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Carahsoft’s Alex Whitworth on Health Care, Utilities Sector Ransomware Attacks

Alex Whitworth, cybersecurity solutions vertical executive at Carahsoft Technology, discussed the ransomware attacks on health care organizations and utilities that information technology administrators should understand as they assess the cybersecurity posture of their organizations and implement measures to protect their networks from such attacks. Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Monday that ransomware attacks […] More

by Jane Edwards January 31, 2023, 11:54 am
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CrowdStrike’s James Yeager: Public, Health Care Sectors Should Stay Ahead of Identity-Based Attacks, Data Extortion

James Yeager, vice president of public sector and health care at CrowdStrike, said there are three trends cyber defense teams in health care and public sectors should watch out for in 2023 and one of those is advancing the federal government’s zero trust strategy amid the increase in identity-based attacks. “The federal government’s zero-trust strategy […] More

by Jane Edwards January 31, 2023, 11:53 am
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Motorola’s Public Safety Organization Participates in CISA’s Cyber Defense Collaborative

A Motorola Solutions-established cyberthreat information sharing and analysis organization has taken part in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative. The company said Wednesday Public Safety Threat Alliance joining JCDC advances its commitment to the global public safety community. PSTA, which was launched by Motorola in 2022, includes almost 150 member organizations […] More

by Jamie Bennet January 26, 2023, 11:48 am
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Debbie Taylor Moore, Anthony Johnson, Gene Chao, Katherine Gronberg Named to Cyber AB Board

Industry executives Debbie Taylor Moore, Anthony Johnson, Gene Chao and Katherine Gronberg have joined the board of directors of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body. The new directors will take part in the Cyber AB’s quarterly meetings set to kick off in January in the National Capital Region, the nonprofit organization said Wednesday. Moore […] More

by Jane Edwards January 26, 2023, 11:45 am
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Report: US Demand for Cybersecurity Professionals Still High Despite Tech Layoffs

Nearly 530,000 cybersecurity workers are needed to fill the talent gap in the U.S., despite recent layoffs in the tech industry, according to a new report backed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Computing Technology Industry Association. The figures were generated from Cyberseek, a data analysis tool CompTIA co-developed with NIST […] More

by Jamie Bennet January 25, 2023, 11:56 am
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IBM Think Tank Highlights Quantum-Safe Strategies to Secure Sensitive Data

An IBM think tank emphasized the need for “quantum-safe” strategies to protect highly sensitive data processed through quantum computing. On Thursday, IBM Institute for Business Value released a report outlining how organizations can secure their quantum computers from cyberattacks and potential vulnerabilities. Commonly used data encryption protocols such as public key cryptography are at risk […] More

by Jamie Bennet January 20, 2023, 11:38 am
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space Named US Cyber Games Founding Sponsor; Jon Check Quoted

A Raytheon Technologies business will serve as a founding sponsor of the US Cyber Games & Team led by woman-owned small business Katzcy in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education. “We firmly believe in the importance of investing in the future of cybersecurity, and that future is […] More

by Jane Edwards January 20, 2023, 11:37 am
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CMS Selects Axonius Platform for IT Asset Management; Tom Kennedy Quoted

Axonius‘ federal arm has helped the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implement a company-built platform for the agency to manage and secure information technology infrastructure. CMS has worked with the cybersecurity asset management platform vendor over the past year to establish a process to automate asset data access, Axonius said Thursday. The agency chose […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman January 20, 2023, 11:35 am
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SentinelOne Joins CISA’s Public-Private Cyber Defense Initiative

SentinelOne has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an initiative to drive the development of cyber defense operations planning and guidance. The company said Thursday it will offer its autonomous cybersecurity platform to help members of the collaborative enhance cyber threat information sharing. SentinelOne’s team of security researchers will provide […] More

by Naomi Cooper January 13, 2023, 11:40 am
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NTT Joins CISA’s Public-Private Initiative to Protect Critical Infrastructure

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added NTT to a public-private partnership aimed at strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity posture. Akira Shimada, president and CEO of NTT, said in a statement published Wednesday that the company will build on its experience in the global cybersecurity landscape to support the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative‘s mission and […] More

by Naomi Cooper January 12, 2023, 11:51 am
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Duality Technologies Tapped to Advance Encrypted Data Protection Under DARPA Program

Duality Technologies, a developer of secure data collaboration tools, has been selected to participate in the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that seeks to protect and preserve sensitive information in virtual environments. The company said Tuesday it will continue to lead an industry team in developing a hardware accelerator for […] More

by Naomi Cooper January 11, 2023, 11:58 am
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NTT Data’s Nat Bongiovanni Proposes 3 Fundamental Tools for Government Zero Trust Implementation

Nat Bongiovanni, chief technology officer of NTT Data’s federal services group, suggests that agencies should focus on three basic zero trust architecture capabilities in 2023 to align with the U.S. government’s cybersecurity goals. In a blog post published Thursday, Bongiovanni listed authentication, monitoring and authorization as the primary measures every government organization should prioritize when […] More

by Jamie Bennet January 6, 2023, 11:39 am