Tag: Cybersecurity
Tim Rains joins ADT as new CISO
March 29, 2024SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT has announced the appointment of its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Tim Rains.
With over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Rains is being tasked with spearheading initiatives in cybersecurity strategy, assurance, compliance, vulnerability management, risk management, and governance for ADT.
“I’m eager to see Tim’s influence on ADT’s cybersecurity efforts and know he will make a meaningful addition to an...
Quorum Cyber finalist for Security MS Excellence awards
March 22, 2024SSN Staff
TAMPA, Fla. – Quorum Cyber recently revealed that it is a double award finalist for both the Security MSSP of the Year as well as the Security Customer Champion in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards.
The company was honored among a global field of industry leaders that demonstrated success across the security landscape during the past 12 months.
“We are thrilled to be shortlisted as a finalist in not one, but two, categories at the upcoming Microsoft Security Excellence Awards...
Allied Universal nails assessment amid push to secure ports
March 13, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
IRVINE, Calif. — Allied Universal’s client, the Helen Delich Bently Port of Baltimore, has received a top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment for the 15th consecutive year, a noteworthy accomplishment as the nation begins a push to better secure its ports.
In late February, the White House issued an executive order (E.O.) designed to strengthen its maritime cybersecurity, supply chains and industrial base, and improve onshore domestic manufacturing. The White House is putting...
Thrillogy
March 6, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
The return of dreaded continuity. I swear that three is our lucky number and this will be the last time I discuss ransomware in this space, at least for a little while.
BlackCat/ALPHV is apparently falling apart this week if you’ve been following that story closely. The official word is that they stole the $22 million payment from UnitedHealthcare and collectively ghosted the world. Which, you know, that money is kind of already stolen? I mean, that’s what blackmail basically is, guys....
Darktrace partners with Xage Security
March 4, 2024SSN Staff
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom – Cybersecurity artificial intelligence (AI) developer Darktrace, and Xage Security, a provider of zero trust cybersecurity solutions, have announced a new partnership.
In a release, the companies revealed that the partnership combines Xage Security's zero trust protection with Darktrace's AI-powered anomaly-based threat detection. The integration reportedly makes it easy to identify and respond to breaches in progress at any stage in operational technology...
Commend partners with SBA to enhance cybersecurity in product development
March 1, 2024SSN Staff
MAHWAH, N.J. – Security and communications provider Commend is celebrating what it calls a milestone following its collaboration with SBA Research on cybersecurity.
Since March 2022, a joint research project has seen experts with both groups that had been focusing on the security-critical aspects of Commend’s software development. Their key objective the company said was centered around the ability to run rigorous systematic security analyses and tests already at the very earliest...
Quorum Cyber Threat Intelligence Outlook 2024 Report analyzes tumultuous year
February 23, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
EDINBURGH, Scotland – 2024 is set to be a year full of security landmark events and challenges. Looking ahead Quorum Cyber has released its "Threat Intelligence Outlook 2024" report to address these cyber threats.
The in-depth report offers a strategic analysis of emerging cybersecurity threats, from malware and ransomware developments to geopolitical considerations and the outlook for 2024 global events.
Among its topics are examining the “Big Four” nation-state...
Clint Sand joins SimSpace
February 22, 2024SSN Staff
BOSTON – SimSpace, a U.S.-based provider of high-fidelity cyber ranges, has announced Clint Sand as its new chief product officer (CPO), effective Feb. 21, 2024.
The company reported that Sand will play an instrumental role in spearheading SimSpace’s product management, content, design, and platform engineering teams as the company adds further AI/ML-based capabilities to their technology. SimSpace said that Sand’s strategic appointment strengthens its executive leadership team...
Biden-Harris Administration announces initiative to bolster cybersecurity of U.S. ports
February 22, 2024SSN Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden-Harris Administration has announced it will issue an Executive Order to bolster the nation’s port security, alongside a series of additional actions it said will strengthen maritime cybersecurity, fortify supply chains, and strengthen the United States industrial base.
The Administration also announced its intent to bring domestic onshore manufacturing capacity back to America as the result of an over $20 billion investment in U.S. port infrastructure under...
Milestone Systems joins CVE Program
February 13, 2024SSN Staff
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Video technology provider Milestone Systems has partnered with the Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA).
The reported aim of the program is to find, describe, and catalog known cybersecurity issues. Milestone said that organizations worldwide, working with the program, find and share these vulnerabilities, afterwards publishing CVE Records with clear details about the issues to help IT and cybersecurity experts talk...