Technology

Catch Of The Week: State Of Nevada Cyber Attack

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

In the latest cyber attack, the State of Nevada has been crippled by an unknown attacker. The attack was first reported by the office of the Governor on August 24, and some websites and services remain down at the time of this article, though emergency services are still available.

This is unsurprising to me, since most emergency services are contracted through a third-party vendor, meaning an attack on the state would leave them unaffected.

What do we know so far? State offices including DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) remain Read More

ABQ To Host IEEE Quantum Week Conf. Aug. 31–Sept. 5

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VISIT ABQ News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque will host the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) Quantum Week Conference from Aug. 31–Sept. 5 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

The global conference on quantum computing and emerging technologies is expected to draw over 1,400 attendees from around the world—including more than 350 students—generate over 3,100 hotel room nights and contribute an estimated $1.5 million in direct spending to the local economy.

With a technical and keynote program that unveils perspectives from quantum Nobel Laureates David Wineland Read More

Public Comment Opens For New Mexico’s Largest Broadband Program, BEAD Funding

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OBAE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexicans are invited to weigh in on a broadband proposal that will determine how hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants are used to expand high-speed internet statewide.

The public is invited to comment on the Office of Broadband Access and Expansion’s (OBAE) Final Proposal to award grants through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. The seven-day comment period is the final step before the agency can submit the proposal, which outlines the state’s plan to connect more than 43,000 unserved and underserved locations.  

“Expanding Read More

New Mexico State Police Uses License Plate Readers To Locate Missing Juvenile And Arrest Her Abductor

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NMSP News:

LUNA COUNTY — On Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers located a kidnapped teenager and arrested her suspected abductor.

At about 7:46 p.m., license plate readers (LPRs) alerted officers to a Volkswagen sedan traveling westbound on Interstate 10. The LPR hit indicated the vehicle was connected to the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl from Texas.

Officers located the Volkswagen near milepost 88 on I-10. When they activated their emergency lights and sirens, the driver crossed the center median and eastbound lanes before crashing into a water-filled Read More

Local Internet & Cell Service Back Up And Running

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From Los Alamos County:

Los Alamos County internet and phone systems are back up and running, although some cell phone service still appears to be spotty.

The service disruption began at approximately 6:30 p.m. today. The County is unaware of the cause of the service outage at this time.

CenturyLink worked to repair the disruption. Read More

Catch Of The Week: Netherlands Speed Cameras Hacked

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Speed cameras are about as popular as chopped liver on a grade school cafeteria menu, just one of many modern inconveniences keeping us “safe”. In an interesting turn of events, speed cameras were one of several affected services in a cyber attack in the Netherlands. The attack occurred against Openbaar Ministerie (OM), the official body responsible for bringing suspects before the criminal court in the Netherlands. Just look at you, Netherlands, winning for the best name ever for your criminal courts. One can only hope there is Read More

State Awards Grants To Five New Mexico Tech Companies

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Visualization of Perf-Alert® detecting gastrointestinal tract gases, indicating a bowel perforation has occurred. Photo courtesy of Sentiré Medical Systems, Inc. 

NMEDD News:

SANTA FE — Five New Mexico technology companies received up to $100,000 in state matching grants to accelerate innovations in space communications, advanced energy, aerospace, and bioscience.

The grants were awarded by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Technology and Innovation Office through its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Matching Read More

Local Innovation Driving Breakthrough In Space Defense

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Space Kinetic co-founders Ryan Sullivan, left, and Scott Ziegler. Courtesy photo

LANL News:

  • Originating from a garage-built prototype and with a springboard from NM LEEP at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the company is now a venture-backed deep tech leader redefining what’s possible in national security innovation.

Space Kinetic, a startup founded in 2022 by UC Berkeley alumni Scott Ziegler, M.Eng, Principal Inventor, and New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NM LEEP) fellow, and Ryan Sullivan, MBA, U.S. Peace Corps participant, just secured investment from CerraCap Ventures Read More

New Mexico Delegation Welcomes $22 Million To Provide High-Speed Internet To Socorro, Torrance & Valencia

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CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) welcomed $22 million via the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide high-speed internet to 783 people, 14 businesses, and 40 farms in Socorro, Torrance, and Valencia Counties in New Mexico.

This investment is made possible through congressional funding provided to USDA’s Rural Development, which offers loans, grants, and loan guarantees to help create jobs and support economic Read More

Heinrich Tours AV Manufacturing Facility, Receives BADGER Satellite Communications System Demonstration

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) speaking at the AV space operations manufacturing facility, Aug. 8, 2025. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, toured AV’s space operations manufacturing facility and received a demonstration of their next generation BADGER satellite communications system, which will expand and modernize the nation’s satellite operations capability, strengthen national security, and further solidify New Mexico’s role as a global hub for defense and space innovation. Read More