Cyberspace

Everything Blockchain, Inc. Expands Board with Appointment of Two Independent Directors in Preparation for Up Listing to Senior Exchange

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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The Company filled the new positions through unanimous approval of the Board of Directors and a majority of its shareholders.

Key Points: 
  • The Company filled the new positions through unanimous approval of the Board of Directors and a majority of its shareholders.
  • Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr. and Thomas G Amon accepted the positions on the Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Schaeffer is a former Senior Executive with the National Security Agency (NSA), with almost 50 years in the Information Security, Cyber Security, and Intelligence space.
  • Since retiring in 2010, Mr. Schaeffer has continued to pursue his passion for improving the security of U.S. and partner interests in the Cyber domain.

WillCo Tech's CyberSTAR Provides Measurable Cybersecurity Readiness for the Department of Defense and Defense Industrial Base

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Thursday, August 12, 2021
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These attacks come at a time when the government is suffering from a severe shortage in its cyber workforce.

Key Points: 
  • These attacks come at a time when the government is suffering from a severe shortage in its cyber workforce.
  • WillCo Tech's CyberSTAR platform directly addresses the organizing, recruiting, and development recommendations, offering agencies and contractors a measurable readiness solution to cyber threats.
  • CyberSTAR provides out-of-the-box policy reporting and measurable readiness at scale."
  • WillCo Tech's proprietary CyberSTAR platform continues to serve as the largest cybersecurity compliance and readiness platform utilized by the federal government and the Department of Defense (DoD), actively supporting over threemillion registered DoD users.

Great Plains Communications Introduces Enhanced DDoS Protection, Providing Real-time Threat Protection and Mitigation

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Denial-of-service attacks, Cyberwarfare, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Cyberattack, Cyberspace, Internet

Blair, Nebraska, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Plains Communications (GPC) , a growing Midwestern telecommunications provider, today announced the availability of GPC Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection service for mitigating todays ever-increasing and more sophisticated DDoS attacks.

Key Points: 
  • Blair, Nebraska, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Plains Communications (GPC) , a growing Midwestern telecommunications provider, today announced the availability of GPC Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection service for mitigating todays ever-increasing and more sophisticated DDoS attacks.
  • To meet enterprise network and application cybersecurity requirements, GPC DDoS Protection offers both proactive and on-demand mitigation services, along with network traffic analytics accessible via a web-based customer portal.
  • GPC DDoS Protection provides 24x7 DDoS monitoring and notifications for Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
  • Great Plains Communications is one of the largest privately-owned telecommunications providers in the Midwest and is headquartered in Blair, Nebraska.

Study Reveals Video Emails Offer Relief as Inbox Fatigue Continues to Rise

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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Some participants also remembered video content better than text and may be far more likely to act on a video message than a text message -- an essential finding for employers and leaders of sales organizations looking for new ways to engage customers.

Key Points: 
  • When shown a video message, respondents tended to enter a happy, pleased, or alert state and feel less fatigue.
  • In addition, viewers who read text with embedded video felt fewer negative emotions than those who read text alone.
  • Videos that included dynamic effects (e.g., animation, motion, sound effects, screenshots) and relevant video titles have an even higher chance of memorability.
  • Participants tended to feel more motivated and less fatigued while viewing the video emails versus text emails.

The Graph Foundation Launches a Record-Breaking $2.5M Bug Bounty Program on Immunefi

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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The program will feature the world's largest active security bounty at $2.5M for the most serious vulnerabilities discovered.

Key Points: 
  • The program will feature the world's largest active security bounty at $2.5M for the most serious vulnerabilities discovered.
  • The announced bounty program focuses on addressing possible risks to The Graph ecosystem such as loss of user funds, exposure of private information and others.
  • "We at Immunefi strive to protect projects against smart contract hacks by helping create, run, and promote best practice bug bounty programs.
  • Immunefi is the leading bug bounty and security services platform for DeFi, which features the world's largest bounties.

Validity and Spamhaus Launch Partnership to Educate Email Marketers and Enable Safer Outreach

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Spamming, Computing, Marketing, Malware, Cyberspace, Computer network security, Multi-agent systems, The Spamhaus Project, Emotet, Email spam, Botnet, eMail

In order to keep pace with the onslaught of malicious activity, Validity integrates the leading blocklists into its platform, courtesy of Spamhaus.

