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Information Security Concepts Explained: Risk, Vulnerabilities, Threats & Controls (2026)
Information security protects data and systems from unauthorized access, attack, theft, and damage through three core functions: prevention, detection, and recovery. The foundational vocabulary of InfoSec — risk, vulnerability, threat, and…
Is Irrational Market Behavior Predictable?
There is a predictability to the chaos created in global markets by the current geopolitical situation. This is one of the reasons predictive market websites are adding commodities to their “trader” offerings. All while the reality of…
Industry flags challenges in long-awaited spam call registry
More than a decade after government first proposed an opt-out registry, it is set to be implemented. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Pexels) The Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA) welcomes government's move to cut down on spam calls…
Atos Helps Accelerate Threat-Led Security Operations with Google Threat Intelligence
Atos Helps Accelerate Threat-Led Security Operations with Google Threat Intelligence Paris, France – April 20, 2026 – Atos, a global leader of AI-powered digital transformation, today announces the integration of Google Threat…
Walmart is racing to become Amazon before Amazon can become Walmart
Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are increasingly borrowing from one another to fuel a new stage of growth. Most recently, Walmart began testing an initiative to store third-party marketplace merchandise in the backrooms of some of its…
Regulators Monitor Anthropic's Mythos For Banking Risks
Regulators said on Monday they are monitoring the development of Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos, which experts say could have the capability to be used to destabilise banking systems. The vast capabilities of Mythos to code at a high…
Jaguar Uranium to Participate in Maxim Group LLC's 'Mining The Industrial Supply Chain' Conference
TORONTO, April 20, 2026 /CNW/ - Jaguar Uranium Corp. (NYSE American: JAGU) ('Jaguar' or the 'Company') will be part of Maxim Group's virtual critical mineral mining conference on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. As part of this all-day virtual event…
My Husband Knows What He Needs to Do to Secure Our Future. He Seems Incapable of Doing It.
Pay Dirt is Slate's money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It's anonymous!) I'm married to a sweet, supportive, wonderful husband (I know, cliché start) who has atrocious credit and seems intent on doing…
Indonesia's game rating system leaks developer creds
Asia In Brief Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has suspended the nation's game rating system (IGRS) after claims the service leaked developer creds and video of unreleased games. The claim of a leak appeared in a Reddit…
'Staggered' Starmer admits to MPs that he was wrong to appoint Mandelson
Sir Keir Starmer stated he was not informed that UK Security Vetting (UKSV) had recommended denying security clearance to Lord Peter Mandelson. Starmer revealed he only learned on 14 April 2025 that Foreign Office officials had granted Mandelson…
DeepKeep rolls out Vibe AI Red Teaming to test AI apps and agents
Artificial intelligence security platform company DeepKeep Ltd. today announced the launch of Vibe AI Red Teaming, a capability designed for human-steered, dynamic testing and attack simulation on AI applications and AI agents. The new solution…
PM jeered by disbelieving MPs as he moans mandarins waved Mandelson in
Keir Starmer was jeered by MPs today as he mounted a brazen defence of his Peter Mandelson debacle. The PM faced catcalls and derisive laughter in the Commons, as he tried to explain why the New Labour architect was made US ambassador against the…
California Treasurer Fiona Ma tied to Chinese school cited in scathing audit
Fiona Ma, California's state treasurer and a candidate for lieutenant governor, has ties to a private Chinese boarding school at the center of a scathing California county audit, according to a post that was on the school's website. Ma told…
Banks Up Defenses as AI Drives 76% of Cyberattacks
As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (April 20), banks including JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds and Santander are taking steps to protect their systems against these threats. “More is changing now and faster than we have seen in a long time…
Cabinet minister admits PM 'not certain' to lead Labour into election
Keir Starmer is facing a reckoning on the Peter Mandelson scandal today as a Cabinet minister admitted it is not certain he will lead Labour into the next election. The PM will run the gauntlet of MP fury in the Commons this afternoon as he…
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