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Huawei Strengthens Contribution and Cooperation in Indonesia Cyber Security (Huawei) Huawei Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting cyber security knowledge sharing through the renewal of the MoU on cyber security cooperation yesterday with Indonesia’s highest cyber security body National Cyber and Crypto Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BSSN).

Iris Powered By Generali Supports Cybersecurity Awareness Month (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ —  Iris® Identity & Cyber Protection powered by Generali (“Iris”), provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform, today…

F-Secure Becomes Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2021 Champion (News Powered by Cision) F-Secure joins collaborative effort as new research finds more consumers than ever are taking

Amnesty is calling on the DIT to reclassify spyware (Amnesty) We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.

ThreatConnect Expands Into South Africa, Partnering With Leading MSSP (BusinessWire) ThreatConnect has entered a strategic partnership with BUI, Microsoft’s largest Security and Consulting Partner in South Africa.

Palantir Stock Seen Gaining From SPAC Investments But Payback Could Take Years (News Nation USA) Palantir Technologies’ (PLTR) efforts to grow the commercial side of its business show promise but will likely take years to materialize, an analyst says.

Apple Joins Cyber Readiness Institute as Co-Chair – Cyber Readiness Institute (Cyber Readiness Institute) Investment to Bolster Global Small Business Cybersecurity Education and Protection Sept. 28, 2021 (New York)—The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) is pleased to welcome Apple as a Co-Chair of the organization. Apple joins CRI to further our mission to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as critical components of global supply chains improve their cyber readiness and become more […]

Peraton Receives $109M Award for Full-Spectrum Cyberspace Operations (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Peraton has been selected by U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) to bolster Department of Defense (DoD) cyber expertise, including delivering…

Lockheed scores US Army contract for major electronic warfare, intel and cyber platform (C4ISRNet) The contract will support additional prototyping and proof of concept for the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team.

Herjavec Group’s Majority Owner Raises $1.75B for More Acquisitions (MSSP Alert) Private equity firm Apax Partners, the majority owner of Herjavec Group (a Top 250 MSSP) preps new $1.75 billion fund for more acquisitions.

In Race for 5G, Alarm and Security Services Get Stuck in the Middle (NYTimes) Covid-19 shutdowns and chip shortages have made it more difficult to upgrade devices and meet a deadline set by AT&T.

States struggle to hire cybersecurity experts (KTLA) Austin Moody wanted to apply his cybersecurity skills in his home state of Michigan, teaming up with investigators for the State Police to analyze evidence and track down criminals. But the recent …

States at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros (Chicago Journal) In a high profile example, after warnings of weak security, Kwame Raoul’s Illinois Attorney General’s Office was hit by a cyber attack in April of 2021 that has cost his office an estimated $2.5 million in crisis management spending.

ExpressVPN Employees Question Company About Exec Working for UAE Spy Unit (Vice) Questions submitted as part of a company meeting give some insight to the response from ExpressVPN employees on the Project Raven news.

Securiti Named SINET16 Innovator (BusinessWire) Securiti unifies data protection, privacy and governance in one cloud scale platform to automate regulatory compliance obligations.

These 11 leaders were named the best in Maryland cybersecurity (Technical.ly Baltimore) The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. announced winners from the industry at its 2021 awards celebration. Check out the companies and people who were honored.

Spying concerns fuel the market for more secure tech (BBC News) Revelations about spyware have spurred interest in more secure phones and software.

FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name; Kevin Mandia Quoted (GovCon Wire) Looking for the latest GovCon News? Check out our story: FireEye to Adopt ‘Mandiant’ as Corporate Name. Click to read more!

Continuous Controls Monitoring Becomes a Requirement for Ransomware Mitigation (Global Security Mag Online) Panaseer, an enterprise security company, announces key industry recognition and company developments that will accelerate its innovation and further enable organisations to understand and mitigate their cyber exposure.

Silverfern IT marks 30 years in business, ramps up security investment (ARN) In 1991, Liong Eng told his pregnant wife he wanted to take the leap and start a business, and if it didn’t work out, he would just apply for another job.

ThreatX Named a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Web Application and API Protection (BusinessWire) ThreatX today announced it has been recognized as a Visionary in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Web Application and API Protection.

Tim Cook says employees who leak memos do not belong at Apple, according to leaked memo (The Verge) The company has historically gone to great lengths to track down workers

FireEye Announces Plans to Relaunch as Mandiant, Inc. at Cyber Defense Summit 2021 and Trade on Nasdaq as MNDT (Yahoo Finance) MILPITAS, Calif., September 22, 2021–FireEye plans to change its corporate name, and relaunch as Mandiant, Inc. on October 4, 2021.

FRANCE : Tehtris opens doors to fellow French cybersecurity operators (Intelligence Online) After having long kept its distance from the rest of France’s cybersecurity community, Tehtris has decided to open up by creating Ecosystem, a partnership programme aimed mainly at companies working

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GlobalDots offers a one-stop-shop for companies looking for the latest cloud technology (ReBlonde) GlobalDots, a cloud-performance and security Value-Added Reseller, leverages cloud technology to help companies find and deploy the latest cutting-edge cloud-based solution for their businesses.

