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UK wants to know if banning under-16s from social media does anything useful
The UK government will trial different levels of restrictions on social media for under-16s with the help of 300 families, alongside a public consultation that has already gathered nearly 30,000 responses.…
Indian government probes CCTV espionage operation linked to Pakistan
Indian authorities have reportedly ordered an audit of the nation’s CCTV cameras, after police uncovered what they claim was a Pakistan-backed surveillance operation.…
AI supply chain attacks don’t even require malware…just post poisoned documentation
A new service that helps coding agents stay up to date on their API calls could be dialing in a massive supply chain vulnerability.…
Scammers have virtual smartphones on speed dial for fraud
Smartphones have fast become the basis of our digital identities, securing payment systems and bank accounts. Now virtual devices that pretend to be real handsets have become a key tool for financial scammers, according to one company. …
Jen Easterly, cybersecurity's 'relentless optimist,' hopes feds come back to RSAC next year
RSAC 2026 "Everybody feels massive FOMO if they don't get to RSAC," Jen Easterly says.…
Only Trump can decide when cyberwar turns into real war
rsac 2026 There's a theoretical red line with cyber warfare. Cross it, and the US will respond with a physical attack like missile strikes. And that line "is whatever the President says it is," according to former NSA boss retired General Paul Nakasone.…
Enterprise PCs are unreliable, unpatched, and unloved compared to Macs
End-user compute vendor Omnissa, the company formed by the spin-out of VMware’s virtual desktops, applications, and device management biz, has dug into the telemetry it collects from customers and painted a picture of the world’s enterprise hardware fleet – and the news is better for Google and Apple than it is for Microsoft.…