A new, fully online Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is preparing students for security analyst and risk management roles by combining technical and business training — an approach that UNLV leaders say mirrors the reality of modern cyber defenses.

More than six weeks have passed since Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office announced the State of Nevada had been breached by cyberattackers and Nevadans are still in the dark about the scope of the damage done, or whether the state has paid a ransom.

UNLV cybersecurity director Greg Moody’s phone was blowing up after news broke of a massive August 24 cyberattack on the state of Nevada’s network. When the dust settled, the general consensus among his peers was that it was unprecedented in scope.

As artificial intelligence explodes worldwide, a Las Vegas Valley cybersecurity expert explained how scammers can take advantage of the technology to create targeted attacks.

Nevada's recovery efforts continue following a statewide cyberattack that took many government services offline, but Gov. Joe Lombardo said the state is "well ahead" of schedule in restoring operations.

For the second week, Nevada continues to suffer the fallout from a massive cyberattack. Officials took state-run websites offline on Sunday, August 24th, when they first noticed signs of the incursion. Since then, they’ve worked to create temporary workarounds to connect Nevadans with services and recovery updates. However, it appears to be slow going.

Just months before a massive cyberattack hit the state of Nevada, lawmakers made policy changes aiming to strengthen its cybersecurity response.

While ransomware attacks on individual government agencies are increasingly common, cybersecurity experts note that this is one of the first documented cases of a cyberattack effectively crippling nearly an entire U.S. state government.