Owl XD Guardian XML Cross Domain Solution Completes LBSA Testing, Baseline Listed (GlobeNewswire News Room) Transforms Coalition Network Security with Exportable, Certified Streaming CDS…

Improving threat detection and response in AWS with Sophos XDR (Sophos News) Chasing attacks through cloud environments can be tough if you don’t know what to look out for – and sometimes, even if you do. That’s why Sophos Cloud Workload Protection with XDR (Extended …

Fugue Announces Unified Infrastructure as Code and Cloud Runtime Security (Fugue) Fugue announces Fugue IaC to enable cloud engineering and security teams to use the same policies for infrastructure as code and the cloud runtime.

deepwatch Announces Managed Detection and Response Solution for Mid-Sized Enterprises to Defend Against Cyber Threats (BusinessWire) deepwatch, the leader in advanced managed detection and response (MDR) security, today announced a managed detection and response solution for medium

Alert Logic and AVANT Expand Cybersecurity Adoption with Exclusive New Master Distributor Agreement (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Alert Logic today announced a new exclusive Master Distributor Agreement with AVANT to advance the adoption of Managed Detection and Response…

New Invicti Research Reveals Proof-Based Scanning Automatically Confirms 94% of Direct-Impact Vulnerabilities with 99.98% Accuracy (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Invicti Security, a global innovator in application security, today announced the results of an extensive analysis of six years’ worth of…

Fime partners with eftpos on migration to next-gen eCommerce payment authentication. (Fime Group) September 28, 2021

Aunalytics Unveils Secure Managed Services with Integrated Security (GlobeNewswire News Room) Next-Generation Technology Suite Delivers Secure Managed IT to Power Business…

Veriff Partners with SimpliFi to Provide Trusted and Secure Identity Verification for Instant Card Issuance (News Powered by Cision) Identity verification technology enables SimpliFi customers to seamlessly issue virtual or physical

USPS Selects Lumen for Network Modernization Contract (Yahoo Finance) Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced that it was recently selected by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to strengthen and modernize its network services that support more than 32,000 post offices and mail processing sites around the country.

Absolute Software Announces General Availability of Enhanced Geolocation Capabilities (Yahoo Finance) VANCOUVER, British Columbia & SAN JOSE, Calif., September 27, 2021–Absolute Software (NASDAQ:ABST) (TSX:ABST), a leader in next generation Endpoint Resilience solutions, today announced the release of enhanced geolocation capabilities, enabling enterprise and education organizations to strengthen device and data protections in today’s work and learn-from-anywhere environments, and balance the need for increased security with end user privacy. With users and devices more mobile and distributed

Guardicore Collaborates with Amdocs to Elevate Globe Telecom’s Cloud Security (BusinessWire) Guardicore announced a strategic engagement with Amdocs to implement its Centra Security Platform at Globe Telecom.

Cloudflare Introduces Email Security Tools | SecurityWeek.Com (SecurityWeek) Cloudflare announces email security solutions, including free tools for creating custom email addresses and preventing spoofing and phishing, as well as an Advanced Email Security Suite.

Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security (Wired) The internet infrastructure company wants to protect your inbox from targeted threats, starting with the launch of two new tools.

Zero Trust Comes to Industry’s Broadest Cybersecurity Platform (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Zero Trust is a term frequently touted but rarely implemented authentically by cybersecurity providers. Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;…

PDI Ranked in Top 14% of MSSP Alerts “2021 Top 250 MSSPs List” (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.,) Appearing at number 34, PDI ranks among the top 14% of managed security service providers (MSSPs) on MSSP Alert’s fifth annual Top 250 MSSPs list.

DataDome Launches Enhanced Online Fraud & Bot Management Solution (BusinessWire) DataDome launches an enhanced online fraud & bot management solution. Includes threat analytics & industry benchmarks to fight fraud.

Qohash Launches New Qostodian Recon Product to Help Organizations Discover and Secure Their Sensitive Data (Qohash) Qohash launches its on-premise data discovery and classification tool that catalogs sensitive data in real-time; from WFH or the office.

Cyber Bytes Foundation Holds Grand Opening of American Cyber League Innovation & Technology Cyber Labs (BusinessWire) The Cyber Bytes Foundation, in partnership with Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ: NSIT), the global integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions

Cloud enabled Network Security as a Service with Check Point Harmony Connect and Harmony Email and Office (Check Point Software) As more applications move to the cloud, business users increasingly rely on these applications to do their jobs. From virtual meetings to file-sharing to

Dynatrace achieves distinguished FIPS 140-2 certification for its cryptographic engine (Dynatrace news) Dynatrace has announced its cryptography embedded in its Software Intelligence Platform has earned a FIPS 140-2 certification.

