New Mexico
CyberReady New Mexico group charts its future – El Defensor Chieftain
With swiftly progressing innovation as well as ever-increasing dangers, stakeholders from infotech, service, schools, as well as federal government firms throughout the state of New Mexico are interacting to take on cyber protection difficulties. Reps collected at New Mexico Technology April 6 for CyberReady New Mexico’s daylong functioning team conference to begin to chart a training course to aid the state much better plan for future dangers.
Lorie M. Liebrock, Ph.D., supervisor of the New Mexico Cybersecurity Facility of Quality as well as the New Mexico Technology Cybersecurity Education and learning Facility, claimed her objective in holding this initial conference was to aid obtain a vast variety of stakeholders – K-12 institutions, college, as well as different degrees of federal government consisting of communities, labor force growth companies, as well as solution programs – on the very same web page “to make sure that we can aid each various other with cyberattacks throughout our state.”
The functioning team, which collected face to face at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology as well as Mineral Resources Structure in Socorro as well as essentially over Zoom, paid attention to discussions on the state of cyber protection within institutions as well as college establishments throughout the state, on the relevance of having a statewide strategy from the state’s Economic Growth Division, as well as from the New Mexico Cybersecurity Facility of Quality on exactly how it was especially developed to handle preparation as well as sychronisation initiatives.
The functioning team intends to not just enhance the state of cyber preparedness for New Mexico services, schools, as well as federal government entities yet to prolong the prep work to specific people by sharing ideal techniques, likewise referred to as “virtual health.”
“An essential objective is to make New Mexico a cyber protection leader in financial growth, education and learning, research study, as well as technology while boosting the cyber protection position of the state,” Liebrock claimed. The April 6 conference succeeded in drawing up the starts of a roadmap towards that purpose, she claimed.
Audio speakers at the daylong conference asked for innovation framework financial investments, accumulating the state’s capability by partnering with the National Guard as well as developing paths for pupils to educate for qualifications as well as accomplish expertises so they can place their abilities as well as expertise to function quickly, helping companies by performing audits of their cyber protection preparedness as well as inspecting to guarantee their properties are protected.
Expense Halverson, an elderly innovation expert at Central New Mexico Neighborhood University in Albuquerque, claimed the functioning team’s emphasis need to be greater than evaluations as well as training.
“Increase from details sharing to shared cyber protection,” he claimed. “Cyber protection is a group sporting activity.”
In spite of substantial obstacles, the functioning team intends to produce a society of cyber preparedness throughout New Mexico by developing framework, developing collaborations, making the most of financing chances, as well as spreading out recognition as well as education and learning.
“This is precisely the sort of partnership we intend to be cultivating,” Liebrock claimed. “Our lasting vision is financial growth as well as labor force capability.”
There’s only one thing UNLV forward Jalen Hill didn’t believe his teammate Dedan Thomas Jr. could accomplish on the basketball floor, and it’s going to cost him a steak dinner.
Thomas found himself ahead of the pack late in the first half and flashed a big smile as he started to measure his dribbles and steps toward the rim.
“I got the ball and thought I saw someone chasing me to block it, so I was like, ‘Yeah, I have to go dunk this,’” Thomas said.
The first slam of his collegiate career highlighted the Rebels’ 72-65 win over New Mexico State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A preseason discussion between Hill and Thomas resulted in the promise of the meal should Thomas throw one down in a game this season. Hill may not be the only one on the hook.
“He never shows that he can dunk at practice,” Hill laughed. “It’s exciting, because for a guy that doesn’t really dunk to get his first one, a lot of people owe him stuff.”
While the above-the-rim moment was a departure from the norm, it was business as usual otherwise for the sophomore point guard, who was once again the catalyst for much of what UNLV (4-1) was able to accomplish in a game in which it struggled from the field for long stretches.
He finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Rebels held off the Aggies (3-2) in a physical affair that featured 50 fouls and a combined 33.3 percent shooting effort from the field.
Thomas got to the free-throw line 19 times and made 13 of the attempts.
“We knew they were a physical team, so I tried to use that aggression against them,” he said. “Just drawing fouls and trying to get to the line as much as possible.”
UNLV led by as many as nine points midway through the second half only to allow the Aggies to hang around. Julian Rishwain hit a pair of 3-pointers to help keep them at bay for a while, but they eventually grabbed a brief lead that proved to be short-lived.
