No-frills tech news

ActivEdge calls for adaptive <b>cybersecurity</b> frameworks

ActivEdge Technologies has called for the adoption of adaptive cybersecurity frameworks to strengthen resilience against evolving digital threats facing organisations and financial institutions across Africa. This was disclosed at the CCISONFI Conference 2026 held in Enugu, where the company participated as a Platinum Sponsor alongside leading cybersecurity professionals, financial institutions, regulators, enterprise executives and technology innovators. The conference focused on strategies for improving cyber resilience, digital trust and secure transformation within Africa’s rapidly evolving financial ecosystem. In his keynote presentation, Group President of ActivEdge Technologies, George Agu, stressed the need for enterprises to build resilient and intelligent digital infrastructure capable of responding to rapidly evolving cyber threats. Agu said organisations, particularly financial institutions, must move beyond conventional security approaches and adopt adaptive cybersecurity frameworks driven by intelligence, automation and real-time threat response capabilities. He noted that increasing digital transformation across industries has made resilience, visibility and proactive threat intelligence critical components of modern enterprise security architecture. “Cybersecurity is no longer just about protection. It is about building intelligent and resilient systems that can adapt, recover, and sustain trust in increasingly complex digital environments,” he said. Speaking on the significance of the conference, Chukwunonso Emeh said the company remains committed to supporting organisations across Africa with enterprise-ready cybersecurity solutions tailored to evolving threats within the digital economy. According to him, organisations require trusted technology partners capable of delivering resilient and future-ready security systems as cyber threats continue to grow in complexity and scale. He added that ActivEdge Technologies would continue investing in intelligent enterprise security solutions aimed at helping institutions maintain trust, strengthen resilience and drive sustainable digital growth across the continent. Throughout the conference, ActivEdge Technologies engaged with Chief Information Security Officers, IT leaders, regulators and enterprise stakeholders on issues relating to operational resilience, infrastructure security, compliance, intelligent automation and

Former U.S. <b>cybersecurity</b> chief urges IT reform in Japan

Chris Inglis, who served as the first U.S. national cyber director in 2021-23, emphasized on Tuesday the need for Japan to foster public-private cooperation to address vulnerabilities in the nation’s aged information technology systems. There are “many weaknesses” in systems that have been deployed in Japan for 20-30 years, Inglis, who held the post under the administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden, said in an interview in Tokyo. The interview took place at a time when cyberattacks targeting corporations and government agencies are increasing in the Asian country. Japan needs to “form collaborative partnerships between the private and public sectors” to revamp such outdated systems. Currently, so-called legacy systems, for which operations and maintenance work are difficult, are still widely used in Japan, hampering efforts to install measures against cyberattacks and promote digital transformation. Inglis acknowledged that Japan is working to establish public-private partnerships in the medium term. Still, he said the country needs to figure out how to “invest necessary time and attention to create resilience” in digital infrastructure and to “mobilize all of the authorities and all of the resources of the society” to deal with the issue in the longer term. Regarding measures related to U.S. startup Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model that is highly capable of detecting system weaknesses, Inglis stressed the importance of understanding how to build systems without vulnerabilities. With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.

TekStream and Louisiana State University to Present Student-Powered <b>Cybersecurity</b> ...

Session highlights statewide cybersecurity collaboration, workforce development and AI-era security operations ATLANTA, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TekStream, the digital resilience leader helping organizations modernize, secure and optimize their digital environments, and Louisiana State University (LSU) will present a joint session at Cisco Live! 2026, showcasing their student-powered Security Operations Center (SOC) model. The session, "Student Powered Security: Louisiana State University's SOC with TekStream and Splunk," will take place June 2, 2026, at Cisco Live! in Las Vegas. Presented by LSU CIO Craig Woolley, TekStream Managing Director Matt Clemmons, and Cisco Systems' CCIE Sid Nguyen, the session will explore how LSU, TekStream, and industry partners are collaborating to build a scalable, statewide cybersecurity framework that integrates managed detection and response (MDR), workforce development, and shared threat intelligence. "Our goal was to build a collaborative cybersecurity model that strengthens protection across our campuses without incurring additional costs, and that can benefit students," said Craig Woolley. "By combining student talent, professional oversight and shared infrastructure, we've improved our cyber resilience while preparing our students for high-demand cybersecurity careers." The student-powered SOC is designed to improve cybersecurity posture, reduce operational costs, and provide students with real-world SOC experience, all while supporting 24x7 security operations. The program offers hands-on experience operating in enterprise-grade security environments, using live workflows, runbooks, and security technologies under professional oversight. It also includes structured onboarding, MDR training, mentoring, and cybersecurity career placement support. Currently, the student-powered SOC program has a 100% job placement rate for graduates. "This model is about more than staffing a SOC," said Matt Clemmons. "It's about helping institutions build sustainable cybersecurity capabilities, accelerate operational maturity, and prepare students for the modern workforce. Higher education has a unique opportunity to rethink how security operations and talent development align, and LSU is among the institutions setting the

