African organizations across Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya are rapidly expanding their use of cloud infrastructure, AI, and digital services, but face a cybersecurity challenge that goes beyond technology access—security teams lack the time, context, and specialized capacity to effectively manage their expanding environments. Rapid7 and StarLink are partnering to address this gap by providing regional partners with technical enablement and expertise to help local organizations connect exposure management, threat detection, and response capabilities into cohesive security operations tailored to their specific needs.
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TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit alleging violations of child privacy laws, with $300 million due immediately and the remaining $100 million conditional on vacating a prior consent decree. The settlement resolves claims brought against ByteDance's social media platform in 2024 for its handling of children's personal data.
Lawmakers say little is known about how recent cuts have impacted CISA and how the knowledge that was lost has been replaced.
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Greg Casar want a GAO probe on the government’s use of spyware and other sophisticated hacking tools and authorities. The post Lawmakers seek watchdog review of federal hacking of Americans appeared first on CyberScoop.