Woburn, MA – December 15, 2016 – Woburn, MA – December 15, 2016 – The global fight against ransomware continues to gather pace with more than 30 new partners from both the public and private sector joining the No More Ransom project. The new partners bring with them more decryption tools, offering new possibilities to…
Bitdefender, the innovative security software solutions provider, joined the No More Ransom initiative supported by Europol contributing to the global fight against ransomware – the fastest-growing cyber threat to date. Free decryption tools provided by Bitdefender are now available, offering ransomware victims the possibility to decrypt their files without having to pay criminals to do…
CAMBRIDGE, MA – 14 Dec 2016 – Resilient, an IBM Company today released the industry’s first Dynamic Playbook for ransomware, aimed at helping organizations globally respond effectively to this growing type of cyberattack. Dynamic Playbooks, the latest innovation to Resilient’s Incident Response Platform, automate and orchestrate, in real-time, the variety of actions organizations need to…
90% of IT professionals are concerned about employees using their personal credentials for work purposes 62% of enterprises feel increasing pressure to match consumer authentication methods in the workplace The use of two-factor authentication is on the rise, with 40% of organizations’ employees using it Amsterdam, Dec. 14, 2016 – Gemalto, the world leader in…
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five-year contract worth up to $368 million to provide systems engineering and support services to the Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office. SSP oversees the Strategic Weapons System and Attack Weapons System on board current U.S. Ohio and UK Vanguard class submarines, as well as on future…
December 14, 2016 Telefonica invests in ASR 9000 and IOS XR for network running sensitive traffic, using Cisco hardware and software innovation to scale in meeting current and future demands ASR 9000 sets the stage for Telefonica to expand in new ways of cloud scale networking, such as automation, SDN/NFV, telemetry, analytics As a strategic…
Nearly half of all those surveyed are not familiar with email phishing scams or perceive them as a low threat, even though phishing is the “gateway” to malicious online activity More than 30 percent of those surveyed are not familiar with ransomware or perceive it as a low threat, despite being the most notorious and…
Woburn, MA – December 14, 2016 – In 2016, the world’s biggest cyber threats were related to money, information and a desire to disrupt. The notable threats included the underground trade of tens of thousands of compromised server credentials, hijacked ATM systems, ransomware and mobile banking malware – as well as targeted cyberespionage attacks and…
WALTHAM, Mass., December 14, 2016 – Digital Guardian, a next generation data protection platform purpose built to stop data theft, today announced an OEM partnership with QinetiQ’s data security company Boldon James, a leading provider of User-Driven Data Classification and Secure Messaging solutions. The OEM partnership has allowed Digital Guardian to integrate Boldon James Classifier…
PORTLAND, Ore. – December 13, 2016 – Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced the results of an extensive Tripwire study conducted by Dimensional Research. The study evaluated the confidence of IT professionals regarding the efficacy of seven key security controls, which must be…
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