Top universities in Australia will compete in the Australian Cybersecurity Games at UNSW from September 2-30, 2024. This event, organized by SECedu, features cybersecurity experts collaborating with leading universities like UNSW.

NASA's IV&V Facility is expanding its cybersecurity services to enhance the safety of its missions. This initiative includes incorporating cybersecurity assessments into their traditional roles of software examination.

DARPA has awarded $14 million to seven teams in the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) at DEFCON 32. The competition aims to find a cyber reasoning system to identify and fix vulnerabilities in open-source software.

EC-Council, a cyber certification organization, has pledged $15 million in scholarships to support over 50,000 students in cybersecurity programs. The goal is to help students earn industry credentials and enhance their cybersecurity skills.

The EU Commission is offering over €210m ($227.3m) in funding for cybersecurity and digital skills programs through the Digital Europe Programme (DEP). About $38m will go towards projects protecting critical infrastructures.

The exercise involved simulations of major cyber incidents and ransomware attacks against port operations and maritime activities. The goal was to better prepare for potential cyber threats to maritime critical infrastructure.

The CHERI Alliance has been formed to promote the adoption of the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) security technology, which enhances memory access security by implementing fine-grained memory protections in CPU hardware.

This week, the Rust Foundation launched the Safety-Critical Rust Consortium, a group dedicated to the responsible use of the programming language in critical applications.

US government contractors providing critical infrastructure software now need to fill out a form confirming that their software follows secure-by-design principles and has undergone scrutiny through software bills of material (SBOMs).

The initiative aims to ensure effective security for all 1,800-2,100 rural hospitals across the nation through collaboration between technology providers, the White House, the American Hospital Association, and the American Rural Health Association.