The IMO Facilitation Committee (FAL) has approved a global strategy for maritime digitalization as well as cybersecurity measures for maritime single windows. Meeting in London for its 50th session (23 – 27 March), the Committee approved the IMO Strategy on Maritime Digitalization which emphasizes interoperability, system standardization, data-sharing and effective data governance across organizations and...Read More
What punishment fits the crime of teen cyberbullying? How can we protect young people from cyber bullying while respecting the first amendment right to free speech? Should teens accused of cyber bullying be tried as adults? How do we talk to our children about events like these? Anti-bullying advocates across the country are calling for...Read More
Google has officially moved its advanced ransomware detection and file restoration features for Google Drive out of beta, making them generally available to organizations and individual users worldwide. Originally launched for beta testing in September 2025, these security enhancements are designed to minimize the destructive impact of ransomware and malware attacks on both personal and...Read More
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty U.K. regulators are calling on social media giants to enforce stricter protection for children on their platforms after a blanket ban for under-16s was rejected by lawmakers. Online safety organizations Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office said they had written to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat on Thursday, urging...Read More
Content warning: This article contains mention of sexual exploitation, abuse and self-harm. The bravery of one student coming forward to the police led to a multi-state, international investigation into a sexual predator ring run by neo-nazis working to build a satanic following. From November 2020 to January 2025, the Iowa State University Police Department uncovered...Read More
Google has officially moved its ransomware detection and file restoration features for Google Drive into General Availability. Originally launched in beta in September 2025, the updated security controls offer organizations enhanced defenses against malware attacks targeting local machines and cloud synchronization. The updated artificial intelligence model driving this release features significant performance improvements. The system...Read More
ASTANA — As Kazakhstan expands digital services and online government platforms, cybercrime is emerging as a growing challenge to the country’s digital transformation. Cybersecurity. Photo credit: shutterstock.com According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, cybercrime caused 16.4 billion tenge (US$34 million) in damage in the first ten months of 2025. It is 29 times higher than...Read More
About the Author Rezaul Karim, a member of Compliance Week’s Advisory Board, is a seasoned financial crime compliance expert from Bangladesh with over a decade of experience in the field. He held multiple compliance AVP roles at HSBC and is a published author, speaker, and anti-financial crime thought leader shaping the best practices in the field. But the...Read More
Hackers have breached the Tea app, which recently went viral as a place for women to safely talk about men, and tens of thousands of women’s selfies and photo IDs have now seemingly been leaked online. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A spokesperson confirmed the...Read More
“Offenders knew that there was this prime vulnerable target all living together right here in this small area, and they were preying upon those residents there,” she surmises. The FSU researchers believe that fraud criminals targeting older people is likely a problem in retirement communities around the country. They’re testing that hypothesis in a joint...Read More
