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NEW YORK (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has been fined $2,000 for embellishment during a recent game against the New York Rangers, the NHL said Monday. Skinner was issued a warning after a diving/embellishment incident in an Oct. 22 game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the league said. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama A&M fired football coach Connell Maynor after seven seasons on Monday. Athletic director Paul A. Bryant announced the decision in a statement. The Bulldogs went 6-6 this season, including a 4-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference mark, and won three straight games before a season-ending loss to Florida A&M. Maynor finished 40-32 at Alabama A&M, including a 28-21 SWAC record. Maynor led Alabama A&M to its first SWAC championship in 15 years during the shortened 2021 season that played in the spring. The Bulldogs went 5-0 and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 to claim the program's second SWAC football title. Maynor is a former Arena Football League player who played quarterback for Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T. The program suffered a tragedy when linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died last week from an injury sustained during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rival Alabama State on Oct. 26. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins began their attempt to turn their season around following a 2-6 start three weeks ago. They once again held serve on Sunday against an opponent they were favored to beat. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.HOUSTON (AP) — Kavion McClain scored 14 points as Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 80-72 on Wednesday. McClain added six assists for the Tigers (2-5). Grayson Carter scored 13 points, shooting 6 of 7 from the field. Kenny Hunter and Alex Anderson both added 12. The Javelinas were led by Isaiah Payne, who recorded 18 points and four assists. Texas A&M-Kingsville also got 16 points from Allen Singleton. Nate Lacewell also had 13 points and seven rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Kohl's CEO Kingsbury to step downThe Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre have joined cybersecurity institutions from the U.S., Canada, and New Zealand in warning local technology professionals to beware of threat actors affiliated with China , including Salt Typhoon, infiltrating their critical communications infrastructure. The news comes weeks after the Australian Signals Directorate’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023-2024 , where the agency warned that state-sponsored cyber actors had been persistently targeting Australian governments, critical infrastructure, and businesses using evolving tradecraft over the most recent reporting period. What is Salt Typhoon? Recently, the U.S. revealed that a China-connected threat actor , Salt Typhoon, compromised the networks of at least eight U.S.-based telecommunications providers as part of “a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign.” But the campaign is not limited to U.S. shores. Australian agencies did not confirm whether Salt Typhoon has reached Australian telco companies. However, Grant Walsh, telco industry lead at local cyber security firm CyberCX, wrote that it was “unlikely the ACSC – and partner agencies – would issue such detailed guidance if the threat was not real.” “Telco networks have invested in some of the most mature cyber defences in Australia. But the global threat landscape is deteriorating,” he wrote. “Telecommunications networks are a key target for persistent and highly-capable state-based cyber espionage groups, particularly those associated with China.” SEE: Why Australian Cyber Security Pros Should Worry About State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Salt Typhoon: Part of a wider state-sponsored threat problem Over the past year, the ASD has issued several joint advisories with international partners to highlight the evolving operations of state-sponsored cyber actors, particularly from China-sponsored actors. In February 2024, the ASD joined the U.S. and other international partners in releasing an advisory . It assessed that China-sponsored cyber actors were seeking to position themselves on information and communications technology networks for disruptive cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a major crisis. The ASD noted that Australian critical infrastructure networks could be vulnerable to similar state-sponsored malicious cyber activity as seen in the U.S. “These actors conduct cyber operations in pursuit of state goals, including for espionage, in exerting malign influence, interference and coercion, and in seeking to pre-position on networks for disruptive cyber attacks,” the ASD wrote in the report. SEE: Australia Passes Ground-Breaking Cyber Security Law In the ASD’s annual cyber report, the agency said China’s choice of targets and pattern of behaviour is consistent with pre-positioning for disruptive effects rather than traditional cyber espionage operations. However, it said that state-sponsored cyber actors also have information-gathering and espionage objectives in Australia. “State actors have an enduring interest in obtaining sensitive information, intellectual property, and personally identifiable information to gain strategic and tactical advantage,” the report said. “Australian organisations often hold large quantities of data, so are likely a target for this type of activity.” Common techniques used by state-sponsored attackers According to Walsh, China-sponsored actors like Salt Typhoon are “advanced persistent threat actors.” Unlike ransomware groups, they are not seeking immediate financial gain but “want access to the sensitive core components of critical infrastructure, like telecommunications, for espionage or even destructive purposes.” “Their attacks are not about locking up systems and extracting fast profits,” according to Walsh. “Instead, these are covert, state-sponsored cyber espionage campaigns that use hard-to-detect techniques to get inside critical infrastructure and stay there, potentially for years. They are waiting to steal sensitive data or even disrupt or destroy assets in the event of future conflict with Australia.” The ASD has warned defenders about the common techniques these state-sponsored threat actors leverage. Supply chain compromises The compromise of supply chains can act as a gateway to target networks , according to the ASD. The agency noted, “Cyber supply chain risk management should form a significant component of an organisation’s overall cyber security strategy.” Living off the land techniques One of the reasons state-sponsored actors are so difficult to detect, according to the ASD, is because they use “built-in network administration tools to carry out their objectives and evade detection by blending in with normal system and network activities.” These so-called “living off the land” techniques involve waiting to steal information from an organisation’s network. Cloud techniques State-sponsored threat actors adapt their techniques to exploit cloud systems for espionage as organisations move to cloud-based infrastructure. The ASD said techniques for accessing an organisation’s cloud services include “brute-force attacks and password spraying to access highly privileged service accounts.” SEE: How AI Is Changing The Cloud Security Equation How to defend against cyber threats There are some similarities in threat actors’ techniques and the weaknesses in the systems they exploit. The ASD said state-sponsored cyber actors often use previously stolen data, such as network information and credentials from previous cyber security incidents, to further their operations and re-exploit network devices. Luckily, companies can protect themselves from cyber-attacks. Earlier this year, TechRepublic consolidated expert advice on how businesses can defend themselves against the most common cyber threats, including zero-days, ransomware, and deepfakes. 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The City of Saskatoon started off the week with budget deliberations Monday. Property taxes were initially projected to increase by 5.64 per cent, but instead a projected property tax increase of 5.2 per cent was brought forward. The city also preparing to make record investments in road maintenance, snow and ice management, transit and policing. Global’s Mackenzie Mazankowski provides an overview of the first day of budget deliberations in the video above.U.S. Minority Business Development Agency Celebrates Capital Readiness Program Successes with ...
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