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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Canadian, European space agencies reaffirm relations amid political, economic anxiety
Canada Space Agency president Lisa Campbell, left, and director general of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher display their signed reaffirmations of the Canada-European Space Agency Cooperation Agreement in Longueuil, Que., on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi LONGUEUIL — The Canadian and European space agencies say economic and geopolitical turmoil are forcing them to work closer together. Leaders at both organizations signed a joint statement today at Canadian Space Agency headquarters south of Montreal reaffirming their co-operation. Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency, says space programs are having to contend with economic uncertainty and global conflicts. His visit comes as the United States is pressuring NATO members to increase their spending on defence — a sector of the economy that is tightly linked to space. As well, Aschbacher says the United States' space agency — NASA — could be facing deep budget cuts. Canadian Space Agency president Lisa Campbell says that in uncertain times it's important to reaffirm relationships with like-minded allies. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CrowdStrike Unveils State of SMB Cybersecurity Report: High Awareness, Lagging Protection
While 93% of SMBs are knowledgeable of cyber risk and 83% have plans in place, limited investments in advanced technologies leave organizations exposed AUSTIN, Texas, May 05, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released its 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report, uncovering a widening gap between cybersecurity awareness and readiness among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). While 93% of SMBs consider themselves knowledgeable about cybersecurity risks and 83% report having a plan in place, just 36% are investing in new tools – and only 11% have adopted AI-powered defenses. Based on insights from SMB decision-makers across industries and company sizes, the research reveals that despite rising awareness, most SMBs still lack the budget, tools and in-house expertise to stop modern threats. With attacks becoming more advanced and frequent, SMBs need protection that's easy to use, affordable to deploy and built to scale with their business. State of SMB Cybersecurity Report Highlights: Smallest businesses are falling the furthest behind: Among SMBs with fewer than 50 employees, only 47% report having a security plan in place, and more than half allocate less than 1% of their annual budget to cybersecurity. Cost concerns drive decisions – but not always the right ones: 67% of SMBs prioritize affordability when selecting a cybersecurity solution, yet just 57% say they prioritize protection against advanced threats, and only 6.5% believe their current cybersecurity budget is truly sufficient. SMBs are overwhelmed by choice, under-supported on strategy: 50% of SMBs feel overwhelmed by the number of cybersecurity tools on the market, and nearly 70% rely on third-party guidance to inform buying decisions. Ransomware remains a top threat – especially for the smallest teams: Among SMBs under 25 employees who experienced a cyber incident in the past year, 29% reported ransomware – compared to 19% among larger SMBs. AI-driven Security Adoption Presents a Growth Opportunity: With only 11% of SMBs currently using AI-powered security, most are still early in their journey – highlighting a clear opportunity for growth-minded businesses to strengthen their protection with scalable, automated security that reduces operational costs and complexity. "SMBs are increasingly aware of the cyber risks they face, but remain vulnerable to modern threats," said Lisa Campbell, vice president of SMB at CrowdStrike. "Many know they need stronger protection but are held back by limited time, resources and expertise. They need solutions that are affordable and effective, without adding complexity – so they can turn awareness into action." CrowdStrike Falcon Go: Purpose-Built for SMBs CrowdStrike is revolutionizing cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses with CrowdStrike Falcon® Go – delivering the protection they need to stop ransomware, prevent data breaches and defend against the threats traditional antivirus tools miss. With just a few clicks, SMBs can quickly deploy industry-leading, AI-powered security that's purpose-built to be simple, effective and affordable. Falcon Go sets a new standard for SMB cybersecurity – bringing enterprise-grade protection to businesses of every size. For more information on CrowdStrike's 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report and to learn about CrowdStrike's unified platform approach, visit our website. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. Learn more: Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Start a free trial today: © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Jake SchusterCrowdStrike Corporate Communicationspress@
Business Wire
05-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
CrowdStrike Unveils State of SMB Cybersecurity Report: High Awareness, Lagging Protection
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today released its 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report, uncovering a widening gap between cybersecurity awareness and readiness among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). While 93% of SMBs consider themselves knowledgeable about cybersecurity risks and 83% report having a plan in place, just 36% are investing in new tools – and only 11% have adopted AI-powered defenses. Based on insights from SMB decision-makers across industries and company sizes, the research reveals that despite rising awareness, most SMBs still lack the budget, tools and in-house expertise to stop modern threats. With attacks becoming more advanced and frequent, SMBs need protection that's easy to use, affordable to deploy and built to scale with their business. State of SMB Cybersecurity Report Highlights: Smallest businesses are falling the furthest behind: Among SMBs with fewer than 50 employees, only 47% report having a security plan in place, and more than half allocate less than 1% of their