Cybersecurity
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A public research university in West Virginia is working with the financial technology company Intuit on a student-led Security Operations Center, where students will simulate and problem-solve real-world scenarios. -
Anonymous fraudsters posing as town officials emailed at least one resident seeking a wire transfer payment for a permit. The incident may be connected to a national phishing scheme.
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Carroll joins the state’s cybersecurity division from the private sector as Nevada advances efforts to expand its security operations and workforce in the wake of a major cyber attack.
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How can enterprises scale cyber defenses for the coming agentic workforce? What are the top cyber trends and challenges flowing from our new normal? Let’s explore through an RSAC lens.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her phishing and website spoofing consumer alerts following a report of fraudulent Facebook event pages impersonating popular art fairs and festivals.
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The agency, known as AMHC, suffered a ransomware attack this month, allegedly from a cyber crime group based in Russia. In a statement, the organization said it “experienced a network disruption.”
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Teams are working to restore normal operations after a suspected Iran-linked cyber attack disrupted global systems at Stryker Corp., a leading medical devices company based in Portage.
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A study from Booz Allen Hamilton shows that artificial intelligence has compressed cyber incident timelines, with bad actors turbocharging attacks via chatbots, coding tools and AI-powered search.
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While the FCC said that companies could apply for exemptions to the recent ban, the move could dramatically shake up the market for routers, which are primarily made overseas.
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An attack that has left the city largely paralyzed is now in its fifth day, with no end in sight, as the City Council announced a special session in part to adopt a resolution of a state of emergency.
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A community college in Pennsylvania has resumed in-person classes without Wi-Fi, landline phones and other services, following a data breach that closed the college earlier this month.
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Several Scioto County employees got fraudulent emails intended to look legitimate, and officials are looking into whether unauthorized people may have been able to access sensitive information as a result.
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To get more people prepared for careers in cybersecurity, Maryland is betting on a state-backed, employer-driven apprenticeship model, not unlike traditional skilled trade apprenticeships.
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The platform returns after its provider suffered a cybersecurity breach in November. The new iteration lets residents choose non-emergency updates, rather than having to see them all.
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A spam message went out to students of a North Carolina school district promoting fraudulent job opportunities, prompting school administrators to message students directly on Canvas and warn them about the scam.
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With an alarming increase in breaches, hundreds of public organizations in the state might be unprotected despite a free membership to the service that New Jersey began paying for last year.
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The city’s Utility Billing Division is no longer directly debiting customer bank accounts — instead requiring residents to use its third-party platform. The change is for security reasons, officials said.
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The grant, which totals $250,000, will specifically fund a cyber risk assessment in Lehigh and Northampton counties, with a goal of both identifying vulnerabilities and suggesting solutions.
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Howard, Carroll and Frederick community colleges will host a 10-week paid internship program involving in-person meetings and virtual coaching for current cybersecurity students as well as IT professionals.
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Maine's court system wants to hire its first full-time cybersecurity employee amid an ongoing shift that has seen most records starting to become available online
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As AI and growing software supply chains make cybersecurity more complicated, there are also ways that organizations can and should strengthen their defenses.
