Additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and other new technology make it easier than ever for unscrupulous parties to flood the supply chain with counterfeit parts and out-of-spec components. However, engineers at Georgia Tech University believe the answer to this challenge isn’t just better parts; it’s better proof.Digital passports can help manufacturers secure their products and protect...Read More

FBI Director Kash Patel has personally invested a six-figure sum in U.S. computer technology interests at a time when his department is cracking down on suspected China-connected computer and cyber crime.Patel disclosed purchasing $50,001 to $100,000 worth of stock in defense contractor American Superconductor Corp. on July 30, according to a new financial disclosure report...Read More

Disaster recovery and backup efforts have long focused on restoring data and systems. Yet, data backup alone doesn’t answer how to recover identity — a service that’s increasingly under attack. Sophos’ State of Identity Security 2026 report, for example, found that 71% of organizations suffered at least one identity-related security breach in the past year....Read More

Let’s start with a number. Not 4 crore. Not 4 billion. Not some 100-digit code that would take a supercomputer centuries to crack. That’s what one of the secret passkeys protecting a cybersecurity company’s certificates turned out to be. The kind of key that’s supposed to be practically impossible to guess. And when the world...Read More

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem on the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement building as seen on January 07, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Heather Diehl/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption i Heather Diehl/Getty Images North America A hacking group cracked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s personnel files, exposing the names, phone numbers...Read More

Hundreds of child safety workers have walked off the job in protest after a series of crises which has led to the resignation of a state minister.Staff in the embattled sector from across southeast Queensland stopped work at midday on Thursday ahead of a protest outside parliament house.They are demanding action on what they say...Read More

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (TNND) — A supervisor at a Pennsylvania Halloween attraction who is accused by prosecutors of being a “serial sexual predator” faces charges in three separate cases.One alleged assault happened at Valley of Fear on opening night. The investigation also led to allegations involving a Five Below coworker and a 12-year-old girl, according...Read More

Ransomware continues to evolve from episodic attacks conducted by individual criminal groups into a broader and increasingly organised cybercrime economy. New research supplied by NordLayer Intelligence indicates that 2,894 ransomware incidents were recorded between July and September 2026. This represents a 50 percent rise from 1,933 incidents in the equivalent quarter of 2025, and an...Read More

By Jon Hill ( October 28, 2026, 10:27 PM EDT) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has failed to promptly fix serious cyber weaknesses and consistently track data in its possession as staffing losses have hampered the agency’s ability to safeguard its systems, according to a federal watchdog audit released Wednesday…. Law360 is on it,...Read More

Many Australian companies have replaced entry-level cybersecurity staff with AI, according to Barracuda Research. Image: Shutterstock AI-based cybersecurity technologies have improved so much that 45 per cent of Australian firms have replaced entry-level security workers with AI, according to new research that highlights cybersecurity’s fluid job situation at a time when threats are rapidly expanding....Read More