Oct 15, 2018 - Technology

IBM is putting its cybersecurity training center on wheels

Photo: Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service for IBM

IBM is launching a mobile version of its cybersecurity training center, designed to help train and respond to cyber incidents, by putting it on an 18-wheel expandable tractor trailer, the company announced Monday.

Why it matters: The approach to preparing for cyberattacks isn’t new — Raytheon, Accenture and other cybersecurity-focused companies have been launching cybersecurity preparedness centers in the past few years — but this is the first center of its kind to go on the road. IBM hopes the move will help clients meet expanded, but temporary, cybersecurity needs, particularly when hosting large events.

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Updated 11 mins ago - Sports

Los Angeles Lakers win 17th NBA title

The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and Anthony Davis after winning the 2020 NBA Championship in Game Six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Sunday. Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the team to a Game 6 106-93 triumph over the Miami Heat in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, to win a record-tying 17th NBA championship on Sunday night.

The big picture: James' fourth championship — and his fourth NBA Finals MVP award — caps off a highly unusual season that was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The game was the 260th of James' playoff career. This season was notable for a sports walk-out begun by NBA players over the police shooting of Jacob Blake and James leading a campaign to vote.

Flashback: NBA players divided on resuming season amid pandemic and protests

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Politics: Fauci says Trump campaign ad took his comments out of context — Kudlow says Trump may offer larger stimulus than Democrats' proposal — Eric Trump says his father "got hit hard" by the coronavirus
  2. Health: Regeneron CEO: Trump's success with antibody cocktail is not evidence of cure — U.S. sees third day of 50,000 new coronavirus cases — Ex-FDA chief: Trump "definitely missed the window" to mass produce antibody drug.
  3. Media: Twitter flags misleading Trump tweet claiming he's "immune" from COVID-19 — ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
  4. Sports: Test rugby resumes with New Zealand-Australia game in front of thousands of fans.
  5. World: U.K. PM to announce 3-tier coronavirus lockdown system for England
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In photos: Deadly storm Delta leaves thousands without power in Louisiana

People work to seal the openings of a damaged bar on Oct. 10, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "Moderate to major river flooding will continue across the Calcasieu and Mermentau river basins in Louisiana through much of next week," the National Hurricane Center said. Photo: Go Nakamura/Getty Images

Louisiana officials confirmed two deaths from the second hurricane to strike the Gulf Coast in two months, as over 250,000 customers remained without power in the state Sunday evening, per PowerOutage.us.

Details: A man, 86, died while refueling a generator in a shed that caught fire and a woman, 70, died in a fire "likely caused by a natural gas leak following damage" from Hurricane Delta, per the state health department.

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