Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law.The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals had previously stayed the lower court ruling blocking the law, in response to…
While tracing the money trail in a ₹2.66-crore investment scam, police uncovered a well-organised cybercrime syndicate that had secured Corporate Internet Banking (CIB) facilities with the bulk payout feature enabled.The gang comprises hackers who send APK files, software coders and banking experts, police said. (FOR REPRESENTATION)Two men allegedly linked to…
Secure.com has published an analysis arguing that ransomware budgets should focus on basic security gaps rather than artificial intelligence threats. It says the main entry points for ransomware remain stolen passwords, unpatched internet-facing systems and phishing. Written by Waseem Ahmed, Head of Engineering at Secure.com, the piece presents AI as…
Cybersecurity giant Proofpoint says it will acquire a similarly long-running company, Varonis, in an all-cash transaction worth $6.3 billion. “The combined company will serve more than 16,000 enterprises and millions of organizations globally, creating one of the world’s leading pure-play cybersecurity companies and establishing the industry’s largest data and AI…
Proofpoint logo SiliconANGLE reported on Oct. 15 that cybersecurity company Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data security company Varonis Systems for about $6.3 billion in cash.Proofpoint will buy Varonis shares for $49.75 each, the report said. That is 52 percent higher than the stock price before acquisition speculation emerged.Bloomberg first…
A Canadian cybersecurity executive whose career has focused on helping clients negotiate with ransomware attackers has been arrested in the United States in connection with a hacking group that the FBI says stole a huge trove of sensitive data about the bureau’s own employees, according to court records and Reuters.FBI…
“Someone online shows a ‘trick’ that feels harmless at first. Then the community pulls you in. Everyone’s doing it. It feels like skill, not crime.”A young person from South Africa, describing how their peers slide into cybercrime. The above was a quote from a young South African responder to our…
Dark web monitoring can give enterprise cybersecurity teams advance warning of potential attacks before they occur and alert them if corporate data and credentials have already been exposed. By getting insight into what kinds of attacks might be incoming and what systems and users could be targets, organizations can implement…
The Ministry of Defence is strengthening its cyber defence capabilities with a new security monitoring and analytics platform designed to improve threat detection, incident response and operational resilience. Centerprise International and Elastic have delivered a new Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and analytics platform for the Ministry of Defence’s…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – The Fort Wayne Police Department held a press conference Wednesday morning to warn the community about dangerous online networks they say are exploiting children nationwide, and now here in Fort Wayne. FWPD says groups like 764 are reportedly using Discord, Roblox, Telegram, and other online…