GAO Warns VA's Sensitive Data Faces Security Risks

Why it Matters The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) holds some of the most sensitive data in the federal government: the genetic profiles, medical histories, and mental health records of millions of Americans who served in uniform. A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, publicly released May 21, 2026, found that while the VA has made meaningful strides in veterans affairs data protection, significant cybersecurity gaps persisted in a program housing the genetic data of roughly one million veterans. The findings arrive at a moment when federal data security is under intense public scrutiny. The Big Picture The VA's Million Veteran Program (MVP), launched in 2011, is the nation's largest biorepository of veteran data. Approximately one million veterans have enrolled, voluntarily contributing blood samples, health surveys, and personal histories to advance research into how genetics, lifestyle, military service, and environmental exposures shape long-term health outcomes. The program's scale is its strength — and its vulnerability. The sheer volume of sensitive biological and health data concentrated in a single research infrastructure makes it a high-value target, and the GAO found that the cybersecurity controls protecting that infrastructure were not fully up to the task. Auditors identified deficiencies in four core areas of protected health information security within a key system supporting the MVP: - Asset and risk management — tracking what systems and data exist, and what threats they face - Configuration management — ensuring systems are set up securely and consistently - Identity and access management — controlling who can access sensitive data and under what conditions - Continuous monitoring and logging — detecting and recording unusual activity in real time Together, these gaps gave the VA "reduced assurance of the confidentiality and integrity" of sensitive health information stored in the MVP system, according to the report. What They're Saying

Chairman Cassidy Continues Protecting Americans' Private Data, Cracking Down on ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, raised concerns about the recent cybersecurity incident threatening the private health data of Hims & Hers users. “At a time when hostile actors are increasingly using sophisticated tactics leveraging artificial intelligence, it is essential for the health care sector to take meaningful steps to safeguard patient and consumer information,” wrote Dr. Cassidy. “While Hims & Hers has stated that ‘customer medical records were not impacted by this incident,’ additional transparency is needed about what information hostile actors accessed, how Hims & Hers safeguarded protected health information (PHI) prior to the incident, and steps that the company intends to take going forward.” Background: As Chairman, Cassidy is leading efforts to protect Americans’ private data. Earlier this Congress, the HELP Committee passed Cassidy’s Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act to safeguard Americans’ health data. He has also investigated several cybersecurity lapses, including those by Canvas, OPEXUS and UnitedHealth Group. Read the full letter here or below: Dear Mr. Dudum: Cybersecurity threats are one of the most significant risks currently affecting the health care system. In 2025, there were 628 reported health care data breaches, resulting in delayed care, patient data stolen or accessed without authorization, and a potential for increased fraud.1 At a time when hostile actors are increasingly using sophisticated tactics leveraging artificial intelligence, it is essential for the health care sector to take meaningful steps to safeguard patient and consumer information. The recent cybersecurity incident affecting Hims & Hers highlights the risk cybersecurity incidents pose to patients. While Hims & Hers has stated that “customer medical records were not impacted by this incident,” additional transparency is needed about what information hostile actors accessed, how Hims & Hers safeguarded protected health

Guarding Goals, Protecting Systems: Embry‑Riddle Soccer Star Excels in <b>Cybersecurity</b>

