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Veeam Software announced the launch of its new, federal government-focused subsidiary, Veeam Government Solutions. Veeam provides a single platform for modernizing backup, accelerating hybrid cloud, and securing data to 400,000+ customers worldwide, in… Continue reading Veeam Government Solutions: Backup and protection of government mission-critical data
Octo announced the addition of Bryan Ware to its Board of Directors. Ware is a highly regarded technology leader and innovator, having started companies, patented technologies, raised venture capital and private equity, and recently served as the natio… Continue reading Bryan Ware joins Octo Board of Directors
In January 2021, new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management went into effect. Around the same time, the U.S. government released a first of its kind National Maritime Cyber Security Plan (NMCP), accompany… Continue reading Navigating the waters of maritime cybersecurity
Carnegie Mellon University‘s Software Engineering Institute announced the appointment of Gregory J. Touhill as director of the SEI’s CERT Division. A federally funded research and development center, the SEI helps government and industry or… Continue reading Carnegie Mellon University SEI appoints Gregory J. Touhill as director of the CERT Division
SAP and Onapsis jointly released a cyber threat intelligence report providing actionable information on how malicious threat actors are targeting and potentially exploiting unprotected mission-critical SAP applications. The companies have worked in clo… Continue reading SAP partners with Onapsis to mitigate active threats against unprotected SAP applications
Microsoft has confirmed that it, too, is among the companies who have downloaded the compromised SolarWinds Orion updates, but that they have isolated and removed them. “We have not found evidence of access to production services or customer data… Continue reading Microsoft was also a victim of the SolarWinds supply chain hack
Meanwhile, Microsoft and other vendors are quickly moving to block the Sunburst backdoor used in the attack. Continue reading The SolarWinds Perfect Storm: Default Password, Access Sales and More
Bastille announced it has been awarded a Phase 5 Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). The funding continues the ongoin… Continue reading Bastille awarded a Phase 5 OTA from DHS
Congress is on the verge of creating a Senate-confirmed national cyber director within the White House who would advise the president on cybersecurity and coordinate the federal government’s related work. And supporters say it would improve on a White House czar position that President Donald Trump controversially eliminated: In addition to Senate confirmation, it would be housed outside of, rather than under, the National Security Council. Multiple sources familiar with negotiations on an annual must-pass defense policy bill say that the final agreement will include the national cyber director position. And it will largely reflect a proposal by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, which earlier this year put together a comprehensive report that made sweeping recommendations. The Trump White House had opposed the creation of the position. It’s not the only major recommendation from the Solarium Commission that was included in the legislation, either, according to those sources. It would grant the Department of Homeland Security the power to […]
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In episode 145 for November 2nd 2020: Kevin Johnson joins me to discuss the US government’s attempt to prevent disinformation and rumors about the election, a new ransomware threat targeting US hospitals, and details about six Russian hackers that were… Continue reading Government Rumor Control, US Hospital Ransomware Threat, Russian Hackers Charged