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Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on theft, fraud charges, Florida AG says

AI-powered cyberattacks siphon ₹300 crore from small NBFCs in two months

Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

Which small businesses need cyber liability insurance most?

College Students are Pushing Colleges to 'De-Flock'

Inside Higher Ed reports: In September, Emory University removed a dozen license plate-reading cameras from its campus in Atlanta and declined to renew its contract with Flock Safety, the company that sells and operates the automatic...

Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Georgia Institute of Technology

Exclusive: Guardz brings Palo Alto Networks browser protection to MSPs serving small businesses

Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa arrested on theft, fraud charges, Florida AG says

AI-powered cyberattacks siphon ₹300 crore from small NBFCs in two months

Which small businesses need cyber liability insurance most?

Empowering Small Businesses During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Every country on high alert as cyberattacks force supermarkets to pull food from fridges

Stryker cuts outlook as cyber attack blow on supply lingers

Self-Employed? Solopreneur? NIST Has a Cybersecurity Guide Just for You

The new threats businesses face from AI: ‘A dangerous misconception’

Spandana Sphoorty Financial reports cyberattack involving its bank account

Around 4.9 million people possibly impacted by Florida Student Financial Aid data breach, FLDOE says

FBI links $6.3 billion Binance crypto heist to North Korean hackers

The FBI has confirmed that North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as TraderTraitor were behind the $6.3 billion crypto-theft attack on Binance, making it the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. [...]

Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks

Ivanti released security updates to patch two more Connect Secure (ICS) remote access gateway flaws that have been chained in zero-day attacks since at least October 1. [...]

From Beginner to Bug Hunter: Learning Cybersecurity in the AI Era.

AI-generated vulnerability reports are overwhelming some bug bounty programs, making it harder for aspiring security researchers to know where to start. TryHackMe explains how beginners can build practical cybersecurity skills, use AI...

Synology warns of C3RB3R ransomware attacks targeting NAS devices

Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology warned customers to update their devices immediately due to a surge in C3RB3r ransomware attacks. [...]

Alpine Linux rebuilds GitLab after attempted RCE attack

Hackers attempted to exploit a critical GitLab vulnerability in Alpine Linux's development infrastructure on October 20-21, prompting the open-source project to rebuild its GitLab server and reset all passwords over concerns of a possible...

Chainalysis discloses data breach from "offensive agentic techniques"

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed a data breach after attackers used "offensive agentic techniques" to access internal systems and tools, exposing customer names, email addresses, user IDs, and organizational roles. [...]

CISA Adds Actively Exploited GitLab RCE and Cisco Firewall DoS Flaws to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Cisco and GitLab software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV), citing evidence of active exploitation. The...

Hackers insist they have “morals” after hospital cyberattack and offer victims $2,500

8 Startups Graduate From Georgia Tech’s ATDC in 2026

Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance Georgia Institute of Technology

Lawful-access bill poses security risks, could prompt Canadians to switch to foreign tech, cryptographers warn

CoC India Summer Embedded Program 2027 Application Deadline Feb. 1

Second Virtual Office Hour for "Technology Design and Ethics in India"

Machine Learning Seminar Series Fall 2026 | Measuring Cultural Variation: from Twitter to LLMs

The Meg & Sam Flax Lecture Series: Don't Drop the Baton: Why Continuous Presence in Space Matters for Life on Earth

The Carter Center Visits IAC

Alumni Career Journeys: There's No One Path (Virtual)

Fall 2026 Commencement - Friday Morning Commencement

Decision 2026: Georgia Lt. Governor candidates discuss taxes, health care and education

John Sessums Braswell Obituary Oct 26, 2026

Lightweight Bottles, Boxes Up to 92% More Likely to Be Landfilled

GNTC’s Dr. Heidi Popham selected as one of Georgia Trend’s 500 Most Influential Leaders for 2026

University of Missouri looks to Georgia for new St. Louis campus leader

Clint Cogburn Recognized as a 2026 Trailblazer by Business North Carolina

Duane DOVE Obituary

Atlanta played host to world’s largest economies as they debate global issues

Ward 5 council candidate Dale Fairbanks says city is ‘out of control for spending’

Georgia - Farming, Crops, Livestock

Dell ties supply chain security to agentic AI risks

Malicious Claude Code Extension Served in Cursor Supply Chain Attack

$2 Million+ Drained From Polymarket Traders in New Supply Chain Attack

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in October 2026

MAS sets aside $30m to help insurers build expertise in funding major projects

Digital minister shares Taiwan’s success at cybersecurity conference

Former Microsoft and Cisco Security Executive Edna Conway Joins Known Advisory Council

Geopolitical risks increasingly disrupt business travel, finds report

Apple finally has a touchscreen MacBook. Why now?