- Category - Impact - Date - April 27, 2026 Natalia Sepulveda (’26) is known for her composure, discipline and ability to lead on the soccer field. As a defender and team leader for Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott women’s soccer team, she protects her teammates with the same vigilance and foresight she brings to her studies in Cyber Intelligence and Security. Together, those traits have defined a comeback story rooted in resilience, purpose and belief. Sepulveda is pursuing a Master of Science in Cyber Intelligence and Security. In January 2026, she was named a first-team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Association, helping lead Embry‑Riddle to a national semifinal run and marking a historic milestone for the program. A Journey Shaped by Resilience Her path to that moment was anything but straightforward. A first-generation college graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Sepulveda always knew she wanted to continue her education. With remaining athletic eligibility, she saw graduate school as both a second chance in soccer and a strategic step forward. Sepulveda’s journey to Prescott included stops at other universities, where she competed at the Division I level and earned an invitation to train with the Mexico U-21 Women’s National Team. But her experience later took a difficult turn. She faced challenges that led to self-doubt and a loss of passion for the sport she had played since age 10. She stepped away from soccer, unsure if she would ever return. But the feeling that her story was unfinished stayed with her. A native of Tucson, Arizona, Sepulveda grew up playing soccer alongside athletes who chose Embry‑Riddle, though she initially looked elsewhere while exploring her academic path. “Something in my gut told me Embry‑Riddle would be the perfect fit for soccer and school,” she said. When Embry‑Riddle Head Coach

<b>Cybersecurity</b> expert warns of rising invitation scams targeting desire for connection

Cybersecurity expert warns of rising invitation scams targeting desire for connection LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Invitation scams that mimic legitimate online event services are becoming a growing cyber threat, with attackers exploiting people’s desire to stay socially connected to trick them into clicking malicious links or handing over login information. Chris Wright, a cybersecurity expert and co-founder of Sullivan Wright Technologies, said scammers often latch "on to brands that you know, like Evie and other ones,” using what he described as “borrowed credibility” to make messages look trustworthy at first glance. By including a familiar brand name, he said, scammers can clear the initial skepticism that might otherwise stop someone from clicking. Wright said the same tactic shows up frequently in business settings, with scammers impersonating well-known services such as Microsoft, Google and DocuSign to get people to open messages and follow prompts. One common example, he said, is a message designed to look like a formal RSVP invitation, the kind someone might expect for “a wedding or a higher stature event or something like that.” Wright said scammers try to mimic the look and feel of legitimate invitations so the email appears official. Once someone clicks, Wright said, the scam can go in multiple directions. In one of the most common versions, he said, the attacker tries to steal credentials by presenting a fake login page that appears to be from Microsoft or Google and telling the recipient they must sign in to view the invitation. Wright said a key warning sign is the web address. “If you actually look at the URL, it’s going to be nothing that looks like Microsoft or Google or anything that it says it is,” he said. In some cases, Wright said scammers tailor the fake login page to the recipient’s email

Too dangerous to release: is Mythos the start of the restricted-AI era?

In April, the artificial-intelligence firm Anthropic announced it had made an AI model too dangerous to be released to the public. The company, based in San Francisco, California, said its Claude Mythos model was so powerful that it had found vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser currently in use. “The fallout — for economies, public safety, and national security — could be severe,” the company stated in a blogpost about Project Glasswing, its name for the limited release of the model to a group of 50 or so trusted organizations. The decision marks a turn to secretive, cutting-edge AI research that could become a trend, experts say. What Anthropic has done to throttle Mythos’s release is likely to be adopted by other AI laboratories, reckons Helen Toner, interim executive director at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology at Georgetown University in Washington DC. “I would expect this to more be the first in a series rather than a one-off,” says Toner, who previously sat on the board of Anthropic’s competitor OpenAI, which is also based in San Francisco. AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be? “I expect other providers to adopt a similar strategy,” agrees Vasilios Mavroudis, an AI-safety researcher at the Alan Turing Institute in London. Indeed, OpenAI followed up just a week after Mythos was announced with a limited release of a cybersecurity-specific model, GPT-5.4-Cyber, to vetted researchers and organizations alone. If this kind of restricted-access AI does take off, it will mark a turning point in the long-standing debate on the merits of ‘closed’ and ‘open’ AI software — with potential knock-on implications for science. For years, researchers have argued that transparency around AI models benefits both AI research and science in general, because researchers can study

