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An estimated two million cyber attacks in 2018 resulted in more than $45 billion in losses worldwide as local governments struggled to cope with ransomware and other malicious incidents.

Several hospital security programs were recognized at the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Foundation's Annual
Recognition Banquet.

Instagram has launched a new anti-bullying feature on the platform.

Captain "Sully" Sullenberger will keynote the ISC² 2019 Security Congress in Orlando, Florida, October 28-30, 2019.

The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to end wand searches on students.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have allegedly turned state driver’s license databases into a facial-recognition database, scanning millions of Americans’ photos without their knowledge or consent. 

Bay County in Florida will receive the final version of its $6.9-billion action plan for Hurricane Michael recovery this week.

Sixty-one percent of firms suffered a cyber attack in the past year, compared to 41 percent the year prior. The median cost for losses associated with cyber incidents shot up from $229,000 to $369,000, says a 2019 Hiscox cyber Reading Readiness Report. 

U.S. companies haven’t learned much from the missteps they made while preparing for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, says a new study on data privacy regulation compliance.