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Discover the numerous benefits of achieving HITRUST compliance and how it can positively impact your organization’s security and reputation. Enhanced Data Security Achieving HITRUST compliance provides enhanced data security measures for your organization. With the increasing number of cyber threats and data breaches, it is crucial to have robust security measures in place. HITRUST standards help organizations implement comprehensive security controls and protocols to protect sensitive data. By achieving HITRUST compliance, you can ensure that your organization’s data is secure and protected from unauthorized access. Furthermore, HITRUST compliance involves regular assessments and audits to identify any vulnerabilities or weaknesses in…

Discover why Data Loss Prevention (DLP) is crucial for safeguarding sensitive information within organizations. Overview of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Technology Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology is a set of tools and processes used to ensure that sensitive data is not lost, misused, or accessed by unauthorized users. It helps organizations monitor and control data in motion, at rest, and in use. DLP solutions can identify, monitor, and protect data in various forms such as emails, documents, and databases. They use policies to detect and prevent potential breaches, ensuring compliance with regulations and protecting intellectual property. Benefits of Implementing DLP…

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Conservatives on the social media platform X have been pushing back on Israeli investor Shlomo Kramer who went viral during a CNBC interview for saying there has to be limitations on the First Amendment.During a conversation about artificial intelligence and cyber warfare, Kramer advocated for the government getting involved more to stop misinformation.“I know it’s difficult to hear, but it’s time to limit the First Amendment and protect it, and quickly before it’s too late,” Kramer said during the interview.One of the hosts asked Kramer to clarify what he meant.“I mean that we need to control the…

(TNND) — The Secret Service says its card skimming operations prevented the theft of more than $400 million last year, but one cybersecurity expert warned consumers to keep their guard up and offered some advice for keeping personal financial information safe.The Secret Service said this week that it worked with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to inspect nearly 60,000 point-of-sale terminals, gas pumps and ATMs to uncover more than 400 illegal skimming devices in 2025.The operations, which spanned cities from Los Angeles to New York, prevented an estimated potential loss of more than $428.1 million, the Secret Service…

Russia is preparing to escalate its crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency mining, proposing criminal penalties that include forced labor and prison sentences, little more than a year after formally legalizing the industry. The Ministry of Justice on Monday published draft amendments to the Criminal Code that would reclassify many forms of illegal crypto mining from an administrative offense into a criminal one.  The proposal comes amid widespread noncompliance with the regulatory framework that took effect in 2024, following President Vladimir Putin’s signing of mining legislation last summer. Although mining was legalized to bring the fast-growing sector out of the shadows, authorities…

Turkmenistan just legalized crypto mining and exchanges this year, marking a sharp policy shift for one of the world’s most closed economies and fulfilling legislation that was accepted in November, 2025.  President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed the Law on Virtual Assets, bringing digital assets under civil law for the first time. The legislation creates a licensing regime for miners, exchanges, and custodial services overseen by the Central Bank of Turkmenistan. Cryptocurrencies will not yet be recognized as legal tender, currency, or securities. They cannot be used to pay for goods or services. The law defines virtual assets strictly as “property or…

Bitcoin’s price action in 2025 pointed to a market shaped less by speculative and impulsive excess and more by macro forces. The bitcoin price traded through a wide range last year. According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data, bitcoin rallied above $126,000 during mid-to-late-year advances fueled by ETF inflows and optimism around U.S. regulatory clarity. Those highs did not hold. By the fourth quarter, tighter financial conditions and elevated real yields weighed on risk assets. The bitcoin price slid sharply from its peak and ended the year near $87,000. It is on track for its first full-year decline since 2022. While…

Fedi will release its full software stack as open source on Jan. 3, completing a pledge made at launch in 2024. The company said all Fedi software has now transitioned to the Affero General Public License (AGPL), following an interim period under a business source license.  The change makes Fedi’s codebase publicly available under a copyleft license that requires derivative works to remain open, according to a spokesperson from Fedi.  The date carries weight in Bitcoin history. Jan. 3 marks the anniversary of the Bitcoin genesis block, mined in 2009. Fedi said the timing reflects its focus on community ownership…

It seems that the U.S. Marshall Service (USMS) has sold the $6.3 million worth of bitcoin that Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill paid the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a fee that was part of their guilty plea. In doing so, it has potentially violated Executive Order (EO) 14233, which mandates that bitcoin acquired via criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings should be held as part of the United States’ Strategy Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). If the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the federal judicial district in which the Samourai case was to be tried,…

For Arunava Sen, a network must connect and understand a world increasingly defined by digital interactions. It must evolve from a mere conduit to an intelligent entity that adapts to each user’s needs, providing security, scalability, and seamless integration across platforms.As Tata Communication’s Director of Solutions Engineering, Arunava Sen’s work in persona-based networking is set to transform the future of open networks. His approach, which integrates elements of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-native technologies, and blockchain, aims to change how networks interact with the myriad of devices and users they connect.Persona-Based NetworkingThe concept of persona-based networking represents a notable shift in…