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Cybersecurity

tiktok
The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on Dec. 20, 2022 in Culver City, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Not all state TikTok bans are built equally

Nearly half of all states have banned TikTok from government use, only a few have extended those bans to other Chinese-owned tech companies.
Kathy Hochul
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a roundtable discussion regarding her recent executive order establishing a moratorium on data centers in the state. (Alexander MacDougall / Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

New York boosts funding for water cybersecurity grants

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state will distribute $9 million to fund more than 150 cybersecurity projects tied to the state's water infrastructure.
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Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine
Tom Lishness of Windsor motors participates in the Powerboat division of the Pumpkin Regatta, part of the Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine, on Oct. 9, 2017. In addition to the motorized pumkins there were also those powered by paddle. Hundreds of spectators lined the wharf of the harbor. Others viewed the race, out of the rain, nearby in The Lincoln Theater. (Carl D. Walsh / Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Cyberattack against Maine telecom disrupted municipal internet service

A cyberattack against a telecommunication firm in Maine knocked out internet service for more than 20 towns along the state's midcoastal region.
FIFA fans
Supporters react as the United States men’s national soccer team defeats Australia 2-0 at FIFA Fan Fest at Centennial Olympic Park on June 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Julia Beverly / Getty Images)

‘Integrated’ cyber and physical attacks concerned FIFA planners

“The threat environment has changed" and the lines between physical and digital attacks have blurred, said one security expert involved in FIFA World Cup Planning.
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