October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and throughout the month, Auburn’s Office of Information Technology will highlight common online threats and share simple ways you can help protect yourself, your information, and the Auburn community Each week, we’ll focus on a different cybersecurity topic: Week 1: Phishing & Fake Sign-In Pages Phishing messages aren’t always easy...Read More
Fentron team will join TRG’s Inversion6 cybersecurity division Fentron serves financial, manufacturing, government and healthcare clients Deal adds senior engineering talent to TRG’s endpoint lifecycle offering Gemspring Capital portfolio company TRG has acquired Westerville, Ohio-based cybersecurity and advisory firm Fentron, for undisclosed terms. The Fentron team will join Inversion6, TRG’s dedicated cybersecurity division. The deal...Read More
A Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation known as Global Group is targeting large enterprises with phishing emails that deliver a file-encrypting payload. Research shared with Hackread.com by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) shows attackers using a fake payment plan, a malicious ISO file and the legitimate WinMerge application during the infection chain. Cofense describes Global Group...Read More
Key Takeaways The European Commission proposed the EU KIDS Act on September 17, 2026. If formally adopted, the EU KIDS Act would be directly applicable as an EU regulation and would establish the most comprehensive child-safety framework for children’s access to online services, social media, video-sharing platforms, online games, AI companions and chatbots, app stores,...Read More
HOWELL, Mich. (News 10) — LACASA is hosting a national expert today to help parents and professionals address children’s exposure to online pornography and exploitation. One in three children will see pornography online before age 11, according to data from Dr. Mandy Sanchez, a national expert leading a series of training sessions today. The sessions...Read More
The U.S. government’s top cybersecurity official on Tuesday defended the Trump administration’s plan to let private companies hack foreign cybercrime gangs, saying the new program would help the U.S. prevent cybercrime schemes that defraud Americans. “We’re not talking about letters of marque. We’re not talking about the Wild West,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said...Read More
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) — Leaders in Stevens Point are calling last week’s cybersecurity incident a “targeted ransomware attack,” according to an update provided on Tuesday. According to Mayor Mike Wiza, multiple agencies, along with the city’s IT staff, have determined that “our existing security, monitoring and professional staff were able to block the attempt...Read More
WhatsApp is introducing new parental controls for teenagers, as tech companies continue to come under pressure to provide more age-appropriate experiences for children. The social messaging app’s new tools will give parents a range of options, such as being told when their child joins or leaves a group. It will also let them decide on...Read More
Experts at the conference warned that cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting human psychology through trust, fear, greed, urgency and impersonation. | Photo Credit: peerapong boriboon Stock market and investment-related cyber frauds have emerged as one of the most financially damaging categories of cybercrime in Telangana, according to Shikha Goel, Director, Telangana Cyber Security Bureau. She said...Read More
