If you’re weighing a future in cybersecurity, now is a good time to jump into this rapidly expanding subindustry. The cybersecurity job market is surging ahead as organizations everywhere face more attacks, stricter regulations, and higher costs.   This demand isn’t limited to cybersecurity experts: entry-level analysts, mid-career switchers, and technical specialists are all in short...Read More

A new ransomware-as-a-service operation has emerged in the cyberthreat landscape, introducing a devastating capability that sets it apart from conventional ransomware families. Anubis ransomware combines traditional file encryption with a destructive “wipe mode” feature that permanently erases file contents, making recovery impossible even if victims pay the ransom demands. This dual-threat approach represents a significant...Read More

As the world becomes increasingly digitally connected, the value of data has skyrocketed, with many referring to it as the new oil that fuels the global economy.   A new kind of never-ending war is waged in the shadows: Cyberattacks which attempt to either steal data or disable access for profit or political goals.  If...Read More

The online child safety ecosystem has already witnessed several key improvements in the months following the April publication of a landmark Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) report, writes Riana Pfefferkorn, formerly a research scholar at the SIO and now a policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). On April 22, 2024, the...Read More

The human brain is more powerful and energy-efficient than any computer. Scientists are imitating the way it works to produce better computer chips and help deal with the growing amounts of data generated every day. By Tom Cassauwers To prevent smart household devices from being hacked, researchers are developing ultra-fast, energy-efficient brain-like chips that can...Read More

This interview is part of GovInsider’s inaugural Cybersecurity Champions report featuring public sector cybersecurity officials around the world. Please give a brief description of your job function as a cybersecurity professional, as well as what your organisation does.  As Chief Digital and Information Technology at State Electricity Company (PT PLN), I am responsible for the...Read More

Last Updated:June 16, 2025, 09:33 IST Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has sparked widespread ridicule after claiming in Parliament that Pakistani “cyber warriors” were behind a blackout during an IPL 2025. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif (Photo: AP) Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is being mocked after he claimed his country’s “cyber warriors” hacked floodlights...Read More

The French-speaking world, as represented by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), will be holding its summit in Cambodia in 2026. So what could possibly go wrong? Plenty, actually. The OIF, which has 93 members, held its last summit in France in 2024. It has not held the event in the Asia-Pacific region since...Read More

This interview is part of GovInsider’s inaugural Cybersecurity Champions report featuring public sector cybersecurity officials around the world.   Please give a brief description of your job function as a cybersecurity professional, as well as what your organisation does.    I serve as a Policy Analyst at INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate, where I support strategic initiatives...Read More

This interview is part of GovInsider’s inaugural Cybersecurity Champions report featuring public sector cybersecurity officials around the world.   Please give a brief description of your job function as a cybersecurity professional, as well as what your organisation does.    As the Director of the Cyber Cooperation Office at the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA),...Read More