The AI industry’s central question has shifted from “how fast can we push performance higher” to “how do we safely control rapidly evolving superintelligence and AI agents,” leading cybersecurity to be revalued as a critical new growth engine of the AI era. In a striking paradox, a security sector that was grappling with growth stagnation...Read More
How AI is changing the cybersecurity landscape AI is giving cyberattackers a wider range of targets and the opportunity to scale up. Hackers can manipulate AI tools such as chatbots by feeding them malicious information or asking them to reveal sensitive company data. Attackers also increasingly target employees directly, with sophisticated deepfake technology enabling highly...Read More
A smartphone and a computer screen displaying the logos of the Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and their parent company Meta. (AFP) New Delhi: Meta Inc., the company that runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp–three of the most used social media platforms in the world–has agreed to report child sexual abuse and other child safety-related cases to the...Read More
In July, the government issued a notice to Meta on Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material in paid advertisements on Instagram | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid a government crackdown on child sexual abuse and other harmful content online, Meta has agreed to report child safety-related matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian...Read More
Chester Zoo accidentally advertised a “child predator tour” online, sparking shock and mockery among visitors. The 90-minute private bus tour, featuring Sumatran tigers, lions, rhinos and Komodo dragons, was quickly renamed after the bizarre listing was branded “sinister”. The zoo blamed the error on its “default naming convention in our system” and said it was...Read More
“Crime prevention begins with strong partnerships between police and the communities they serve,” Additional Inspector General of Police (Crime and Operations) Khondoker Rafiqul Islam told BSS. “Police cannot fight crime alone; community participation is essential to lasting public safety,” he added. According to a recent progress report of the Home Ministry, community policing initiatives have...Read More
Iowa to allocate $25 million to teens impacted by social media DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will distribute $25 million to residents harmed by social media as part of a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The state joined 46 others in suing Meta, arguing that its platforms caused mental health...Read More
Three U.S. lawmakers have called on the American government to blacklist a set of Indian IT firms over what they describe as “more than fifteen years of targeted espionage against U.S. citizens, businesses, and the lawyers representing them.” In a letter issued Sept. 9, Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with Republican Representative...Read More
Navigating the bustling streets of Queens or the chaotic grid of Manhattan is a daily reality for millions. With thousands of car crashes in Queens alone each year, the chances of being in a collision are higher than anyone would like to admit. When it happens, the immediate aftermath is confusing. You know you have...Read More
Making an impact through technology In her role, Akansha works in cybersecurity within the identity domain, partnering closely with business and engineering teams to design and deliver solutions that improve how people interact with systems. One project she’s particularly proud of is the launch of a global Segregation of Duties (SoD) portal, designed to...Read More
