Recently, I had the privilege of speaking to pupils and students in two primary schools and one secondary school. As a threat intelligence professional and cybersecurity educator, I have held sessions like this before. However, this time, something else struck me: neither the students nor their teachers had a basic understanding of cyber safety. Simple […]
This Sept 8, 2018, file photo shows an avenue decorated with national flags in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (PHOTO / XINHUA) PYONGYANG – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday condemned US authorities for placing its citizens on a wanted list over alleged “cybercrimes”, state media reported on […]
Character.AI’s New Chapter: CEO Karandeep Anand Bets Big on Innovation and Child Safety As Character.AI rapidly ascended to become one of the most popular chatbot entertainment platforms, particularly among young users, its immense growth brought unprecedented scrutiny regarding user safety. Now, with former Meta executive Karandeep Anand at the helm as its new CEO since […]
Louis Vuitton Korea, the South Korean unit of the global luxury brand, has been hit by a cyberattack. The company confirmed that a systems hacking in June led to the exposure of some customer contact information. The company assured customers that no financial data was compromised in the incident.“We regret to inform that an unauthorized […]
Despite increased digital awareness and investment in training, the report reveals that many African organisations remain dangerously overconfident—and structurally underprepared—in their ability to manage human-centric cyber risks. KnowBe4 has released its Africa Human Risk Management Report 2025 , shedding urgent light on one of the continent’s most underestimated cybersecurity threats: its people. Despite increased digital awareness […]
These images show the vehicle of a suspect allegedly involved in a shooting Sunday night on Columbus Boulevard. PROVIDED / PHILADELPHIA POLICE Authorities released images and video late Tuesday in an attempt to catch a man who shot an on-duty School District of Philadelphia safety officer over the weekend in Old City. Police responded at […]
The CYMEDSEC project is proud to announce a new Perspective article, recently published in npj Digital Medicine. Authored by Chiara Carboni, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Chair of Digital Cultures, TU Dresden, recently, a result of a collaborative effort by a team of researchers from TU Dresden, including co-authors Celia Brightwell and Orit Halpern (Chair of […]
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that cybercrimes pose a systemic threat to digital trust and economic security, likening their impact to a “silent virus” undermining national progress.“Indeed, cybercrime in our nation operates akin to a silent virus, insidious, disruptive, and exacting a toll on society that extends far beyond mere pecuniary […]
The revelation on Tuesday that a Victorian childcare worker had been arrested for over 70 alleged child sexual abuse charges sent shock waves through the entire country. It left state and territory governments scrambling to ensure the child safety protocols in their early childhood education and care sectors were effective. In 2015 the Royal Commission […]
South Korea’s government has fined SK Telecom and ordered major improvements to its cybersecurity following a data breach that exposed 26.96 million pieces of user data. Authorities found the telecom giant negligent in protecting USIM card information and mandated quarterly security checks, direct CEO oversight of data governance, and increased investment in cybersecurity. In response, […]
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