CISOs Are Gaining C-Suite Swagger
The number of CISOs who report directly to the CEO is up sharply in recent years, but many still say it’s not enough to secure adequate resources.
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How 404 Media Is Navigating ‘Economic Headwinds’
Something that we’ve been thinking a lot about since we founded 404 Media was how one of the worst parts of working at a big company like VICE was the regular layoffs. A cruel aspect of the job was that whenever there was some kind of cataclysmic event that affected the economy—COVID, Russia’s invasion of…
Kansas Mom Sues Porn Sites Because Her Son Visited Chaturbate 30 Times
A Kansas mother who left an old laptop in a closet is suing multiple porn sites because her teenage son visited them on that computer. The complaints, filed last week in the U.S. District Court for Kansas, allege that the teen had “unfettered access” to a variety of adult streaming sites, and accuses the sites…
Trump administration disbands DHS board investigating Salt Typhoon hacks
Some experts are concerned that the dismissal of the Cyber Safety Review Board removes a critical security blanket and cancels a report that could have been valuable to cybersecurity leaders.
GDPR complaints filed against TikTok, Temu for sending user data to China
Non-profit privacy advocacy group “None of Your Business” (noyb) has filed six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi, for unlawfully transferring European user’s data to China and infringing European Union’s general data protection regulation (GDPR). […]
Podcast: Airlines Sold Your Flight Data to DHS—And Covered It Up
This week we start with Joseph’s article about the U.S’s major airlines selling customers’ flight information to Customs and Border Protection and then telling the agency to not reveal where the data came from. After the break, Emanuel tells us how AI scraping bots are breaking open libraries, archives, and museums. In the subscribers-only section,…
Trump has fired a major cyber security investigations body. It’s a risky move
The well-respected Cyber Safety Review Board investigated some of the worst cyber security attacks in US history. Now, it faces an uncertain future.
Developer Builds Tool That Scrapes YouTube Comments, Uses AI to Predict Where Users Live
If you’ve left a comment on a YouTube video, a new website claims it might be able to find every comment you’ve ever left on any video you’ve ever watched. Then an AI can build a profile of the commenter and guess where you live, what languages you speak, and what your politics might be….
AI Integration Impacts Data, Cybersecurity Skillsets
Adoption and evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming tech roles, prioritizing advanced skills and interdisciplinary expertise.
PayPal’s cybersecurity lapses earn it a $3.8 million fine
A lapse in cybersecurity that led to personal data being exposed has earned PayPal a multi-million dollar fine.