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Foxconn to resume production within weeks after coronavirus hit (The Telegraph) Foxconn, a key manufacturing partner for Apple, is expecting production to return to normal within weeks after the coronavirus outbreak stalled operations.
Coronavirus Is Devastating the Conference Circuit (Wall Street Journal) Business events are being scrapped or postponed at historic rates world-wide, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue for local economies as travel curbs mount and ticket-holders stay put.
Facebook pulls out of the SXSW conference citing coronavirus concerns (The Verge) SWSX is still proceeding as planned, at least for now.
Google says its cloud conference will only be held virtually as coronavirus spreads (CNBC) The cloud conference drew in 30,000 attendees last year in San Francisco.
Deutsche Telekom postpones Cyber Security Tech Summit, Digital X events due to coronavirus (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom announced that it is postponing the Cyber Security Tech Summit Europe scheduled to take place in Bonn on 11 March. The situation relating to the spread of the coronavirus is "acute", the company said in a statement. The company alsodecided to postpone the Digital X East event planned for 12 March in Berlin, and the Digital X West in Bochum on 26 March.
Huawei in European 5G Heaven as Swiss Thumb Their Noses at Trump (Yahoo) A quiet Huawei Technologies Co.-led 5G revolution is unfolding at the heart of Europe -- in the bucolic Swiss hamlet of Taenikon.Far from President Donald Trump’s campaign to stop the world from using the Chinese company’s technology, cows in this northern Swiss village -- with its white-washed
It's a Titan IC take-over as Belfast cyber security firm is bought over (The Irish News) A BELFAST-based cyber security firm which spun out of Queen's University has been bought over for an undisclosed sum by a NASDAQ-listed group headquartered in California and in Israel.
DIGITAL ALLY CLOSES $2.9 MILLION UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK (AP NEWS) Digital Ally, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGLY), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video recording products for law enforcement, emergency management, fleet safety and security, today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 2,521,740 shares of its common stock at a price of $1.15 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $2.9 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses.
Nationwide invests in Deep Sentinel for business security service (VentureBeat) Deep Sentinel, a security startup that uses a combination of AI, cameras, and a hardware hub to prevent crimes, has secured investment from Nationwide.
Xerox Moves to Buy All of HP’s Shares in Public Takeover Bid (Wall Street Journal) The public takeover bid follows moves by HP to resist a deal that the printer and computer company says undervalues its business.
BRIEF-Sectra Q3 Operating Profit Rises To SEK 99.7 Mln (Reuters) Sectra's nine-month interim report 2019/2020: Sectra is growing with satisfied customers--tops ranking for seventh consecutive year.
1touch.io Wins Gold Cybersecurity Excellence Award, Silver Info Securi (PRWeb) 1touch.io, a leading provider of data and privacy management solutions, today announced that its data discovery and classification platform, Inventa, has wo
BitDam Named Winner of InfoSec Award for Email Security (PRWeb) BitDam, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions that protect enterprise communications from unknown threats hidden in files and links, is proud to an
CyCognito Wins Three Cybersecurity Excellence Awards (Globe Newswire) Company recognized for outstanding technology, innovative approach and overall contribution to the cybersecurity industry
Forrester Wave Report: Security Awareness and Training Solutions (KnowBe4) KnowBe4 has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for Security Awareness and Training Solutions, Q1 2020. Download the full report!
Why Jack Dorsey’s days at Twitter may be numbered (The Telegraph) Being ousted from the company you founded is a common in the world of tech.
Google has betrayed its ‘don’t be evil’ motto, says former executive (The Telegraph) Ross LaJeunesse enjoyed a sparkling career at Google for much of his 11 years with the company.
Coalfire Security Pros Named To HITRUST® Assessor Council (PR Newswire) Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that two of its healthcare security specialists, Zach Shales and Arthur Staff, were appointed to the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) CSF® Assessor Council.
