Amid ever-increasing government internet control, surveillance, and censorship in Iran, a new Android app aims to give Iranians a way to speak freely. Nahoft, which means “hidden” in Farsi, is an encryption tool that turns up to 1,000 characters of Farsi text into a jumble of random words. You can send this mélange to a […]

A king salmon caught on the Kuskokwim River near Bethel, Alaska in 2018. (Katie Basile/KYUK) Another Alaska agency says it’s become the victim of a cybersecurity “incident,” making it the fourth to disclose such a disruption in the past year. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, which operates separate computer systems from the state’s executive branch, […]

MEPs call for a comprehensive set of measures and a coherent security policy in the field of information technology, as well as for improved military coordination in the field of cyber defense in order to strengthen the EU’s cyber resilience. o Establishment of a joint cyber link for timely sharing of information within the EU […]

People need to have control over artificial intelligence systems, and algorithms need to be open source Prohibition of private databases for the identification of persons, the preparation of behavioral forecasts by law enforcement agencies and the assessment of citizens Automated recognition should not be used for border control or in public places In order to […]

MATTOON, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) a leading broadband and business communications provider, is championing Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a growing global effort to promote the awareness of online safety and privacy in October. The Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champions Program is a collaborative effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals […]

Cybersecurity and intelligence service provider Falanx Group announced the launch of its new cybersecurity assessment tool ‘Falanx Cyber Exposure Level (fCEL) on Monday. The AIM-traded firm said the new service was expected to play an important role in its “reconnaissance stage” of performing a cybersecurity risk assessment on businesses, in order to assess their overall […]

Cybersecurity plays an integral role in many industries. From protecting proprietary data to stopping cyberattacks, cybersecurity professionals help organizations run smoothly. And an online cybersecurity degree offers a flexible route to high-paying, high-demand careers.  While earning an online cybersecurity degree, learners gain the knowledge and skills required for information security jobs as analysts, testers, consultants, […]

  Lauren Anderson, Arthur Thomas and Andrew Weiland discuss news from the week on the BizTimes MKE Podcast, including Foxconn’s plans to buy a car plant in Ohio instead of making electric vehicles in Wisconsin and Fiserv’s decision to expand in New Jersey.  “The disappointing news just keeps coming out […]

Instagram has hit pause on a new app it was creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook said on Monday, in a move that comes amid growing opposition for the project. Instagram Kids had been touted as requiring parental permission to join, and was supposed to provide ad-free, age-appropriate content, but US lawmakers […]

We’re only a couple of weeks away from the release of Android 12, but it’s important to remember that the rumored October 4th launch date is only for Google’s own Pixel phones. It’ll take weeks, or more likely months, for the update to reach other devices, and when it does, it won’t include every new […]