A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

Issued by: Fortinet

28/11/2017
Fortinet Threat Landscape Report Reveals Cybercriminals Successfully Using Common Exploits and “Swarm” Technology to Attack at Speed and Scale

SUNNYVALE, CA — (Marketwired) — 11/28/17 — Phil Quade, chief information security officer, Fortinet “Whether it’s WannaCry in May or Apache Struts in September, long-known and yet still-unpatched vulnerabilities serve as the gateway for attacks time and time again. Remaining vigilant of new threats and vulnerabilities in the wild is critical, but organizations also need…

Issued by: SANS Institute

28/11/2017
SANS Miami 2018 Training Event will Help Prepare InfoSec Professionals to Fight and Solve Cyber Crime

Bethesda, MD., November 28, 2017 – SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced the agenda for SANS Miami 2018 taking place January 29 – February 3 in Florida. Renowned cyber security expert, Rob Lee, will deliver the keynote address entitled Welcome Threat Hunters, Phishermen, and Other Liars. Lee will also teach…

Issued by: Kaspersky Lab

28/11/2017
Kaspersky Lab Story of the Year 2017: More Than One Quarter of Ransomware Attacks Target Businesses

Woburn, MA – November 28, 2017 – In 2017, 26.2 percent of ransomware targets were business users, compared to 22.6 percent in 2016. This is due in part to three unprecedented ransomware attacks targeting corporate networks that forever changed the landscape of this increasingly virulent threat, which Kaspersky Lab has named its key topic for…

Issued by: CyberArk

27/11/2017

NEWTON, Mass. – November 27, 2017 – CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in privileged account security, today announced it was named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 10th annual survey project from The Boston Globe. CyberArk was recognized as one of the most admired workplaces in Massachusetts for the second…

Issued by: Fortinet

21/11/2017
Industry Leading Technology Partners Join the Fortinet Security Fabric Ecosystem

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — John Maddison, senior vice president of products and solutions at Fortinet “Fortinet’s open approach enables multiple vendors’ solutions to tightly integrate with the Fortinet Security Fabric in real-time, further extending Fortinet and its partners’ capabilities to protect enterprises across the entire attack surface, from IoT to the…

Issued by: Cisco

21/11/2017
Cisco and INTERPOL Collaborate to Combat Cybercrime

Singapore, November 21, 2017 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CISCO), the worldwide technology leader, and INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police organization, have today announced an agreement to share threat intelligence as the first step in jointly fighting cybercrime. Headed by INTERPOL’s global cybercrime center, the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore, the alliance will…

Issued by: SANS Institute

20/11/2017
SANS Mentoring Event Aims to Foster the Next Generation of Women in Technology

Bethesda, MD., November 20, 2017 – SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced a special mentoring event for girls and women in technology, the Women’s CONNECT Event. Presented in partnership with ISSA Women in Security SIG, Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, ISACA and WITI, the event will be held December 15 in…

Issued by: R9B

16/11/2017
R9B AWARDED SUBCONTRACT SUPPORTING UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND (USCYBERCOM)

Colorado Springs, CO, November 16, 2017 – R9B (root9B, LLC), a leading provider of advanced cybersecurity services and training for commercial and government clients, announced today that it has been awarded a subcontract from prime contractor Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) to enhance the capabilities of USCYBERCOM’s core cyberspace disciplines in operations, planning, training,…

Issued by: SANS Institute

16/11/2017
SANS Las Vegas 2018 Security Training to Feature Advanced Web Application Penetration Testing

Bethesda, MD., November 16, 2017 – SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced SANS Las Vegas 2018 taking place January 28 – February 2. The event will feature hands-on immersion style training courses that provide security professionals with the skills they need to protect an organization from the latest cyber attacks. For those…