New Mexico State used a late 6-0 run to take a 63-62 lead with 4:08 remaining, but UNLV got the ball inside to Jeremiah “Bear” Cherry for a dunk to recapture the lead for good.
Thomas got to the rim and was fouled in a one-point game with 2:22 remaining and made both free throws. The Aggies wouldn’t score again, as UNLV tightened up defensively down the stretch, forcing New Mexico State to miss its final six shots and eight of their last nine.
UNLV led 37-34 at halftime despite a miserable shooting performance from the field.
After a three-point play by Thomas in the opening minute, the Rebels missed their next eight shots and 13 of their next 15 as they went more than seven minutes without a basket from the floor.
They were able to stay in the game largely because of their defense and ability to get to the free-throw line. UNLV held the Aggies to 31.3 percent shooting in the first half and got into the bonus with more than 14 minutes remaining, going 20-for-23 from the line before the break.
“It just shows we’re really gutsy,” Hill said. “We didn’t shoot well, but we got to the free-throw line and got rebounds when we needed them.”
Eight New Mexico State players had two fouls in the first 20 minutes.
The Rebels did get hot toward the end of a first half that saw Thomas record 15 points and three assists while UNLV shot just 29.2 percent from the field.
None were more memorable than the ones scored by Thomas on the breakaway with 3:06 remaining in the first half.
Coach Kevin Kruger had more faith than Hill.
“I didn’t know if he was going to dunk or not, but I do know he can,” Kruger laughed. “I have seen it before.”
After the Thomas dunk brought the entire bench to its feet in celebration, he threw a lob to Cherry on a break that he finished with a highlight-reel jam and a foul. The three-point play completed a 7-0 run that put the Rebels up 37-30.
“A dunk isn’t always worth only two points,” Kruger said. “Sometimes it gets your team going, and I thought it did for us.”
Cherry finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, and Hill had 16 points and nine boards.
Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AdamHillLVRJ on X.
New Mexico
What channel is MTSU football vs New Mexico State on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 13
MTSU football coach Derek Mason on matchup vs. New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State football coach Derek Mason talks about the team’s upcoming game vs. New Mexico State.
Middle Tennessee State football will honor its seniors when the Blue Raiders play host to New Mexico State Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN+) at Floyd Stadium.
The Blue Raiders (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA) were eliminated from bowl contention with a 37-17 loss to Liberty two weeks ago. MTSU had an open date last week.
New Mexico State (2-8, 1-5) has lost three in a row and eight of nine, including a 38-3 loss to Texas A&M last week. A 33-30 CUSA win over Louisiana Tech is the only victory in that stretch.
Below is information on how to watch the game, betting odds and other information:
Watch MTSU football games live on Fubo
What channel is MTSU football vs. New Mexico State on today?
TV: ESPN+
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
MTSU vs. New Mexico State will broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. Jake Rose (play by play), Jeremy Kellem (color commentator) and Justin Beasley (sideline) will call the game from the booth at Floyd Stadium. Streaming options for the game include Fubo,, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
MTSU vs. New Mexico State football time today
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
- Start time: 1:30 p.m., CT
The MTSU vs. New Mexico State game starts at noon at Floyd Stadium.
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MTSU football vs. New Mexico State prediction, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Nov. 21
MTSU 24, New Mexico State 17: In a matchup involving two of the league’s lowest-scoring offenses and bottom two defenses, something has to give. MTSU will win its third home game of the season to finish 3-3 at Floyd Stadium.
ODDS: MTSU by 3.5
O/U: 51.5
MTSU football 2024 schedule
Aug. 31: MTSU 32, Tennessee Tech 25
Sept. 7: Ole Miss 52, MTSU 3
Sept. 14: Western Kentucky 49, MTSU 21
Sept. 21: Duke 45, MTSU 17
Sept. 28: Memphis 24, MTSU 7
Oct. 10: Louisiana Tech 48, MTSU 21
Oct. 15: MTSU 14, Kennesaw State 5
Oct. 23: Jacksonville State 42, MTSU 20
Nov. 2: MTSU 20, UTEP 13
Nov. 9: Liberty 37, MTSU 17
Nov. 23: vs. New Mexico State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
Nov. 30: at Florida International, 1 p.m., ESPN platforms
Dec. 6: Conference USA championship game, CBS Sports Network
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Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at cjoyce@dnj.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
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