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Army seeking architect for fifth building for Fort Meade east campus (baltimoresun.com) Construction for the future headquarters of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency continues with plans for a fifth building expected to hold up to 4,000 people.

Inside the Mind of a Cybersecurity Professional: Part 1 (IGI) Hiring a cybersecurity team is about finding the right partner to help meet your security goals.

FireEye CEO: ‘We’ve Never Been More Relevant Or More Needed’ (CRN) The increased weaponization of zero-day vulnerabilities has resulted in unprecedented demand for FireEye’s threat intelligence and expertise, according to CEO Kevin Mandia.

Proofpoint Shares Rise on Thoma Bravo Takeover Deal (WSJ) Shares of Proofpoint Inc. rose more than 30% on Monday after the cybersecurity and compliance company agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash deal valued at about $12.3 billion.

Thoma Bravo in talks to fund Sunnyvale cybersecurity unicorn Illumio at $2.9B valuation (Silicon Valley Business Journal) Illumio Inc. is reportedly in talks to raise about $250 million in a funding that would boost its valuation to about $2.9 billion.

IBM Business Partners shine bright winning Beacon Awards (IBM Business Partners Blog) IBM Business Partners positively impact their customers and the world by creating and delivering innovative solutions using IBM technology.

CORRECTING and REPLACING Axonius Secures Contract to Support DHS CDM for Group F Federal Agencies (BusinessWire) Axonius secured a contract to provide cybersecurity asset management to support DHS CDM for 70+ Group F federal agencies.

CACI Awarded $447 Million Contract by National Security Agency (Business Insider) CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded a five-year single award contract, with a ceiling value of $447 million,

Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection. You Can Read It Here. (BuzzFeed News) After BuzzFeed News reported on an internal document that examined the social network’s failings leading up to the Capitol riot, many of Facebook's employees were prevented from accessing it.

Changes at Basecamp (Basecamp) At Basecamp, we treat our company as a product. It's not a rigid thing that exists, it's a flexible, malleable idea that evolves. We aren't stuck with what we have, we can create what we want. Just as we improve products through iteration, we iterate on our company too. Recently, we've made some internal company changes, which, taken i...

Zscaler and Varonis Systems are among the top 7 cybersecurity stocks this earnings season, Wedbush says (Business Insider) Wedbush says cybersecurity spending will increase by more than 20% in 2021 amid a push to move workloads to the cloud.

Darktrace deep dive: a risky IPO? (Sifted) Darktrace have filed to IPO. Sifted's innovation editor and product analyst look at the risks investors should be weighing up.

Yes, It’s a $3 Million Ransomware Defense Warranty (Bank Info Security) Guy Caspi, CEO of Deep Instinct, is so sure of the power of his company’s ransomware defense solution that he’s now offering a performance guarantee that

Thoma Bravo's $12.3 billion purchase of Proofpoint is the largest private equity cloud deal (CNBC) Proofpoint shares surged 31% on Monday after private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to buy the security software vendor in a deal valued at $12.3 billion.

10 Things To Know About The Thoma Bravo-Proofpoint Deal And Stock Hike (CRN) Here’s a look at the fallout of Thoma Bravo’s record-breaking acquisition of Proofpoint, including why this deal is likely to kick off a tech M&A spree.

Security research project: The easiest way to get "experience" and land a job in cybersecurity - Help Net Security (Help Net Security) If you’re after a cybersecurity job, a way to set yourself apart is to demonstrate you have the skills with a security research project.

Cybersecurity investor Ted Schlein: ‘I think the whole landscape needs to be completely rethought’ | The Record by Recorded Future (The Record by Recorded Future) As someone who has been in the cybersecurity business for three decades, it might come as a surprise that Ted Schlein wants to tear a lot of it up.

Shelley Lombardo Interviews Tasha Cornish, Executive Director at Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. (Citybizlist) Tasha Cornish is the Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Maryland's only organization

KnowBe4 CEO Stu Sjouwerman talks IPO, and the 'human firewall' (SC Media) SC Media spoke with CEO and founder Stu Sjouwerman on the company's plans to expand international sales and leverage machine learning to further explore the human layer of cybersecurity.