Last week, Apple finally brought two new display technologies to the MacBook Pro: OLED and touch. For the former, it was just a matter of time; Apple has been using OLED in the iPhone and Apple Watch for years, and also just brought it to...

Code-execution flaw in UEFI firmware affects most servers on planet Earth

Critical flaw in EDK2 allows attackers to execute code early in the boot process.

College Students are Pushing Colleges to 'De-Flock'

Inside Higher Ed reports: In September, Emory University removed a dozen license plate-reading cameras from its campus in Atlanta and declined to renew its contract with Flock Safety, the company that sells and operates the automatic...

Thieves pilfer environment variables from Trigger AI workflow tool

So, who's ready to clear the dust out of that server closet and move things back on-prem?

Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours

It's still unknown how attackers got access to Anthropic's verified Cursor account.

SpaceX loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over xAI data center pollution

SpaceX has suffered a setback after losing in a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Clean Air Act requirements on the turbines powering xAI’s Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi. According to a report by CNBC , a judge rejected the...

Could data center backlash flip Florida?

Patti Zirhut, a lifelong Republican, has been studying her ballot for weeks. Zirhut eagerly voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, but she isn't toeing the party line this year. "My ballot is all mixed up," she says....

Marvell to Buy Lumentum In $115 Billion Bet On AI Connectivity

Marvell has agreed to acquire optical components maker Lumentum in an all-stock deal with an implied enterprise value of $115 billion. "AI infrastructure is undergoing a fundamental architectural shift toward optical connectivity,...

Itch Is Being Flooded By AI-Generated Garbage

The number of game pages being created per-day on Itch has doubled, the indie games site announced Saturday on Bluesky. When asked why, they responded: "take a guess." As the gaming news site Aftermath puts it, "the surge has been almost...

Bad Flock Info Leads Police To Tow Wrong Car, Then Towing Company Totals It

"Police continue to blindly trust Flock cameras above and beyond the evidence in front of their own eyes," reports Jalopnik.com. "After incorrectly connecting Rosalyn Crump's car to a shooting that had occurred the previous day, police...

Triple your Nintendo Switch 2's storage for just $99

As prices soar, you'll want to pick up a bargain on storage when you can find it. For a limited time only, you can pick up a 512GB Samsung P9 microSD Express card for just $99.99 at Amazon . This price brings it back down to its original...

Grab a $450 saving on this 4K-ready gaming PC with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB DDR5 right now

There's a brilliant discount on a high-spec gaming PC right now that'll net you 4K-ready performance. Newegg has dropped the price on this ABS Stratos II Aqua gaming PC to $2,549.99 right now , netting you a PC with a 24-core Intel CPU...

Snag a Nintendo Switch 2 for only $469 while stock lasts — $30 off a system that's not often on sale

Heads up, gamers on the go everywhere. The ever-beloved Nintendo Switch 2 portable console is on sale right this second at Woot. Much like with anything in computing, the console got a $50 price hike to $499 only a couple of months ago,...

Bambu Lab's Black Friday sale cuts up to $300 on the flagship H2C printer and more

Bambu Lab has arrived early for the Black Friday sales extravaganza. The big sales event doesn't hit retailers until late next month during the Thanksgiving Holidays, but Bambu Lab is striking out in front of the chaos by starting its...

Grab the award-winning Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer with AMS for $70 off

If you have been considering getting into 3D printing, now might just be a good time to take the plunge. The Editor's Choice Award-winning Bambu Lab P1S, bundled with the AMS color printing module, is currently on sale and is available at...

Grab a new 3D printer this Halloween weekend, with prices as low as $199

This Halloween weekend is the perfect time to think about buying a new 3D printer at a brilliant discount. Spooky season is nearly over, but as we hurtle towards the holiday season, the big names in the 3D printer world have slashed...

Celebrate Warhammer Day on the 31st of October with these 20 Warhammer 40K-themed products

This weekend we celebrate all things Warhammer, and although it might be sharing the date with Halloween, fans of the grimdark franchise will be looking towards a different kind of spooky chaos, and things that materialize from the warp....

This is your chance to secure an entire entry-level ABS gaming PC for only $849

This budget-focused desktop gaming PC is on sale for a steal at Walmart. Right now, you can save a tidy $350 when you purchase the ABS Cyclone Aqua gaming PC for just $849 . A superb deal when you consider the current pricing for PC...