553 Views In January, an alert citizen in Muleshoe, Tex., was driving by a park and noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Authorities soon determined the system that controlled the city’s water supply had been hacked. In two hours, tens of thousands of gallons of water had flown into the
638 Views LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Highlands University experienced a ransomware attack late last week which resulted in classes being canceled until Sunday. In response to the attack, the university took the impacted systems offline and commenced an investigation.
737 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday, lawmakers are back to work with a list of bills to discuss in committee meetings. Among those on the agenda are a bill to boost cybersecurity in the state and a bill aiming to set up a government division to address homelessness.
736 Views Cyber security expert shares tips for a safer digital experience ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cybersecurity can sound like an intangible threat, but a cyber or ransomware attack can have rippling effects. New Mexicans have seen some of those attacks play out over the last few months at some major
794 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lovelace Health System is looking into a cyberattack they detected on Thanksgiving. Lovelace’s parent company, Ardent Health Services, was targeted by the ransomware attack, impacting its hospitals nationwide.
769 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Lovelace Health System is looking into a potential cyberattack they detected on Thanksgiving. Officials told KOB 4 they are asking first responders to send patients to other emergency rooms while they investigate the cause of the attack.
924 Views “We’re going to unify how we handle cybersecurity across state government,” said Padilla. Keeping online information safe from hackers has been a hot topic in the legislature. Democratic State Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla aims to change how New Mexico manages cybersecurity.
1,166 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cyber attacks can happen to anyone. “The threat has been out there. It’s been attacking individuals. It’s been attacking businesses. It’s attacking private industry,” said Raul Bujanda, the special agent in charge of the Albuquerque FBI Field Office.
1,110 Views Two cybersecurity bills were filed in New Mexico’s legislative session this past week. SANTA FE, N.M. — Cybersecurity is a big topic for New Mexico’s 2022 legislative session, and the discussions couldn’t have come at a better time. Less than a month into the new year, Bernalillo County and Albuquerque
1,110 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The New Mexico Military Institute is one of a handful of schools chosen to host a new cybersecurity pilot program in the fall of 2022. The program will be run through the JROTC at NMMI.
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