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thehill.com - Jacquelyn Schneider, opinion contributor - The US doesn't need a Cyber Force: it needs to prioritize cybersecurity
The US doesn't need a Cyber Force: it needs to prioritize cybersecurity
The Hill

The second Trump administration may have begun its term by DOGE-ing its way through whole agencies, but the tides seem to be changing. Now comes a new Beltway push to add another bureaucracy to the federal behemoth. The administration should…

gcn.com - Kyle L. - ISE 2026 to introduce its first-ever cybersecurity summit
ISE 2026 to introduce its first-ever cybersecurity summit
GCN

For the first time in its history, Integrated Systems in Europe (ISE), the largest AV exhibition and systems integration in the world, is going to launch a Cybersecurity Summit in February 2026. This part of the ISE is a first of its kind, and it…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Private equity-backed ctrl:cyber hits $100m milestone in expansion play
Private equity-backed ctrl:cyber hits $100m milestone in expansion play
Australian Financial Review

Cybersecurity consultant ctrl:cyber is making its first major move since mid-market private equity investor Pemba Capital Partners took a stake in the Melbourne business. Street Talk can reveal ctrl:cyber has acquired elevenM, a Sydney-based team…

mirror.co.uk - Andrew Nuttall - Anyone with Amazon account told 'beware' when answering phone
Anyone with Amazon account told 'beware' when answering phone
The Mirror

People who shop online with Amazon have been given an alert to be aware of when answering the phone. There is a genuine trick being pulled across the country that could result in bank accounts being drained. Whilst exact numbers are hard to pin…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Tech Billionaire Says It's Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
Tech Billionaire Says It's Time for the Government to Suspend Freedom of Speech
Futurism

From the Alien and Sedition Acts to various Red Scares, American history is littered with panicked attempts to curtail the First Amendment to defend the status quo. Israeli multi-billionaire Shlomo Kramer is the latest to make the case —…

washingtonexaminer.com - Daniel McKenna - AirPods are the horse blinders of modern life
AirPods are the horse blinders of modern life
Washington Examiner

Headphones were once a courtesy, a way to enjoy music on a commute without bothering others. Now, they have evolved into something else entirely, a social signal. They do not just say, “I am listening to something.” They say…

theregister.com - Carly Page - Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech
The Register

The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms. In a 'Call for Evidence' published this week, Brussels says…

futurism.com - Joe Wilkins - Furious AI Users Say Their Prompts Are Being Plagiarized
Furious AI Users Say Their Prompts Are Being Plagiarized
Futurism

Move over, Ship of Theseus — there's a new paradoxical thought experiment in town. Some power users of generative AI have grown so comfortable with their new tools — especially image-generating ones — that they now feel…

irishmirror.ie - Joe O'Shea, Ruairi Scott Byrne - Urgent 'Dodgy box' warning issued to households amid serious threat to devices
Urgent 'Dodgy box' warning issued to households amid serious threat to devices
Irish Mirror

Millions of TV boxes and similar devices used for illegal streaming could now be riddled with what experts are calling the most severe threat to global internet security in years - the so-called 'Kimwolf' botnet. Over recent months, cybersecurity…

helpnetsecurity.com - Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast
Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast
Help Net Security

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Chirag Shah, Global Information Security Officer & DPO at Model N examines how cyber risk in pharma and life sciences is shifting beyond traditional…

thestar.com.my - YEE XIANG YUN - Housewife shocked by mystery RM18k credit card spree
Housewife shocked by mystery RM18k credit card spree
The Star Online

JOHOR BARU: A housewife is claiming that her supplementary credit cards have racked up RM18,000 in charges without her knowledge or authorisation. Liew Mei Fong said 17 fraudulent transactions were carried out using her two supplementary credit…

cyprus-mail.com - Cyprus capital market well placed despite global uncertainty, says official
Cyprus capital market well placed despite global uncertainty, says official
Cyprus Mail

The Cyprus capital market is poised for steady growth in 2026, driven by regulatory reform, technological innovation and stronger supervision, according to Panikkos Vakkou, Vice-Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). In…

techdirt.com - Leigh Beadon - This Week In Techdirt History: January 4th - 10th
This Week In Techdirt History: January 4th - 10th
Techdirt

This week in 2021, 60 Minutes aired some pure misleading moral panic about Section 230, while Parler (remember Parler?) was desperately seeking attention by pretending it didn't need Section 230, and Ajit Pai grew a last-minute backbone and refused…

marketbeat.com - Metaverse Stocks To Follow Today - January 10th
Metaverse Stocks To Follow Today - January 10th
MarketBeat

Robot Consulting, Everbright Digital, Global Mofy AI, and HUB Cyber Security are the seven Metaverse stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Metaverse stocks are shares of companies that enable, build, or monetize the…

indianexpress.com - Over 17.5 million Instagram users' personal data for sale on dark web: Report
Over 17.5 million Instagram users' personal data for sale on dark web: Report
The Indian Express

Instagram allegedly suffered a data breach in which personal data belonging to over 17.5 million Instagram accounts was exposed to cybercriminals. The purported security incident was first reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software firm, on…

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