The most important espionage agencies from five Western countries (U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, a group known as the ‘Five Eyes’) have issued an urgent alert. They have discovered that Chinese government spies are posing as regular job recruiters on the Internet. Their goal is to deceive freelancers, scientists, journalists, university professors,...Read More

08/06/2026  Cybit Ben Large, Head of Cyber at Cybit, says there is glaring disparity between prevalence and preventative measures, but that AI could be a game-changer   Cybersecurity expert Ben Large, Head of Cyber at one of the country’s leading technology solutions firms, Cybit, says the government’s 2026 cybersecurity survey highlights the gap between supply chain vulnerabilities and the level of preventative measures taken by medium and large firms. The survey reports that only...Read More

Fraudsters target elderly people, those living alone Investigators believe that while some victims are contacted through random calls, many are now being specifically targeted after fraudsters obtain personal information through data breaches and other illegal sources. Fraudsters are particularly targeting senior citizens and individuals living alone, as they are often less aware of modern technology...Read More

Evanston Township High School has canceled all summer school classes, sports camps and on-campus activities scheduled for Monday and Tuesday after a ransomware attack, the school district said in a message on its website. Evanston Township High School District 202 said the attack on Sunday disrupted access to systems, internet services and computer infrastructure. Following...Read More

A ransomware attack targeted Evanston Township High School District 202, Superintendent Marcus Campbell announced in a Sunday evening email to students and families. In response, ETHS will be closed through Tuesday. Until then, all on-campus activities, including Summer School classes and sports camps, have been cancelled. Campbell wrote the attack has impacted access to “district...Read More

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St’s investing ideas for FREE. Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS:CSCO) has rolled out Cloud Control, an AI-centric platform that ties together networking, observability, and security. The company has expanded its Live Protect automated cybersecurity offering and introduced a quantum-safe security framework. Cisco has...Read More

A cybersecurity incident Sunday has forced Evanston Township High School to cancel all summer school classes, sports camps and other on-campus activities through Tuesday. In an announcement Sunday, the school said after discovering a “ransomware attack” it activated its incident response procedures and contacted outside cybersecurity attorneys and forensic experts to investigate. The school also...Read More

India has nearly 39,000 unfilled cybersecurity positions, and the situation is only getting worse. The maximum shortage is in areas like IoT (internet of things), blockchain, and crypto security — where there are nearly twice as many job openings as there are people to fill them, according to HR firm Careernet’s latest report, India’s Cybersecurity...Read More

A spike in incidents of financial fraud has reportedly turned America’s bank tellers into quasi-detectives. That’s according to a report Sunday (June 7) from The New York Times (NYT), which noted that this is happening against the backdrop of a five-fold increase in cybercrime losses, per FBI data. Last year, those losses came to $21...Read More

Company background Palo Alto Networks Inc is a global cybersecurity provider that was incorporated in 2005, debuted on the NYSE in July 2012, and is currently headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It serves enterprises, organisations, service providers, and government entities. Palo Alto is the largest cybersecurity company by market cap, at US$222bn. Investment highlights Non-discretionary...Read More