The challenge was to ensure that mobile security developed at the same pace as the region’s increasing reliance on smartphones, he added. Thailand leads cybercrime-awareness ranking Thailand recorded the highest cybercrime-awareness level among the Asia-Pacific markets in the survey, at 39%. Malaysia followed at 38%, Indonesia at 35%, China at 34%, India at 32% and...Read More

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has transferred far-reaching powers over wiretapping, internet access, communications infrastructure, online censorship and digital traffic from the country’s telecommunications regulator to the executive-controlled Cyber Security Presidency (Siber Güvenlik Başkanlığ), a sweeping restructuring that is designed to further empower President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and institutionalize censorship and digital surveillance under the guise of...Read More

Cybersecurity has crossed lines most of us assumed were years away. In the space of about four months, the industry watched at least two incidents where an AI agent, one from OpenAI and another from Anthropic, ran most or all of a cyberattack lifecycle on its own. If you run IT or cybersecurity for a...Read More

According to records examined by the Herald, 91 out of 396 school districts in Massachusetts reported no bullying incidents to state officials in the 2023-24 school year. The wide swath of no reports left at least one expert questioning whether local officials were clear on what kind of bullying needs to be reported under the...Read More

VIRGINIA (WVVA) – In the wake of several teen suicides that past year, lawmakers in the commonwealth are looking to curb bullying done digitally. Beginning July 1, public schools must include cyberbullying procedures in their guidelines and codes of conduct. The new law requires each school board to expand on its policies and procedures relating...Read More

Key Takeaways Since the start of 2026, Arctic Wolf has investigated Anubis ransomware intrusions involving both valid VPN credential use and exploitation of CitrixBleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777), expanding known initial access tradecraft associated with this ransomware brand. Although tactics differ between affiliates, common patterns emerged in tradecraft through use of legitimate Remote Management and Monitoring (RMM)...Read More

Sophisticated Cyberattack Exposes Data of 678,000 French Taxpayers Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2026 France’s tax agency says hackers stole data on 678,000 taxpayers, including income and tax details, in a sophisticated cyberattack. A threat actor claimed to have breached France’s tax agency in late June. France’s tax administration confirmed that a cyberattack exposed personal data...Read More

Any views or opinions expressed in this column are of the individual, group, or entity who submitted it and not the publication, owner(s), its advertisers, or affiliates.  By David Stephen  There is a recent [August 12, 2026] story in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Montco joins thousands of others in suing social media giants over harms to teen mental...Read More

Nicotine pouches are odorless, easy to hide, and increasingly promoted online — and doctors say that combination is changing how young people encounter nicotine. CLEVELAND — Nicotine pouches sit between the lip and the gum and release nicotine directly into the body. Zyn, the best-known brand, now holds more than half of all nicotine pouch...Read More

(TNS) — Dallas-area employers say breaking into cybersecurity takes more than learning to write code or earning a certification. Across interviews with employers, educators, workforce organizations, trainees and Texas Cyber Command, one message surfaced repeatedly: technical skills alone are no longer enough. As artificial intelligence reshapes the profession and cyber threats become more sophisticated, employers...Read More