TikTok Announces New Child Safety Tools, but Are They Enough? | #childsafety | #kids | #chldern | #parents | #schoolsafey

Too Little, Too Late? These new announcements come just months after TikTok announced plans to block beauty filters for teenage users. The company has launched a crackdown too on underage users, announcing that children under 13 years old will be booted off the platform. In Europe, it has teamed up with telecoms giant, Telefónica, for […]

Sensiba Acquires AssuranceLab to Fuel Innovation in Global Cybersecurity and Risk Assurance | College Sports | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

SAN RAMON, CA AND SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2025 / Sensiba LLP, a Top-75 U.S. accounting and consulting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of AssuranceLab Pty. Ltd., a high-growth cybersecurity audit and risk assurance firm headquartered in Australia, with operations across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. This milestone expands […]

How cyberattackers exploit domain controllers using ransomware | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

In recent years, human-operated cyberattacks have undergone a dramatic transformation. These attacks, once characterized by sporadic and opportunistic attacks, have evolved into highly sophisticated, targeted campaigns aimed at causing maximum damage to organizations, with the average cost of a ransomware attack reaching $9.36 million in 2024.1 A key catalyst to this evolution is the rise […]

84% of K-12 Teachers Say School Safety Directly Impacts Student Achievement | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

A recent survey found the large majority of K-12 staff believe school safety has a direct impact on student achievement. CENTEGIX’s 2024 National Educator Survey Report surveyed 530 K-12 educators, school administrators, and district administrators on various school safety topics. It found 84% of respondents affirm school safety directly impacts student achievement and 83% feel […]

GISEC Global 2025: Dubai Mobilises Global Cyber Defence Leaders to Combat AI-Driven Cybercrime and Ransomware | #ransomware | #cybercrime

From 6-8 May, 25,000+ cybersecurity experts will gather at the Middle East and Africa’s largest cybersecurity event to secure the region’s digital future against deepfake scams and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / ACCESS Newswire / May 3, 2025 / With AI-driven cybercrime and ransomware attacks surging globally, GISEC Global 2025 returns to […]

Cybercrime Marketplace Cracked Appears to Be Back | #cybercrime | #infosec

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime In Other Cybercrime Market Drama, BreachForums Marketplace Reboot Branded a Fake Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 21, 2025     Image: Shutterstock A notorious online cybercrime marketplace called Cracked claims to have restarted operations. So too has the recently disrupted BreachForums, although experts remain skeptical. See Also: Why […]

How to prevent yourself from being hacked – and what to do if you have | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

We look at how to stay safe online after three big retail names are struck by cyber attacks Some of the UK’s biggest retail name have been struck by a spate of recent cyber attacks stalling online shopping and putting personal data at risk. Marks and Spencer, Co-op and Harrods have all fallen victim prompting […]

Yemeni Man Charged in U.S. for Black Kingdom Ransomware Deployed on Schools & Business Networks | #ransomware | #cybercrime

A Yemeni national, Rami Khaled Ahmed, aged 36, has been indicted by federal authorities in the Central District of California for allegedly orchestrating a cyberattack campaign using Black Kingdom ransomware to extort victims, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Ahmed is accused of deploying Black Kingdom malware on approximately 1,500 computer systems across the United […]