2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (484+ words) Fraud continues to plague families, organizations and businesses. No one is completely safe, and every industry faces vulnerability risks. Meanwhile, fraudsters are advancing their techniques, collaborating through dark web channels to develop increasingly creative and deceptive tactics " all designed to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (902+ words) Jared Hudson isn't running for U.S. Senate to sit quietly in Washington or shake hands at cocktail parties. He's running because something is rotten in the way our government handles taxpayer money, and folks in Alabama are the ones getting stuck…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) The holiday season is a busy shopping time for many of us. With rising costs and long checkout lines, the internet is an easy and convenient way to compare prices and avoid the crowd. Online shoppers, however, must exercise extreme…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (290+ words) U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) is raising awareness of the disturbing increase in financial sextortion schemes targeting teenage online. Britt reacted to a recent report from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) that revealed the alarming trend. "I recently…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (582+ words) By now, everyone has heard of deepfake scams. With the rise of AI, the ability of scammers to pose as a trusted partner, a legitimate business, or even a family member is a real concern. Generative AI scams can create…...

5+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (445+ words) Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen under President Donald Trump, now president of Lighthouse Strategies, and Auburn alumnus James Hoskins, a former U.S. Air Force intelligence leader who built Scitor Corporation into a mission-critical intelligence firm later acquired by…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (233+ words) U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) continues to sound the alarm when it comes to the vulnerability of the nation's essential infrastructure to potential cyberattacks. During a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Palmer discussed the urgency when it comes to…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (303+ words) While new threats from the Chinese Communist Party continue to materialize daily, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is working to protect personal American financial information from Beijing's influence. According to the lawmaker, there is concern that two Chinese-linked stock trading platforms,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) The state's Office of Information Technology is responding to a cybersecurity event that is affecting certain state systems. In a news release, Governor Kay Ivey's office said immediate steps have been taken to contain the situation while working with a…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (448+ words) Governor Kay Ivey has announced new statewide policies banning the use of certain artificial intelligence technologies on Alabama's government networks and devices. The move follows the release of a final report by the Governor's Generative AI Task Force, which included…...