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

 New Research: Cisco Reveals the Current State of Digital Transformation in Retail

NEW YORK, NY–January 17, 2017–National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention and Expo – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) – Analysts are hailing 2016 as the best year for holiday sales growth since 2005. However, this growth is not coming from the traditional brick and mortar channel. Instead, Internet shoppers saved the holiday season by setting new records for online sales during…

 Cisco Introduces New Data and Analytics Training Portfolio and Major Updates to the Data Center Certification Track

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 17, 2017 – To support the skills needed for world-class digital business transformation, Cisco today announced a new data and analytics training portfolio and significant updates to its data center certification track. The new data and analytics offerings focus on integrated data management and virtualization, teaching in-demand skills needed to connect…

 Businesses Throughout Taiwan Can Now Deliver IoT Services with Asia Pacific Telecom and Cisco Jasper

Taipei and San Jose, CA – Businesses throughout Taiwan can now accelerate their adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and deliver new connected experiences to their customers, thanks to Asia Pacific Telecom and Cisco. Asia Pacific Telecom today announced that it has launched the Cisco Jasper® IoT connectivity management platform – Control Center –…

 Locky Ransomware Attackers Take Christmas Vacation, Shows Check Point Research

San Carlos, CA  —  Mon, 16 Jan 2017 Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has revealed that Locky ransomware attacks have dramatically decreased during December 2016. These findings are part of Check Point’s monthly Global Threat Index, a ranking of the most prevalent malware families attacking organizations’ network. Locky, which uses massive spam campaigns…

 NATO and FireEye Announce Cyber Information Sharing Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 16, 2016 – FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, and the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency today announced an Industry Partnership Agreement (IPA) for cyber security information sharing, which is another progressive step forward in strengthening NATO networks and systems and FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence. The agreement will foster…

 Banking CIO Outlook’s “Banking Compliance, Risk, and Regulatory Requirements: Playbook for the Attacker”

The multitude of compliance, risk, and regulatory requirements for financial institutions continues to increase – leading to additional costs and complexities. Because of these costs, complexities, and often times organizational structure, it is extremely difficult to satisfy business operations, new security initiatives, and regulatory requirements. As a result, financial institutions, and organizations maintaining financial information,…

 Ericsson and Cisco to virtualize Vodafone Hutchison Australia’s core and IP network

Ericsson will lead the transformation program, having responsibility for not only building the infrastructure but ensuring the delivery of an end-to-end operational system Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) aims to increase network agility, reduce opex and capex, deploy services faster, and improve customer experience The project is the first major collaboration between Ericsson and Cisco on…

 Where to get a Master’s Degree in cybersecurity

2017 list of universities that offer a Master of Science (M.S.) in cybersecurity A Master’s in cyber is attainable from a growing number of universities in the U.S. Robert Herjavec, founder of Herjavec Group, a leading information security firm and a Shark Investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, says “As an industry, cybersecurity presents incredible opportunity for…

 Easy and Gemalto improve quality of mobile services in Brazil

Amsterdam, January 12, 2017 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has teamed up with Easy, the largest transport app solution in Latin America, available in 12 countries, to greatly improve the quality of mobile services in Brazil. More than 150,000 taxi drivers in Brazil will use Gemalto’s CE Quality of Experience (QoE)…