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Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced a plan to provide $1 million to Iowa counties to assist them with cybersecurity resources ahead of the 2020 elections.

Kevin Larkin has been named the new Chief Information Officer at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa. 

Hemlock Semiconductor Operations (HSC)  has named Keith Carey as its new chief information officer.

BSU and Northwest Technical College have named Sherry Lawdermilt chief information officer.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. 

Women face unique entry barriers in the security industry, discouraging many from pursuing careers in the industry in the first place. This trickledown effect, combined with a lack of recruiting and mentorship opportunities, means the security workforce is drastically lacking in gender diversity. When companies prioritize female leadership development and break the stigma, they create diversity of thought in the process, driving their own success.

The Hillman Companies, Inc. announced that Steve Brunker has been named Hillman’s Chief Information Officer. 

Following a national search, Muhlenberg has named José Dieudonné as the College's chief information officer.

Mark McMath has been named enterprise chief information officer (CIO) for Information Solutions at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).

Concern over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated global headlines. And now cybercriminals are using all tools at hand to take advantage of this concern to spread phishing and social engineering scams and misinformation.