Cybercrime, terrorism remain key internal security challenges: Home secretary | Hyderabad News | #cybercrime | #infosec

Union home secretary Govind Mohan inspects the parade at the Passing Out Parade of the 78th RR Dikshant Parade of the IPS Probationers, at SVPNPA Hyderabad: The nation will be made drug-free within three years under an action plan unveiled by the Union home ministry, home secretary Govind Mohan said on Saturday, conveying a message […]

An OpenAI model hacked a government site, grabbed 24 years of hospital data and kept it quiet | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

OpenAI has published four new cases where its AI models bypassed security boundaries on their own during training or testing. In one case, OpenAI asked a model to pull hospital bed statistics from a government website. But the data wasn’t publicly accessible. So what does a model do when it hits a wall? It hacks […]

Deadly Oregon shooting continues conversation about Clark County school safety | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The deadly school shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, that left three children and a teacher dead and another student and teacher injured has devastated people around the country.It has also continued the conversation about safety in Clark County schools.Elizabeth Becker is a Clark County parent and longtime […]

Proofpoint to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Varonis in $6.3 billion deal – Israel & Jewish News | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

(Oct. 17, 2026 / TPS-IL) Israeli cybersecurity company Varonis Systems has agreed to be acquired by U.S. cybersecurity firm Proofpoint in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $6.3 billion, the companies announced on Thursday.“Today begins an exciting new chapter for Varonis and our customers. It’s a testament to the incredible work of the Varonis team […]

Sophos aims to help MSPs become better CISOs | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As organizations struggle to implement cyberdefense capabilities, managed services providers are answering calls for assistance. Demand for trusted advisors with the resources and knowhow to run cybersecurity operations is expanding, according to a recent Sophos report. The cybersecurity […]

Governments are hacking people with ‘zero-click’ spyware by showing them online ads | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Security researchers at digital rights unit The Citizen Lab say government spyware makers are abusing global advertising networks to target and hack devices by serving malicious online adverts. A new report published Thursday by the University of Toronto lab, which investigates surveillance and digital rights abuses, said an Israeli company called Discover-Tech allows spyware makers […]

Wisconsin DOJ joins coalition pushing for child safety protections in Character.AI bankruptcy | Wisconsin News | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

MADISON, Wis. (WKOW) —  The Wisconsin Department of Justice is joining 39 other states in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies Inc., the company behind the chatbot platform Character.AI, citing serious concerns about safety and privacy practices.”Companies that gather sensitive personal data must protect that data,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. […]

RailTel Secures Rs 186.5 Cr Orders For Recruitment, Cybersecurity — TradingView News | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The larger project runs through 2031 for railway recruitment services, while the second covers technology and cybersecurity support through 2029RailTel Corporation of India has secured two work orders worth a combined Rs 186.51 crore, including a Rs 167.52 crore contract from the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Secunderabad, for recruitment examination services.The company received both orders […]

The Intriguing Work of the Philosopher Who Was Called the “Canadian Foucault” | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Add UsSummary Ian Hacking favored the particular case, using history to challenge broad philosophical generalizations. History matters because the present seems obvious only until its scientific and social origins are traced. Classifications can create realities: diagnoses like multiple personality disorder shape the people they describe. Transient illnesses need an ecological niche—medical labels, culture, observability, and […]