Last week, Activision released PlayStation 4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2. They cost $40, don’t include the paid DLC maps, and feature no quality-of-life improvements. That didn’t stop a lot of people from buying them. But players returning to BLOPS 1 or 2 all these years later...Read More
Bethesda, MD, July 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security teams adopted AI faster in 2026 than in any year before, and the governance and workforce structures meant to support that adoption have not caught up. SANS Institute’s 2026 AI Survey Insights report gives an honest read of where the field is, not where it hopes to...Read More
Ransomware hackers have reportedly begun rebranding to escape digital law enforcement. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (July 13), this isn’t a new tactic, but one that is happening more frequently as cyberdefenders adopt better security tools. Stopping ransomware attacks has “become a game of whack-a-mole,” with the number of ransomware and data-extortion attacks jumping...Read More
Brian connected with HPE’s Dan Gardner to follow up on HPE Discover and go into more detail on the HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000. Dan is the Senior Technical Marketing Engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and considers himself a security nerd. Dan joined HP in 2017 in hardware technical support, then moved into a...Read More
The U.S. government on Monday sanctioned a VPN provider and its Ukrainian administrator for abetting ransomware gangs behind attacks on American municipalities, hospitals, schools and businesses. First VPN Service (1VPNS) provided ransomware groups with tools to “hide their identities, disguise malicious software, and evade detection — enabling attacks that have caused billions of dollars in...Read More
Dental implant manufacturer Park Dental Research Corporation recently suffered a ransomware attack that led to the exposure of sensitive information. The data breach took place on or about April 29, according to a notice filed June 26 with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. Information exposed in the breach includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of...Read More
Cybersecurity analysts and system defenders can use AI to detect new malicious attacks and classify and identify new means of attack from bad actors, according to Elsayed. Simulating with hackers might allow for creating possible attack scenarios and learning to think like attackers to offer more robust tools for defense, she adds. “It’s a way...Read More
As detailed in Security Affairs, French and Ukrainian police have arrested a 38-year-old man in Kyiv and shut down XSS.is, a highly influential Russian-language cybercrime forum that operated for nearly two decades. The forum served as a critical hub for the underground economy, facilitating transactions between various cybercriminals.Europol coordinated the operation, dubbed Ratatouille, which dismantled...Read More
Threat actors who are after your identity or someone who is secretly monitoring you may try to blend into the background at first while they read messages, gather data, or wait for a financial opportunity. This means that the early signs of account or device compromise, like red flags for identity theft, may be subtle...Read More
In an era where digital security threats evolve at a breakneck pace, the academic landscape is responding with unprecedented innovations. Old Dominion University (ODU), renowned for its forward-thinking approach and research excellence, has recently unveiled a groundbreaking educational initiative: the nation’s first Ph.D. program dedicated solely to cybersecurity. This program not only marks a transformative...Read More
