The North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently marked Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a campaign, bringing together information technology, protection services and students from various faculties to raise awareness of cyber threats, address cyberbullying and promote responsible online behaviour. Observed annually from 1 to 31 October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month encourages individuals and organisations to strengthen digital […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company’s popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults in what prosecutors described as a reckless pursuit of profit.The company’s chatbot model, ChatGPT, is giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging paranoia and coaching people […]
Blue Mantis, a security-first IT services provider, has recently introduced Mantis Genius, an AI-enabled cloud assessment and optimization service designed to help organizations identify security risks, unnecessary costs and configuration issues across their cloud environments. The service analyzes Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure environments, giving IT teams a clearer understanding of their cloud […]
A Sunshine Coast-based accounting and business advisory firm has been listed as a hacking victim of a ransomware group. A major hacking group has claimed a cyber-attack on a Queensland-based accounting, finance and business advisory group, allegedly having stolen data belonging to the company. Founded in 1980, Poole Group is a Sunshine Coast-based accounting and […]
ANZ, in partnership with Griffith University and Google Cloud, will return with its second Cybercrime Hackathon in Brisbane on 19 and 20 October, bringing together students, academics and industry leaders to tackle cybercrime and scam scenarios reflecting the threats facing Australians today.Across two days, participants will work as part of a simulated financial crime task […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A West Palm Beach woman has been arrested after police say she hacked into the bank accounts of a prominent West Palm Beach civil rights activist and stole thousands of dollars.29-year-old Shonse’ Kristin Monet Joseph was arrested Friday after an investigation by the West Palm Beach Police Department. She […]
The California Department of Education announced on the 16th that the personal information of approximately 7 million students who attended California public schools over the past three academic years was exposed in a student data hack. The leaked data includes students’ names, addresses, demographic information, and disability status. The security breach occurred at Educational Testing […]
By Darius Tahir The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker who speaks in calm cadences about love and empathy, and Ken Paxton, the pugnacious Republican state attorney general who speaks about a refusal to compromise. They share an enemy, though. They […]
In the age of artificial intelligence, access controls are increasingly important as AI can accelerate the discovery and misuse of compromised credentials. In 2023, Hugging Face reported that a malicious user had taken control of organizations belonging to Meta/Facebook and Intel on its platform using employee passwords that had been reused and compromised in an […]
ANZ, in partnership with Griffith University and Google Cloud, will return with its second Cybercrime Hackathon in Brisbane on 19 and 20 October, bringing together students, academics and industry leaders to tackle cybercrime and scam scenarios reflecting the threats facing Australians today. Across two days, participants will work as part of a simulated financial crime […]
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