Confidence in an organization’s cyber recovery capabilities deserves scrutiny. If a ransomware attack disables the SaaS data tenanted in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem, the data the business depends on as its lifeblood, the pace at which operations resume rests on assumptions that often prove wrong. Anyone whose answer is “It’s all good. Microsoft has my...Read More
A tech worker who hatched an elaborate insider attack in late 2023 and attempted to extort Brightly Software for about $2.5 million was sentenced to two years in prison, the Justice Department said Thursday. Cameron Nicholas Curry, also known as “Loot,” committed a series of crimes while working as a data analyst contractor for the...Read More
Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we live, work, and play. The state legislature created the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force to study AI’s impact now and in the future. The task force is holding public meetings on a variety of subjects and will issue reports to state leaders. The critical issue of cybersecurity...Read More
Canada and Brazil banned social media for kids. Should the United States follow in the footsteps of its neighboring countries? New polling shows widespread support for the idea. For decades, parents — and now courts — are arguing that social media is harmful to children. A new poll by Reuters/Ipsos says that three in five...Read More
(Tallahassee, FL) – Florida’s Attorney General putting child sex predators on notice today. AG James Uthmeier says the state arrested three more offenders including a middle school teacher surpassing the 2000-arrest threshold for the year. Uthmeier says this is not light stuff…”This is some of the most grotesque sex abuse content of little kids and...Read More
The White House has directed the federal government to establish a new program that can authorize vetted U.S. private companies to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations under federal control and oversight. The August 12 presidential memorandum expands the administration’s efforts against transnational cybercrime by bringing private-sector cybersecurity...Read More
The Trump administration is enlisting private companies to conduct cyberattacks on foreign cybercriminals in a major policy shift that experts say could come with legal risk for the companies. The move gives vetted companies a prominent role in hacking operations that have historically been the dominion of US law enforcement, spy and military agencies. Companies...Read More
Video game developer Roblox is being accused of misleading investors about its platform child-safety protections and the office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is seeking lead-plaintiff status in the securities class-actions lawsuit. The AG’s office filed a motion on August 7 to lead the case on behalf of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System...Read More
HMG Strategy FAIRFIELD, Conn., Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AI governance, Agentic AI adoption, cybersecurity resilience and enterprise transformation have become top priorities for CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Chief Digital Officers and senior technology executives navigating unprecedented disruption and opportunity. With HMG Strategy’s 11th Annual Philadelphia C-Level Technology Leadership Summit taking place just five days...Read More
FORT MYERS, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida has arrested more than 2,000 people accused of preying on children since Attorney General James Uthmeier took office in February 2025, a milestone state officials say reflects a sharp expansion in child exploitation investigations and prosecutions. Uthmeier announced the total Thursday alongside state and local law enforcement officials, saying...Read More
