[ad_1] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged President Bola Tinubu to review the Cybercrime Act and other restrictive laws. They called for an assessment of these laws for potential restrictions on free speech and press freedom in Nigeria. The general secretary of NGE, Iyobosa Uwugiaren,...Read More
[ad_1] Triggers of global cybersecurity debates This section delves into the incidents and themes that have catalyzed widespread discussions. Figure 2 highlights certain events that stand out as key triggers for expansive cybersecurity debates as a function of time. Fig. 2: Number of comments per month over the years for topics cyber attacks, DdoS attacks,...Read More
[ad_1] The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) is offering a range of summer internship programs for students in grades 3 through 12 who are interested in exploring careers in cybersecurity. Applications for all programs are due by 5 p.m. on May 9. For middle school students in grades 6 to 8, the...Read More
[ad_1] Over the past year, a clear pattern has emerged across the threat landscape: ransomware operations are increasingly relying on compartmentalized affiliate models. In these models, initial access brokers (IABs) [6], malware loaders, and post-exploitation operators work together. Due to those specialization roles, a new generation of loader campaigns has risen. Threat actors increasingly employ...Read More
[ad_1] AI isn’t just changing the paradigm of cybercrime—it’s creating a new, larger attack surface with no rules. Just as culture eats strategy for breakfast, generative AI is swallowing up automated phishing campaigns, deepfake fraud, malware creation and much more at an unprecedented scale—fueling a new era of cyber-attacks. In 2024 alone, credential phishing...Read More
[ad_1] Imagine your search terms, key-strokes, private chats and photographs are being monitored every time they are sent. Millions of students across the country don’t have to imagine this deep surveillance of their most private communications: it’s a reality that comes with their school districts’ decision to install AI-powered monitoring software such as Gaggle and...Read More
[ad_1] Data breaches have become alarmingly common and costly, putting sensitive information at risk. In fact, the number of data breaches in the United States jumped from 447 in 2012 to over 3,200 in 2023. Even firms entrusted with managing personal information are not immune. The latest example is VeriSource Services, a Texas-based employee benefits...Read More
[ad_1] In a media ecosystem saturated with entertainment and surface-level reporting, The420.in is bucking the trend—one investigative story at a time. With a focus on underreported but high-impact issues such as financial fraud, white-collar corruption, cybercrime syndicates, and emerging technologies, the platform has quietly built a robust reader base. Backed by Experts, Fueled by Impact:...Read More
[ad_1] Parents and social media companies are calling on Apple to more directly check the age of those using its devices. Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices, as it fends off calls that it more directly check the age of its users. The...Read More
