Technology

Cut Fiber Caused Internet, Cell Outage – Service Restored

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County officials announced in an update to the community the cause of the countywide Lumen internet and cellular outage on Tuesday, affecting all of Los Alamos County, including White Rock.

Lumen has reported that the exact point of failure has been identified. The damage, a cut fiber line, was caused by construction work north of Santa Fe.

Emergency locates were engaged to allow excavation, and splice crews arrived on site. Service was restored sometime overnight. Read More

Catch Of The Week: When The Watchers Get Watched – Cybersecurity Firm F5 Confirms Nation-State Breach

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

When a cybersecurity company gets hacked, it feels a bit like hearing your locksmith’s house was broken into. This week, F5—one of the world’s largest providers of network security and load balancing technology—confirmed that it had been breached by a nation-state actor, according to federal officials. Yikes!

The firm reported that while some internal systems and source code were accessed, its operations and customer-facing products remain unaffected.

Still, both U.S. and U.K. cybersecurity agencies issued urgent alerts Read More

McQuiston: How Modern Cars Spy On You – And What Data They Collect

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

Most of us think of our cars as pretty simple: you get in, you drive, you park, you’re done.

But newer cars … they’re not really “machines” anymore. They’re rolling computers. And like most computers, they’re constantly collecting data — often a lot more than people realize.

Some of it is harmless. Some of it is useful. And some of it is, honestly, a little uncomfortable once you see the full picture.

Let’s take a calm, clear look at what’s actually being gathered and why.

Your Car Tracks How You Drive

Your vehicle is paying attention Read More

Sunday’s Community Forum To Feature James Caroll

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Unitarian Church News:

The speaker for the community forum this Sunday at the Unitarian Church has changed from the previously announced speaker and will now feature James Caroll. He will give a very interesting talk, which he presented to the Los Alamos Faith and Science group last summer: “Ethics, Love, and the Alignment Problem in AI”. This talk will still be at noon on Sunday.

About the talk:

Aligning the goals of AI with those of its human creators (the so-called “Alignment Problem”) is an incredibly difficult challenge. Carroll will discuss why it is so difficult and why so many famous and Read More

Jemez Pueblo Wins Prestigious State Infrastructure Award For Broadband Project

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STATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Friday, Jemez Pueblo was honored with the Project Excellence Award at the New Mexico Infrastructure Finance Conference for its broadband project, which aims to deliver reliable fiber connectivity to more than 670 unserved or underserved households, Tribal departments, programs, and businesses.

Jeff Lopez, Director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE), presented Jemez Pueblo leadership with the inaugural broadband award during the Department of Finance and Administration’s (DFA) annual infrastructure conference. OBAE awarded Read More

The Family YMCA’s Española Teens Keep ‘Low And Slow’ Rolling At ‘Cruzin’ 2 Success Community Day’

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Enterprise Bank & Trust President – Los Alamos Region & Director of Community Engagement Liddie Martinez, receives the 2025 Community Builder Award from The Family YMCA CEO Chris Daniels. Daniels presented the award in appreciation for the significant investment in the Lowrider Art Program from Enterprise Bank & Trust of Los Alamos, which teaches local youth to modify RC cars, study electric and nitro power systems, and apply math and physics. Photo by Donavan Price

Scene from the ‘Cruzin’ 2 Success Community Day’ event Saturday at the Nuevo Mexicano Heritage Arts Museum Read More

Wallace: Nuclear Weapons Testing

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By TERRY WALLACE
Colorado
(Former LANL Director)

On December 18, 1970, a nuclear weapons test was conducted in an underground shaft at the Nevada Test Site. The test, code-named Baneberry, was detonated at a depth of about 900 feet. Baneberry was a relatively small weapons test and was conducted at Yucca Flats (a large playa) in alluvial soil derived from surrounding deposits of volcanic tuff. Within the alluvium, there were intermittent seams of montmorillonite clay that were saturated with water. The drill hole was filled with a concrete plug and sorted materials; the procedure for plugging Read More

NMMSH Launch Pad Lecture: Storms, Science & Surveyor – The Story Of Apollo 12

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NMMSH News:

The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s (NMMSH) monthly Launch Pad Lecture features the story of NASA’s Apollo 12 mission, where lightning struck seconds after launch, but teamwork turned potential failure into one of the most precise lunar landings.

Presented by Marie De Leon, Senior Instructional Coordinator at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, starting at 9 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7.

  • Where: New Horizons Dome Theater, New Mexico Museum of Space History in Alamogordo.
  • Details: Admission is free, and coffee and donuts will be provided. The presentation will explore Apollo
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Scammers Offer Tricks, Not Treats, This Halloween

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NMRLD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Securities Division is warning the public not to be fooled this Halloween by deceptive digital content and to stay alert for scammers masquerading as government officials, law enforcement, or financial experts.

Using AI, fraudsters can create convincing fake videos, clone voices, and impersonate trusted individuals or organizations, tricking victims into sharing personal information, transferring money, or granting remote access to devices.

Equally concerning are reports of payments of fines and fees being requested in the form of cryptocurrency, Read More

New Mexico Manufacturing Organization To Host Workshop On Building A Stronger Cybersecurity And Information Technology Workforce In New Mexico Nov. 14

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NAIMI News:

The North American Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative (NAIMI), in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Los Alamos branch and the Regional Development Corporation, will be hosting a workshop on building New Mexico’s cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) workforce in New Mexico. This free workshop is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14, at the UNM-Los Alamos branch campus.

In late 2022, the North American Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative (NAIMI) was awarded a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to help advance a strong cybersecurity Read More