Security

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump's special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, continues to disrupt Washington and the federal bureaucracy. According to published reports, its teams are dropping into federal agencies with a practically unlimited mandate to reform the federal government in accordance with recent executive... Read more

Smartphones are useful tools for everyday life, but they're privy to nearly everything about you, including all the places you've been—if you let them.... Read more

One day last summer, a Russia-affiliated crime syndicate kneecapped the city of Columbus, Ohio, without lifting a hammer. It had breached the city's computer network, pirating names, Social Security numbers, bank information and other private data belonging to more than half of the city's 900,000 residents.... Read more

The UK government's new plan to foster innovation through artificial intelligence (AI) is ambitious. Its goals rely on the better use of public data, including renewed efforts to maximize the value of health data held by the NHS. Yet this could involve the use of real data from patients using... Read more

A fresh University of Bristol study has uncovered significant safety risks associated with new ChatGPT rival DeepSeek.... Read more

Since the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released its powerful large language model R1, it has sent ripples through Silicon Valley and the U.S. stock market, sparking widespread discussion and debate.... Read more

Cybercrime is increasingly one of the most significant threats to Australian businesses, costing millions each year. But it's not just about the financial consequences. A hack could lead to exposed trade secrets, regulatory fines, lawsuits, and loss of consumer trust and overall brand reputation.... Read more

If you've watched cartoons like Tom and Jerry, you'll recognize a common theme: An elusive target avoids his formidable adversary. This game of "cat-and-mouse"—whether literal or otherwise—involves pursuing something that ever so narrowly escapes you at each try.... Read more

As the demand for digital security grows, researchers have developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot penetrate. This advance could pave the way for more secure communication channels, helping to protect sensitive data.... Read more

As 2SLGBTQIA+ people are increasingly under threat in Canada, and facing escalating dangers from the Donald Trump administration in the United States, more research is urgently needed to understand how to address issues of gender and sexual diversity moving forward.... Read more

The US tech giant Apple has always advertised security assurances alongside ever faster processor performance for its products.... Read more

What if you could break apart a network like grating cheese—isolating its most crucial elements, fragmenting it into disconnected pieces to reveal where disruptions would be most devastating? That's the power of fitness centrality, a new method introduced by researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in a recent study... Read more

The Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has rattled the tech industry with the release of free, cheaply made AI models that compete with the best US products such as ChatGPT.... Read more

A federal court has granted preliminary approval of a $45 million settlement in two data breach class-action lawsuits against Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International.... Read more

Australia's science minister raised privacy concerns over China's breakout AI chatbot DeepSeek on Tuesday, urging users to think carefully before downloading it.... Read more