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The Texas Department of Public Safety has provided three resources to school communities to prevent potential violence, including tip reporting software called iWatchTexas, an alert system and school safety education.

A recent ransomware attack disrupted Maryland Department of Health (MDH) operations. 

Ukraine has suffered a massive cyberattack that has affected Ukrainian foreign ministry, the cabinet of ministers and the security and defense council. 

El Salvador is the latest country to register numerous victims of Pegasus spyware.

The Security Executive Council (SEC) will award scholarships of up to $7,500 to students who exemplify security leadership skills and are enrolled in select university partner programs.

Andrew Myerberg, former Director of Seattle's Office of Police Accountability, has been named the city's new Director of Public Safety.

Lenny Maly has been tapped by Granicus to serve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, Maly will lead the company’s dedicated security organization, helping set new cloud-security standards that enable accelerated government digital transformation.

Cisco Talos discovered a malicious campaign in October 2021 delivering variants of Nanocore, Netwire and AsyncRATs targeting users’ information. 

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system has implemented a crisis intervention program onboard their trains and inside stations, using a proactive approach to reduce the risk of safety incidents.

Cybersecurity executive Neda Pitt has been appointed the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Globality, a vendor sourcing platform for enterprise organizations.