The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) plans to release a broad statewide procurement for cybersecurity products and services Wednesday, with resulting contracts to be made available to eligible public-sector customers through the agency’s Cooperative Contracts Program. DIR said the forthcoming Request for Offers (RFO) is expected to cover a…

Students use smart devices during a lesson in a classroom at Nguyễn Du Primary School in the central province of Hà Tĩnh. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Ngà By Nguyễn Hằng HÀ NỘI — Experts have recommended striking a balance between ensuring children’s safety in cyberspace and safeguarding their right to…

National Child Protection Week, 6-12 September 2026 Police across Australia and New Zealand have joined forces for a coordinated national week of action to help keep children safe, disrupt child sex offending and hold registered and post-sentence offenders to account. The activity, led through the Australia New Zealand Child Protection…

High Priority Legislation: Protecting kids from chatbots SB 1119, Adam’s Law, has been the Transparency Coalition’s highest priority measure in California this year. It builds on the foundation established in 2025 by SB 243, Sen. Steve Padilla’s groundbreaking chatbot safety law. That measure, the first of its kind in the…

U.S. authorities have extradited three Russian nationals since June to face charges in separate cybercrime cases involving malware attacks, bank fraud and the hacking of government and private-sector organizations. The extraditions from Cyprus, Georgia and Thailand come as Washington steps up efforts to prosecute suspected cybercriminals operating outside the United…

Pakistan’s cybercrime authority has issued formal summons to wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and opener Imam-ul-Haq as part of an inquiry into phone data collected during the team’s Test tour of England. The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has also summoned a third cricketer, whose identity has not been made public….

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is due to outline how the bloc intends to better protect children online from dangerous content and addictive apps. (EPA Images pic) BRUSSELS: The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from…

Ontario’s chief justices are warning people in the province who have been involved in the court system that their personal information may have been stolen in a cyberattack. A statement notifying the public about the incident was posted online on Sept. 2, by Ontario Chief Justice Michael H. Tulloch, along…

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups and experts urged in a letter shared with AFP Tuesday. Their call came just a week before EU chief Ursula…

DAVID provides authorized users with access to extensive driver and vehicle information, meaning a successful intrusion can yield considerably more than a database full of names and license numbers. “A complete scan gives criminals much more than an identification number – it can reveal a person’s photograph, signature, address, date…