annual budget to cybersecurity. Cost concerns drive decisions – but not always the right ones: 67% of SMBs prioritize affordability when selecting a cybersecurity solution, yet just 57% say they prioritize protection against advanced threats, and only 6.5% believe their current cybersecurity budget is truly sufficient. SMBs are overwhelmed by choice, under-supported on strategy: 50% of SMBs feel overwhelmed by the number of cybersecurity tools on the market, and nearly 70% rely on third-party guidance to inform buying decisions. Ransomware remains a top threat – especially for the smallest teams: Among SMBs under 25 employees who experienced a cyber incident in the past year, 29% reported ransomware – compared to 19% among larger SMBs. AI-driven Security Adoption Presents a Growth Opportunity: With only 11% of SMBs currently using AI-powered security, most are still early in their journey – highlighting a clear opportunity for growth-minded businesses to strengthen their protection with scalable, automated security that reduces operational costs and complexity. 'SMBs are increasingly aware of the cyber risks they face, but remain vulnerable to modern threats,' said Lisa Campbell, vice president of SMB at CrowdStrike. 'Many know they need stronger protection but are held back by limited time, resources and expertise. They need solutions that are affordable and effective, without adding complexity – so they can turn awareness into action.' CrowdStrike Falcon Go: Purpose-Built for SMBs CrowdStrike is revolutionizing cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses with CrowdStrike Falcon® Go – delivering the protection they need to stop ransomware, prevent data breaches and defend against the threats traditional antivirus tools miss. With just a few clicks, SMBs can quickly deploy industry-leading, AI-powered security that's purpose-built to be simple, effective and affordable. Falcon Go sets a new standard for SMB cybersecurity – bringing enterprise-grade protection to businesses of every size. For more information on CrowdStrike's 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report and to learn about CrowdStrike's unified platform approach, visit our website. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Why Georgia Democrats want to repeal the Promise Scholarship school voucher program
Georgia families eligible for the Promise Scholarship program have between March 1 and April 15 to apply, unless Georgia Democrats repeal Senate Bill 233, also known as the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act. Georgia House Rep. Lisa Campbell (D-District 35) along with the Georgia House Democratic Caucus held a press conference Monday afternoon at the Georgia State Capitol in support of House Bill 436, which calls for the repeal. Arguments by school voucher proponents and opponents, nationally and in Georgia, tend to fall along political lines with Republicans leading the charge on school choice while Democrats tend to advocate for increased investment in public school education. Campbell and other Promise opponents say the program is not worth the $141 million investment from Georgia's education budget for fiscal year 2025-2026. They cite data on outcomes from similar programs in states like Arizona, Ohio, Louisiana and Indiana. Georgia democrats claim those states show vouchers do not hold private schools fiscally accountable, lead to lower academic outcomes, and provide students with fewer disability rights and protections. School voucher proponents such as advocacy nonprofit EdChoice claim the majority of parents want school choice options. In October 2024, the national nonprofit published survey data of American families that claims "70% of Republicans and Democrats support ESAs [education savings accounts]" like the Promise Scholarship. Kyle Wingfield, president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, said in a recent interview, "We believe that every child learns differently." He said while many public schools may serve most students very well, the schools may not serve every single student's unique needs. Wingfield said Promise's main aim is to provide lower-income families with the financial resources to pursue alternative school options if they are dissatisfied with their assigned public school. He added that the program was not designed for families with higher incomes. He said those families can more readily exercise choice by sending students to private schools or moving to areas "with a better public school." He also noted that Georgia's program has a public school attendance requirement to limit eligible applicants, unlike other states such as Arizona, which has experienced budget shortfalls due in large part to its voucher program. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) Senior Education Analyst Ashley Young argued that Promise's $6,500 per student (minus administrative fees) will not help impoverished families overcome the private school tuition cost barrier. According to the Education Data Initiative the average cost of K-12 private school tuition in Georgia in 2024 was $11,963. As of Feb. 8, the organization calculated that Georgia spends about $14,660 annually per K-12 public school student, which includes federal, state and local tax dollars. The Promise Scholarship amount only accounts for state funding. Families would not receive local or federal tax dollars to supplement the Promise Scholarship funds. That is if families are even awarded funds, since even those who choose to apply may have to contend with Promise demand exceeding availability. The Georgia Education Savings Authority's Promise rules and regulations greatly expanded the student eligibility pool to nearly 400,000 despite state funding for only 21,000 to 22,000 scholarship accounts. Jan. 2025: Benedictine Military School to host Savannah private, independent school job fair Another major point of contention for the GBPI and Democratic opponents of Promise is private school accountability, or perceived lack thereof. Young expressed GBPI's concern that students with disabilities who accept Promise Scholarship funds are waiving their right to a free and appropriate public education or FAPE, which is guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education's Section 504. The federal legislation does not require private schools to adhere to the full FAPE, but