This Community Voices column is written by Dawn Winterhalter Parks, Director of BizAccessHub at NKU’s Haile College of Business and an AI strategist. “You don’t rise to the level of your cybersecurity hope. You fall to the level of your plan,” said Gaby Batshoun, president of Global Business Solutions in Newport. Back in July 2025, the news was unsettling: Cybercriminals […]
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NKY mayor urges cybersecurity focus, cites Ohio as model
Fort Wright mayor Dave Hatter has asked Kentucky lawmakers to examine cybersecurity intently statewide and consider using Ohio’s security efforts as a model as hackers ramp up attacks on public and private networks both inside and outside the commonwealth. Hatter—a cybersecurity professional at Cincinnati-based Intrust IT—testified before the legislative information technology oversight board Wednesday about […]
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Fort Wright Mayor shares cybersecurity best practices with job seekers
Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter, a cybersecurity expert, gave a presentation on job seeker cybersecurity best practices to the Northern Kentucky Accountability Group, emphasizing the importance of password security, multi-factor authentication, anti-virus software, and a VPN.
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Opinion: Cybersecurity and tech innovation
LINK nky welcomes the submission of opinion pieces like this from members of the public. Send submissions to news@linknky.com. LINK nky does not write or pay for opinion or op-ed pieces. Written by Anthony Tsetse, program director for Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Northern Kentucky University. Technology and innovation have evolved to become the foundation for […]
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How an overseas partnership is bringing NKU to the front lines of cybersecurity
A cohort of 10 students from the country of Georgia landed in the region Monday to work on their studies in cybersecurity at Northern Kentucky University. As a former Soviet republic with 20% of its territory occupied by Russia and its regional challenges neighboring the Russian war in Ukraine, Georgia has prioritized cybersecurity education. St. […]
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NKU professor talks cybersecurity in election process as part of speaker series
Computers in election systems have introduced both new features and new risks to the electoral process, said NKU Professor and Director for the Center for Information Security Dr. James Walden at a meeting Wednesday evening. During the meeting, Walden talked about cybersecurity during the election process starting with voter registration and continuing through the tabulation […]