VPN Market Set to Triple by 2030 Amid Rising Cybersecurity | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Virtual Private Network (VPN) Market ➤ Global Virtual Private Network (VPN) Market to Surpass $149 Billion by 2030, Driven by Remote Work and Cybersecurity Concerns The global Virtual Private Network (VPN) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, projected to expand from USD 48.70 billion in 2023 to nearly USD 149.72 billion by 2030, registering a robust […]

Report Links Infostealer Logs to Ransomware Surge | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

KELA, a leading provider of cyber threat and exposure intelligence solutions, has released a new report, Inside the Infostealer Epidemic: Exposing the Risks to Corporate Security. It highlights the critical role of infostealer malware in fueling credential theft and enabling ransomware attacks. The report looks to shed light on the evolving cybercriminal ecosystem – revealing […]

Encryption Backdoors: From Child Safety To Houthis | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

The Signal messaging app touts itself as a “state-of-the-art end-to-end encryption” that “keeps your conversations secure.” It adds, “we can’t read your messages or listen to your calls, and no one else can either.” That’s true – to a point. The recent addition of a journalist to a private group chat about military strikes on […]

Serial sex predator, 21, who forced young girls across the UK to send him explicit images is jailed for five years | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

A serial sex predator manipulated, coerced and blackmailed more than a dozen young girls across the UK into sending him explicit images of themselves. Max Hollingsbee, 21, used his computer to target at least 13 children and one young woman with his victims living in Surrey, Sunderland, Doncaster and Scotland. Posing as a teenager called […]

Ransomware Gang Takes Page From Elon’s ‘What Did You Do This Week’ DOGE Emails | #ransomware | #cybercrime

A ransomware gang is channeling Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency by taunting victims with ransom notes that demand to know what they’ve “accomplished for work” in the last week. The FOG ransomware group has been distributing the DOGE-themed notes in recent weeks, according to malware samples that cybersecurity vendor Trend Micro discovered on the […]

Why We Must Prioritize Modernization | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

An important but often overshadowed technology issue for government CIOs and CISOs is legacy system modernization. Indeed, the topic comes in at No. 5 on the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) priority list for 2025. No doubt, cyber and AI (along with budgets for everything) are clearly near the top of current […]

Beware — These Ransomware Hackers Are Watching You Work | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Ransomware attackers can now watch what you are doing. getty The ransomware threat is evolving, and attackers are continually seeking new angles and technologies to exploit, to aid with leveraging payments in these modern-day extortion schemes. Some are hard to fathom, like the DOGE-trolling hackers demanding $1 trillion, exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows, and the […]

Michigan school safety bills stalled: ‘It’s inexcusable,’ Oxford dad says | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Legislation to set policies around school safety has languished for two years Critics, including Republicans, blame politics for the delays Democrats and school officials say the Legislature has done plenty, allocating hundreds of millions of dollars for safety LANSING — Legislation to improve school safety introduced after the mass shooting at Oxford High School has […]

PowerSchool Paid Off Hackers After Huge Breach — Now They’re Extorting Districts – The 74 | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Cybercriminals demanded ransom payments from school districts nationwide this week, using millions of K-12 students’ sensitive data as leverage after the files were stolen from education technology giant PowerSchool in a massive cyberattack late last year.  The hackers’ new demands […]