MuddyWater Uses DLL Side-Loading in Espionage Campaign Targeting 9 Countries

The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been linked to a new campaign affecting at least nine organizations across nine countries on four continents in the first quarter of 2026. The activity targeted industrial and electronics manufacturing, education and public-sector bodies, financial services, and professional services, per the Threat Hunter Team from Symantec and Carbon Black. Among the victims is a major South Korean electronics manufacturer, with the attackers spending a week inside its network in February 2026. Also singled as part of the sprawling espionage effort were an international airport in the Middle East, Southeast Asian industrial manufacturers, and a Latin American financial-services provider. "The attackers relied heavily on DLL side-loading using legitimately signed Fortemedia (fmapp.exe) and SentinelOne (sentinelmemoryscanner.exe) binaries to execute malicious DLLs while masquerading as benign software," Broadcom's cybersecurity teams said. The use of "fmapp.exe" to sideload "fmapp.dll" was previously documented by Group-IB in connection with another MuddyWater campaign codenamed Operation Olalampo. According to Huntress, the DLL contains code to connect to an attacker-controlled IP address ("157.20.182[.]49"). On the other hand, the abuse of "sentinelmemoryscanner.exe" - a binary associated with a security product - is assessed to be a deliberate choice, as it can bypass signature-based detection. It's designed to sideload a rogue DLL named "sentinelagentcore.dll." Both the DLLs embed an open-source tool called ChromElevator to siphon passwords, cookies, and payment card data from Chromium-based browsers, effectively getting around App-Bound Encryption (ABE) protections. A noteworthy aspect of the attacks is the use of Node.js scripts to launch PowerShell code responsible for carrying out discovery and information gathering operations. In at least one instance, the attackers have been found to stage the stolen data on sendit[.]sh, a public file-transfer service. "A node.exe-based implant chain was used to drop PowerShell scripts that performed reconnaissance, screenshot capture, SAM hive

Is the <b>Cybersecurity</b> Trade Overheated?

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket © 2026 Google LLC

White House charts new course for federal agencies and <b>cybersecurity</b> logging

White House charts new course for federal agencies and cybersecurity logging The White House has updated rules for federal agencies to keep logs of significant cyber activities in their networks, touting it as a measure to cut back on red tape and focus on how cybersecurity risks have evolved. The Office of Management and Budget memorandum, released Friday, replaces a 2021 memo signed by then-President Joe Biden. It continues revisions that President Donald Trump has made to federal cybersecurity guidance under his predecessor. The new memo, M-26-14, nods at the intentions of the earlier memo, M-21-31, saying that “Implementation of that memorandum improved foundational capabilities across agencies” to establish standards for logging and improve agencies’ record-keeping for the purposes of detecting and responding to cyberattacks. “However, some requirements, such as the retention of vast quantities of logging data without clear utility, proved neither operationally feasible nor cost-effective for most agencies,” last week’s updated memo states. “To address these inefficiencies and the evolving cyber threat environment, this memorandum directs agencies to employ a risk-based, prioritized logging approach.” There have been calls for the idea of updating the 2021 memo, and one observer praised the new version to CyberScoop. Another analyst, however, questioned how much harm the Trump administration might do by rescinding the earlier memo before having all of the new memo’s directives in place. One directive is for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop a “logging reference architecture” within 90 days that prioritizes the objectives of conducting continuous event monitoring and enabling investigations of forensic analysis after a known or suspected compromise. Agencies would have another 90 days to submit a logging plan that adheres to those principles. The memo also establishes a new model for measuring agency progress in implementation. Multiple government watchdogs have concluded that agencies

<b>Cybersecurity</b> jobs available right now: May 26, 2026

Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 26, 2026 Application Security Engineer IG Group | India | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will assess the security of web, mobile, and cloud applications through penetration testing, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture reviews. Responsibilities also include integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, managing vulnerability remediation, supporting purple team activities, training developers on secure coding practices, and assisting with application security incident response. CISO LianLian | Austria | Hybrid – View job details As a CISO, you will lead cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience efforts, including DORA and MiCA requirements. Responsibilities include overseeing security monitoring, incident response, resilience testing, business continuity, and digital asset security, including wallet, key, and third-party custody controls. Get weekly updates on new cybersecurity job openings. Subscribe here! Cyber Security Engineer MetaComp | Singapore | On-site – View job details As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will strengthen identity, endpoint, application, and cloud security through SSO, MFA, MDM, DevSecOps, and secrets management initiatives. Responsibilities also include improving threat detection and hunting capabilities, supporting purple team activities, building security automation, and maintaining security controls and compliance standards. Fraud Investigations & Digital Forensics Manager ADIB | UAE | On-site – View job details As a Fraud Investigations & Digital Forensics Manager, you will lead and support fraud investigations and digital forensic activities, including investigating suspected fraud cases, identifying root causes, documenting findings, and recommending remediation actions. Responsibilities include conducting IT and digital forensic investigations, using data analytics to support investigations, maintaining investigation procedures, and coordinating with internal stakeholders to gather information and address control gaps. GRC Manager Sigma | USA | On-site – View job details As a GRC Manager, you will lead governance, risk, and compliance programs by developing policies, oversight frameworks,

Ensign InfoSecurity Named <b>Cybersecurity</b> Consultancy of the Year at Tech Fest Hong Kong ...

