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Schools pivot in face of pandemic, find partners to connect students to internet

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Interns lead summer of challenge and inclusion at Pi515

At Mainframe Studios, Pi515’s small but mighty team of three college interns has the organization’s summer goals posted along a wall, in full view of IT administrator Mohamed Sharif, executive assistant Kate Howe, and Pi515 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Innovation think tank calls for a national advanced industry and technology strategy

Another type of infrastructure investment — in better data — is needed if the United States is going to develop more effective policies to spur competitiveness and growth, according to a report released today by the Information Technology …

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February ransomware attack breached data of nearly 500,000 patients, Wolfe Eye Clinic announces

A ransomware attack against Wolfe Eye Clinic in February may have exposed the personal information of nearly 500,000 past and present patients across the state, the company announced Tuesday.

First detected Feb. 8, the cyberattack …

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Nurses on demand

One year ago Dr. Joel Ward recalled standing on a hospital floor unit, watching his colleagues at MercyOne Medical Center endure the height of the COVID-19 emergency in health care. 

 

“You know practically everybody …

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A Closer Look: Sam Eathington

At the research and development departments at Corteva Agriscience, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Sam Eathington is turning to his career experience to help guide the next few decades of developing and launching …

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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 …