The Spanish small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) subscribed to Conexión Segura Empresas have avoided more than 80,000 potential cybersecurity incidents since the solution was launched in May. Of those, more than 89% of blocks occurred when users tried to access risky domains or websites, as a result of “phishing.”

Everbridge announced the acquisition of NC4, a global provider of threat intelligence solutions for businesses, government organizations and communities, for $83 million.

Georgia Department of Public Safety was hit with a ransomware attack July 26, according to local media reports.

The increasing number of ransomware attacks highlights the critical importance of making cyber preparedness a priority and taking necessary steps to secure networks against adversaries, several associations said.

The first meeting of the Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) VII will occur July 19. The first full meeting will introduce members of the CSRIC and announce the topics that CSRIC VII will consider and address.

The 19th PMRExpo takes place on 26 – 28 November in Cologne, Germany. More than 4,300 visitors from across the globe are expected at PMRExpo 2019.

SatADSL, in support of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), equipped its sub office in Baga Sola in Chad’s Lake Region with a T11N satellite to monitor the displacement people.

Radiflow, provider of industrial cybersecurity solutions for industrial automation networks, and Trusted Cyber Security Solutions (TCSS), a provider of cybersecurity services and solutions, announced that TCSS joined Radiflow's operational technology (OT) managed service security providers (MSSP) partner program in order to expand its service offerings and pursue market opportunities to provide managed OT cybersecurity services to its industrial customers across central and southern Europe.

The Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity-NRC Cybersecurity Collaboration Consortium (CNCCC) opened in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This innovative hub, established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of New Brunswick's Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC), will lead to discoveries and advances in cybersecurity including publications, patents and the commercialization of technology, as well as provide training opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

To help ensure that critical infrastructure is protected and can be restored quickly when severe weather or other catastrophic events occur in Illinois, ComEd organized a statewide drill. Called “Operation Power Play,” the drill will test how agencies coordinate in the face of a significant weather or man-made event.