Darktrace accused of Autonomy-like aggressive sales tactics (The Telegraph) The cybersecurity company is listing next month, but its links to Autonomy founder Mike Lynch are under renewed scrutiny

Cybersecurity startups ‘graduate,’ appeal for funding at demo day (St Pete Catalyst) Tampa Bay Wave’s CyberTech|X Accelerator held a virtual demo day on Friday that signified the “graduation” of 15 companies from the three-month program that provides support to cybersecurity startups. It also gave company founders and executives a chance, via Zoom, to make funding pitches directly to an audience of accredited investors. Tampa Bay Wave President [...]

Thistle tackles IoT security by helping vendors update devices (VentureBeat) Thistle Technologies gets $2.5 million seed funding to help IoT vendors develop ways to securely and easily update their connected devices.

Why Did Dell Spin-Off VMware? (Analytics India Magazine) The Chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, Michael Dell, will continue to remain the chairman of the VMware board.

Deep North Secures Department of Homeland Security Award To Provide Video Analytics for Transportation Security Administration Checkpoint Screenings (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Deep North, a pioneer in computer vision and artificial intelligence- (AI-) powered video analytics, has been selected by the Department of...

SailPoint joins The Investment Association to tackle cyber crime (Finextra Research) SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), leader in enterprise identity security, announced today that it has become a member of The Investment Association, the trade body representing investment managers and asset management firms in the UK.

JPMorgan highlights cybersecurity names that could see a boost under ESG investing (CNBC) The economic and reputational consequences of cyber attacks are rising, which could translate to more dollars spent on cybersecurity.

3 Cybersecurity Stocks to Buy Now (Entrepreneur) There is room for multiple long-term winners as the industry continues its expansion, which is why looking into some of the most promising names in cybersecurity could be a smart way to secure your financial future. Here are 3 of the best cybersecurity stocks to consider buying now:

Cognizant Recognized for Intelligent Process Automation Solutions and Leadership by Everest Group (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) announced it has been highlighted as a Leader in the new Everest Group PEAK Matrix® for Intelligent Process Automation...

CyberArk Wins Red Hat North American Partner Award (Yahoo Finance) CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the global leader in Identity Security, is proud to announce it has been named Collaboration Technology Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner of the Year by Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions. This award is part of the annual Red Hat North America Partner Awards, which aim to honor partners for continued efforts to support customers on the path to IT modernization and open hybrid cloud.

SentinelOne partners with WiCyS on veterans' apprenticeship program (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) partnered with SentinelOne to enhance its new Veterans' Apprenticeship Program. The program will give women the...

Products, Services, and Solutions

StorageOS powers media file movement for IMT's SoDa (SearchStorage) Integrated Media Technologies is using StorageOS' Kubernetes-based storage platform to help customers move files to and from the cloud cost-effectively.

CyberSeek™ Strengthens the US Cybersecurity Workforce with New Data and Resources on Careers, Credentials and Employment Options (CompTIA) Free resource from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education contributes to building a diverse and skilled cyber workforce

HCL Technologies and IBM Collaborate to Modernize Security Operations (IBM News Room) IBM Security announced it has collaborated with HCL Technologies (HCL) to help unify and streamline threat management for clients via a modernized security operation center (SOC) platform.

Digital Risk Company ZeroFox Aims to Double Sales from Partners (Channel Futures) Baltimore-based external theat intelligence and protection provider ZeroFox announced a global program for its channel partners.

Appgate SDP Introduces Clientless Zero Trust Network Access (BusinessWire) Appgate launches latest version of its Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) solution enabling clientless, browser-based access to protected resources.

Blue Tech Inc. Develops CYF4 Blockchain for the Office (Yahoo Finance) CYF4 has created an easy-to-use Blockchain program that can be used by companies to store their documents securely in the cloud.

CrowdStrike Security Cloud integrates with NDR and NTA solutions to defend against any threats (Help Net Security) CrowdStrike Security Cloud integrates with network detection and response solutions for comprehensive platform responses to threats.

Rewind Adds Backups for Trello to Cloud Backup Solution Portfolio (PRWeb) OTTAWA, Ontario (PRWEB) April 27, 2021

Rewind today announced the launch of Backups for Trello, an automated backup and on-demand data recovery tool that protects Trello boards and all associated

Kaspersky launches new course to defend users against doxing (SecurityBrief) Knowing the threats that are out there makes it easier to take measures to avoid them, and one such threat is doxing - the act of gathering and revealing identifying information about someone online against their will.

