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How does Israel's AI education revolution actually work
Israel's Program 720, which aims to incorporate artificial intelligence into the education system, will be powered by key players in the AI world, such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, The Jerusalem Post learned, with the Education Ministry saying…
ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited
Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest has confirmed being targeted by hackers affiliated with the notorious ShinyHunters group, but claims the impact of the attack was limited. ReliaQuest revealed on August 17 in a post on X that it had been tracking a…
Uber Fined Nearly $1 Billion by Dutch Regulators Over Automated Suspensions of Driver Accounts
Dutch data protection authorities have fined Uber nearly $1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review to check for mistakes. The Dutch Data Protection…
91 Vulnerabilities Patched in Spring Application Framework
The developers of Broadcom's Spring application development framework last week announced the release of updates that patch 91 vulnerabilities. Spring is an open source application framework for the Java platform that simplifies the creation of…
Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting
A Venezuelan national has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses, the US Justice Department announced on Friday. According to the DOJ, 27-year-old Juan Manuel…
Best AI Chatbot for Industrial Documentation Search in 2026
Industrial companies rarely have a shortage of documentation. The problem is finding the right information when someone actually needs it. Equipment manuals may live in shared drives. Standard operating procedures may sit in SharePoint. Maintenance…
TikTok Reaches $400 Million Settlement With US Justice Department Over Children's Privacy
TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children's privacy laws. The DOJ said Friday that TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and another…
What The Ransomware Business Model Means For Your Risk Strategy
Steve Durbin is Chief Executive of Information Security Forum. He is a frequent speaker on the Board's role in cybersecurity and technology. The threat landscape keeps evolving, and we see this evolution playing out in AI-driven attacks. Old attack…
Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach
Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has disclosed a data breach that exposed sensitive personal information. According to a data breach notice sent to affected individuals, a social engineering attack enabled threat actors to access some…
Trump-backed Darline Graham's chances of losing to Ralph Norman-Final odds
South Carolina Republicans are set to choose between Senator Darline Graham and Representative Ralph Norman in the special runoff on Tuesday to pick a new nominee in the Senate race following the death of Senator Lindsey Graham. Darline Graham was…
Genesis wants to move like a startup. Hyundai gives it the muscle to scale like an auto giant.
Genesis is, by now, a nearly 20-year-old name. When Ted Mengiste joined the Hyundai brand five years ago as an executive director of sales operations, he described the internal workings of Genesis as 'ground floor.' His team was about 37 people…
Top ICT tenders: Inmates to get telecoms upgrade
The inmate telephone system will be rolled out to 243 correctional centres (Image source: iStock) It is a good week for the IT industry, with National Treasury's eTenders Portal offering a mix of requests for targeted, specialised or wide-reaching…
Anthropic Expands Mythos 5 Access to More Defenders, Unveils $35M Open Source Fund
Anthropic is broadening access to the cybersecurity capabilities of its advanced AI models through a mix of partner integrations, an updated Claude Security offering, a new open source funding program, and plans to expand its Cyber Verification…
Iran-Linked Hackers Shut Down UK Power Plant for Four Days
Iran-linked hackers managed to shut down a British power plant for four days in July 2026. The story was broken by the Telegraph newspaper on August 22, 2026. That it took so long to become public knowledge immediately says two things. Firstly, it…
Hired for One Job, Judged on Another: The CISO's Real Problem
Industry surveys have long put CISO tenure below that of other C-suite roles, and part of the reason is a double standard. During recruitment, the focus is technical depth, security experience, and leadership. But when budget season arrives and the…
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