Have I Been S0ld? No, trusted security website HIBP off the table, will remain independent (Register) Owner Troy Hunt staying in the saddle after potential deal falls through
Project Svalbard, Have I Been Pwned and its Ongoing Independence (Troy Hunt) This is going to be a lengthy blog post so let me use this opening paragraph as a summary of where Project Svalbard is at: Have I Been Pwned is no longer being sold and I will continue running it independently. After 11 months of a very intensive process culminating
Follow the cybersecurity money (SC Media) Venture capitalists have poured money into cybersecurity in recent years – their investments offer a glimpse at what products, solutions and startups are
Why is China’s Huawei building a factory in France? (South China Morning Post) The Shenzhen-based company announced plans to invest US$219 million in a French factory that will serve its European customers even as the US tries to shut the firm out of Europe.
Can Huawei ease 5G security concerns with a European factory? (Abacus) Huawei is building a new factory in France for 4G and 5G equipment, bringing it closer to the continent where it has more than half of its 5G contracts
Sophos Eyes More M&A After Close Of $3.9 Billion Thoma Bravo Deal (CRN) Sophos plans to continue pursuing strategic acquisition opportunities in emerging technologies following the $3.9 billion sale of the SMB platform security stalwart to Thoma Bravo.
Sophos opens new chapter with take-private acquisition (Sophos News) Accelerating the next-gen transition to deliver enhanced cybersecurity solutions for our customers
As RSA opens a new chapter, Rohit Ghai sees security's strength in the human element (SiliconANGLE) When it chose “Human Element” as the central theme of its annual U.S. conference, RSA Security LLC must have gazed deep into a crystal ball and foreseen the near-term future.
SASE Adoption Grows as Cato Networks Reports 220% Increase in 2019 Bookings (Cato Networks) SASE Adoption Grows. 70% of Cato customers chose a Cato SASE solution of SD-WAN with built-in advanced security. Cato also more than doubled the mobile VPN licenses sold with SD-WAN.
Mindshare Announces 2020 Cohort (PRWeb) Mindshare, an exclusive organization designed for CEOs of the most promising high tech companies in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, announces the members
The Crypsis Group Named Hot Security Company of the Year in the 16th Annual Info Security PG's 2020 Global Excellence Awards® (PR Newswire) The Crypsis Group, a leading incident response, risk management and digital forensics firm, today announced that Info Security Products Guide,...
Zyxel receives 20-year award for security from ICSA Labs (Information Age) Zyxel has joined Microsoft and Check Point in receiving a 20-year Award for Excellence in Information Security Testing (EIST) from ICSA Labs
Brinqa Cyber Risk Management Platform Named Winner of Three InfoSec Awards During Last Week’s RSA Conference 2020 (Yahoo) Brinqa™, a leader in Cyber Risk Management, today announced that it won three InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information magazine. Brinqa Cyber Risk Management Platform won the Best Product Award in Risk Management, the Cutting Edge Award in Vulnerability
Digital Guardian Wins SC Media 2020 Trust Award for Best DLP Solution (Yahoo) Digital Guardian today announced that the DG Data Protection Platform has been recognized as a Trust Award winner in the "Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solution" category for the 2020 SC Awards.
Menlo Security Moves to Larger Headquarters to Accommodate Growth! (Menlo Security) We’re excited to announce that, because of remarkable growth over the last seven years, Menlo Security is expanding. This is a reflection of what we’re doing and have been doing—relentlessly focusing on 100 percent safe protection from malware to give our customers peace of mind with their most valuable data and intellectual property.
Maersk prepares to lay off the Maidenhead staffers who rescued it from NotPetya super-pwnage (Register) Staff found out after seeing their own jobs advertised in India
Coronavirus: The Unexpected Human Element at RSA Conference 2020 (Government Technology) Fears of the coronavirus made the recent RSA Conference in San Francisco different than any previous security conference. Here are RSAC 2020 details and future questions.
Intelligent Security Operations Center (Defense Innovation Unit) The DoD seeks an innovative commercial solution that can harness the power of AI/ML to drastically reduce the time it takes for cyber operators to address malicious activity on the DODIN by acting as a “virtual tier one operator.”