Verve Industrial Protection Joins ServiceNow Partner Program (GlobeNewswire News Room) Enabling Industrial Organizations to Enhance OT Network Visibility Into Inventory and Manage OT Assets…

Cloudflare Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (BusinessWire) Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced that it has joine

Tanium helps protect the University of Salford from surge of cyberattacks – Intelligent CIO Europe (Intelligent CIO Europe) Mark Wantling, Chief Information Officer, the University of Salford, discusses the institution’s need to provide a safe and secure environment for its students, which gave it full visibility over its assets and the ability to close hundreds of thousands of endpoint vulnerabilities. Wantling explains how the visibility Tanium provided it with meant that the university […]

This popular password manager is now seriously affordable (TechRadar) Keep all your account credentials safe with one of the best password managers around

Cymulate Expands End-to-End Security Posture Validation Capabilities with Vulnerability Prioritization Technology and External Attack Surface Assessment (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Cymulate, the industry standard for SaaS-based Continuous Security Validation, announced today the launch of two new solutions to enable…

Hitachi ID Introduces New Features and Enhanced Usability in Latest Security Fabric Update (GlobeNewswire News Room) The Hitachi ID Bravura Security Fabric version 12.2 elevates identity protection for organizations, better preparing them for tomorrow’s attacks…

Qohash Launches New Qostodian Recon Product to Help Organizations Discover and Secure Their Sensitive Data (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ – Qohash announces the launch of Qostodian ReconTM, its new on-premise data discovery and classification solution that catalogs sensitive data to…

Nutanix CEO Teases Security Platform, Zero Trust at Next (SDxCentral) Nutanix announced new security capabilities and teased some still under development including zero trust during at its annual .Next event.

Druva Introduces the Industry’s First and Only Curated Recovery Technology For Accelerated Ransomware Recovery (BusinessWire) Druva Inc., the leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, today introduced the industry’s first and only curated recovery technology, leveraging

NS1 Announces DDoS Overage Protection (BusinessWire) With DDoS Overage Protection, NS1 customers can avoid unexpected cost increases due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

PayU partners with AU10TIX to streamline merchant onboarding (PAYPERS) <a href=’https://corporate.payu.com/’ target=’_blank’>PayU</a>, a Netherlands-based payment service provider, has partnered with identity management company <a href=’https://www.au10tix.com/’ target=’_blank’>AU10TIX</a> to screen customers and ensure a frictionless onboarding …

BreachQuest Shields Businesses From New Treasury Department Sanctions Linked To Ransomware Payments (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a crackdown on the use of digital currencies…

People

PKWARE Expands Senior Leadership Team with Appointment of Kathy Myhand as Vice President of People (PKWARE) PKWARE, a global leader in automated data security, announced it has named Kathy Myhand as vice president of people.

MIT Exec and Trusted Computing Expert Thomas Hardjono Joins iComply (iComply Investor Services) Hardjono serves as Technical Director of the MIT Trust::Data Consortium and as CTO of MIT Connection Science

Corvus Insurance Welcomes Madhu Tadikonda as President (BusinessWire) Corvus Insurance, the leading provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, today welcomed Madhu Tadikonda as its fi

Former GDIT Exec Chris Hegedus Named Senior Executive Adviser at Booz Allen (GovCon Wire) Looking for the latest GovCon News? Check out our story: Chris Hegedus Named Senior Executive Advisor at Booz Allen. Click to read more!

Splunk Hires Former Citibank Exec as CISO (Datamation) Splunk is turning to a former EVP and head of global information security at Citibank to oversee all facets of its IS posture: 

SAIC Taps Kevin Brown as CISO (WashingtonExec) Science Applications International Corp. has appointed Kevin Brown as chief information security officer. Brown leads the company’s cybersecurity strategy

BlackBerry Hires McAfee Vet as Cybersecurity Business Unit President (Channel Futures) McAfee and AVG Technologies vet John Giamatteo is joining BlackBerry as president of the company’s cybersecurity business unit.

SAIC Appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Information Security Officer (Dark Reading) Industry leader with decades of information security experience manages SAIC’s security strategy and oversees critical cybersecurity operations.

Secureworks appoints Wendy Thomas as president and CEO (SecurityBrief) Thomas moves into the CEO role after serving as president of customer success. She has also held roles in finance, strategy, and product at the company.

Former Gartner Analyst and Cybersecurity Pioneer Joins SessionGuardian’s Advisory Board (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ — SessionGuardian, an industry leader in endpoint security for distributed workforces, announced today that Rob Smith, former Gartner analyst,…

Cequence Security Announces New Additions to Leadership Team (Cequence) Cequence Security, API and bot security leader, expands leadership team with with new CFO/General Counsel and VP of Customer Success.

SAIC Appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Information Security Officer (BusinessWire) SAIC appoints Kevin Brown as new chief information security officer

Fresh Off $1.2 Billion IPO, AI Company Hires Ex-Expedia Exec as CLO (Corporate Counsel) Conder will replace Efi Harari, who has been SentinelOne’s chief legal officer since June 2017. Harari will stay on as chief of staff.

Facebook Chief Technology Officer Schroepfer to Step Down (Bloomberg) Veteran executive ‘Schrep’ will shift to senior fellow role. Hardware boss Andrew Bosworth will be promoted to CTO role.

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