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Intel’s Steve Orrin: Customized Risk Posture, Microsegmentation Can Improve Organizational Cybersecurity

Steve Orrin, chief technology officer and senior principal engineer at Intel’s federal arm, said building a risk posture based on a company’s assets, resources and services is the first step in creating an organizational cybersecurity infrastructure. In an Easy Prey Podcast aired Wednesday, Orrin highlighted the benefits of microsegmentation in network security and the importance […] More

by Jamie Bennet April 6, 2023, 11:42 am
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Rebellion Defense Receives NNSA Contract for Automated Cyber Adversary Emulation Tech

Rebellion Defense will assist the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration in conducting continuous cybersecurity testing under a follow-on contract for the company’s automated adversary emulation technology. NNSA will use Rebellion Defense’s Rebellion Nova to bolster its cyber defense by mimicing adversarial attacks, Rebellion Defense said Tuesday. The technology is developed to accurately pinpoint […] More

by Regina Garcia April 5, 2023, 11:46 am
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Sierra Nevada Seeks to Help Defense Industry Counter Cyberthreats With Cloud-Based Offering; Elastic’s Chris Townsend Quoted

Sierra Nevada Corp. is offering a cloud-based managed security service meant to help defense industrial base customers protect their sensitive data, intellectual property and operational technology from cybersecurity threats. SNC said its Security Operations Center service offering is built on Microsoft’s Azure Government Cloud and uses the Elastic Security stack to safeguard OT systems, controlled […] More

by Jane Edwards April 3, 2023, 11:55 am
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The Infinite Journey of Zero Trust Is Worth the Cost, Federal Officials Say

The enactment of zero trust cybersecurity policy — wherein, essentially, users are required to provide credentials at every new access point in a digital architecture — is an immense undertaking that comes with its share of long-term benefits. (The concept was ordered by the Biden Administration via Executive Order in May 2021 and its rollout for […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt March 29, 2023, 11:53 am
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Axonius’ Federal Arm Gets Approval to Offer Cyber Asset Inventory Management Platform

Axonius‘ federal business arm has achieved authorization to offer its cyber asset inventory management to defense and government customers following the completion of a prototype project with the Defense Innovation Unit and a production pilot with the Defense Information Systems Agency. The company said Thursday the technology met the criteria for success outlined in the […] More

by Naomi Cooper March 24, 2023, 11:56 am
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USPTO Extends Database Security Platform Contract With Trustwave

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has expanded its contract with Trustwave‘s government solutions business for database security. Under the new contract, Trustwave will leverage its DbProtect database security software to enhance USPTO’s zero trust architecture platform, the company said Wednesday. DbProtect proactively works to identify and assess potential threats ahead of security alerts. It […] More

by Jamie Bennet March 24, 2023, 11:56 am
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Raytheon Offers Cybersecurity Scholarship Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Population; Jon Check Quoted

Raytheon Technologies will award three cybersecurity scholarships through a partnership with the International Information System Security Certification Consortium’s charitable foundation to qualified candidates considered historically underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. ISC(2) said Thursday the Center for Cyber Safety and Education will evaluate applications based on a set of criteria, including financial […] More

by Kacey Roberts March 24, 2023, 11:54 am
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Sophos Federal Business VP Rob Lalumondier Makes a Case for Managed Detection & Response

Rob Lalumondier, vice president of the federal business at Sophos, said managed detection and response could work as an essential human-assisted service for government organizations given the massive amounts of sensitive data they process and need to protect. In an interview with Information Security Media Group, he discussed the unique cybersecurity needs of the public […] More

by Jamie Bennet March 24, 2023, 11:52 am
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DOD’s David McKeown: Commercial Cloud May Help Department Reach Zero Trust Before 2027

Cloud migration and cybersecurity are interconnected issues and currently front of mind for the U.S. Department of Defense. In November 2022, the Pentagon released its Zero Trust Strategy, an implementation plan that lays out the methodologies and approaches the department will mount to reach a full-scale version of the cybersecurity mandate President Biden issued in May 2021. […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt March 23, 2023, 11:55 am
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Cisco’s 1st Cybersecurity Readiness Index Reveals Threat Unpreparedness in Most Companies

Cisco’s inaugural Cybersecurity Readiness Index showed that only 15 percent of companies worldwide are at the “mature” stage of preparedness against online threats. Out of the 6,700 cybersecurity executives surveyed from the private sector, 82 percent said they expect their business to be disrupted by cyber attacks in the next 12 to 24 months, Cisco […] More

by Jamie Bennet March 22, 2023, 11:48 am
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SysNet Gets ISO/IEC Certification for Info Security Management

SysNet Technologies has received certification under the ISO/IEC 27001 standard for maintaining best practices related to information security management, the company announced in a LinkedIn post Monday. The company secured the certification after completing an audit conducted by BSI. The ISO/IEC 27001 standard serves as a guide for organizations to manage and protect intellectual property […] More

by Jane Edwards March 21, 2023, 11:56 am
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CRDF Global to Help Address Philippines’ Disinformation, Cyberthreats; Tina Dolph Quoted

Nonprofit cybersecurity group CRDF Global has been chosen by the government of the Philippines to help address security threats and disinformation online, The Manila Times reported Tuesday. Under the partnership, CRDF will assist in capacity building, fellowship exchange and improvement of the country’s information technology and communication infrastructure. CRDF Global lends its technical expertise to […] More

by Jamie Bennet March 21, 2023, 11:54 am