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

A batch of cybersecurity and policy developments: New York will impose mandatory cyber requirements on water and wastewater operators — including certified-operator training, incident response plans, and reporting — effective 2027. The European Council proposed adding a ban in the AI Act on generation of non-consensual sexual/child sexual-abuse imagery (“nudification” tools). U.S. prosecutors allege an incident responder colluded with BlackCat ransomware actors, aiding attacks and negotiating higher payouts. U.S. and Europol disrupted the SocksEscort proxy network that sold access to thousands