January 2026

Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience

Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on balancing encryption, abuse prevention, and platform resilience 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Liad Shnell, CISO and CTO at Rakuten Viber, discusses how messaging platforms have become critical infrastructure during crises and conflicts. He explains how it influences cybersecurity priorities, from encryption and abuse prevention […]

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Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on

Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Bryan Sacks, Field CISO at Myriad360, explains how security leaders can measure cybersecurity in ways that matter to executives and boards. He argues that metrics should support decisions, not exist for reporting alone.

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Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things

Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things 2026-01-13 at 09:01 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games. From theory

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What insurers expect from cyber risk in 2026

What insurers expect from cyber risk in 2026 2026-01-13 at 07:33 By Anamarija Pogorelec Technology shifts, policy decisions, and attacker behavior are changing at the same time, and their effects increasingly overlap. Insurers, brokers, and security teams are feeling that pressure across underwriting, claims, and risk management. A new global study by CyberCube examines how

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Ex-NYC mayor unveils ‘NYC Token’ memecoin weeks after leaving office

Ex-NYC mayor unveils ‘NYC Token’ memecoin weeks after leaving office 2026-01-13 at 07:14 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The NYC Token, which had a pretty rocky start, has been created to fight antisemitism, according to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: January 13, 2026

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: January 13, 2026 2026-01-13 at 07:14 By Anamarija Pogorelec CISO CSIRO | Australia | Remote – View job details As a CISO, you will lead and manage CSIRO’s cyber security strategy and program in alignment with the broader protective security framework. You will establish, maintain, and mature the information security

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Iranians still accessing Starlink during harsh crackdown on protests, communications blackout

Iranians still accessing Starlink during harsh crackdown on protests, communications blackout 2026-01-13 at 05:53 By Reuters Iranian authorities have in recent days launched a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, including the near-complete shutdown of internet service. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

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Trump wants tech firms to ‘pay their own way’ as power demand soars

Trump wants tech firms to ‘pay their own way’ as power demand soars 2026-01-13 at 05:53 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The POTUS demanded tech giants cover data center power costs as US consumption surged, with Microsoft first to make changes this week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Meta to cut 10% of metaverse arm this week amid AI push: Report

Meta to cut 10% of metaverse arm this week amid AI push: Report 2026-01-13 at 05:53 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Meta’s Reality Labs is set for cuts as the firm’s metaverse budget continues to decline amid push toward artificial intelligence development. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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US Senate Ag punts markup on crypto bill to end of month

US Senate Ag punts markup on crypto bill to end of month 2026-01-13 at 05:53 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he’s delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time to secure bipartisan support. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real

India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real 2026-01-13 at 05:53 By Simon Sharwood Government is fed up with bad actors using digi-cash to fund dodgy deeds India’s government has updated the regulations it imposes on cryptocurrency services providers, as part of its efforts to combat fraud, money laundering, and

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CFTC forms innovation committee to help shape rules for crypto, AI

CFTC forms innovation committee to help shape rules for crypto, AI 2026-01-13 at 02:14 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The CFTC is looking to invite Tyler Winklevoss, Shayne Coplan, Kris Marszalek, and other crypto leaders to assist its approach to regulating the blockchain industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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No fire sale for firewalls as memory shortages could push prices higher

No fire sale for firewalls as memory shortages could push prices higher 2026-01-13 at 00:59 By O’Ryan Johnson In SEC filings, Fortinet and Palo Alto show shrinking product margins taking hold. PCs and datacenters aren’t the only devices that need DRAM. The global memory shortage is roiling the cybersecurity market, with the cost of firewalls

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‘Violence-as-a-service’ suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway

‘Violence-as-a-service’ suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway 2026-01-13 at 00:59 By Jessica Lyons Gang members ‘systematically exploited children and young people,’ cops say A 21-year-old Swedish man accused of being a key organizer of violence-as-a-service linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, which police say has recruited and exploited minors, has been arrested in Iraq.… This

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Zuck forms Meta Compute to pave the planet with ‘hundreds of gigawatts’ of AI datacenters

Zuck forms Meta Compute to pave the planet with ‘hundreds of gigawatts’ of AI datacenters 2026-01-13 at 00:32 By Tobias Mann No wonder he’s going nuclear Meta has formed a new initiative called “Meta Compute” to oversee the planning, deployment, and operations of its growing fleet of AI datacenters.… This article is an excerpt from

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Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote

Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote 2026-01-12 at 23:58 By Brandon Vigliarolo Just insert a disk and the TV starts playing three-year-old’s favorite shows Smart TV UIs are hard enough for adults to navigate, let alone preschoolers. When his three-year-old couldn’t learn to navigate with a remote, one Danish

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Apple hopes to save Siri from laughingstock status with infusion of Google Gemini

Apple hopes to save Siri from laughingstock status with infusion of Google Gemini 2026-01-12 at 22:02 By Thomas Claburn Partnership between behemoths raises questions about OpenAI’s place at the iTable It may finally be time to take AI on the iPhone siri-ously. Apple and Google on Monday announced a multi-year partnership that will see Apple

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