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• Incident Response Defenses - Can You Take Advantage of a Cyber Program Safe Harbor? October 16, 2025 2:37 am National Law Review We are in the final quarter of the year, which is typically budgeting and planning for many issues, including -hopefully!- data incident preparedness. Is your organization able to take advantage of one of the growing number of states’ safe harbor …
• 2025 Election Voter Guide: Woodfin Water and Sewer District October 16, 2025 2:37 am Mountain Xpress - North Carolina The Woodfin Sanitary Water & Sewer District maintains over 100 miles of distribution line, a 2 million-gallon daily capacity treatment plant and nearly 3.5 million gallons of water storage facilities, according to the district’s website. In the …
• Fairbanks City Council adjusts budget October 16, 2025 2:37 am Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska The Fairbanks City Council adopted its third budget amendment of the year on Monday to adjust for lower revenue stream and an increase in expenses. Chief Financial Officer Margarita Bell said the city can expect $36,267 less in revenue. The city took in $ …
• ICO fines Capita £14m after ransomware caused major data breach October 16, 2025 2:33 am Computer Weekly Capita has been fined £14m for its failure to secure personal data, which led to millions of people’s information being stolen after a Black Basta ransomware cyber attack in March 2023. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which imposed the fine, …
• CISA warns of imminent risk posed by thousands of F5 products in federal agencies October 16, 2025 2:31 am CyberScoop Federal cyber authorities issued an emergency directive Wednesday requiring federal agencies to identify and apply security updates to F5 devices after the cybersecurity vendor said a nation-state attacker had long-term, persistent access to its systems. …
• PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison October 16, 2025 2:31 am CyberScoop A Massachusetts man who previously pleaded guilty to a cyberattack on PowerSchool, exposing data on tens of millions of students and teachers, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday — half the amount federal prosecutors sought in sentencing …
• AI agents are coming. Are you ready to lead them? October 16, 2025 2:29 am Digital Journal Image generated by Gemini for ProFound Talent Terri is a thought leader in Digital Journal’s Insight Forum (become a member). “Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors… never forget it between your …
• How responsible AI is driving compliance, ethicality and human-centricity October 16, 2025 2:27 am TechCircle The attack on a U.K. engineering firm, early last year, was not your garden-variety scam. It used an AI-generated deepfake video and psychology to trick an employee into transferring $25 million to the perpetrators. There are many more such examples. As …
• Pro-Hamas hackers hijack airport loudspeakers across North America, spew anti-Trump, Netanyahu slurs – causing delays October 16, 2025 2:23 am New York Post Passengers at airports in Pennsylvania and British Columbia were stunned Tuesday when loudspeakers suddenly blasted pro-Hamas messages and slurs against President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Videos posted by travelers showed the …
• MuniOS hack underscores importance of cybersecurity October 16, 2025 2:20 am The Bond Buyer - New York "If I wanted to target municipal finance, this would be a really good place for me to start," said Omid Rahmani, public finance cybersecurity lead at Fitch Ratings. ImageMaster's electronic platform MuniOS, which provides municipal bond …
• Nordic, Baltic countries provide 3.1 million dollars to strengthen institutional resilience of Moldova's Foreign Affairs Ministry October 16, 2025 2:17 am Moldpres The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) is set to strengthen its institutional resilience. A technical assistance project titled, Improving Crisis Management and Cyber Resilience of MAE, was signed in Chisinau on October 15. The initiative is funded by the …
• Build or Buy a SOC: Choosing the Best Monitoring and Response Strategy October 16, 2025 2:17 am SecureWorld Global cybercrime costs are projected to reach nearly $14 trillion by 2018, while the average cost of a data breach has increased to approximately $4.4 million worldwide, reflecting a 9% year-over-year rise. When a company has continuous monitoring and …
• SimonMed discloses 1.27M-record healthcare data breach October 16, 2025 2:15 am mHealthIntelligence SimonMed Imaging, an Arizona-based radiology practice, reported a January 2025 healthcare data breach stemming from a cyberattack that impacted 1.27 million individuals. The Medusa ransomware group claimed responsibility for the hack. SimonMed provides …
• 72% of hacked healthcare orgs report patient care disruptions October 16, 2025 2:15 am mHealthIntelligence More than half of healthcare organizations that experienced cyberattacks also reported longer patient stays and increased medical procedure complications, highlighting the impact that cyberattacks can have on patient safety, according to a new survey …
• PennCyber is offering a series of weekly topics for Pennsylvanians to stay safe online October 16, 2025 2:14 am Northwestern Press - Pennsylvania Published October 15. 2025 05:19PM As a Partner and Champion with the National Cybersecurity Alliance and StaySafeOnline.org, PennCyber is committed to promoting a safer and more secure Pennsylvania during October, Cybersafety Awareness Month. Scott Davis, …