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Cyber Institute Partners with the Blekinge Institute of Sweden and the National University of Ukraine to Educate the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals
The Cyber Institute has entered into an official partnership through the European Union (EU) TEMPEST Project on the ENGENSEC (Educating the Next Generation Experts in Cyber Security). One of the nonprofit's programs is policy and curriculum development, starting with helping host an IT Summer... - July 17, 2017 - Cyber Institute
PDFProtectFree.com Released New Free Software to Global Users: PDF Password Locker & Remover
PDFProtectFree.com, partner of PDFConverters, has announced that their new free software product, PDF Password Locker & Remover has been released. As a free security utility, this program protects PDF files with user password and owner password or both and prevents PDF files from unauthorized access. It also prevents PDF content from being copied with its anti-copy technology. What’s more, it could enable users to remove password of protected PDF files. - July 14, 2017 - PDFConverters
eSentire Launches Next-Generation Logging and Event Management Platform for Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Purpose-Built Cloud Platform MDR Integration Empowers Elite eSentire Security Analysts to Hunt and Kill Threats in Real-time - July 14, 2017 - eSentire
The DevOps Institute Announces the Launch of New DevOps Leader (DOL)℠ Certification Course
Successful candidates of the new the DevOps Practitioner® role-based course will earn the DevOps Leader (DOL)℠ certification. - July 13, 2017 - DevOps Institute
Pavel Ermachenko, Artezio, “The Internet of Things: New Opportunities Expose New Vulnerabilities”
Experts predict that in the near future significant IoT projects will be implemented in large cities of Eastern Europe and will focus on the use of smart systems and sensors for city infrastructure management. Smart cities are expected to appear in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The projects on building such cities are already undergoing the government expert review, and they include not only automation of the traffic, power, and video management systems but also deployment of sensor systems. - July 13, 2017 - Artezio
Sabre Security Incident Compromises Payment Card Details of Guests at Rosewood Hotel Group Properties
Sabre Security Incident Compromises Guest Information at Rosewood Hotel Group Properties. - July 07, 2017 - Rosewood Hotel Group
Versasec Announces Partnership with Softshell in Europe
Value-added Distributor Focuses on Cybersecurity in Germany, Austria, Switzerland - July 06, 2017 - Versasec AB
CrowdReviews.com, Partnered with Newsweek and Structure Events, is Proud to Announce 2017's Structure Security Conference
Held in South San Francisco, Structure Security is a two day long conference that will highlight the best practices that security professionals are using to protect some of the world's largest companies and institutions, and examine the future of security products, services, and the threats that... - July 04, 2017 - topseos.com
TÜV SÜD Appointed Certified Body for UK Government’s Cyber Essentials
TÜV SÜD United Kingdom has achieved Certified Body status for the UK Government’s Cyber Essentials programme, which is designed to protect organisations from cyber security threats. - July 04, 2017 - TÜV SÜD
Tie National Provides Effective Cyber Security to SMBs as Protection from Deadly Cyber Attacks
Petya/NotPetya Cyber Attack Does Not Phase This SMB Owner - July 03, 2017 - Tie National, LLC
Preactive IT Solutions Protecting Houston Businesses from "Petya" Ransomware Attack
The "Petya" virus is crippling computer networks in Europe and in The United States. Hospitals, Food Distributors and other companies here in the U.S. have been effected and all these attacks are easily prevented. - June 28, 2017 - Preactive IT Solutions
KEMP 360 Central Comes to Microsoft Azure Government
Centralized Management and Monitoring Platform Compliments Virtual LoadMaster, one of the industry’s Azure-Certified FIPS 140-2 Application Delivery Controller (ADC) - June 27, 2017 - Kemp
Rylex GSA Stars II Awardee
Rylex awarded GSA Stars II Contract. - June 27, 2017 - Rylex
Digital Defense, Inc. Finds Critical Vulnerability in Avaya AES Management Console
Digital Defense announced that its Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) uncovered a previously undisclosed vulnerability within the Avaya Application Enablement Services (AES) Management Console. - June 23, 2017 - Digital Defense Inc.
