In a new whitepaper published today, Apple outlined several tools it already offers to parents and developers to “help enhance child safety while safeguarding privacy. This includes Screen Time, Find My, Communication Saftey, Communication Limits, and more. Over this year, Apple is introducing new features to build on its commitment to user privacy, security, and...Read More
Being the victim of a scam can be devastating. Unfortunately, the number of people who can attest to the truth of this statement, either because they themselves have been scammed or because it has happened to someone they know, is growing. The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) reports that in 2024 nearly 50% of the world’s...Read More
Tech Edge hosted a fireside chat on April 29 at RSAC 2025 in San Francisco with Seth Spergel, Managing Partner at Merlin Ventures. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed why Merlin Ventures has focused on the Israeli market until now, current trends around AI in cybersecurity, among other topics. Watch...Read More
Among the 39 confirmed attacks in April 2025, 21 have targeted businesses. (Photo: Gorodenkoff/ Shutterstock) Researchers from Comparitech documented a drop in ransomware incidents in April 2025, amid the disappearance of RansomHub, a prominent ransomware group, from the cyber landscape. According to the cybersecurity research company, the total number of attacks recorded in the month...Read More
Madurai district police have cracked three cybercrime cases by arresting four persons, including a woman, from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. A statement identified the accused as V. Ishu Sharma, 27, of Uttar Pradesh, D. Ajaib Singh, 57, Mamta Rani, 37, and her husband P. Pardeep, 27, from Delhi. The police said that while pursuing a...Read More
Approximately half of public K-12 schools have an armed police officer, commonly known as a School Resource Officer (SRO), stationed on campus. But evidence shows that school-based police do not reduce gun-related or other violence and instead fuel suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, and increase potential involvement with the criminal legal system. This school-to-prison pipeline disproportionately...Read More
Michael Peter Sherman, 26, a preschool teacher at Rockville’s Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, was arrested April 25 by authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, and charged with “using communications systems to facilitate offenses involving children.” Sherman has since been fired by Bender JCC, which said in a statement that the arrest has “no...Read More
Hacks today come in all shapes and sizes. From social engineering to password cracking, bad actors are doing more with less post-pandemic thanks to new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). To make matters worse, they’re scaling these operations and targeting enterprises with low- or no-cost tools. Conversely, the admins behind enterprise ecosystems are under-resourced and...Read More
TYLER Buchanan is understood to be one of the ringleaders of a shadowy gang of cybercriminals known as the Scattered Spider gang. Thought to be made up of around 1,000 UK and US teens and young men, the group has become infamous for a slew of attacks on major brands including Marks & Spencer. 3...Read More
The United Nations’ Cybercrime Treaty can do more to protect women. Cybercrime has increased as technology and its applications have grown. On December 24, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a treaty entitled “Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes.” The treaty is also known as the Cybercrime Convention. The...Read More
