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Idaho Names Longtime Cyberprofessional as New CISO

A retired U.S. Army Colonel, Tresh describes himself as a “strategic executive with C-level success in strategic planning, capacity/cost projections, IT governance, and BI solutions,”

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) and the University of Idaho College of Engineering Launch $2.5M Cybersecurity Partnership

The five-year partnership will expand U of I’s cybersecurity education and research through direct program support and contracted research projects focused on developing inherently cyber-secure industrial control systems.

U.S., U.K. officials warn of cyberattacks on hospitals, research facilities on coronavirus front lines

Two U.S. officials told NBC News that coronavirus patient information, as well as vaccine research, is sought after by hackers, including those working for China.

Would you give up health or location data to return to work?

To ensure new cases don’t overwhelm hospital capacity, any plans to relax lockdowns will include provisions to track infections.

Prevent Zoombombing: Change these 4 Zoom settings now for secure video chat

Improve your Zoom security by following these steps.

Pandemic Raises Cyberattack Fears; Election Security Trouble?

This week’s security newsletter covers the growing concerns about hacker opportunities while states and localities struggle to manage operations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Use Zoom? These 5 safety tips can keep the ‘Zoombombing’ hackers away

Some common-sense tips on safer usage of Zoom.

Thousands of private Zoom videos are online for anyone to watch

The exposed video calls include private business discussions, casual friend conversations, therapy sessions, and, yes, nudity, and many appear to have been made public by mistake. 

Chinese Hacking Surges Amid Coronavirus Crisis

We detailed some simple advice to stay safe from online scams. And we took a look at a little-known policy that puts the Postal Service on the front lines of a Doomsday response.

Beware of Malware Infected Coronavirus websites

Fake Online Coronavirus Map Delivers Well-known Malware