Cybersecurity · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Federal focus and recovery: the week in cybersecurity releases
Federal agencies and federal markets ran through the week, alongside a cyber recovery service launch and a county data privacy incident notice.
Much of the week's cybersecurity news involved the U.S. government. CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and DOT jointly warned about ongoing threat activity against industrial refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems. ShorePoint announced it is acquiring Coalfire Federal contracts to expand across federal civilian, defense, and state and local markets. ERMProtect said the U.S. Department of State selected it to brief an international delegation, and DERMALOG reported qualifying for the NIST FastCAP program for contactless fingerprint biometrics.
Recovery from attacks was the other theme. Assured Data Protection launched CleanRoom SCAN, a managed service that it says verifies clean recovery points. The Sussex County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey disclosed a data privacy incident involving personal information, which it traced to network disruption alerts received on or about August 10, 2026.
Assured Data Protection Inc.
Assured Data Protection Launches CleanRoom SCAN to Strengthen Cyber Recovery
Assured Data Protection launched CleanRoom SCAN, a managed service that it says verifies clean recovery points so organizations can recover from cyber incidents. The company, based in Herndon, Va. and Leeds, United Kingdom, positions the service as part of its data protection and disaster recovery offerings.
ShorePoint LLC
ShorePoint Adds Automation and Engineering Depth to AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Capabilities with Acquisition of Coalfire Federal Contracts
ShorePoint announced the acquisition of Coalfire Federal contracts, which it says adds automation and engineering depth to its AI-enabled cybersecurity capabilities. The company says the combination expands its reach across federal civilian, defense, and state and local markets.
ERMProtect
ERMProtect Selected to Present on U.S. Cybersecurity and Cybercrime to International Delegation
ERMProtect says Global Ties Miami nominated it and the U.S. Department of State selected it to present on U.S. cybersecurity and cybercrime to a delegation from 32 countries. The Miami-based cybersecurity and digital forensics firm made the announcement on Oct. 30, 2026.
CISA
CISA, FBI, HHS, USDA, and DOT Urge Critical Infrastructure To Strengthen Industrial Refrigeration and Cold Chain Monitoring Systems Cybersecurity
CISA, the FBI, HHS, USDA and DOT published a fact sheet warning of ongoing cyber threat activity against unpatched or internet-accessible temperature and commercial refrigeration controllers in retail grocery and cold storage facilities. The agencies say attackers who exploit them could change temperatures and cause fire hazards or inventory loss, and they recommend removing control system devices from the internet, changing default passwords and applying patches.
DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH
Milestone for Contactless Fingerprint Biometrics: DERMALOG Qualifies for Prestigious NIST FastCAP Program
DERMALOG Identification Systems says it has qualified for the NIST FastCAP program for contactless fingerprint biometrics. The Hamburg-based company says the qualification supports fast and reliable identification for mobile and digital applications.
Kennedys CMK LLP
County of Sussex, New Jersey Notice of Data Privacy Incident
The Sussex County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey disclosed a data privacy event involving personal information, in a notice issued through Kennedys CMK LLP on Nov. 6, 2026. According to the notice, the office received alerts of a disruption to its computer network on or about August 10, 2026, and then launched a response.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not CodeMiles reporting.