Author: Max Smith

Roane State Community College will host a cybersecurity camp this summer for high school students from Anderson, Campbell and Scott counties. Registration is currently being accepted and participation is free.This camp is designed as a full-fledged course for students in grades 9-12 who are interested in cybersecurity and computer science. His research interests include network visualization, mapping, and simulation, as well as digital forensics and risk assessment.Registration is available online at roanestate.edu/personaldevelopment under the Computer and Software Training section. Participating students must live within Anderson, Campbell, or Scott counties. Camp dates, times, and locations are as follows. July 8-11, 9am-3:30pm…

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Source: BeeBright / Shutterstock As more of the world's technology moves online, the demand for buying cybersecurity stocks will continue to grow. As it accounts for nearly every major part of tech companies' operational expenditures, it's no wonder the market is now valued at more than $200 billion and set to continue growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 10%. Used by cloud computing services, B2B software companies, and AI companies, cybersecurity has become essential to providing stability and customer satisfaction. Despite the importance of cybersecurity, it is a relatively small field compared to other technologies. Therefore,…

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49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa has made a rare appearance in organized team activities this offseason.The former Defensive Player of the Year typically spends this period training in Florida before returning to Santa Clara for mandatory work.”I I love having Nick around., I love that he gets a chance to play football with the guys,'' 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “Nick's first year here, after the Super Bowl, after his first offseason, COVID happened. The next year, after the offseason, he tore his ACL. And the year after that, he lost his contract. I think…

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IGN Entertainment has made a major acquisition in the video game journalism industry. According to GamesIndustry.Biz, IGN has acquired Gamer Network, a video game brand that comprises a number of popular video game news outlets in Europe. These websites include Eurogamer, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247, Dicebreak, and GamesIndustry.biz. Before being acquired by IGN, Gamer Network was owned by pop culture events company ReedPop, which moved to sell it in 2023. Gamer Network assets not included in the acquisition are EGX, MCM UK-based Events, or Popverse. The amount sold by Gamer Network remains undisclosed. Unsurprisingly, news sites within the Gamer Network…

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Josep Guardiola (left) won 15 major trophies with Manchester City and Matt Beard (right) won two Women's Super League titles with Liverpool [Getty Images]Manchester City manager Josep Guardiola was named Premier League manager of the season, while Liverpool's Matt Beard was named Women's Super League manager of the season.Guardiola, 53, oversaw a historic season in which City became the first English club to win four consecutive top-flight titles.He beat Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Aston Villa's Unai Emery, Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola to win the title.”I want to share that, yes, yes! Especially Mikel, who did a great job…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024Major market indexes were nearly all in the green as of today's close. After a mixed start to the trading day, Monday's session ended mixed, but we attribute this to a relative lack of fresh, impactful market-based news. The blue-chip Dow rose +0.17% (still about 130 points from its recently reached closing high), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both hit new all-time closing highs at 5321 and 16.832, respectively. The -cap Russell 2000 lagged slightly behind at -0.20%.Bitcoin has fallen back after a brief price move above 71,000, reaching -2.45% as of 4pm ET, but remains…

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As the healthcare sector continues to be targeted by ransomware attacks, the Department of Health and Human Services' research division announced it will invest more than $50 million in advanced healthcare cybersecurity tools. HHS's Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) on Monday announced the Universal Patching and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense (UPGRADE) program. The goal is to build tools that help hospitals and health systems more easily discover and remediate cyber vulnerabilities within their systems. Health Ministry Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm said in a statement that the new program will help build the Ministry's cybersecurity strategy in the healthcare…

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Video games and their global popularity were the subject of the opening keynote speech on the first day. Licensing Expo 2024taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from May 21-23. Leveraging the event's theme, “Brands at Play,” the session, “Video Games: Driving Billions to Play,” brought together key executives from four global gaming brands and was moderated by Ben Roberts, director of content at License Global.Panelists Nick McWhorter, Director of Global Licensing; cd project redDoug Rosen, Senior Vice President of Games and Emerging Media; paramountMaya Rogers Chief Executive Officer; Tetrisand Ivo Gerscovic, Chief Business and Brand…

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