“Our learners have proven that they have the grit, curiosity, and drive to improve, as shown by our gains across all PISA domains. However, our children must also feel safe,” Angara said. “While we take note that physical bullying reports are down compared to 2018, the PISA findings reinforce that cyberbullying is a serious challenge...Read More
SECURITY Toothless security PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the weekly column where we highlight examples of how not to handle your security. This week’s tale of woe comes from a very unhealthy part of the healthcare sector. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at pwned@sitpub.com. Anonymity...Read More
Japan logged 123 confirmed ransomware cases between January and June 2026, the highest half-year total since the National Police Agency (NPA) began tracking the data in 2020, according to the Japanese report. The figure is up by seven cases compared with the same period a year earlier, and it lands at a moment when Japanese...Read More
Despite the potential benefits that artificial intelligence (AI) brings to aging services, AI is also being used to perpetuate fraud against older adults. Now, members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging are seeking solutions to these emerging threats. Senate Committee on Aging Chairman Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), pictured at...Read More
Ashburn District School Board member Deana Griffiths and Sheriff Mike Chapman will hold a town hall meeting on school safety on Sept. 29, Griffiths announced Wednesday. Griffiths said Chapman and members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will attend the meeting at Trailside Middle School at 20325 Claiborne Pkwy., Ashburn from 6 to 8 p.m....Read More
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows, N-able N-central, and Adobe flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2026 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows, N-able N-central, and Adobe flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited...Read More
Key takeaways: The Gentlemen ransomware gang listed LA Metro on its dark web leak site but has not shared data samples. LA Metro serves about 12.9 million people, so exposed passenger data could affect many riders. Attackers gave the publicly owned transit agency nine days to respond to the claim. LA Metro had a major...Read More
Cybersecurity company ZeroRisk raises USD 10 million Irish cybersecurity company ZeroRisk has raised Series A funding of USD 10 million (EUR 8.6 million), reports the Irish Times. This will be used to support its worldwide expansion, project development, expansion of its workforce, and deployment of ZeroRisk technology with leading payment providers. ——————————————————- Click Here For...Read More
Anthropic has revealed a fourth incident where one of its models accessed a third-party system without authorization. It shared the news in a lengthy “alignment assessment” blog post on September 9. It comes on top of the three incidents revealed in July, when Anthropic said three of its Claude AI models reached the internet from an...Read More
Families must set social media rules The editorial “Facing social media’s harms” [Opinion, Sept. 2] was an excellent description of this social media problem facing us, parents, and children. Our goal should be, as stated: to achieve the success Australia has attained. However, I don’t think anything will be done in our country to equal...Read More