ProLion targets ransomware protection market in global expansion drive (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- ProLion, a best-in-class active ransomware and data protection solution for ONTAP storage, is set to target the global market for ransomware...

WhiteHat Security Adds Enterprise-Grade Attack Surface Management Features Through Bit Discovery Partnership (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHat Security, a wholly-owned, independent subsidiary of NTT Ltd. and a world leader in application security, today announced the rollout...

Corvus Insurance Enhances Digital Policyholder Experience with vCISO (BusinessWire) Corvus Insurance, the leading provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, today announced vCISO, an expansion of i

Fortinet reduces cyber skills gap with training advancement agenda (Express Computer) Read Article Fortinet, a global firm in integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, is continuing to make significant progress in helping close the skills gap through the NSE training institute programs and its Training Advancement Agenda (TAA).  By increasing the access of training, developing cybersecurity career pathways and connecting individuals to employers, the NSE training institute […]

Devo Technology Brings Cloud-Native Logging and Security Analytics Platform to ANZ Region (GlobeNewswire) Leading Security Solution Enters New Market at Pivotal Moment of Digital Transformation

Swimlane Platform Provides Key Automation Capabilities for EMEA Region (BusinessWire) Swimlane today shared that Q4 2020 was the company’s strongest ever quarter in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Milton Security Announces the Launch of Expert Services (Yahoo Finance) Milton Security, a leading provider of Threat Hunting as a Service, XDR & MDR (MxDR) SOC Services, announced today that it will be providing a new range of Expert Services to meet client demand for enhanced security capability. The move will greatly strengthen Milton Security's ability to deliver great services to clients with a focus on current security capability, offensive security services, and executive security consulting.

Kasten by Veeam Launches Kasten K10 v4.0 (Kasten) New Kasten K10 v4.0, the Industry’s First Kubernetes Native Ransomware Data Protection Solution, provides immutability against ransomware attacks and more!

Egnyte Democratizes Data Security for the Mid-Sized Enterprise (PRWeb) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (PRWEB) April 28, 2021

Egnyte, the unified content security, compliance, and collaboration solution for multicloud businesses, today announced new governance tools and servi

Dashlane's New Essentials Plan: Because Everyone Should Have a Password Manager (WFMZ.com) NEW YORK, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dashlane today unveiled a new Essentials plan, giving people a more flexible choice when deciding their password management needs. Based on feedback from

Tanium Helps Protect The University of Salford From Surge of Cyberattacks (Business Manchester) Tanium, the provider of endpoint management and security built for the world’s most demanding IT environments, today announced that the University of Salford has used the Tanium Platform to strengthen its defence against a surge of cyberattacks targeting the education sector. Tanium worked with the university to help it overcome several challenges that have emerged […]

Adobe Releases Open Source Anomaly Detection Tool "OSAS" (SecurityWeek) Adobe’s OSAS security intelligence toolset is meant to reduce data sparsity through introducing a new approach to data processing.

Intel SGX Protects German Electronic Patient Records (Intel) Intel Software Guard Extensions is government-verified technology to help secure sensitive patient and health information in Germany.

Pluribus Netvisor® ONE R6.1 Delivers Innovations in Data Center Fabric Scalability, Services and Automation and Expands Portfolio of Disaggregated Switches - Pluribus Networks (Pluribus Networks) Enhancements within Netvisor ONE and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ Resonate with Customers, Supporting Larger, Seamlessly Interconnected Fabrics and a Dynamic Packet Broker Solution

Tala Security Integrates with Fastly’s Compute@Edge Platform to Deliver High-Performance, Automated Implementation of its Data Security and Privacy Platforms (GlobeNewswire) Starting today, Tala Security customers can integrate with Fastly to leverage the full capabilities of Tala Protect and Tala Detect products to provide the actionable insights needed to immediately address data leakage and vulnerabilities using Fastly’s Compute@Edge serverless compute offering.

