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

Issued by: root9B

21/12/2016
root9B Holdings Announces Uplisting to Nasdaq Capital Market; Stock to Commence Trading on December 21, 2016

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — root9B Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTNB) (“Company”) today announced that its common stock has been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and will commence trading under the symbol “RTNB” at the opening of trading on December 21, 2016. “Uplisting to NASDAQ is an important milestone in our history as a public company,…

Issued by: Cylance

21/12/2016
Independent Study Shows Cylance Delivers 251% ROI Over Three Years and Significantly Reduces Risk of Security Breaches

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, December 21, 2016 – Cylance Inc.,the company revolutionizing cybersecurity with the practical application of artificial intelligence to prevent the most advanced cyberthreats, today announce the publication of a commissioned Total Economic Impact™ study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cylance that highlights the cost savings and business benefits seen by a large…

Issued by: Rapid7

20/12/2016
Rapid7 Named Common Vulnerability and Exposure Numbering Authority

Boston, MA — December 20, 2016 Rapid7, Inc. (NASDAQ: RPD), a leading provider of IT and security analytics solutions, today announced that the Company has been designated as a Common Vulnerability and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA), effective immediately. Rapid7 will now be able to assign CVE numbers to vulnerabilities found in Rapid7’s and any…

Issued by: Imperva

20/12/2016
Imperva Appoints Roger Sippl to its Board of Directors

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imperva, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMPV), committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, today announced that industry pioneer Roger Sippl has joined its board of directors. Sippl is a serial entrepreneur whose accomplishments include founding his first company, Informix, at the age of 24,…

Issued by: root9B

20/12/2016
root9B Holdings Announces Definitive Agreement for the Sale of CEI Subsidiary; Company Announces Availability of Chairman’s Letter to Stockholders

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — root9B Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: RTNBD) (“Company”) today announced the signing of a definitive stock purchase agreement for the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Control Engineering, Inc. (“CEI”).  Closing of the transaction, which is subject to certain specified terms and conditions, is expected by December 31, 2016. “The sale of CEI, once consummated,…

Issued by: root9B

20/12/2016
root9B and SAIC Partner to Offer Advanced Cybersecurity Simulation and Training

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — root9B, a root9B Holdings (OTCQB: RTNBD) company and leading provider of advanced cybersecurity products, services, and training is teaming with Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) to provide advanced cybersecurity training and simulation environments to government clients. As part of the agreement, root9B and SAIC will focus on redefining how organizations…

Issued by: Sans Institute

20/12/2016
SANS Announces Agenda for 2017 Dallas, Texas Security Training Event

Bethesda, MD December 20, 2016 SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced the agenda for SANS Dallas 2017 taking place February 27 – March 4. The event will feature hands-on immersion style InfoSec training courses for security professionals of all levels and bonus evening discussions. All courses are associated with a…

Issued by: Sophos

20/12/2016
Sophos Strengthens Enterprise-Grade Protection for All Organizations with Advanced Threat Defense and Extended Synchronized Security Capability in New Sophos XG Firewall

OXFORD, U.K., Dec. 20, 2016 – Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today launched its latest version of the next-generation Sophos XG Firewall. This new version strengthens the delivery of enterprise-grade security to organizations of all sizes with the addition of Sophos Sandstorm, the extension of the Security Heartbeat™ to…

Issued by: Cisco

20/12/2016
Industry Partners Commit to NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative

December 20, 2016 To further enhance Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) industrialization and support the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) project, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia signed Memorandum of Understanding to create the NFV Interoperability Testing Initiative (NFV-ITI). The main objective of NFV-ITI is to promote competition and create industry alignment on generic principles for NFV…