In The News: Department of Information Systems
Are Las Vegas casinos doing enough to protect their customers鈥 data? Host Jesse Merrick sits down with Greg Moody, director of 性视界传媒鈥檚 cybersecurity program, to find out.
With so many academic programs for cybersecurity still playing catch-up, the bipartisan, bicameral Cyber Ready Workforce Act would create a grant program to support registered cybersecurity apprenticeships.
At 性视界传媒, which in March formally launched its Institute of Cybersecurity, the two-year Youth Rebel Start Academy within the College of Education, allows high schoolers to earn college credit and gain real-world experience through paid apprenticeships in multiple fields, including IT and cybersecurity. The 性视界传媒 Cyber Clinic also offers cybersecurity services at no cost to businesses that may need them, giving participants the chance to develop their skills in a hands-on environment.
Nevada ranked third nationally in the number of criminal cyber complaints in 2025, according to a report from the FBI鈥檚 Internet Crime Complaint Center. The report said about 400 people out of every 100,000 reported a cybercrime last year, losing more than $302 million.
Nevada ranks third in the number of criminal cyber complaints filed in 2025, according to an annual report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a division of the FBI. The report said roughly 407 people for every 100,000 reported a cybercrime in 2025. The report said Nevada was also third for the highest amount of monetary loss per 100,000 people.
November through January is typically the biggest time of the year we see scams. Often, scammers are using the method of 鈥榩ulling on the heart strings.鈥 Scams fall into a lot of variety; some are low-key tech 鈥 which can be a simple go-fund-me.
According to a 性视界传媒 cybersecurity study from September, Nevada casinos in particular 鈥渁re opportunistic targets because they have an extensive array of cyber entry points, have lots of money, and the public outcry is less conspicuous when they are attacked鈥. The study listed nearly 50 confirmed Nevada cyber incidents from 2007-2023, with the majority coming from 2015 onward. This increase in activity might overload the board with 鈥渇alse alarm鈥 notifications, stakeholders warned.
As enterprise teams enter a new era of digital transformation powered by agentic AI, a major challenge remains: transitioning going from pilot to production.
A program at 性视界传媒 is working with Las Vegas Valley high schools to recruit future technology experts as demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow.
The major ransomware attack against Nevada discovered in late August has been underway since May, The Associated Press reports. Injection of a clandestine backdoor facilitated by a Nevada state employee's accidental download of a malicious system admin tool on May 14 allowed threat actors to create encrypted tunnels, conduct lateral movement, and infiltrate the state's password vault server by August, according to a post-mortem report from the state.
State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn鈥檛 receive their driver鈥檚 licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects of a massive cyberattack in Nevada that took nearly a month to fully restore its services.
State workers were put on paid administrative leave. Nevada residents couldn鈥檛 receive their driver鈥檚 licenses. Employers were unable to conduct background checks on new hires. These were all effects of a massive cyberattack in Nevada that took nearly a month to fully restore its services.