Attivo Networks’® EDN Solution Integrates with SentinelOne Singularity XDR to Deliver Protection Against Credential-Based Attacks (BusinessWire) Attivo Networks’® EDN Solution Integrates with SentinelOne Singularity XDR to Deliver Protection Against Credential-Based Attacks

Fidelis Detects Adversary Tactics & Techniques Early and Often Across All Stages of the Attack Lifecycle in MITRE Engenuity’s 2020 ATT&CK® Evaluation | Fidelis Cybersecurity (Fidelis Cybersecurity) The MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK 2020 evaluation showed Fidelis Endpoint EDR detected simulated Carbanak and Fin7 cyber crime attacks early

eSentire | Cybersecurity Protection for Smart City of Aurora, IL (eSentire) eSentire and Data Defenders partner to provide cost-saving, powerful MDR services to protect the Smart City of Aurora, IL from cyberattacks.

Symantec Endpoint Shines in the 2020 MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations (Symantec) Finding breaches is good but preventing them is critical

New infosec products of the week: April 23, 2021 (Help Net Security) The featured infosec products this week are from the following vendors: DataLocker, F5 Networks, HID Global and Zerto.

Saudi Aramco hires KPMG to oversee cyber security compliance among suppliers (The National) Companies will need to certificates to make sure they have met security standards

Israel's Tri-Logical to supply IoT and cyber solutions to Thailand's railway network (Israel Defense) Tri-Logical, a developer of IoT and cyber solutions for critical applications, was awarded a tender by the Thai government for monitoring the locomotives of the country's railway authority.

Dell Technologies Safeguards IT Environments with New Security Service Powered by Secureworks (Secureworks) Subscription-based managed service provides around-the-clock access to security experts, endpoint protection and visibility across devices, data centers and cloud environments

Valencia CF incorporates Acronis as new 'Official Cyber Protection Partner' (Acronis) For information about Acronis and Acronis' products or to schedule an interview, please send an email or get through to Acronis' representative, using media contacts.

ZeroFOX Embraces Partner-First Strategy to Further Accelerate Rapid Growth, Launches New Global Partner Program (Yahoo Finance) ZeroFOX, leader in External Threat Intelligence and Protection, today announced the launch of the ZeroFOX Global Partner Program, a strategic pivot to a partner-first strategy. This move significantly increases ZeroFOX’s investment in partner enablement and commitment to conducting all business with and through their full partner ecosystem.

CrowdStrike Security Cloud Integrates with Network Detection and Response Solutions For Comprehensive Platform Responses to Threats | crowdstrike.com (CrowdStrike) CrowdStrike announced today a series of integrations with CrowdStrike Security Cloud for greater end-to-end visibility and contextual insights to combat threats.

Evalian earn CREST accreditation for penetration testing services Evalian (Evalian) Evalian has recently achieved globally recognised CREST accreditation for our penetration testing services.

Better detection from endpoint to network: IronNet partners with CrowdStrike (IronNet) IronNet partners with Crowdstrike to deliver advanced detection and Collective Defense across endpoints and networks to increases visibility of attacks.

SecurityScorecard to Offer Comprehensive Cybersecurity Ratings and Remediation Intelligence to Users of EY BRETA Platform (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- SecurityScorecard, a global leader in cybersecurity ratings, has announced that it will start providing users of EY BRETA (Business...

IGI Cybersecurity Adds macOS Agent to its Nodeware(R) Vulnerability Management Solution (AccessWire) The Nodeware® Agent for macOS brings its improved network visibility and monitoring to the Mac world ROCHESTER, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2021 / The creator of Nodeware vulnerability management, IGI Cybersecurity (OTC:IMCI), has built on the success of its Windows agent to provide the same level of detail and visibility in a dedicated macOS agent. The agent further enables security for macOS machines operating in remote and hybrid

Goya Foods Deploys Accedian Skylight for Microsecond Network Visibility and Future Readiness Fit (Accedian) “Accedian Skylight’s state-of-the-art sensor technology is truly unique in the industry,” said Suvajit Basu, Head of IT at Goya Foods.

Trend Micro Transforms Channel Program to Advance Cloud Security and Services (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced a major refresh of the Trend Micro partner...

