Tag: Cybersecurity

LONDON – Infinigate UK&I is launching a composite offering it said will bring together some of the best tools cybersecurity vendors have to offer in order to protect against escalating cyber-threats. Infinigate wrote that its Next-Gen Cyber Observability (NGCO) framework draws from the cybersecurity arsenal and expertise of five vendors, Anomali, Cybereason, Gigamon, LogRhythm and Vectra. “The extended attack surface, generated by our increasingly distributed networks, means we...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released its first roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Following an executive order issued by President Biden in October, the DHS that has promoted the adoption of AI safety standards globally, the protection of U.S. networks and critical infrastructure, reduction of the risks that weaponizes AI to create weapons of mass destruction, combat AI-related...

LAS VEGAS – Acre security has announced its participation at Intersec 2024, taking place Jan.16–18, 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. “Over the past seven months, acre security has unified its operations into a single, cohesive global business,” the company stated. “This transformation underscores our commitment to providing streamlined and efficient experiences for our clients worldwide. At acre security, we understand that in today's interconnected world,...

NEW YORK – SecurityBridge has announced the expansion of its North American support team due to the company’s significant growth and its SAP Cybersecurity Platform adoption throughout the region. "We are thrilled to expand our North American support team in direct response to our platform's strong adoption in the region. This move signifies our unwavering commitment to serving and supporting our North American clientele with individuals who exhibit excellence in every facet of...

BEIJING – This week China’s Finance Ministry has introduced a draft of measures for additional cybersecurity with regards to auditors working on matters of national security. The draft, which became public on Nov. 10, additionally introduced guidance in how accounting firms should manage data related to Chinese firms, according to Reuters, which originally reported the story. It's part of a years-long effort by the Chinese government to crack down on data security,...

We’re about a week away from ISC East, but I’m not going to be there for this one, so let’s have a cybersecurity topic this week on Monitoring Matters instead. In fact, if you want to do a bit of studying before your homework this week, please take the time to read Bud Broomhead’s excellent guest editorial on security infrastructure. One of the topics it covers is the recent ransomware attacks that affected Las Vegas casino groups MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. I...

COLUMBIA, MD – Cybersecurity company Camelot Secure announced that its Chief Revenue Officer, Sherri Thomas, has been shortlisted by the 2023 Cyber Security Awards Cyber Woman of the Year for her leadership, innovation, and contributions to cybersecurity technology. Camelot said that the Cyber Security Awards were established in 2014 to reward the best individuals, teams, and companies within the cybersecurity industry. Thomas was noted as standing out among this year’s applicants...

SEATTLE – Cyemptive Technologies, a provider of pre-emptive cybersecurity solutions, have launched a new website featuring its military-grade cybersecurity solutions for business and government. Cyemptive said that their solutions offer military-grade layers of pre-emptive protection that can be added to customers’ existing solutions to prevent damage.Their pre-emptive protection features Cyemptive ZeroStrike, an technology that focuses on defeating damage, even from unknown zero-day...

­MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – On Sept. 11th of this year, MGM Resorts made headlines. Not for a supersized payout or another billion-dollar merger. Instead, MGM found itself the victim of a large-scale cybersecurity attack that has since resulted in over $100 million in financial losses. Moreover, it showed that IoT systems like slot machines and payment systems as well as security systems like access control, are targets for cybercriminals. While much of the details of this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against software company SolarWinds and its chief information security officer (CISO), Timothy G. Brown, for fraud and internal control failures relating to allegedly known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. A release from the SEC makes note of the complaint which alleges that, from at least its October 2018 initial public offering through at least its December 2020 announcement that it was the target...