New York cyber regulations for water organizations to take effect in 2027

Collection of cybersecurity and policy developments: New York will impose mandatory cyber requirements for water and wastewater organizations (training for certified operators, incident response plans, reporting) effective 2027; the European Council proposed adding a ban on AI “nudification” and non‑consensual sexual/child sexual abuse content to the AI Act; the DOJ alleges an incident responder colluded with BlackCat ransomware actors during negotiations; US and Europol disrupted the SocksEscort proxy network that sold access to thousands of routers infected with malware; new data shows an up