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As children turn to AI chatbots for answers, advice, and companionship, questions emerge about their safety, privacy, and emotional development AI chatbots have become a big part of all of our lives since they burst onto the scene more than three years ago. ChatGPT, for example, says  it has around 700 million weekly active users, many of whom are “young people.” A UK study from July 2025 found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of children use such tools. A similar share of paren

Developments around renewable energy are moving fast. How can the sector ensure that cybersecurity keeps up in face of destructive attacks? he world is going electric. Transportation, heating & cooling, and energy distribution are increasingly being supplied via fossil-fuel-free methods. Regulations are being introduced in parallel, with mandates in some regions seeking a reduction of emissions by as much as 55% by 2030 .  Across the world, businesses of all sizes are driving

Once again, data shows an uncomfortable truth: the habit of choosing eminently hackable passwords is alive and well ‘123456’ continues to reign supreme as the most commonly-used password among people across the world, according to two reports, from NordPass  and Comparitech , respectively. A full 25 percent of the top 1,000 most-used passwords are made up of nothing but numerals. In addition, ‘123456’ appealed to people of various age cohorts, as it was the most-favored optio

If your data is on the dark web, it’s probably only a matter of time before it’s abused for fraud or account hijacking. Here’s what to do. Contrary to popular belief, much of the dark web isn’t the den of digital iniquity that some commentators claim. In fact, there are plenty of legitimate sites and forums there offering privacy-enhanced content and services to help individuals avoid censorship and oppression. However, the truth is, it’s also a magnet for cybercriminals, who

Identity is effectively the new network boundary. It must be protected at all costs. What do M&S and Co-op Group have in common? Aside from being among the UK’s most recognizable high street retailers, they were both recently the victims of a major ransomware breach. They were also both targeted by vishing attacks that elicited corporate passwords , providing their extorters with a critical foothold in the network. These identity-related breaches cost the two retailers over £

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