WSJ News Exclusive | Huawei Seeks Advisers for U.S. Image Makeover (Wall Street Journal) Under fire from the Trump administration, China’s Huawei Technologies has approached high-profile figures in Washington to try to turn around negative perceptions of the company.
Huawei Makes End-Run Around U.S. Ban by Using Its Own Chips (Yahoo) (Bloomberg) -- Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese technology giant barred from doing business with U.S. suppliers, is finding a way around the strict limits imposed by the Trump administration.The Commerce Department, citing national security concerns, has largely forbidden American companies from
ZTE eyes China gain from Nokia pain (Light Reading) Still alive and kicking after its run-in with US authorities, the Chinese vendor can look forward to some home comforts this year.
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Sophos Announces Completion of Take-Private Acquisition by Thoma Bravo (Globe Newswire) Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, in a cash transaction that values Sophos at approximately $3.9 billion. The acquisition offer was announced on Oct. 14, 2019.
Singer’s Elliott Seeks to Replace Twitter CEO Dorsey (Bloomberg) Elliott has nominated four directors for Twitter’s board. Hedge fund has had ‘constructive discussions’ with company.
DivvyCloud Ranks No. 18 on Inc. 5000 Series: D.C. Metro Fastest Growing Companies List - DivvyCloud (DivvyCloud) Also Named Most Innovative Cloud Security Product in Info Security PG’s 2020 Global Excellence Awards DivvyCloud, the leading provider of security and compliance automation for cloud and container environments, was ranked number 18 on Inc. magazine’s 5000 Series: D.C. Metro list, … Read more
A parody Twitter account hits a nerve with Silicon Valley VCs (Protocol) Investors either are loving or blocking @VCBrags, which retweets investors' best brags.
Military Hire and TECHEXPO Top Secret Enter into Partnership Agreement (Military Hire) Military Hire, a holding of The SaaS Factory, signed a partnership agreement with TECHEXPO Top Secret. TECHEXPO is the Nation’s premier producer of professional job fairs, primarily for those with an active Security-Clearance and Cyber Security industry experience.
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WSJ News Exclusive | Cisco Plans New Round of Layoffs (Wall Street Journal) The networking-equipment maker faces the prospect of slowing sales growth because of global economic uncertainty.
The coronavirus just took down Facebook's biggest event (CNET) Facebook canceled its F8 developer conference over health concerns.
Blue Cedar joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association and Provides Secure In-App Connectivity for the Mobile Workforce (BusinessWire) Blue Cedar, the company automating the complex workflows between mobile app development and deployment to end users, today announced that it is joinin
Digital Ally Announces Proposed Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock (Yahoo) Digital Ally, Inc. (DGLY), which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video recording products for law enforcement, emergency management, fleet safety and security, today announced that it intends to offer shares of its common stock for sale in an underwritten public offering. In addition, the
Sauce Labs Deepens Investment in OSS Community; Establishes New Open Source Program Office (Globe Newswire) New department to drive significant increase in support for open source initiatives
The Cybersecurity 202: Huawei official accuses U.S. of targeting the telecom to hurt China (Washington Post) The battle over Huawei is taking place face-to-face here as officials from the U.S. government got a chance to debate directly with the Chinese telecom.
Why This Microsoft Analyst Says A Security Awakening Is 'Real,' Company A 'Core Growth Holding In Cloud' (Benzinga) After attending meetings at the RSA Conference 2020 being held this week in San Francisco, one analyst at Piper Sandler came away convinced about the prospect the security segment...
Kenna Security Nearly Doubles Revenue in Year of Product Innovation (AiThority) Kenna Security, the enterprise leader in risk-based vulnerability management, grew revenue more than 90% over the last two years, with annual recurring revenue growing 150% over the same period.
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Swimlane Patent Validates SOAR as an Enabler Across all Security Use Cases (BusinessWire) Swimlane today announced it has been granted US Patent 10,552,615, “Threat Response Systems and Methods.”
