No student data impacted in summer cybersecurity breach; staff names and Social Security numbers may have been stolen. While the school district has no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of any information, they could not rule out the possibility of an unknown actor gaining access to 5,698 current and former employees data.
Articles Tagged: Technology
By Brandon Blankenship, - SecMidwest
Business News Sep. 29, 2022 5:45 am1208d ago
October is cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means this is a good time to renew our efforts to push end users’ security awareness training, specialized security training based on job role and to revisit our incident response escalation.
By Paul Nus, - SecMidwest
Business News Sep. 2, 2022 5:45 pm1235d ago
A mix of hackers, researchers, enthusiasts, and security experts descended on Las Vegas in August to immerse themselves in the world of cybersecurity.
Crime & Courts Sep. 1, 2022 9:40 am1236d ago
Records show the FBI asked state intelligence officials in Iowa for help with Fog as it investigated potential participants in the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Nation and World Aug. 29, 2022 8:26 am1239d ago
A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on a shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard.
Nation and World Aug. 28, 2022 12:49 pm1240d ago
It’s poised to send an empty crew capsule into lunar orbit, a half-century after NASA’s Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the moon.
K-12 Education Jul. 25, 2022 3:41 pm1274d ago
The data potentially included staff members’ Social Security numbers, bank account and routing numbers, and medical information
By Kolin Gage. - SecMidwest
Business News Jul. 1, 2022 6:30 am1298d ago
The “crown jewels” of your business are the most critical to the accomplishment of your organization’s mission.
Agriculture Jun. 23, 2022 8:18 pm1305d ago
Grant Hilbert, 21, of Ankeny, made enough money from YouTube videos of him playing the Farming Simulator video game to help him buy 250 acres in Mahaska County that he now has planted in corn and soybeans.
K-12 Education Jun. 13, 2022 6:00 am1316d ago
Devs Do Good is looking for volunteers in Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa to participate in an Aug. 13 event in Cedar Rapids to build a technology solution for a nonprofit.
By Paul Nus, - SecMidwest
Business News Jun. 2, 2022 6:00 am1327d ago
The ISACA released its eighth annual global State of Cybersecurity Survey. Many takeaways from it should raise some alarm bells and red flashing lights for all of us.
Brandon Blankenship - SecMidwest
Columns Apr. 29, 2022 6:30 am1361d ago
Cybersecurity is scary, and if we focus on that fear, it limits our ability to see solutions or mitigate risk.
Companies Mar. 16, 2022 12:01 pm1405d ago
The Cedar Rapids-based ImOn is working to have the fiber network available to all residences and businesses in Iowa City by the end of 2022. Another 3,200 resident addresses were added, the company announced.
The Gazette
Business News Feb. 11, 2022 12:49 pm1438d ago
Future Ready Iowa will provide full tuition and wrap-around support for the upcoming DeltaV Code School class to eight Iowans with financial need from underrepresented backgrounds in technology, NewBoCo said Friday.
Washington Post
Business News Feb. 8, 2022 12:25 pm1441d ago
A group of state treasurers, including Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Apple misled its investors and the agency about its use of nondisclosure agreements, which advocates say have long been used to silence mistreated workers.

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