[ad_1] Florida lawmakers are taking action to address the state’s troubling child drowning statistics. State Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Rep. Johanna López (D-Orlando) have introduced bills aimed at tightening safety standards for residential swimming pools. The proposed laws, Senate Bill 604 and House Bill 93, would require homes with pools to pass a safety...Read More

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (TNND) — The FBI and Justice Department announced on Wednesday the arrest of 205 alleged child sex predators in the last week in “Operation Restore Justice.” Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel praised the “historic, unprecedented national nationwide operation” during a news conference and thanked the 55 FBI field officers...Read More

[ad_1] The National Association of State Chief Information Officers on Wednesday published a report proposing a solution to the nation’s persistent shortage of cybersecurity workers: Create more programs that train prisoners and former prisoners for those jobs. One analysis tallies more than 450,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the United States, but counts enough workers to...Read More

[ad_1] The City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools are investing a combined $14.5 million in a variety of violence interruption and youth safety measures. The funding was announced at a press conference held at Rainier Beach High School Thursday. SPS Superintendent Brent Jones said students and staff will notice changes on Sept. 4, the...Read More

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Four suspects from Ohio were arrested as part of a nationwide FBI operation targeting child sex predators, the U.S. Justice Dept. announced Tuesday. The arrests are part of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort between the FBI and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The initiative, which coincided with...Read More

[ad_1] James McGoldrick at Systal explores multichannel threats and describes how businesses can defend themselves   Earlier this month, it was revealed that the UK has seen a 94% year-on-year surge in multichannel cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacked are no longer just about phishing emails, attackers are now combining channels like SMS, voice calls, and social media to...Read More

[ad_1] May 7 (UPI) — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that in an organized enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators, it has rescued 115 children and arrested 205 child sexual abuse offenders. The arrests and rescues were part of “Operation Restore Justice,” a coordinated operation executed over a five-day period...Read More

[ad_1] The 193 UN Member States adopted, by consensus, the historic Convention against Cybercrime – the first of its kind following five years of negotiations.   Here are five key reasons why this landmark agreement matters for people everywhere: A critical tool for a growing threat In 2023, 67.4 per cent of the world’s population...Read More

[ad_1] Cybersecurity Readiness Remains Flat as AI Transforms the Industry The Index evaluates companies’ readiness across five pillars—Identity Intelligence, Network Resilience, Machine Trustworthiness, Cloud Reinforcement, and AI Fortification— and encompasses 31 solutions and capabilities. Based on a double-blind survey of 8,000 private sector security and business leaders in 30 global markets, respondents detailed their deployment...Read More

[ad_1] Image courtesy of crypto.news A group claiming to be from Prague has hacked LockBit’s dark web panel, leaking sensitive data including its internal systems and Bitcoin wallets. LockBit, a notorious ransomware gang, had their internal data package compromised, which included over 60,000 Bitcoin BTC addresses, approximately 75 user credentials, and ransom negotiation logs. Analysts...Read More