Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System and its affiliated covered entities have agreed to pay $552,250 as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) to resolve potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. The resolution...Read More
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Black Hat , Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery University of Denver’s Staynings on Board Communication, Medical Device Security Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • August 13, 2026 Richard Staynings, professor, healthcare cybersecurity, University of Denver Healthcare cybersecurity has become an enterprise-risk and patient-safety issue as hospitals adopt artificial...Read More
A push to raise the minimum age for social media and other online services is gaining momentum, beginning with Australia, which recently banned those under 16 from creating social media accounts. Proponents present compelling studies on the harms of youth social media use and point to evidence that the threat of age restrictions is already...Read More
At the FutureCrime Summit 2026, a panel discussion titled “Emerging Cyber Crimes, New Laws and Best Practices in Investigation” examined how rapidly changing forms of digital crime are testing traditional investigative methods and creating new legal and procedural challenges for law-enforcement agencies. The panel featured Mahak Rathee, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India; Prof. (Dr.) Vinny...Read More
Sayre, OK – Beckham County Sheriff Derek Manning is warning residents to be on alert as scam attempts continue to increase across the area, with many recent schemes specifically targeting senior citizens. “We’ve had the scams have just been rampant here lately,” Manning said. “We’ve had several that have involved pretending that they’re the sheriff’s...Read More
“I don’t want China to ever leave us,” said my nine-year-old son plaintively the other night, when we were all curled up like kittens in my bed. China was once jet black, you see. But now that he’s reached the decidedly respectable age of 16, the soft fur beneath his chin is flecked with grey,...Read More
Germany’s cabinet approved legislation Wednesday that would let its intelligence agencies hack foreign systems, sabotage adversaries’ supply chains and feed false information to extremists inside Germany, in the biggest overhaul of the country’s spy laws of the postwar era. Chancellery chief Nina Warken said the new powers could allow the agencies to substitute faulty components...Read More
Dilara Hamit 13 August 2026•Update: 13 August 2026 Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has ordered Discord to suspend its livestreaming feature in the country within three business days, citing failures to protect children and teenagers from serious online harm. The preventive measure, announced Wednesday, applies to Discord’s Go Live feature and other equivalent video-sharing...Read More
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – As students across the CSRA return to school, a crossing guard at Bel Air and Bayville Elementary Schools is reminding parents, drivers and children about the basics of staying safe near busy streets. Penny Wesley works mornings at both schools, helping students navigate crosswalks each day. She said her first priority...Read More
TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) – Kansas schools cannot conduct an active shooter drill without first notifying parents, and families have the right to opt their children out, under a new state law taking effect this school year. The Students Safe at School Act applies to every public and private school in Kansas. What the law requires...Read More