Arc’teryx Partners with Kount to Rethink Fraud Prevention and Deliver Personalized Customer Experiences (BusinessWire) Kount, the leading AI-driven fraud prevention solution, today announced that Arc’teryx, a global company specializing in technical high-performance ap
BlackBerry Introduces New Updates to SecuSUITE for Government and BlackBerry AtHoc Crisis Communication (PR Newswire) BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced new enhancements and feature updates to SecuSUITE® for Government and BlackBerry® AtHoc®...
Sonatype Overhauls JavaScript Scanning; Provides npm Automated Pull Requests and More Free Developer Tools (Globe Newswire) Enhanced solutions take advantage of new algorithms to better identify security vulnerabilities in open source npm packages
New Quest KACE Cloud MDM Simplifies Mobile Endpoint Management and Minimizes Fraudulent Access (Globe Newswire) New location tracking capabilities mitigate risks of company data being unwillingly exposed; lowers annual costs associated with replacing lost or stolen mobile devices
Appsian Announces SAP Integration Certification for Fine-Grained, ABAC and Security Analytics Platform for SAP® ERP Central Component and SAP S/4HANA® (BusinessWire) Appsian, the leader in ERP data security, today announced the SAP integration certification of their data security and compliance platform for SAP® ER
Ping Identity Announces New Workforce and Customer Authentication Solutions for the Modern Digital Enterprise (BusinessWire) Ping Identity, (NYSE: PING), the Intelligent Identity solution for the enterprise, today announced two new solution packages for enabling centralized
DH2i DxEnterprise for SDP-Enhanced Microsoft SQL Server Availability Groups (AGs) on Linux Now Available in AWS Marketplace (DH2i) DxEnterprise for SDP-enhanced Microsoft SQL Server Availability Groups (AGs) is now available for Linux on RHEL and Ubuntu in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that make it easy to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Honeywell to Roll Out Quantum Computer (Wall Street Journal) The industrial conglomerate plans to release an early-stage quantum computer for commercial experiments within about three months, with JPMorgan Chase as the first public user.
Trustology Rolls Out Credentials Wallet for Crypto Funds to Manage On-Exchange Risks (PR Newswire) Leading custodial wallet specialist Trustology has today announced a new solution for traders and crypto funds: an Exchange Credentials Wallet....
Titus Illuminate 2020 Lowers Major Barriers to Data Privacy Compliance (Citizen Tribune) Titus, the expert in data classification and a Blackstone portfolio company, today introduced Titus Illuminate 2020, the latest release of the company’s flagship solution for identifying and classifying unstructured data at rest.
Proact signs multiyear managed services contract with SBU (Cision) The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) has...
AVG AntiVirus for Mac review: A good free option (Macworld) AVG AntiVirus for Mac offers free protection that covers just the basics.
Orange Egypt launches cloud computing services with Huawei (Telecompaper) Orange Egypt has announced the inauguration of a data centre for cloud computing services, Orange Business Cloud, in Alexandria in cooperation with Huawei.
5 standout products from RSA 2020 (CSO Online) 2020 will be remembered as the year the human element finally came to security.
FIME launches Smartspy+ to evaluate any transaction, anywhere (FIME) FIME has launched its new Smartspy+ solution to support the adoption of contact and contactless transaction technologies for payments, transport and access control.
Check Point unveils encyclopaedia to explain techniques used by malware to detect virtual environment (Computing) A virtual environment differs from common host systems in terms of registry keys, non-common files, and system objects
Forcepoint enables flexible enterprise security transformation (TahawulTech.com) Forcepoint has announced the a new enterprise licensing programme, which delivers cost-effective and flexible all-inclusive security subscription services.
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Heimdal Thor Has Your Back Online, And Its Services Are Over 80 Percent Off Now (ExtremeTech) Cover your bases online without breaking the bank.
