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The University of Kent announced its Institute of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security and Conflict, a University-wide hub promoting interdisciplinary research and educational activities in cybersecurity and conflict. The institute will extend cybersecurity research into wider areas such as international conflict, cyber influence and behavior, cybercrime, cyber law and digital financial technology.

Casey Jessmon joins software company Ungerboeck as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Brian Nicholls, Special Assistant to the Chief Security Officer (Marlon C. Lynch), will coordinate community engagement initiatives with organizations across the University of Utah, as well as implement new response protocols developed by the Racist and Bias Incident Response Team. 

In December 2020, the cybersecurity firm FireEye discovered one of the worst cyberattack in the U.S.'s history. The new Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) perspective Implications of the Sunburst Cybersecurity Attack addresses the damage caused by this attack and what public and private organizations, including transit agencies, can do to mitigate future attacks.

New research from Savanta, which surveyed consumers between January 14-17, 2021, dove into how optimistic U.S. consumers are about, well, everything! Only 23% of consumers feel optimistic about the future of the country in 2021. Twenty percent of respondents are optimistic about their job security this year.

Montana State University-Northern is upgrading its security on its 100+ acre campus which houses more than 1,000 students. Part of the security project will include access control and upgraded locks.

New proposed rule requires banks to notify regulators within 36 hours of a cybersecurity incident. Who is affected by this and how will it work?