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Opinion: Cybersecurity Is a Marathon Cybersecurity for schools and institutions has become increasingly critical with an onslaught of cyber attacks and growing dependence on technology. Securing networks and data is a process that requires careful planning. Not unlike a marathon, cybersecurity is an ongoing process that requires preparation, training, goal-setting and measurements of success. When we think of cybersecurity pre-COVID, during a pandemic and post-pandemic, there are a myriad strategies, practices and processes to consider. Since COVID-19 spread worldwide,...

CivicPlus, SilverSky Partner on Cyber as Security Risks Rise Cybersecurity is only becoming a more urgent and important need as time goes on. Now CivicPlus, which has thousands of local government customers, is bringing on a partner dedicated just to that challenge. Shutterstock/LuckyStep With hacks and data leaks happening left and right, cybersecurity is only becoming more important as time goes on. That applies even moreso in government, where a breach could mean anything from citizens not receiving desperately needed help to foreign adversaries meddling in elections. CivicPlu...

Electronics-Free Soft Robot Has Potential for MRI, Mineshafts Plus, an AI for diabetes platform raises millions, Ford plans to stop selling gas-powered vehicles in Europe, and Baltimore ends its controversial drone surveillance program. Cutting the Cord Soft robots aren’t new — more flexible than the word “robot” typically conjures, they can squeeze into tighter spaces than their traditional counterparts. But soft robots have always needed some kind of heavy electronics, like circuit boards, to work, which tie them via cables and cords to other machines. But engineers from the Univer...

West Virginia Bill Sets Sights on Social Media Censorship Can the government regulate information shared by social media companies during an election? According to one West Virginia lawmaker, the answer is "yes." The ACLU, however, says not so fast. Shutterstock/klevo A new West Virginia bill proposes regulations against censorship of information by social media companies during an election, with some “criminal and civil penalties" depending on the nature of the violation.  Known as House Bill 3307, the legislation looks to create two things: 1) the Social Media Integrity a...

Answer: Take a listen and find out. by News Staff / April 16, 2021 Shutterstock A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found a way to put music to spiderwebs, and the result is something you have to hear for yourself. Just like spiders themselves, some people might find the tune interesting, while others may be creeped out by it.   Lead by Markus Buehler, professor of engineering, the team used artificial intelligence to recreate the sounds of the vibrational patterns that spiders use to interact with their en...