Early-stage vendors are focused on providing secure identity and governance for AI agents and delivering agentic-powered automation for security operations. Agentic AI Startups To Watch While the mantra of the tech startup has always been to move fast as a way to disrupt less-nimble players, the arrival of AI and agents has put the typical...Read More
The European Union’s cybersecurity agency said Thursday that a recent hack and data breach at the EU’s executive body was the work of a cybercriminal group known as TeamPCP. In a new report, CERT-EU also reported that the hackers stole around 92 gigabytes of compressed data from a compromised Amazon Web Services (AWS) account used...Read More
Rust College, a historically Black educational institution in Holly Springs, Mississippi, recently launched a new initiative to train Mississippians for jobs in cybersecurity. The program, developed in partnership with the Mississippi Center for Innovation and Technology (MCITy) and Cisco Systems, will provide participants with cybersecurity certificates from Rust College, as well as industry-approved certifications, career...Read More
It started, with pirates. (Photo: Urszula Soltys) “I have always been really interested in people. What makes people tick? How do people organise? What scuppers people’s dreams and how do they get back at the society?” says Anja Shortland, 53. The professor of political economy at King’s College, London, was born in Germany, studied engineering...Read More
Roblox, the popular online gaming platform, is the target of a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County seeking an injunction and civil penalties for allegations of false advertising, engaging in unfair competition and allowing “the systemic sexual exploitation and abuse of children across the United States.” The suit, which follows changes and additions Roblox has...Read More
Two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning singer Bobby Pulido, who is the Democratic nominee in Texas’ 15th Congressional District, is facing scrutiny over past performances with bandmate Frankie Caballero, who is a registered sex offender convicted of indecent contact with an 8-year-old girl. The 52-year-old Tejano musician first collaborated with Caballero in 1995, when the accordion player...Read More
The overall maturity, level of organization, and specialization within the ransomware economy means we are dealing with an adversary whose tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) are approaching the sophistication of some nation-state-sponsored attackers. In many cases, there has been documented overlap between nation-state attack elements and those of cybercriminal ransomware gangs. Today’s ransomware attacks are more...Read More
STORY: ::File Cambodia’s parliament has passed a landmark cybercrime law to target online scam operations in the country. Justice Minister Koeut Rith told a news briefing on Friday, it aims to strengthen what he called the “cleaning operation” taking place across Cambodia. And to ensure the scam centers do not return after the crackdown. “This law...Read More
Nearly every day I receive questions from readers trying to track down a poem they read years ago whose title and author they’ve forgotten. Typically, they recall a few words or phrases from the poem, the approximate year in which they read the poem, and little else. They also usually indicate that they’ve conducted numerous...Read More
A recent story of a California woman scamming seniors is shining a light on a troubling trend for U.S. seniors. According to NBC-4 Los Angeles (1), Candice Dale Patrick, 47, targeted the personal information of five residents over 70 in a fraud scheme that spanned from September 2021 to April 2024. Allegedly, Patrick used these...Read More