Brookcourt Solutions Identified in London Stock Exchange Group’s "1000 Companies to Inspire Britain" Report
Brookcourt Solutions recognised in fourth edition of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. Brookcourt Solutions are an award-winning organisation; committed to providing independently sourced, leading edge protective technology solutions. Working together to ensure your organisation stays safe, confident and empowered in today’s challenging Cyber Security and Networking environment. - June 21, 2017 - Brookcourt Solutions Ltd
CRN Selects Coronet as Standout in Annual CRN Mobility 100
Coronet continues to garner industry accolades and recognition. This award by CRN recognizes Coronet as one of the companies showcased in its annual 2017 Mobility 100 award. Coronet was also named in CRN’s Coolest 30 Mobile Security Vendors. - June 18, 2017 - Coronet
eSentire Recognized in Gartner’s Managed Detection and Response Services Market Guide
Leading Pure-Play MDR Vendor Poised to Capitalize on Explosive Category Growth - June 17, 2017 - eSentire
Senegalese CID Dismantles a Network of Illegal Migrant Trafficking to Europe Using Securiport’s Intelligent Passenger Screening
Senegal's Criminal Investigations Division Dismantles a Network of Illegal Migrants from Srilanka Trafficking To Europe Using Securiport’s Intelligent Passenger Identification Analytics - June 16, 2017 - Securiport
Roaring Penguin Software Releases CanIt 10.1.5
Roaring Penguin Software Inc., the email filtering experts, makers of the acclaimed CanIt-PRO, CanIt-Domain-PRO, CanIt Archiver and Hosted CanIt anti-spam outbound filtering, email encryption and email archiving solutions, announce the release of CanIt 10.1.5. CanIt 10.1.5. improves e-mail... - June 15, 2017 - Roaring Penguin Software
Gigamon Reinforces Exclusive Relationship with EMEA-Wide Distribution Agreement
Exclusive Group, the value-added services and technologies (VAST) group, recently announced Gigamon as the latest market-leading vendor to consolidate its distributor portfolio with Exclusive Networks as it looks to grow its channel presence and accelerate sales across EMEA. - June 11, 2017 - Exclusive Networks ME
Digital Defense, Inc. Named Best Buy in Vulnerability Management Comparison from SC Magazine Labs
Frontline Vulnerability Manager™ Given Top Ranking - June 08, 2017 - Digital Defense Inc.
eSentire Named to 2017 Branham300 Top 250 list
Managed Detection and Response Provider Recognized as a Top Information and Communication Technology Canadian Company - June 08, 2017 - eSentire
Versasec and cryptovision Form Technology Partnership
Smart Card Management Systems Company customizes its Credential Management System to Support the cryptovision ePKI Smart Card Applet and sc/interface middleware - June 07, 2017 - Versasec AB
ShipSecure Mitigating the Maritime Cyber Threat
Today World-Link Communications announced the availability of its ShipSecure suite of cyber defense services. ShipSecure is the first comprehensive cyber security service offered to the shipping community. ShipSecure suite provides services that mitigate the cyber threat against vessels by delivering real time threat assessment and defense over the satellite data stream. - June 06, 2017 - World-Link Communications, Inc
The MCS Group Adds Additional Failover Datacenter Capabilities
MCS implements upgrades to its client data protection and security program with state-of-the-art infrastructure, including the addition of a “hot failover” system. - June 06, 2017 - The MCS Group, Inc.
