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Seven insurers pool resources to launch cyber analysis, risk mitigation company

Seven leading cyber-insurance providers have formed a new company, CyberAcuView, in a collective effort to enhance cyber-risk mitigation efforts across the insurance industry, the Insurance Journal reported. Formed by AIG, Axis, Beazley, Chubb, the Hartford, Liberty Mutual …

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Denson: DMACC ransomware response ‘like hand-to-hand combat’

When the network alarms tipped off staff in the late hours between June 1 and 2 at Des Moines Area Community College, the information technology department’s quick actions might have prevented an overseas ransomware attack …

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Ransomware attack prompted DMACC’s shutdown of online network; return of online-only classes delayed

A ransomware attack prompted Des Moines Area Community College to take its entire campus system offline for two weeks, according to a statement provided by DMACC officials to the Business Record today.

While in-person classes …

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NOTEBOOK: Cyber threat level against private businesses urgent, White House warns in national memo

Des Moines Area Community College recently announced an investigation into a cybersecurity incident first identified on June 2. The investigation prompted DMACC’s information technology department to voluntarily shut down all online instruction and the telephone …

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NOTEBOOK: Two lessons for tomorrow’s challenges

As they say, hindsight is 20/20 — and panelists at this year’s virtual Iowa Technology Summit had the benefit of tough lessons from the year 2020 to share with Iowa companies tuned in for seminars …

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DMACC begins opening classes; cybersecurity investigation continues, no cause released

In-person classes are back in session for students, but the network remains down one week after Des Moines Area Community College identified a cybersecurity threat in its network.

When asked if the investigation has identified …

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Campus locations open, network remains down as DMACC continues cybersecurity investigation

In-person classes at DMACC are resuming after a cybersecurity event prompted DMACC to shut down its network for five days during an investigation with cybersecurity experts and the FBI. Classes that are fully in-person or …

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Cultivo cohort completes inaugural agritech virtual academy with Cultivation Corridor

Led by America’s Cultivation Corridor, the Cultivo Global Ag Innovation Program opened Iowa’s doors to six international agricultural startups already successfully operating in their home country’s marketplace. They just needed help to explore the U.S. …

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FBI joins DMACC cybersecurity investigation as classes, locations continue closure

DMACC locations and classes continue to be closed today, June 8, as the community college continues ongoing investigation of a cybersecurity incident first detected last week. Online classes have been canceled since Thursday, and the college …

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DMACC locations remain closed June 7, network remains offline as cybersecurity investigation continues

All DMACC classes are canceled, locations remain closed and the community college’s network remains offline today as the college continues investigating a cybersecurity incident last week, according to a statement posted to DMACC’s website this morning. …