In the hands of malicious actors, AI tools can enhance the scale and severity of all manner of scams, disinformation campaigns and other threats. AI has supercharged the cybersecurity arms race over the past year. And the coming 12 months will provide no respite. This has major implications for corporate cybersecurity teams and their employers, … More Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?
The UK government is proposing a ban on schools, the NHS, and local councils from making ransomware payments to tackle cyber-attacks. According to The Guardian* this ban will also extend to critical national infrastructure operators. Private companies will need to report ransomware payments to the government, which could block payments to sanctioned groups or foreign … More UK ministers consider banning public bodies from making ransomware payments
Some of the state’s new child safety law can be easily circumvented. Should it have gone further? Florida’s state legislators recently passed a new bill aimed at protecting children online. The highlights of the bill, which is known as HB 3, are mandatory age verification for accessing material that is deemed harmful to minors, and prohibiting … More Protecting children online: Where Florida’s new law falls short
Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to bypass Apple iMessage’s built-in phishing protection. According to Bleeping Computer* they send smishing (SMS phishing) messages from unknown senders, which iMessage automatically disables links for. However, if users reply to these messages or add the sender to their contact list, the links become enabled again. Recently, there has been … More Phishing messages deceive Apple iMessage users into turning off protection
We’ve prepared some FAQs and common parental worries regarding excessive internet use. Find out why such habits might be problematic—after all, your children might not be the only ones in your household with these habits—and learn how to address and improve them. 1) How many hours of screen time per day are too many? Spending … More Is your child dealing with excessive internet use?
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