Complete Endpoint Data Protection with Cibecs Version 8
Cibecs Version 8 combines endpoint data backup with data loss prevention to provide IT with complete and seamless endpoint data protection. - June 05, 2017 - Cibecs
Tony Abbott Impressed by Australian Cyber in Israel
During former Prime Minster Tony Abbot's visit last week to Israel to receive his honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University, he stopped by the Austrade Landing Pad to inspect the work of the Australian participants there. Cyber-Security startup CryptoPhoto, run by founder Chris Drake, gained his... - May 31, 2017 - CryptoPhoto
Tactical Network Solutions Issues Sample IoT Security Report Revealing Backdoors in Firmware Often Found in Connected Medical Devices
Medical device manufacturers must raise their security awareness around their vulnerable connected medical devices. - May 26, 2017 - Tactical Network Solutions
ITAMCO to Develop Blockchain-Based Secure Messaging App for U.S. Military
ITAMCO, developer of the advanced privacy app Crypto-Chat, has been awarded a Phase 1 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a secure, non-hackable messaging and transaction platform for the U.S. military. In Phase 1 of this project, which runs approximately 10... - May 25, 2017 - ITAMCO
Cyber Security Market Growing at 12% CAGR by 2025
Enterprises are increasingly deploying cyber security products and solutions in order to protect confidential data from security impeachment. Today, cyber security has become an essential mechanism to block perilous cyber threats. In 2016, the global market for cyber security stood at US$ 76,400 Mn... - May 24, 2017 - Persistence Market Research
Summit Academy Lands Partnership with TEALS for 2017-2018 School Year
Program helps schools develop sustainable computer science programs. - May 19, 2017 - Summit Academy Schools
Insecure Websites Are Exposed by Mixed Content Checker 2.0
After converting an online presence from HTTP to the secure HTTPS protocol, webmasters to date have been confronted with major problems. There was great danger of overlooking individual fragments of the HTTP protocol. This constantly resulted in "mixed content." This meant that the website continued to remain vulnerable to external attacks. The software from Internet Marketing service detects these sources of error and offers security. - May 19, 2017 - Internet Marketing Service
Digital Defense, Inc. Named Top Security Company in Skyhigh Cybersecurity Post
Analyst reports, surveys and market share studies put VMaaS leader on top. - May 18, 2017 - Digital Defense Inc.
StarWind Announces New StarWind Cloud VTL for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Veeam Designed to Replace Tape-Centric Legacy Data Archival Process
StarWind Cloud VTL for AWS and Veeam helps businesses to meet regulatory data archival and retention requirements using cloud storage tier. It provides a high performing, scalable, and cost-efficient tape alternative by using on-premises StarWind Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL) with Amazon S3 and Glacier storage. The new solution helps to eliminate costly tape backup processes without changing the established data archival process. - May 17, 2017 - StarWind
WannaCry Ransomware is No Threat to SMBs Protected by Tie National’s Guardian
Tie National’s Guardian Data Protection has been confirmed to protect against WannaCry Ransomware. - May 17, 2017 - Tie National, LLC
Safe2Meet Makes It Safer to Meet Strangers Online
The creators of Safe2Meet want to protect consumers from online predators by launching the world’s first peer-to-peer identity verification and background check platform. This week the company announced that they have successfully launched their public beta. - May 15, 2017 - Safe2Meet, LLC
Phoenics Electronics Announces Continued Expansion Into EMEA in 2017
Phoenics Electronics recently announced they have opened a sales division in Tel Aviv, Israel, furthering the company’s expansion on a global scale. Phoenics is now able to support customers throughout the country with technical sales, applications engineering and product logistics... - May 15, 2017 - Phoenics Electronics
"Hacking Attacks" and Real-Time Threats the Latest Trends, According to PandaLabs
PandaLabs provide "Real Risk" infection statistics – In Q1 2017, attacks that involve direct interaction with the victim in real time, or "hacking attacks," are on the rise and are resulting in a further professionalization of cybercrime, according to PandaLabs. - May 12, 2017 - Panda Security
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Adds Digital Identity Startup, Trust Stamp, to Its Membership
An elite alliance of the world’s leading blockchain innovators founded the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) in February 2017 to augment Ethereum and enable it to serve as an enterprise-grade technology, with research and development focused on privacy, confidentiality, scalability and security. This exclusive invitation only group has recently admitted Trust Stamp, an Atlanta Tech Village-based biometric identity startup, to its founding membership. - May 11, 2017 - Trust Stamp
The Edge Group Awarded Highest New Business Growth by Hikvision USA
The Edge Group was presented with Hikvision’s “2016 Highest New Business Growth” Award by Hikvision USA President Jeffrey He at the 2017 ISC West Conference held on April 5-7, 2017 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. - May 11, 2017 - The Edge Group
MCS Adopts Milyli Software Redaction Tool Blackout
The MCS Group, Inc. adopts Blackout, an automated redaction application for Relativity from boutique software firm Milyli. - May 10, 2017 - The MCS Group, Inc.
