KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – Killeen ISD parents attended a community forum on child safety at the Jackson Professional Learning Center in Killeen as social media and technologies such as AI make it harder to keep children safe.The Safe Spaces and Places parent and community forum was organized by the School Health Advisory Council.Attendees rotated through...Read More

💌 Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Content warning: This article contains mentions of depression, addiction and thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Cassie Aran and Lauren Lee, two best friends from Tampa, Florida, are attempting to set a Guinness world record so unique it has...Read More

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a timely reminder of how important it is to protect our information and the technology systems we depend on every day. At North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS), technology supports nearly everything we do, from classroom instruction and communication to managing student records, maintaining building security, and keeping our...Read More

LOWELL — Local and UMass Lowell officials Thursday morning celebrated the opening of the university’s new Cyber Security Operations Center, which will be used to provide local governments, businesses and nonprofits with expert cybersecurity guidance while training the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Officials packed into a room tucked into the fourth floor of UML’s...Read More

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The University of Nevada hosted a conference Thursday about the role of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity, a topic experts called a double-edged sword.Cybersecurity experts said the best approach is to use AI while recognizing the risks it holds and staying one step ahead of the threats it creates.The UNR cybersecurity director,...Read More

Bingo remains a classic pastime for many older adults, so the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland recently used the game as an innovative tool to educate seniors about common fraud scams as part of Operation Silver Sentinel. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the results of the...Read More

A Ukrainian man who helped carry out Nefilim and Hive ransomware attacks has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Artem Stryzhak, 36, participated in operations that encrypted victims’ files and demanded payment for their recovery, including attacks against healthcare organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The US Department of Justice announced the sentence on October...Read More

“Start with the cracks the attackers left showing,” he advised: The sender supposedly came from “nthropic,” the email carried GoTo Webinar branding, the registration spoofed a Zoom meeting page, and the login pages were from Google or Microsoft. That’s three brands in three clicks, he noted. The fake login domains, like office[.]com-access-sharepoint[.]com, are built to...Read More

Elon Musk fired off two cryptic words as reports of a staggering Binance breach sent crypto markets into freefall, with estimates of the damage ranging so wildly that nobody yet knows how bad it actually is.This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through...Read More

By Deputy Content Editor James HockadayAge checks could “significantly” help to enforce a social media ban on under-16s expected to come into effect next year, Ofcom has said.On Thursday, the communications regulator published an assessment of how social media firms could reliably restrict access to adult or harmful content online, or to addictive apps.The government...Read More