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Pearl Bank appoints legal, cybersecurity executives
Pearl Bank has appointed Dorcas Kiwemba Balimukuubo as chief legal officer and company secretary and Steven Mwesige as chief information security officer, strengthening its leadership in legal governance, cybersecurity and risk management. The…
Huge exit: The Israeli company sold for $6.3b.
Another massive deal in the cyber sector: Cybersecurity company Proofpoint, owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, will acquire Israeli information security firm Varonis Systems in a cash deal valued at approximately $6.3 billion. Under the…
US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26% as AI Security Engineer Demand Soars
CyberSN's Cybersecurity Jobs Report provides visibility into the US cybersecurity job market. It's a mixed bag. Data for CyberSN's jobs report is aggregated from JobSpikr (with duplicates removed). The various job titles are then analyzed and…
Inside Israel's self-defeating defense against war crimes allegations
As soon as Hamas succeeded with its October 7 invasion and it became clear how hard Israel would need to come down on the Gaza terror group to restore its security, some significant public relations hit to the Jewish state was inevitable. However…
CERT-In agent alert: Organisations lacked basic cyber controls, some not aware of incident, say authorities
The breach of Indian organisations by AI agents was not a result of any sophisticated AI model cyberattack, but from basic lapses in cyber hygiene, government officials in the know have said, stressing on the need for stronger cyber defences amid…
Japan to boost police investigations with advanced technology
Japan aims to strengthen its investigative capabilities using advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to tackle cyberattacks and tokuryū loosely organized anonymous criminal groups, National Public Safety Commission…
Week in review: Hidden implant in Ledger wallets linked to $93M theft, 1,500+ npm packages exposed
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: AWS released Strands Box, an open source sandbox for AI agents that pairs operating-system isolation with rules that can weigh what an agent has…
Miller-Howard Q2 2026 Quarterly Report
THE S&P 500 INDEX'S DIVIDEND yield quietly fell to its lowest level in more than 55 years. This occurred as investors instead focused on the largest IPO in history, parabolic semiconductor stocks, a renewed “higher for longer” rate…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Launches $299 HomeView Smart Hub Powered By Siri AI At Center Of $250M Settlement
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is pushing further into the smart home market with HomeView, a new hub device designed to bring a more personalized version of Siri directly into consumers' living spaces. The device features a seven-inch Liquid Retina display…
China's AI Strategy Under Scrutiny: Is Cheap Technology Creating a New Global Dependency? | Dynamite News
Post Published By: Aditya Wadhawan Updated: 18 October 2026, 4:12 PM IST New Delhi: China's rapid expansion in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening a new front in the global technology rivalry, with low-cost AI models attracting businesses and…
NOCTURNE: Open-Source AI for Smarter Security Assessments
This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle. What if small cybersecurity teams could spend less time coordinating tools and more time understanding security risks? Penetration testing often involves…
Every petrol and diesel driver affected by new 'rule' introduced in October
Every petrol and diesel driver will be affected by a major new update Every petrol and diesel driver in the UK is affected by a crucial new fuel update introduced this October. Earlier this year, the UK Government launched its FuelFinder service, a…
Investors win High Court battle over failed Lancashire care home schemes
The case centred on investments sold in a number of care home projects promoted by the now-collapsed Care Home Group and Carlauren Group, including the Bay View development in Morecambe and a scheme in Queen's Promenade, Blackpool. Investors…
California Student Data Breach Exposes 7 Million Records
A hacker slipped into the secure file-transfer system used to run California's statewide student testing and sat there undetected for roughly four months, copying personal records on millions of public school students before anyone noticed. The…
Strategy trumps scandal as West goes easy on India
Western governments are rebuilding ties with India even as they accuse it of foreign interference and of running intelligence operations against people on their soil. The contradiction was on display October 13, when Canada's Prime Minister, Mark…
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