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

 Sophos Acquires Security Analytics Start Up in Ireland

Oxford, U.K. – November 1, 2016 Sophos (LSE:SOPH) a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced that it has acquired Barricade, a pioneering start-up with a powerful behavior-based analytics engine built on machine learning techniques. The team and technology from Barricade will strengthen Sophos’ synchronized security capabilities and its next-generation network and endpoint protection…

 Webroot Introduces Unity API

BROOMFIELD, CO. – November 1, 2016 – Webroot, the market leader in next-generation endpoint security and cloud-based collective threat intelligence, today announced the release of Webroot Unity API (Unity). Managed Service Provider (MSP) security administrators can use Unity to securely connect services and data sets to Webroot’s SecureAnywhere® Business Endpoint Protection Global Site Manager (GSM)…

 Code Dx Named a Top 20 Cybersecurity Leader of 2016 by Cyber Defense Magazine

NORTHPORT, N.Y. – October 31, 2016 – Code Dx, Inc., a provider of an award-winning suite of fast and affordable tools that help software developers, testers and security analysts find, prioritize and manage software vulnerabilities, today announced that it has been named a Top 20 Cybersecurity Leader of 2016 by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM) for…

 PhishMe Adds International Training Modules to Complimentary Computer Based Training Program

Leesburg, VA – October 31, 2016 – PhishMe, a global provider of phishing defense and intelligence solutions for the enterprise, today announced the availability of new international modules for its complimentary CBT program, CBFree. The release, which follows PhishMe’s recognition as a leader by Gartner in the research firm’s 2016 Security Awareness Computer-Based Training Magic Quadrant,…

 Check Point Software Technologies Reports 2016 Third Quarter Financial Results

San Carlos, CA  —  Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. Third Quarter 2016: Total Revenue: $428 million, a 6 percent increase year over year Software Blades Subscriptions Revenues: $99 million,  a 24 percent increase year over year…

 Bitdefender GravityZone Achieves VMware Ready™ Status

Bitdefender, the innovative security software solutions provider, today announced that its GravityZone solution has achieved VMware Ready™ status. This designation indicates that after a detailed validation process, the Bitdefender GravityZone security solution, version 6.1, has achieved VMware’s highest level of endorsement and is supported on VMware NSX® for production environments. “We are pleased that the…

 Emsisoft Enterprise Console 12.1 released

Emsisoft Enterprise Console 12.1 released. This release includes fixes, enhancements and stability improvements. New: Function to initiate updates for Emsisoft Anti-Malware. Improved: Impossible to use the mouse-wheel in order to scroll down in wizard of adding computers. Improved: Default date range for all reports is now “within last 30 days”. Improved: Many smaller GUI improvements….

 SANS Institute Named a Leader in Security Awareness Computer-Based Training Magic Quadrant by Gartner

Bethesda, MD October 31, 2016 SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced that it is ranked by Gartner as a leader in Security Awareness Computer-Based Training. This is the second consecutive year that SANS is named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for security awareness training. “SANS is honored to…

 Gigamon Announces CFO Succession

SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 27, 2016 – Gigamon Inc. (NYSE: GIMO), the leader in traffic visibility solutions, announced that Mr. Rex S. Jackson is joining the company as chief financial officer, effective today. Rex previously served as CFO for four public companies including Rocket Fuel, JDS Uniphase, Symyx and Synopsys.  His financial, strategic and operational…

 Botnet DDoS Attacks in Q3: More Sophisticated, More Europe-Centric

Woburn, MA – October 31, 2016 – Kaspersky Lab has released a new report on botnet-assisted DDoS attacks for the third quarter of 2016, which is based on data received from Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence1. Over the reporting period, research has shown that resources in 67 countries were targeted by botnet-assisted DDoS attacks. Activity by attack…