Raytheon Collaborates with IronNet on Cyber Defense for Critical Infrastructure (Thomas) Raytheon Collaborates with IronNet on Cyber Defense for Critical Infrastructure - Raytheon Co.
McAfee MVISION adds unified cloud edge capabilities for visibility in and out of the cloud (SiliconANGLE) McAfee MVISION adds unified cloud edge capabilities for visibility in and out of the cloud
Forcepoint announces three new integrations with AWS Security Hub (Security Brief) The collaboration will help users consolidate their high priority alerts across their AWS accounts, says Forcepoint.
GroupSense and Grant Thornton Announce Technology Alliance (PR Newswire) GroupSense, a digital risk protection company, and Grant Thornton LLP, one of the nation's largest audit, tax and advisory firms, have teamed...
HID Global Unveils Signature Line of Readers, HID Signo; Unlocks A New World of Open, Connected and Adaptable Access Control (AP NEWS) HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced the launch of HID ® Signo TM, its signature line of readers that creates a new industry benchmark for the most adaptable, interoperable and secure approach to access control.
Acuant Expands Trusted Identity Platform Bringing More Ways to Transact on the Web/HTML (Acuant) Acuant expands trusted identity platform with groundbreaking new passive liveness facial recognition and full html functionality with introduction of WebID
Brave beats other browsers in privacy study (Naked Security) Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.
Menlo Security Offers $1 Million Malware Protection Warranty for World’s First Cloud Proxy Platform Built on an Isolation Core™ (BusinessWire) Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, today announced the launch of its 100 percent malware protection warranty. The company stands behind its a
StorCentric’s Nexsan Announces Major Performance & Connectivity Improvements for BEAST Platform with New BEAST Elite Models (Nexsan) BEAST Elite & Elite F with QLC Flash Deliver Industry-Leading BEAST Reliability with Enhanced Performance
Adaptiva Introduces Endpoint Health With 111 Health Checks for Clients and Servers (Yahoo) Adaptiva's automated solution, Endpoint Health, is proven to dramatically reduce help desk tickets and lower costs.
Malwarebytes Launches Enhanced Cloud Platform, MSP Premier Partner Program - Malwarebytes Press Center (Malwarebytes Press Center) Simplified dashboards enable easy deployment, reporting and operational control
F-Secure Expands Partnership With Nifty On Identity Protection Services (Global Security) Today, cyber security provider F-Secure and Nifty, Japan’s leading internet service provider (ISP), announced they were expanding their partnership with Nifty’s deployment of F-Secure’s identity protection services in Nifty’s “@nifty Password Manager”.
Clumio SaaS Continues to Disrupt $10 Billion Market by Redefining Backup for the All Cloud Enterprise (Globe Newswire) Company Reports Product Validation by Industry and Customers; Announces Snowflake’s Chief Revenue Officer Chris Degnan as New Board Member
Kubernetes Security Leader Alcide Simplifies PCI and GDPR K8s Compliance for DevOps and Security Teams (Yahoo) Introduces compliance playbooks to the Alcide Kubernetes Security Platform to enable automated Kubernetes compliance checks
Imperva launches Advanced Bot Protection solution (Help Net Security) Imperva announced Advanced Bot Protection, a new solution that integrates its bot management technology into the its Cloud Application Security solution.
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Elron Appoints Yaron Elad as CEO (InsurTech360) Elron Appoints Yaron Elad as CEO, Focusing on Cybersecurity and Enterprise Software while maturing the value of its MedTech portfolio Yaron Elad, who served
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SoftIron Co-Founder, Mark Chen, Returns to Lead Company's Secure Provenance Strategy as CSO (PR Newswire) SoftIron Ltd., the leader in purpose-built and performance-optimized data center appliances, announces the appointment of Mark Chen to the role...
Cybersecurity Expert Joins CrossCountry Consulting’s Board of Advisors (PRWeb) CrossCountry Consulting, a leading business advisory firm, today announced that it has named noted cybersecurity expert Matthew Devost to its Board of Adviso