Spirent Introduces Industry’s First Subscription-Based Automated 5G Core Test Suite - Spirent (Spirent) Significantly reduces service provider 5G core validation time and costs

Gallagher Announces Global Distribution Agreement with Invixium (Invixium) Gallagher and Invixium announce that they have signed a global distribution agreement for Gallagher to resell Invixium’s innovative biometric solutions globally.

Kemp Joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (AiThority) Kemp, the always-on application experience (AX) company, has joined the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), an ecosystem

Mandiant Advantage Expands SaaS platform with New Mandiant Automated Defense Module (Dark Reading) Cyber security's comprehensive news site is now an online community for security professionals, outlining cyber threats and the technologies for defending against them.

SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook Updated for US-CERT Alert (AA21-110A) Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities (SafeBreach) SafeBreach Labs has updated the Hacker's Playbook™ with new attack methods for malware samples described in US-CERT Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities which addresses multiple vulnerabilities that
include two threat groups – APT5, a Chinese state-sponsored threat group and UNC2717, a yet unattributed group.

One partners with Onfido for best-in-class ID document review (Onfido) One values Onfido's AI-based learning to help reduce the need for manual verification

People

Strategic Advisors Help to Drive Licel's Ambitious Growth Targets (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Licel is pleased to announce that it has appointed the experienced cybersecurity business advisor, Andy Williams, to its Advisory Board....

Guardicore Appoints Nick Baglin as VP of EMEA Sales (BusinessWire) Company Adds Proven Leadership in EMEA Region to Accelerate Record Growth on Global Scale

Infrascale Names Sarah Hamilton Senior Vice President, Marketing (Infrascale) Infrascale, a cloud-based data protection company providing industry-leading backup and disaster recovery solutions, today announced the appointment of Sarah Hamilton as Senior Vice President, Marketing. Hamilton brings more than 20 years of experience to Infrascale, having held key positions at companies including Sungard Availability Services, RSA, FireMon, and Dell EMC. At Infrascale, Hamilton will be responsible for all aspects of marketing, including revenue marketing, brand management, product and solutions marketing, global communications, digital marketing, and channel marketing.

SolarWinds MSP Spinoff N-able Hires RSA Vet to Lead Tech, Product (Channel Futures) N-able, the planned SolarWinds MSP spinoff, has hired RSA Security vet Mike Adler as its new chief technology and product officer.

RSA announces key executive hires to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team (Help Net Security) RSA announced Armen Najarian, Leah Evanski, and Dan Welch as three new additions to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team.

Optiv Security Announces Key Executive Appointments to Support Growth Strategy (Optiv) Optiv has announced three key appointments: Heather Strbiak, CHRO; Heather Rim, CMO; and Ahmed Shah, SVP, Strategic Alliances.

Digital Guardian Appoints Security Industry Veteran Richard Orange as EMEA Sales VP (Digital Guardian) Former Forescout Executive to Lead EMEA Expansion Amid Surge in Buyer Demand for Data Loss Prevention

RSA Announces Key Executive Hires to Accelerate Fraud & Risk Intelligence Business (BusinessWire) RSA today announced Armen Najarian, Leah Evanski, and Dan Welch as three new additions to the Fraud & Risk Intelligence executive team.

Pathlock Continues Strategic Expansion with New Appointments to Executive Team (PR Newswire) /PRNewswire/ -- Pathlock, the leading provider of unified access orchestration, today introduces several key new hires to the Pathlock team. The most recent...

NTT Research Names Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (BusinessWire) NTT Research, Inc., a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that it has named Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Most re

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. Further Strengthens Board of Directors and Advisory Council (BusinessWire) The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. welcomes new Board of Directors and Advisory Council members.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Joins Tanium Board of Directors (BusinessWire) Tanium, the provider of endpoint management and security built for the world's most demanding IT environments, today announced that Ash Carter has joi

Red Canary Adds New Executives to Expand Global Operations (Red Canary) John Turner and Rick Caccia Join from Google to Lead Sales and Marketing

Abnormal Security Adds Fortune 500-level Security Leadership Experience with Appointment of Mike Britton as Chief Information Security Officer (BusinessWire) Abnormal Security Adds Fortune 500-level Security Leadership Experience with Appointment of Mike Britton as Chief Information Security Officer

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