Defendify is one five founding providers of the newly launched Water Watch Center, which was formed to help small water and wastewater utilities defend themselves against cyberattacks. Defendify, a Portland cybersecurity startup led by founders Rob Simopoulos and Andrew Rinaldi, is one of five founding providers of the Water Watch Center, a new national initiative...Read More
By Fire Commissioner (ret.) Jerry Napolitano Cybersecurity threats are becoming more advanced, persistent and difficult for resource-constrained public safety agencies to stop. Fire and EMS organizations can no longer rely on a basic antivirus program, a firewall or the assumption that a device is secure simply because it is connected to a trusted network. A...Read More
OAKLAND, Calif. (TNND) — Meta is defending its record of protecting children and teenagers online as the technology giant faces a federal trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately designed to keep young people hooked despite risks to their mental health. Opening arguments kicked off on Tuesday in Oakland, where California, Colorado, Kentucky,...Read More
TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another $100 million after an order vacates an earlier consent decree against its predecessor company, Musical.ly. READ MORE:...Read More
Published on 22/08/2026 – 17:09 GMT+2•Updated 17:16 Polish authorities have launched mesaures to deal with malicious food-delivery pranks after persistent harassment and threats issued via bogus orders for meals to be paid for on delivery began to resurface. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Officers from the Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC), under the supervision of the District...Read More
Delaware County got an update on the situation that caused a network challenge last month and learned that lessons learned from the hack six years ago came in handy this time. On June 26, county officials became aware of “unauthorized activity,” resulting in them shutting down the government system, impacting phones and systems throughout county...Read More
August 21, 2026 (WASHINGTON) – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, called...Read More
Dive Brief: Defense contractors are struggling to meet the requirements of the U.S. military’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, even as the Pentagon tries to accommodate their complaints about compliance burdens. Only two-thirds of contractors that have submitted CMMC self-assessment scores to the military in 2026 are extremely or very confident that those scores...Read More
Updated August 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM CDT Sign up for alerts on breaking news and exclusive reporting from NPR OAKLAND, Calif. – A landmark trial got underway on Tuesday pitting Meta Platforms against a consortium of states accusing the company of designing its platforms to hook young users and misleading the public about it....Read More
CHICAGO (AP) — Meta insists it has a long history of protecting its youngest customers as it defends itself against a swath of lawsuits alleging its social media empire harms children. In the latest such instance, the social media giant is fighting allegations in a California federal court that it contributes to the youth mental...Read More