Ensign InfoSecurity Named Cybersecurity Consultancy of the Year at Tech Fest Hong Kong Awards 2026 Recognition underscores Ensign's role as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to organisations navigating complex cyber risks, regulatory change and emerging threats HONG KONG, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign) has been named Cybersecurity Consultancy of the Year at the Tech Fest Hong Kong Awards 2026. The award recognises cybersecurity consultancies that demonstrate strong expertise, measurable client impact, innovative solutions and meaningful contributions to the wider cybersecurity community. As organisations in Hong Kong face rising cyber risks and prepare for emerging regulatory requirements, including the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance, Ensign has worked closely with boards, senior management and security teams to help them make better cybersecurity decisions grounded in business risk, operational reality and real-world threats. Its consulting work spans strategic cyber advisory, threat-informed resilience planning, executive tabletop exercises and practical regulatory readiness guidance, supporting organisations in identifying critical risks, strengthening response preparedness and aligning cybersecurity with board-level priorities. As part of Asia Pacific's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider, Ensign brings end-to-end capabilities across the cyber lifecycle, spanning advisory and assurance, threat intelligence, managed security operations and incident response. The consulting team in Hong Kong draws on this breadth, as well as insights from Ensign's global Security Operations Centre network and proprietary threat intelligence, to deliver recommendations that are current, actionable and grounded in how threats unfold in practice. "Cybersecurity consultancy today is no longer just about identifying gaps but helping organisations understand what those gaps mean for the business, how they affect resilience, and what practical steps leaders need to take. Cyber resilience is ultimately a shared responsibility across leadership, technology and operations, and we remain committed to supporting organisations in Hong Kong as they strengthen their cyber maturity, prepare for

OpenHack: Open-source AI-powered vulnerability research

OpenHack: Open-source AI-powered vulnerability research Source-guided vulnerability research increasingly leans on coding harnesses such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to drive agent-based reviews of application code. A new MIT-licensed project from the Dutch security firm Hadrian, called OpenHack, packages that approach into a file-based workspace that any of those harnesses can run. OpenHack is a set of agents and tools that mimics how Hadrian’s research team performs automated vulnerability research. The workflow runs inside a coding harness or a custom runner, with durable state kept in plain files such as cloned source, recon items, scenario prompts, scenario results, finding candidates, triage decisions, findings, and logs. The harness supplies model execution, terminal access, repository access, and human-in-the-loop approval. “We’ve been working on this for some time, but our discovery of critical vulnerabilities made it concrete. OpenHack’s effectiveness proves that security teams don’t need Mythos to find critical vulnerabilities,” said Rogier Fischer, CEO of Hadrian. Checkpointed, scenario-first review The operating model is built around a state machine over files. A command advances the run to the next durable state, an agent answers the prompt for that state, and a recorder command validates the answer before materializing new work. A human operator approves every phase transition, including expert scope before reconnaissance, scenario routing after recon, the scenario backlog after the router answers, and the finding-triage backlog after candidate creation. The durable chain runs from recon item to routing unit, scenario, scenario result, finding candidate, and triage decision. Recon agents discover review surfaces such as routes, sinks, auth boundaries, upload paths, parser entrypoints, manifests, and admin areas. A scenario-router agent turns those surfaces into scoped scenarios. Expert agents then prove or reject each scenario, and an independent triage agent decides which verified candidates become final findings. Twelve expert families aligned to OWASP and

UND College of Engineering and Mines to add new machine vision and <b>cybersecurity</b> labs