Key Points: 
  • In order to keep pace with the onslaught of malicious activity, Validity integrates the leading blocklists into its platform, courtesy of Spamhaus.
  • The ongoing partnership will bring together more data exchanges that help each partner do what they do best - educate senders and fight malicious mail.
  • For example, in Q2 2021 Spamhaus worked with the FBI to help remediate the compromised email accounts following the Emotet botnet takedown.
  • When marketers conduct email efforts fairly, security services and mail providers can spend more time focusing on truly malicious senders.

Litmus Debuts Speakers For Litmus Live 2021

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Marketing, Online advertising, Digital marketing, eMail, Email marketing, Market research, Spamming, Litmus, Cyberspace, World Wide Web

BOSTONand SAN MATEO, Calif, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Litmus , the leader in email marketing, today announces its plan for Litmus Live 2021 , the premier conference for marketers, from CMOs, VPs, and directors to email marketing strategists, copywriters, designers, and developers.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTONand SAN MATEO, Calif, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Litmus , the leader in email marketing, today announces its plan for Litmus Live 2021 , the premier conference for marketers, from CMOs, VPs, and directors to email marketing strategists, copywriters, designers, and developers.
  • At Litmus Live, marketers will learn how to optimize their email program and leverage an email-first approach: utilizing email as an accelerator, converter, and relationship-builder.
  • Sessions and workshops at Litmus Live 2021 will provide attendees with the necessary insights to unlock desired results in our present and future marketing landscape."
  • To keep updated with Litmus Live 2021 updates and to register for the event, visit litmus.com/conference .

Greystones Awarded Air Force Advanced Battle Management System IDIQ Contract

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Greystones Group, a leading provider of AI/ML-based analytics, system engineering, force modernization & cyberspace operations, has been awarded one of several prime positions on the unrestricted Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) (IDIQ) contract, valued at $950M over 10 years.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Greystones Group, a leading provider of AI/ML-based analytics, system engineering, force modernization & cyberspace operations, has been awarded one of several prime positions on the unrestricted Air Force Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) (IDIQ) contract, valued at $950M over 10 years.
  • ABMS is the Air Force component of DoD's Next Generation Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept, designed to enable all Services to operate as a unified force across multiple integrated platforms and domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum).
  • The contract allows Greystones to compete on efforts to transform command and control capabilities across the Air Force in an open architecture family of systems.
  • Greystones Group is a certified WOSB headquartered in Washington, DC with office locations around the country.

Less Than Half of Organizations Have Adjusted Marketing Technology Strategy to Comply with Privacy Laws

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Marketing, Data management, Security, Communications, Technology, Software, Spamming, eMail, Microsoft, Cyberspace, Marketing, Online advertising, Digital marketing, Terms of service, Email marketing, Outlook.com, Internet privacy, Opt-in email

The findings reveal nearly half (44.7%) of organizations have had to add or change technology in the marketing stack to comply with privacy laws, and some are spending upwards of $10,000 every year to remain up to date with requirements.

Key Points: 
  • The findings reveal nearly half (44.7%) of organizations have had to add or change technology in the marketing stack to comply with privacy laws, and some are spending upwards of $10,000 every year to remain up to date with requirements.
  • Respondents' answers also varied depending on region, particularly in how many required technology additions to their marketing stack to comply with privacy laws.
  • For example, only 35.4% in North America added to their stack, while almost half (49.5%) of respondents in EMEA noted an added spend.
  • Running email validation software and implementing double opt-in features improve the effectiveness of email marketing by reducing bounce rates and drastically improving inbox placements.

Red Sift and Entrust Survey: Showing a Logo Positively Affects Consumer Interaction With Emails, Open Rates, Buying Behavior, Brand Recall and Confidence

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Security, Technology, Software, Internet, Email authentication, eMail, Online advertising, Bimi, DMARC, Brand, Open rate, Cyberspace, Computer networking, Marketing, Red Sift, Entrust Corporation, RED SIFT, ENTRUST CORPORATION

The survey found that among consumers, the inclusion of a registered logo using BIMI standards:

Key Points: 
  • The survey found that among consumers, the inclusion of a registered logo using BIMI standards:
    Increased open rates by 21%, irrespective of brand strength or market share.
  • Brands can manage their logo and obtain VMCs from Entrust right through the Red Sift OnDMARC interface and get their emails DMARC-secured more quickly.
  • We assessed the impact of logo visibility (enabled by BIMI) on transactional email, promotional email, open rates, brand recall, buying choices and confidence in legitimacy.
  • The Red Sift Open Cloud is a data analysis platform that is purpose-built for the challenges of cybersecurity.