SAN DIEGO – October 24, 2016 – In support of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, IT security firm ESET in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) released a survey today that reveals Americans have real concerns about the security and privacy of connected devices and the “Internet of Things” (IoT). The survey measured…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — root9B, a root9B Technologies (OTCQB: RTNB) company and leading provider of advanced Cybersecurity products, services, and training for commercial and government clients, announced a collaborative effort with United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) to develop effective Intrusion Detection Tools for Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Working with USAFA, root9B will advance the overall…
Bethesda, MD October 24, 2016 SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, today announced the agenda for its first live training event of 2017, SANS Security East. Taking place January 9 – 14 in New Orleans, SANS Security East features hands-on immersion-style security training courses in IT security, forensics, security management and ICS/SCADA….
REDWOOD CITY, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/14/16 — Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, today announced that the company will report its financial results for the third quarter of 2016 after the market closes on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Qualys will host a conference call and…
OXFORD, U.K., October 20, 2016 – Sophos (LSE: SOPH) today announced it has been positioned as a ‘Leader’ in Forrester Research, Inc.’s new report, The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q4 2016. Recognizing that Sophos received the highest scores in the Strategy category, Forrester refers to Sophos Endpoint Protection as delivering “the most enterprise-friendly SaaS endpoint…
Colorado Springs, CO (Oct. 20, 2016) – Eric Hipkins, Chief Executive Officer of root9B, a root9B Technologies (OTCQB: RTNB) company, has been named to the Board of Advisors of Cybersecurity Ventures, the world’s leading researcher and publisher of reports covering global cybercrime damage projections, cybersecurity spending forecasts, and cybersecurity employment figures. Mr. Hipkins joins a…
Woburn, MA – October 20, 2016 – – Kaspersky Lab today released a survey report that confirms that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) need to bridge the gap between smaller IT security budgets and a shortage of expertise to face the very real and growing threat of cyber attacks. Over half (54 percent) of SMBs…
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proofpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ:PFPT), a leading next-generation cybersecurity company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FireLayers, an innovator in cloud security. With this acquisition, Proofpoint will extend Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) to SaaS applications, enabling customers to protect their employees using SaaS applications from advanced malware….
October 20, 2016 ESET researchers announce the staggered release of their extensive 3-part research paper “En-Route with Sednit” today. This infamous group of cyber-attackers— also known as APT28, Fancy Bear and Sofacy, has been operating since 2004; its main objective, stealing confidential information from specific targets. · Part 1: “En Route with Sednit: Approaching the…
Ransomware works differently to any other type of malware: Instead of taking over your computer in order to sell its computing power on the black market, ransomware directly asks you for money. The ransom payment is required to get back access to your now-encrypted documents and files, once you get infected. If you are lucky,…
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