only requires that private schools provide "reasonable accommodations." Opponents have also raised concerns that while the state assesses public schools on students' standardized test performance, such as the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS), the state does not oversee private schools in this manner. Public schools also receive funding based on the Quality Basic Education formula, which includes enrollment numbers. Private schools are not beholden to state-mandated enrollment calculations. They are also not assessed for performance under the same College and Career Readiness Performance Index standards that Georgia public schools are. The index was also used to determine the lowest 25% of schools eligible for Promise Scholarship consideration. Wingfield pointed out that the Promise rules state that private schools must be accredited, or be in theprocess of receiving accreditation, by one of seven GESA-approved accrediting agencies, such as the Georgia Accrediting Commission or the Association of Christian Schools International. He also referred to page 25 of the Promise Act legislation that provides for private school achievement measurement through "no fewer than three nationally norm-referenced tests that measure student academic progress in math and language arts." GESA is tasked with annual assessment administration. Additionally, GESA, or an organization it choses, will also receive and collect assessment and graduation data for Promise students, whether attending private schools or homeschool programs, so that the state can group the data by "grade level, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and English language proficiency." As families review the dense information within the Promise Scholarship Family Handbook, Savannah schools on the approved private school list have application process deadlines that may have already passed or are well underway. For example Savannah Country Day School's priority admissions deadline for 2025-2026 has already passed. The school's Second-Round Admissions Deadline is March 26, yet the Promise scholarship application window runs March 1 through April 15. Families will find out if their student will receive funds in "early 2025," according to the Promise Family Handbook. Country Day does consider applications on a space available basis beyond the second-round deadline, but its initial admission assessment dates ended on Jan. 25. The school's application and assessment fee is $175. Benedictine Military School's admission process deadline for the 2025-2026 academic year (which requires a $125 application fee as well as assessments on specific dates that have already passed) was December 2024. Risen Savior Christian Academy's admissions applications went online Jan. 15. The Pooler private school sent out first-round admissions decisions Feb. 7. If space is limited, applicants may be placed in a waiting pool, for which families would still need to pay the $55 application fee. Regardless of Georgia Promise Scholarship account status, private schools also reserve the right to choose which students will be admitted. Joseph Schwartzburt is the education and workforce development reporter for the Savannah Morning News. You can reach him at JSchwartzburt@ and JoeInTheKnow_SMN on Instagram or @JoeInTheKnowSMN at This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: To apply or to not apply? Georgia Promise Scholarship pros and cons
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Georgia Dem lawmakers try to revive Equal Rights Amendment in era of ‘increased discrimination'
Rep. Lisa Campbell, a Kennesaw Democrat, has sponsored a measure that would ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Democrats in both chambers have filed resolutions that celebrate and affirm former President Joe Biden's pronouncement made on his way out the door that the Equal Rights Amendment is 'the law of the land,' although the now-fired national archivist declined to certify it. 'It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people,' Biden said in a statement last month announcing that he believes the ERA should be added as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The 1970s-era amendment, which would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law, was ratified by the required number of state legislatures in 2020 when Virginia passed it and became the 38th state to do so. But that was well past the 1982 deadline set by Congress. Georgia has not passed the amendment, although there was a bipartisan push in 2019 that ultimately petered out. Rep. Lisa Campbell, a Kennesaw Democrat, is sponsoring the resolution in the state House that would recognize the amendment as 'the law of the land' and encourage Georgia to join other states in ratifying it. Campbell acknowledged that the amendment's future is unclear but argued Georgia's role in helping make equal rights official shouldn't be. 'This work and this fight has been going on for 100 years, and in this body and in this chamber, week after week, we are hearing them talk about protecting women and girls,' Campbell said at a press conference Thursday. 'The Equal Rights Amendment does exactly that. So, the conversation should be, why aren't all of our states ratifying this amendment once and for all?' Both chambers have prioritized measures this year that ban transgender athletes in girls' sports and target health care access for transgender Georgians, including a proposed ban on puberty blockers for minors and ending gender-affirming care for state workers through the state health benefit plan. 'Since we are seeing these harmful and divisive conversations on gender, we repeat the phrase we want ERA now in Georgia,' said Rep. Park Cannon, an Atlanta Democrat. 'If the majority party is so concerned about binary gender expression, then they should go ahead and write this one into law as well.' Sen. Sally Harrell, an Atlanta Democrat who is sponsoring a resolution in the Senate, said part of their goal is to just keep the Equal Rights Amendment alive. 'Particularly in this environment where we have extreme abortion bans that can result in discrimination of women workers,' Harrell said. 'And now we've got this politicized issue of DEI that includes women. So, we're living through an environment of increased discrimination.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