GRAND FORKS — After finishing the radar lab in its national security corridor, the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines is preparing to add two more labs in the summer or fall. One of the labs involves cybersecurity, a subject Dean Ryan Adams said has been growing alongside artificial intelligence. ADVERTISEMENT “Cybersecurity, of course, uses AI a lot, and so we have a cybersecurity research center, another state-designated center,” he said. “Focused on cyber, but AI has to be involved on some level.” The college will be working to renovate two lab spaces into a machine vision lab and cybersecurity lab. The cybersecurity lab’s intention is to have a variety of pieces of equipment to test cybersecurity principles on, Adams said. For example, someone may have a router, a switch and computers, and make the setup a test bed for the campus. The test bed can be used for ethical hacking, to explore how to make it more secure and resistant to attacks. “It’ll be a real hands-on space that we want to give people an opportunity to do real research on,” he said. Ethical hacking is now a discipline that can be trained and people can be hired for, Adams said. The college has also invested in seven new research-focused faculty in cybersecurity and AI, with more research happening every day. Along with the state-designated cybersecurity research center, the college has one focused on AI as well. Last August, the college started its Ph.D. program in AI. Adams said, from the academic side, it’s a multidisciplinary program allowing and encouraging students to take classes from other colleges as part of the program. “So that they’re getting a broader, human aspect to the technology and that approach, which I think is very, very good,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT

<b>Cybersecurity</b> masterclass to follow sold-out Engage Learning Conference

Cybersecurity masterclass to follow sold-out Engage Learning Conference Mountain Brook Schools’ Engage Learning Conference, scheduled for June 9-10, has sold out, but educators still have an opportunity to participate in a related professional development event focused on cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Rubric Implementation Masterclass will be held onsite at the main conference venue on June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s designed to help schools and districts strengthen cybersecurity preparedness through hands-on training and expert guidance. Led by the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education, the free workshop will provide instruction using a NIST-aligned cybersecurity rubric tailored for educational settings. Participants will receive education-focused materials, additional training resources and an exam waiver for the Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator exam. Organizers say the class is ideal for school technology administrators, district leadership teams and educators interested in improving cyber-readiness, regardless of prior cybersecurity experience. Registration for the cybersecurity class is available at eventbrite.com. The Engage Learning Conference, hosted annually by Mountain Brook Schools and the Mountain Brook Schools Foundation, brings educators together from across the country to discuss strategies for student engagement and achievement.

<b>Cybersecurity</b> masterclass to follow sold-out Engage Learning Conference

Image courtesy of Mountain Brook Schools Mountain Brook Schools’ Engage Learning Conference, scheduled for June 9-10, has sold out, but educators still have an opportunity to participate in a related professional development event focused on cybersecurity. The Cybersecurity Rubric Implementation Masterclass will be held onsite at the main conference venue on June 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s designed to help schools and districts strengthen cybersecurity preparedness through hands-on training and expert guidance. Led by the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education, the free workshop will provide instruction using a NIST-aligned cybersecurity rubric tailored for educational settings. Participants will receive education-focused materials, additional training resources and an exam waiver for the Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator exam. Organizers say the class is ideal for school technology administrators, district leadership teams and educators interested in improving cyber-readiness, regardless of prior cybersecurity experience. Registration for the cybersecurity class is available at eventbrite.com. The Engage Learning Conference, hosted annually by Mountain Brook Schools and the Mountain Brook Schools Foundation, brings educators together from across the country to discuss strategies for student engagement and achievement.

Reeco appoints Omer Levy as VP Finance amid U.S. expansion | Ctech

Appointment Reeco appoints Omer Levy as VP Finance amid U.S. expansion Levy previously served in senior finance roles including CFO positions at Binah.ai and Imagindairy and also held CFO and COO roles at RadView Software. Reeco, the AI-driven hospitality procurement and finance platform, has appointed Omer Levy as VP Finance as the company continues expanding its operations and customer base across the United States. Levy brings more than 15 years of experience in finance, operations, M&A and scaling technology companies. He previously served in senior finance roles including CFO positions at Binah.ai and Imagindairy and also held CFO and COO roles at RadView Software. Earlier in his career, he worked at EY managing financial operations for both private and public companies. Levy is a CPA and attorney and holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University, as well as degrees in business administration and law. In his new role, Levy will lead Reeco’s financial strategy and support the company’s continued growth and expansion in the hospitality market. Founded in 2021 by Henrik Shimony and Omri Shalev, Reeco has developed an AI-powered procure-to-pay platform for hotels, connecting purchasing, inventory management, accounts payable and payments into a unified operational system for hospitality companies. The company says its platform is already used across more than 1,000 hotel properties operated by over 90 management companies in the United States. Reeco has raised a total of $30 million from investors including Aleph, Net Capital Ventures and Joule Ventures.

OMB revamps cyber event logging requirements

CISA, Microsoft unveil progress on free logging capabilities for federal agencies Cybersecurity Read more Getty Images/Alex Cristi OMB convenes agencies, industry to talk AI for cyber defense Cybersecurity Read more