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Increased reliance on automation and new technologies to assist with meter reading, leak detection and other operational goals have opened a host of attack surfaces. Given the ever-evolving and multi-faceted threat landscape, sharing and collaboration are essential to water and wastewater security and resilience.

Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer, talks about the department's cybersecurity priorities in a rapidly changing technology landscape.

Existing partnerships between mental health professionals and local police forces have reduced emergency hospital admissions by around 80%, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo-Wellington Director of Services Jeff Stanlick.

In his new role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at JLL, Joe Silva will oversee information security policies and threat management, among other responsibilities.

A new study from meQuilibrium, "Overwhelmed: Threats to Employee Wellbeing Persist & Employer Support Remains Critical," focuses on employee burnout and perceived employer support, highlighting the importance of workplace safety.

Securing commercial real estate with a combination of physical and cybersecurity tactics is critical to ensuring property is adequately protected. On-premise and cloud-based security systems are merging, with the latter becoming more popular among business owners.

Dark data — masses of unstructured emails, social media posts, documents, photos and more — has bogged down companies for decades, yet it oftentimes remains overlooked. Extracting and eradicating non-value dark data will help make your organization less exposed to risks and liability in the event of a breach.

Cyber incidents are becoming more frequent and having a greater impact on our day-to-day lives. However, policymakers can do more for emergency management practitioners and the cybersecurity sector if preparedness for "cyber events" becomes a top priority.

GridEx has grown to be the largest distributed play exercise of its kind in North America, serving as a critical benchmark that maximizes the ability of organizations to coordinate with neighboring utilities and reliability coordinators to effectively exercise and address grid reliability issues.

By understanding each of the bad actors, federal agencies, law enforcement and first responders — often victims of cyberhacktivism — can better prepare for, and prevent, cyberattacks from happening. Here are a few basic steps every public safety agency can take.