PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter Neronha announced today that a Rhode Island man was sentenced in Washington County Superior Court following an undercover child exploitation operation by state and federal law enforcement agencies during which the defendant injured a law enforcement officer. On Thursday, at a hearing before Superior Court Justice Kristin Rodgers, 31-year-old Alec...Read More
Photo shows a hacker hacking the server in the dark, accessed on July 24, 2026. (Adobe Stock Photo) July 24, 2026 10:07 AM GMT+03:00 Russian hackers have spent the past year targeting U.S. nuclear scientists, defense contractors and government employees in a cyberespionage campaign aimed at obtaining sensitive research and strategic intelligence, CNN reported. CNN...Read More
Technology will continue evolving. Threat actors will continue adapting. Regulations will continue expanding. Those developments are inevitable. What remains within the control of every CEO is how their organization responds. Does cybersecurity remain an IT issue? Or is it recognised as an integral part of business resilience? How is cybersecurity accountability assigned at executive level?...Read More
ISC2 has not finalized the certification domains, but Marks says the organization expects the credential to address both technical controls and governance practices for securing AI systems and managing AI risk. The certification will use ISC2’s established certification development process, which relies on cybersecurity practitioners to define job roles, develop exam content, and validate competencies....Read More
San Francisco-based StrongestLayer has raised $4.1 million in new funding, bringing its total seed financing to $9.3 million as the company looks to capitalize on growing enterprise demand for email security tools that can detect sophisticated phishing and business email compromise attacks. The round was led by Canada’s Inovia Capital, with participation from existing investor...Read More
Last week, the government announced that Canada has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, with Ministers Anita Anand, Gary Anandasangaree and Sean Fraser touting the treaty’s child protection provisions and human rights safeguards, which were described as “among the strongest found in an international criminal justice treaty.” The announcement, released in mid-July with few...Read More
A vile child predator is back on the streets of a small community in San Diego County –– leaving shell-shocked locals scrambling to protect their kids. Gary Snavely, who molested two young girls in the ’80s, was released from state custody Wednesday and will live in the town Borrego Springs. Gary Snavely was convicted of...Read More
AI continues to make ransomware harder to detect, with 65% of those hit by a ransomware attack saying the emergent tech made the attack more effective. According to research from Proofpoint, phishing attacks, identity campaigns, and credential theft are being enhanced by AI, making these attack vectors more compelling and effective. The 2026 AI-Era Ransomware...Read More
From 9 a.m. on the 23rd, the finals of Codegate 2026—one of the world’s top three hacking defense competitions—ran nonstop for 24 hours, marking the first time an artificial intelligence hacker competed against human white hat hackers solving the same problems on the same stage. While human hackers battled fatigue through the sleepless night, the...Read More
Israeli cybersecurity firm Pentera announced on Wednesday a deal with Recorded Future to integrate their technologies, with a demonstration expected at the Black Hat 2026 conference. Recorded Future, one of the world’s largest threat intelligence companies, will allow Pantera to use its platform to showcase its artificial intelligence system to validate threats in real time....Read More
