(LEAD) S. Korea to launch sovereign cybersecurity AI this year: science minister | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS additional info in paras 5-6, 9) SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) — South Korea will launch a sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) model specializing in cybersecurity by the year’s end to respond to growing security threats in the digital space, the science minister said Thursday. Minister Bae Kyung-hoon’s comments come amid growing concerns […]

UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

July 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator launched an investigation into TikTok on Thursday to understand ‌whether its UK unit failed or is ‌failing to protect children from harmful content. A month ago, the government ​imposed a blanket ban on social media for users under the age of 16 and placed restrictions on gaming and […]

‘Social media bans are likely to make things worse’: psychologist Candice Odgers on kids, tech and mental health | Young people | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

The quickest way to make being online safer for children and teens would be to kick all adult men off the internet, the Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers believes. Men are the biggest perpetrators of sextortion and most likely to spread misinformation, she says. Odgers is not recommending this as a policy for governments to adopt: […]

The UN Cybercrime Convention and the Risk of Institutionalizing Transnational Repression | #cybercrime | #infosec

The United Nations has presented the Convention against Cybercrime as one of the most important steps forward in building a global framework for digital security. Recently, the initiative has also been revisited by the Manushya Foundation to assess its current effectiveness through the analysis of cases in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Rohingya communities in exile.  The […]

Hack Reveals Suno AI Music Generator Scraped YouTube, Deezer, and Genius | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

The AI music generation tool Suno scraped millions of songs and lyrics from YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, as well as from the stock music libraries Pond5, Jamendo, Freesound, the International Music Score Library Project, and podcasts via RSS feeds, according to a hacker who breached the company and shared data about Suno’s training libraries […]

Cybersecurity Stocks In Focus After Fed Security Breach | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Cybersecurity stocks are back in focus after a former senior Federal Reserve advisor was sentenced for lying about sharing restricted policy information with Chinese intelligence. The case has pushed information security at central banks and financial institutions into the spotlight, raising questions about how well critical economic data is protected and which companies could be […]

Okta (OKTA) Wins Partner Recognition For Identity Security Push In Cloud And AI #AI

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St’s investing ideas for FREE. Okta and Master Concept were recognized for their collaboration in identity security for complex cloud and AI environments. Master Concept received the Okta Catalyst Award for Strategic Excellence, highlighting joint work across Asia. The award points […]

Spain leads international coalition on child safety and AI | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

More than 20 countries joined Spain’s initiative for child-centred AI governance. Spain has launched the International Coalition for Children’s Rights and Protection in the Age of AI with a group of countries and international organisations. The initiative was presented during the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva and is intended to ensure […]

Cribl Acquires Israeli Cyber Startup CardinalOps to Expand AI Security Platform

U.S. cybersecurity company Cribl has acquired Israeli startup CardinalOps in a move aimed at strengthening its security operations platform with AI-powered detection engineering capabilities. Cribl develops a telemetry management platform that helps organizations collect, process and route large volumes of security and operational data across their environments. With CardinalOps, the company is adding technology designed […]

Murrells Inlet sex offender arrested for doing volunteer work near children | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A registered sex offender has been arrested for working near children. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced that 70-year-old Warren Spence Perry has violated the conditions of his probation for a 2023 Sexual Exploitation of a Minor conviction for a crime committed in 2020. Warren Spence Perry(Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office) […]

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