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Meera Shah
Cybersecurity and privacy reporter
Meera Shah covers cybersecurity, privacy regulation, identity systems, and the practical risk decisions facing companies and consumers.
CybersecurityPrivacyRisk management
Recent stories by Meera Shah

SecurityPrivacy Regulation
Data broker privacy rules now focus on consent, deletion, location limits, and vendor proof as regulators tighten sensitive-data controls.
Meera ShahJun 2, 202612 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story

SecurityRansomware and Breaches
The Canvas breach agreement may have reduced one leak threat, but schools still face hard questions about exposed messages, account controls and vendor risk.
Meera ShahMay 24, 202612 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story

SecurityConsumer Security
FTC and FBI data show social platforms, impersonation calls, crypto pitches and older-adult targeting are now central consumer-security risks.
Meera ShahMay 19, 202612 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story

SecurityIdentity Security
Sophos identity-security data shows repeat breaches, ransomware cost and weak non-human identity controls colliding with the fast spread of AI agents.
Meera ShahMay 17, 202612 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story

SecurityIdentity Security
OpenAI Daybreak puts frontier AI into vulnerability discovery, patch validation and trusted-access security work, raising the bar for how defenders govern cyber-capable models.
Meera ShahMay 14, 202613 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story

SecurityRansomware and Breaches
Foxconn says affected North American factories are resuming normal production after a cyberattack, while Nitrogen ransomware claims raise fresh supply-chain security questions.
Meera ShahMay 13, 202612 min read
Risk, resilience, and the systems companies rely on.Read story