Based on information from Infosecurity Magazine, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is calling on device manufacturers to enhance forensic observability in their products to aid incident response teams in evidence collection following a compromise.The NCSC highlights that network devices like firewalls and VPN gateways are increasingly targeted by attackers. Chris A, technical director...Read More

Australia introduced a world-first law banning children under 16 from accessing social media platforms. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age), which took effect in December 2025, requires providers of social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent Australians under 16 from having accounts, or face civil penalties. Similarly, the UK government has...Read More

TRAVERSE CITY — A 73-year-old Traverse City woman recently lost $42,000 after being targeted by a phishing scam involving individuals impersonating Microsoft employees. The victim was coerced into purchasing $6,000 in gift cards and wiring the remaining balance after scammers falsely claimed her account was linked to illegal activity. The incident reflects a growing trend...Read More

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Phoenix-area father says he was wrongly barred from his daughter’s elementary school after an automated background check matched his middle name and physical characteristics to a Wisconsin sex offender registry entry. Jonathan Castillo went to Las Brisas Elementary School to enroll his daughter. School staff photographed him, which Castillo said he...Read More

An East Haven man is among eight people arrested in a New Jersey roundup of suspected child predators, a prosecutor said.  Kenneth Davis, 66, was charged with two counts of third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child and one count of fourth-degree attempted criminal sexual contact, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D....Read More