For hotels, outdated security can put connected systems, payment environments and sensitive guest information at greater risk. / Credit: bangoland via Shutterstock An ageing property management system can remain perfectly capable of checking guests in, processing reservations and supporting hotel operations. But “still working” and “still secure” are increasingly different tests. Hotels now operate within...Read More

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and law-enforcement have issued an expanded warning about the Medusa ransomware operation after federal investigations identified more than 500 affected organisations across critical infrastructure and other industries. The updated joint advisory, published on August 18 by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the Department of...Read More

A former Meta employee testified that the company prioritized its financial interests over the safety of children, as a lawsuit accusing the tech giant of harming young users’ mental health continues in the U.S. The trial, presided over by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, continued Wednesday at the district court in Oakland, California, after opening the...Read More

A multi-state court case against the parent company of Facebook and Instagram that opens Tuesday could have far-reaching effects for how kids interact with social media. In this portion of the multi-district litigation, California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey claim Meta violated the privacy of children and has developed and deployed “psychologically manipulative” features on...Read More

Ariana Grande granted expedited subpoena power to identify hackers who allegedly stole and leaked unreleased music Ariana Grande has been granted fast-track subpoena power as she attempts to identify individuals accused of hacking her accounts and stealing unreleased material. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark H Epstein ruled on Wednesday that Grande’s legal team...Read More

Bahul Harikumar Commended for Expertise in Information Technology and Cybersecurity He works closely with startups to accelerate their product roadmaps and develop go-to-market strategies, leveraging his extensive industry knowledge to drive innovation and growth. FREMONT, CA, August 20, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — Bahul Harikumar has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all...Read More

Brandon Wolfe, Global Field CTO, Tanium. Image courtesy of Tanium. – Advertisement – Tanium sees the central security problem of the agentic AI era as one of visibility and speed: Enterprises can’t defend what they can’t see, and they can’t match machine-speed attacks with delayed, fragmented decisions. Brandon Wolfe, Global Field CTO at Tanium, says...Read More

Instagram says users must be at least 13. Arturo Béjar says the company knew that rule was routinely broken. The former Meta engineering director told a federal court in Oakland that “tens of thousands” of children under 13 had surfaced in his research and that their presence on Instagram was “common knowledge” inside the company....Read More

Online gaming platform Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to do more “to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse”. The agreement comes after the eSafety commissioner discovered adults were still able to see child accounts on Roblox, as well as sending requests to connect. This followed almost two...Read More

Meta intentionally hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday as a landmark trial seeking to hold Meta accountable for the alleged harm its social media platforms cause children began in California. Four US states, California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, argue the company misled the public about the safety of Instagram and Facebook and...Read More