Worldwide Warning - the "Cybersecurity Marketing Scam" Aiding Cyber-Attacks
"Self-proclaimed instant 'Cyber Experts' are the new 'Cyber-scammers'. They bypass 20 years of multiple expert fields," Cybersecurity expert Simon Smith warns the world to look out for the "Buzz Words," "Emerging innovations," "Artificial Intelligence," "Internet of Things," "Neural Networks," "Cognitive Computing," "Cognitive Security," "Augmented Cyber Reality," "The Cloud," "Cyber Neurons," that are not new, innovative, emerging, relevant, realistic or related technologies. - May 10, 2017 - eVestigator Cyber IT & Forensic Expert IT Services
Serwize Want You to Dump Your Secret Data in Nature
IT startup wants to change your memory. Forget about usernames and passwords and start using your own memories for identification. - May 09, 2017 - Serwize ivs
GDT Awarded Fittest Company Title at 2017 Fit Company Challenge; The Dallas Company Has a History of Promoting Employee Health
GDT, the Dallas-based IT integrator, won 1st place overall at the 2017 Fit Company Challenge and was awarded the title of Fittest Company, beating over 200 competitors from other Dallas area firms. Held annually and hosted by the Fit Company Institute, the Fit Company Challenge aims to promote... - May 09, 2017 - GDT
Freelance MSP Joins Vibrant Global Consortium of Cloud, Managed Service Providers and Technology Enabling Vendors
Freelance MSP today announced that it has become a member of the MSPAlliance. MSPAlliance is the oldest Managed Services group and the only Accrediting and Standards based body created specifically for the Managed Services Industry. With over 30,000 corporate members worldwide, the MSPAlliance is... - May 09, 2017 - Freelance MSP
Innovative Solution Provides Alektum Group Protection Against Digital Threats
To further strengthen the security of Alektum’s services, Alektum Group, and IT security company Keypasco have signed an agreement for cooperation. By using Keypasco's security solution for their client web, Backstage, and the credit reporting service, Decidas, Alektum Group becomes the first company in Europe to strengthen their user authentication with Keypascos unique innovative solution. - May 07, 2017 - Keypasco
Rudimentary Attacks Pose Greatest Risk to Midsized Organizations According to New Threat Report
eSentire SOC Analyzes Nearly 5 Million Attacks Across Hundreds of Midmarket Organizations in 2016 - May 06, 2017 - eSentire
CIOReview Recognizes LABUSA, an Emerging Leader Who is Changing the Video Surveillance Market with Security and IT System Integration
LABUSA makes it once again to CIOReview's top Video Surveillance Solution Providers list for its expertise that provides custom tools and professional services for integrating and managing electronic devices and video surveillance products. Offering advance capabilities that include monitoring and... - May 04, 2017 - LABUSA
Gnet LLC is Now Dnet Security
Gnet LLC announces its transformation to Dnet Security. - May 01, 2017 - Dnet
ERPScan Introduces First High-Level SAP Cybersecurity Framework
The first-ever comprehensive SAP Cybersecurity Framework, which combines predictive, preventive, detective and response measures, was released. - May 01, 2017 - ERPScan