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• Navy women’s basketball senior Maren Louridas excels as the captain of captains February 3, 2026 11:27 pm The Baltimore Sun - Maryland Navy women’s basketball coach Tim Taylor was on the fence as to whether or not to offer Maren Louridas prior to her senior year of high school. It was the summer of 2021 and the coronavirus pandemic had prevented Taylor from personally scouting Louridas …
• National cyber director solicits industry help in fixing regulations, threat information-sharing February 3, 2026 11:27 pm Cybersecurity Dive WASHINGTON — The U.S. government needs the business community’s help crafting the right cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump’s top cybersecurity official said on Tuesday. “We need input from you,” National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said at …
• AI-ISAC inches forward under Trump administration February 3, 2026 11:27 pm Cybersecurity Dive WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is making progress on creating an information sharing and analysis center for the AI industry to improve its ties with the government as AI cyber threats proliferate, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. “The …
• CNS visits IIT Kanpur: Adm Tripathi urges start-ups to continue pushing boundaries February 3, 2026 11:25 pm Hindustan Times Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi visited the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) campus on Tuesday to engage with the institute’s thriving ecosystem of deep-tech innovation, research, and defence-related …
• Attackers allege 1.4TB data breach at Iron Mountain February 3, 2026 11:22 pm Information Security Buzz The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the breach against the global information management and storage firm Iron Mountain, stating that it stole approximately 1.4 terabytes of the firm’s internal and customer data.   The claims were …
• Notepad++ Update Hijacked in Six-Month, State-Linked Supply-Chain Attack February 3, 2026 11:22 pm Information Security Buzz Attackers have hijacked the update mechanism of Notepad++, one of the world’s most popular open-source text editors, delivering  malware to targeted users over a period of six months.  In an advisory, developer Don Ho discussed how bad actors weaponized …
• Lakelands Public Health responding to cybersecurity incident, some services may be disrupted February 3, 2026 11:21 pm PTBO Today Lakelands Public Health is responding to a cybersecurity incident, which has affected some of its internal systems. The health unit says it is sharing the information about the January 29th discovery proactively to maintain transparency and public trust. …
• People’s Trust credit union under conservatorship February 3, 2026 11:17 pm Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette The National Credit Union Administration, the nation's credit union insurer, assumed control of North Little Rock-based People's Trust Community Federal Credit Union on Jan. 14 because of "unsafe and unsound credit practices." Arlo …
• Furman University’s Center for Innovative Leadership is redefining how organizations build leaders February 3, 2026 11:17 pm Columbia Business Report - South Carolina As businesses across South Carolina face rapid change from technological disruption to workforce challenges many are rethinking what leadership development should look like. At Furman University that question led to the creation of the Center for …
• CISA orders federal agencies to patch exploited SolarWinds bug by Friday February 3, 2026 11:14 pm The Record A vulnerability affecting a popular IT help desk tool from software company SolarWinds is being exploited by hackers, according to the U.S. cyber defense agency.  Federal civilian agencies will have until Friday to patch CVE-2025-40551, a critical …
• AI info-sharing center is in development, CISA official says February 3, 2026 11:05 pm Nextgov An “ongoing policy dialogue” between stakeholders is the latest update in the development of a cyber intelligence-sharing body focused on AI security that the White House ordered last year, a top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency official …
• Senator says AT&T and Verizon blocked release of Salt Typhoon security reports February 3, 2026 11:05 pm Nextgov Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Tuesday that Verizon and AT&T are preventing the release of documents tied to Salt Typhoon, a Chinese cyber collective that infiltrated U.S. telecom networks and other communications systems around the world. Cantwell …
• AITLAP Africa established to strengthen Ghana's Digital Law Framework February 3, 2026 11:01 pm Modern Ghana The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has stated that the establishment of the Association of IT Law Professionals (AITLAP) Africa aligns with the government's efforts to strengthen …
• Trust Stamp report shows firm optimizing funding for growth, expansion February 3, 2026 10:54 pm Biometric Update Atlanta-based Trust Stamp has issued a business update, highlighting progress the firm made in the first month of 2026. Trust Stamp Chief Executive Officer Gareth N. Genner reports that in Q4 2025 the company completed a financing round using a combination …
• Evening Briefing: N.Y. AG launches new legal project to monitor federal immigration enforcement, Sabres goalie to miss Olympic Winter Games and new data center to be built in Genesee County February 3, 2026 10:51 pm Spectrum News NY1 - New York Good evening, Buffalo. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner The snow we had on Tuesday will taper off by morning and skies will be mostly cloudy across Western …