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New Report Reveals Just 10% of Employees Drive 73% of Cyber Risk
Living Security, the global leader in Human Risk Management (HRM), today released the 2025 State of Human Cyber Risk Report, an independent study conducted by leading research firm Cyentia Institute. The report provides an unprecedented look at behavioral risk inside organizations and reveals how strategic HRM programs can reduce that risk 60% faster than traditional methods. Drawing on…
Ikea goes all in on Matter smart homes
Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,”…
Threat Intelligence Executive Report – Volume 2025, Number 3
Executive summary The Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) research team analyzes security threats to help organizations protect their systems. Based on observations in March and April, CTU™ researchers identified the following noteworthy issues and changes in the global threat landscape: Cybersecurity lessons for HR Black Basta leaks provided strategic takeaways To future-proof cybersecurity, start now Cybersecurity…
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But in the case of Nintendo’s Switch 2, it appears to be intentional. With the Nintendo Switch 2, it should be easy to plug your new, more…
BOND 2025 AI Trends Report Shows AI Ecosystem Growing Faster than Ever with Explosive User and Developer Adoption
BOND’s latest report on Trends – Artificial Intelligence (May 2025) presents a comprehensive data-driven snapshot of the current state and rapid evolution of AI technology. The report highlights some striking trends underscoring the unprecedented velocity of AI adoption, technological improvement, and market impact. This article reviews several key findings from the report and explores their…
Real-world map data is helping make better games about farms and transportation
I’m feeling a strange sense of pressure as I set up my first bus route in City Bus Manager. I want to get things right for the public transportation users of this city, probably because it’s the city I actually live in. City Bus Manager uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) data to populate its maps, so I…
The State of AI Security in 2025: Key Insights from the Cisco Report
As more businesses adopt AI, understanding its security risks has become more important than ever. AI is reshaping industries and workflows, but it also introduces new security challenges that organizations must address. Protecting AI systems is essential to maintain trust, safeguard privacy, and ensure smooth business operations. This article summarizes the key insights from Cisco’s…
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
The future of everything from smartphones, to military equipment, to electric vehicles hangs on 17 rare earth minerals and the magnets that they’re made into. And China, the world’s largest refiner and producer, is tightening its grip and threatening the US’ largest automakers. Over the last 30 years, China has methodically cornered the market on…
White House fires Copyright Office leaders as controversial AI report surfaces
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, less than a day after the office rushed out a sure-to-be-controversial report on artificial intelligence. The report found that AI companies training their models on copyrighted materials may not be protected by the fair use legal…
Tariffs could increase tech prices by up to 70% and reduce GDP by $69 billion according to CTA report
The export tariffs enacted in April are expected to raise retail prices by 11% to 70% across different categories, cut consumer spending by $123 billion annually, and shrink U.S. economic output by $69 billion, according to a report by Trade Partnership Worldwide (TPW), published by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on Wednesday. There are a…