UNION COUNTY, N.C. — In two recent and unrelated cases, investigators with the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) helped identify and apprehend online predators who made explicit plans to meet with underage females. According to a UCSO press release, the arrests are the result of detailed, coordinated investigations that extended across...Read More

Where confidential computing is making an impact Financial services Financial services are leading the way in adopting confidential computing. Banks and insurers have always been early adopters of strong security measures. Now, they use confidential computing to protect transactions, customer records, and proprietary algorithms. As these organizations shift more workloads to the cloud and handle...Read More

WineLab, the retail store of the largest alcohol company in Russia, has closed its stores following a cyberattack that is impacting its operations and causing purchase problems to its customers. Its parent company, Novabev Group, informed earlier this week that hackers had breached its IT systems. “On July 14, the group was subjected to an...Read More

A major cyber espionage breach has rocked the United States National Guard network. A group with ties to China called Salt Typhoon quietly accessed sensitive data for almost a year. Experts say that the breach could put national security at stake. How long did the hackers go undetected? Reportedly a Chinese hacking group called Salt...Read More

Raptor Technologies, a Houston-based school safety software provider, has introduced the Campus Movement suite, combining several of its products to help K–12 schools manage campus activity and enforce safety policies. The Campus Movement suite is designed to give school administrators greater visibility into visitors, volunteers, contractors, and students moving across campus. It includes real-time visitor...Read More

A Bay City man is charged with using a computer to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.File photo BAY CITY, MI — The work of an online vigilante has led to a Bay City man facing charges of trying to solicit what he thought was an underage girl for sex. Bay City...Read More

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Authorities in Cambodia continued their stepped-up campaign against online scam centers, arresting at least 500 suspects in two provinces on Thursday and Friday, the country’s information minister said. The arrests in Kandal province on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, and in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, brought...Read More

Investors seeking robust growth in the second half of 2025 and beyond should consider the cybersecurity industry. Not only is the pace of cyberattacks increasing, but they are also becoming increasingly sophisticated, and their impact on businesses is growing. The cost of cybercrime is expected to increase significantly in 2025, surpassing the $10.5 trillion mark, according to...Read More

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., wants the Defense Department to investigate its contractors’ reliance on Chinese workers following a report about Microsoft’s use of engineers in China to perform sensitive tasks. “DoD must...Read More

In today’s threat landscape, the conversation around ransomware has shifted from “if” to “when.” As organizations continue to evolve their cyber resilience strategies, it’s clear that recovery is no longer just an IT concern—it’s an enterprise-wide imperative.  The Rising Cost and Complexity of Ransomware Attacks  Ransomware remains one of the most disruptive and costly forms...Read More