A coalition of multinational technology firms has volunteered to make public their company policies governing the disclosure and sharing of known software vulnerabilities. Signatories to the Cybersecurity Tech Accord announced Monday they were publishing their Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure policies, a concept endorsed by the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, an international platform for governments, companies and other […] More

Denver, Colorado-based cybersecurity platforms provider Optiv Security has named Dave DeWalt, formerly CEO of FireEye, and David Petraeus, a retired U.S. Army general, to its board of directors. DeWalt, a 25-year technology industry veteran, will also serve as vice chairman of the board at Optiv, the company said Thursday. DeWalt previously served as president and […] More

The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards has partnered with technology firms and other organizations to advance the adoption of a standard format designed to automate reporting of cyber vulnerabilities. The Common Security Advisory Framework developed by the OASIS’ technical committee works to facilitate interoperability and production of machine-readable vulnerability data and builds […] More

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has issued a request for information on potential industry sources to support the museum’s information systems security programs. A sources sought notice posted Sept. 20 on FedBizOpps stated the looks to contract with an IT security company to develop, manage and implement security controls across the facility as well as create a toolset or an […] More

PFP Cybersecurity has launched a monitoring and security tool for data center router racks intended to help counter malware attacks against enterprises. The new offering features a portable unit for regular cyber scans and a rack-mount monitoring unit that prevents operational disruptions during security checks, PFP Cybersecurity said Monday. PFP will use the tool to […] More

Jonathan Couch, co-founder and former vice president of iSIGHT Partners, has joined ThreatQuotient as vice president for strategy at the Reston, Virginia-based enterprise security technology company. ThreatQuotient said Wednesday he will work to develop the company’s software roadmap and partnership strategy as well as collaborate with its partners and clients to help them  secure their business operations. “Couch has a deep understanding of the threat […] More

The University of Central Florida has won its third consecutive national championship in an annual national college cybersecurity competition that Raytheon acts as title sponsor for. The top 10 college and university teams from regional competitions faced off to protect a network from the attackers with the use of Raytheon tools to detect insider threats, track network activity and […] More

Earl Matthews, a vice president at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has said agencies and companies should create a workplace culture that will encourage employees to be more aware of cybersecurity risks at the organizations, GCN reported Wednesday. Derek Major writes Matthews, VP of enterprise security solutions for HPE’s U.S. public sector business, told FireEye‘s Insider Threat Summit Tuesday he believes that a cybersecurity […] More

Vienna, Va.-based Internet of Things security provider PFP Cybersecurity has added one new member to its board of directors and three slots to its board of advisers. The company said Monday that ThreatQuotient CEO John Czupak joined the board of directors as part of the slate of appointments intended to help guide PFP’s strategy in the Internet of Things Market. New advisory board […] More

Lockheed Martin will work with LogRhythm on cybersecurity systems integration pilot programs after the latter signed up for the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance. LogRhythm also agreed to offer its security intelligence platform and share cybersecurity-focused best practices with Lockheed as a member of the alliance, Lockheed said Monday. The LogRhythm-built security intelligence tool works to […] More

Lockheed Martin has introduced Solutionary to the former company’s cybersecurity alliance in an effort to help bolster initiatives to combat cyber attacks. Solutionary, an NTT group security company, provides managed security, professional security and global threat intelligence services for information technology infrastructures, cloud environments and mobile data, Lockheed said Thursday. Angie Heise, vice president of commercial […] More

A new Technavio report predicts the global network security market will grow 7.84 percent year over year through 2019 on increases in use of mobile devices. The report compares products and features for market vendors and discusses what drives and inhibits the market, Technavio said Thursday. Technavio also described the market as fragmented due to the presence […] More