Click here to subscribe FREE to Ray Hanania’s Columns RICHTON PARK — State Senator Michael E. Hastings joined Mayor Rick Reinbold and other local officials, educators and advocates on Friday August 14, 2026, at Richton Square School to highlight the recent signing of Alyssa’s Law,...Read More
As South African schools reopened for the third term on 21 July, online searches for “school bullying” surged 202% in a single week – a spike researchers say reflects a wave of parental anxiety as children head back into the classroom. New analysis by Teneo Online School of search-trends data shows that interest in “school...Read More
In a first for the United States, the White House is looking to build an army of private hackers to combat cyberattacks. Outlined in a new presidential memoranda issued Aug. 12, the Trump administration will begin contracting out efforts to curb the actions of transnational criminal organizations (or TCOs) to American businesses. “American businesses’ innovative...Read More
Government-Approved Firms Can Disable Servers Used by Foreign Hackers and Infiltrate with Spyware Concerns Over Retaliation and Loss of Control… “Authority Can Be Granted, But Obedience Cannot Be Guaranteed” U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to allow private companies to monitor and launch attacks against...Read More
An online group that conducts undercover operations targeting suspected child predators confronted a man in Southwest Virginia this week, an encounter that the group says resulted in his arrest. Alex Rosen, founder of Predator Poachers, said members of the group pose as children online and communicate with adults who allegedly send inappropriate or sexually explicit...Read More
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched its K-12 Cybersecurity Foundations Resource Package, a new set of tools designed to help schools and school districts prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber threats. The initiative reflects a growing concern on both sides of the Atlantic: as education becomes increasingly dependent on digital platforms,...Read More
RSVGPF URGES PUBLIC TO END CYBERBULLYING, HARASSMENT The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commenced an investigation into a video circulating on social media which allegedly involves a serving police officer. The RSVGPF recognizes that what the video appears to depict has generated strong public reaction. Citizens are entitled to hold...Read More
Key Insights: Crypto theft accounts for about one-third of reported cybercrime losses in the U.S. Trump’s order expands cyber operations against foreign criminal organizations. Private companies can support government-led efforts to disrupt cybercrime networks. Crypto theft accounts for about a third of cybercrime losses reported by Americans, according to White House official Patrick Witt. Witt...Read More
Trump allows private firms in cyber ops against foreign crime groups. On August 12, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum allowing vetted private companies to participate in cyber operations against foreign criminal groups under federal oversight. The new program targets transnational criminal organizations involved in ransomware, financial fraud, and other illegal activities in the...Read More
After learning about the cyber capabilities of frontier artificial intelligence models, a higher percentage of organizations plan to increase their security spending, IBM said in a July 29 press release. The share of organizations planning to increase security spending rose to 85% in May, up from 64% in the year from March 2025 to February...Read More
