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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. 

An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) professor has invented an artificial intelligence program that can hijack rogue drones, safely neutralizing any possible threat, says a news report. 

The size of the safety and security staff at Columbus City Schools is increasing by more than 50 percent, says a news report. 

Harrow Council in the UK has successfully trialied a drug-test technology that uses fingerprints alone.

The State Education Department said that it is not allowing the Lockport City School District to use or test its facial recognition security system. 

Fifty-three percent of respondents reported that their organization had encountered a critical cybersecurity issue or incident that put a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal in jeopardy and 65 percent of respondents said they had experienced buyers’ remorse because of cybersecurity concerns after closing a deal.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients and health care providers that certain Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps are being recalled due to potential cybersecurity risks and recommends that patients using these models switch their insulin pump to models that are better equipped to protect against these potential risks.