked Earth Day on April 22 by highlighting a series of new environmental, renewable energy, and water security initiatives aimed at strengthening its position as a global leader in sustainability. Observed annually worldwide, Earth Day encourages collective action to address climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, rising temperatures, and other environmental challenges. In...Read More

[ad_1] New ZeroFox data from the first quarter of this year paints a picture of a threat landscape that has settled into a sustained high-volume rhythm rather than showing any sign of retreat. The company recorded at least 2,059 ransomware and digital extortion (R&DE) incidents during the period, a marginal 1.5% decline from the record...Read More

[ad_1] With a rapidly evolving digital world and heightened dependence on the internet, technology advocates note that most Americans ought to be prioritizing cybersecurity.  Amid concerns of personal data breaches, phishing scams and extortion, plus the likes of artificial intelligence (AI), studies show the nationwide surge in cybercrime is neither beyond the average consumer nor...Read More

[ad_1] Spring is supposed to be a joyous time for high school seniors as they await college acceptance letters and plan graduation parties. The last thing on their minds—or, rather, the last thing that should be on their minds—is a scam sitting in their mailbox or inbox. Unfortunately, this season of change and intense emotions...Read More

[ad_1] The advent of AI hacking tools has raised fears of a near future in which anyone can use automated tools to dig up exploitable vulnerabilities in any piece of software, like a kind of digital intrusion superpower. Here in the present, however, AI seems to be playing a more mundane, if still concerning, role...Read More

[ad_1] As summer approaches, many parents and caregivers are preparing for a familiar seasonal shift: more unstructured time, fewer school-based routines, and significantly more screen time. For adolescents, this often means increased time on social media platforms whose algorithms are intentionally designed to capture attention, leading to endless scrolling and potentially unhealthy social comparison. Recent...Read More

[ad_1] Google Cloud chief operating officer Francis deSouza has summed up his company’s security strategy du jour as follows: “You need to use AI to fight AI.” That also sums up all of the security services and products announced Wednesday at Google Cloud Next – and every other tech firm’s strategy at this point in...Read More