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

 Proofpoint Named a Leader in 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving for Fifth Consecutive Year

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ:PFPT), a leading next-generation security and compliance company, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the 2016 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving (EIA) for the fifth consecutive year. The report provides a detailed overview of the enterprise…

 Fourth Annual BitSight Insights Industry Index Report Analyzes Security Ratings of Organizations in Six Key Sectors, Highlighting Risks Associated with Third-Party Service Providers

BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, today released its fourth annual BitSight Insights Industry Benchmark report, which analyzed the Security Ratings of more than 20,000 organizations in six industries – Finance, Legal, Healthcare, Retail, Government and Energy. The objective was to highlight quantifiable differences in security performance across industries from the past 12 months and…

 Bitdefender to Showcase the Secure Smart Home of the Future at CES 2017

Bitdefender, the innovative security software solutions provider, will showcase the latest breakthroughs in integrated home cybersecurity in Las Vegas at CES 2017, the global hub for technological advances in consumer electronics. Bitdefender, which created the integrated home cybersecurity market segment and remains its thought-leader, will offer the expected crowd of 165,000 a glimpse of its latest…

 ESET Secure Authentication recognized at Enterprise Innovation Awards 2016

ESET Secure Authentication, ESET’s mobile-based two-factor authentication solution, was today recognized as the best in Identity and Authentication Management at the Enterprise Innovation Awards 2016, hosted by Questex Media. Determined by reader votes, the award category honors technology vendors that provide innovative solutions that ensure the right people have access to the right data, resources…

 Colt Selects Cisco for 100Gbps Packet Network Upgrade to Deliver Cloud-Scale Digital Services

LONDON, UK – December 8, 2016 – Cisco and Colt Technology Services, a world-class network and communications services provider, announced they are working together on a system-wide 100-Gigabit-per-second upgrade to Colt’s pan-European and Asian network. With this upgrade, Colt will be able to rapidly deliver high-performance connectivity for cloud-scale, business-critical applications to its enterprise, carrier…

 Kaspersky Lab North America Promotes Michael Canavan to Senior Vice President, B2B Sales

Woburn, MA – December 8, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab North America announced today the promotion of Michael Canavan to the position of Senior Vice President, B2B Sales. In this role, Michael will be responsible for overseeing all business-to-business sales activities in the region, including leading channel and presales system engineering organizations, and he will also…

 Can Blockchain Technology Secure Digital Voting Systems?

Woburn, MA – December 8, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab today announced the winning collegiate teams in its Cybersecurity Case Study Competition, hosted by The Economist’s Which MBA? site. The grand prize winner was New York University, second place was awarded to University of Maryland, College Park and Newcastle University received third place. Over the past…

 Terabit-Scale Multi-Vector DDoS Attacks to Become the New Normal in 2017, Predict DDoS Experts

Marlborough, MA – December 7, 2016 – Large terabit-scale DDoS attacks will continue to wreak havoc and become a regular occurrence in 2017 unless Internet Service Providers harden their DDoS defenses, according to 2017 predictions from Corero Network Security (LSE: CNS), a leading provider of real-time security solutions against DDoS attacks. With 2016’s rear-view mirror…

PORTLAND, Ore. — December 7, 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 key challenges that organizations must address in order to optimize their cyber security and compliance programs….