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TrustCloud Becomes HITRUST Approved Readiness Licensee, to Make HITRUST Accessible and Affordable for Healthcare Technology Companies

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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BOSTON, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TrustCloud™, the Trust Assurance platform using AI to upgrade GRC into a profit center, announced today that they are an authorized HITRUST readiness licensee. With this new qualification, TrustCloud can help companies prepare for a HITRUST e1, i1 or r2 assessment, in addition to many other frameworks including HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and more. By combining efficient audit prep with faster security reviews to accelerate revenue and a dynamic, enterprise-wide risk register to decrease liability, TrustCloud upgrades GRC into a profit center for healthcare and insurance technology companies.

Key Points: 
  • By combining efficient audit prep with faster security reviews to accelerate revenue and a dynamic, enterprise-wide risk register to decrease liability, TrustCloud upgrades GRC into a profit center for healthcare and insurance technology companies.
  • Given the rigorous nature of the HITRUST framework, companies seeking certification are often looking for guidance and support when preparing for a HITRUST audit.
  • TrustCloud is excited to join HITRUST as an authorized readiness partner, so we can make HITRUST accessible, affordable, and revenue-generating for a new set of healthcare and insurance businesses, who are ready to upgrade GRC into a profit center."
  • To learn more about the TrustCloud platform and see how we help companies prepare for HITRUST audits, visit https://www.trustcloud.ai/ .

OpsMx Announces Industry’s First Deployment Firewall

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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“A deployment firewall gives organizations a simpler, more effective way to enforce their own software delivery process,” said Gopal Dommety, CEO and founder of OpsMx.

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  • “A deployment firewall gives organizations a simpler, more effective way to enforce their own software delivery process,” said Gopal Dommety, CEO and founder of OpsMx.
  • Just as a network firewall blocks “bad actors” from accessing a network, a deployment firewall blocks “bad application releases" from being deployed to production environments.
  • OpsMx will be demonstrating the Deployment Firewall at Kubecon 2023 , November 6-9, 2023.
  • OpsMx has added deployment firewall capabilities to the OpsMx Deploy Shield and OpsMx SecureCD products.

Enterprise Strategy Group Research Reveals Majority Organizations View Ransomware as a Top-three Threat to the Viability of the Business

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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The research indicates that nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents consider ransomware to be one of the top three most serious threats to the viability of the organization.

Key Points: 
  • The research indicates that nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents consider ransomware to be one of the top three most serious threats to the viability of the organization.
  • The study was conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and co-sponsored by Zerto.
  • Combined with evolving techniques and targets designed to motivate payment from victim organizations, this data highlights the crucial need to reengineer recovery processes for ransomware attacks.
  • In addition, nearly 60% of respondent organizations report an impact to regulated data, such as personally identifiable information, in successful ransomware attacks.

Red Hat OpenShift Now Available in AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat OpenShift is now available in AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that makes it easier to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Key Points: 
  • Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat OpenShift is now available in AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors that makes it easier to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  • The Red Hat OpenShift listing in AWS Marketplace for the U.S. IC includes the necessary components to install and configure self-managed Red Hat OpenShift on AWS.
  • AWS Marketplace for the U.S. IC provides the same convenience and benefits as the commercial AWS Marketplace, including the ability to apply committed AWS spend on Red Hat solutions.
  • Red Hat OpenShift is now available in AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community.

New Enterprise Strategy Group Study Shows Cyber Attacks are Rapidly Increasing Despite Security Perimeter and Mitigation Strategies

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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In a new Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study released today, 65 percent of organizations confirmed that ransomware is one of the top three threats to their viability.

Key Points: 
  • In a new Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) study released today, 65 percent of organizations confirmed that ransomware is one of the top three threats to their viability.
  • The ESG study, titled “ 2023 Ransomware Preparedness: Lighting the Way to Readiness and Mitigation ” surveyed information technology (IT) and cybersecurity professionals working within organizations across the United States and Western Europe.
  • According to the study, 74 percent of respondents are concerned that their backups could be compromised by ransomware.
  • These measures prevent the type of data loss that has become so common, offering our customers a solid return on their preparedness investment.”

Red Canary Announces Readiness, Redefining Incident Response Preparedness

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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DENVER, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Canary, a leader in managed detection and response, launched Red Canary Readiness, a new portfolio of offerings that gives teams a whole new way to train and prepare for incidents. Now any company can improve their incident response preparedness by empowering their security teams to practice and validate the skills, processes, and playbooks required to quickly respond to cyber and business continuity threats.

Key Points: 
  • Now any company can improve their incident response preparedness by empowering their security teams to practice and validate the skills, processes, and playbooks required to quickly respond to cyber and business continuity threats.
  • Now our team can continuously train and benchmark our progress, learning from the Red Canary team who respond to real-world threats daily.
  • "Just having an incident response plan and a set of playbooks is no longer enough.
  • "We're excited to announce the launch of Readiness Exercises, a comprehensive solution that combines tabletop exercises, cybersecurity training, and atomic testing into a seamless, continuous learning experience," said Brian Beyer, CEO of Red Canary.

Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition Hosts Successful 2023 Legislative Summit

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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MARBLEHEAD, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) announced that Senator Jerry Moran, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), have been awarded the 2023 WPRC Sentinel Award for their legislative leadership on behalf of the domestic defense industrial base that supports U.S. servicemembers and homeland security personnel.

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  • MARBLEHEAD, Mass., March 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition (WPRC) announced that Senator Jerry Moran, and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), have been awarded the 2023 WPRC Sentinel Award for their legislative leadership on behalf of the domestic defense industrial base that supports U.S. servicemembers and homeland security personnel.
  • In addition, he is the Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and serves on Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
  • The Sentinel Award presentation took place during the 2023 WPRC Legislative Summit, conducted on Capitol Hill.
  • The Legislative Summit included a speaking program, allowing WPRC members to hear remarks from United States Marine Corps Brigadier General David.

Fortinet Expands its Services and Training Offerings to Further Support SOC Teams in Preventing and Defending Against Cyber Threats

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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“Fortinet builds ML-driven automation into all of its SOC offerings to support short-staffed teams affected by the cybersecurity skills shortage.

Key Points: 
  • “Fortinet builds ML-driven automation into all of its SOC offerings to support short-staffed teams affected by the cybersecurity skills shortage.
  • The prevailing talent shortage remains one of the top challenges facing SOC teams globally.
  • SOC teams require an immediate solution to mitigate these challenges through investment in automated and integrated SOC and cybersecurity technologies and experienced professionals to better protect against threats.
  • Learn more about Fortinet’s free cybersecurity training , which includes broad cyber awareness and product training.

Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition Applauds Final Passage of the Homeland Procurement Reform (HOPR) Act

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Monday, January 9, 2023
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MARBLEHEAD, Mass., Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition ( WPRC ) commends the inclusion of the “Homeland Procurement Reform Act” in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, recently signed into law by President Joseph Biden.

Key Points: 
  • MARBLEHEAD, Mass., Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition ( WPRC ) commends the inclusion of the “Homeland Procurement Reform Act” in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, recently signed into law by President Joseph Biden.
  • Currently, many DHS agencies purchase uniforms and equipment manufactured in foreign countries that lack supply chain dependability and secure protocols for handling sensitive uniform items.
  • The HOPR Act builds upon procurement laws such as the Berry Amendment and the Kissell Amendment by expanding opportunities for American manufacturers that meet specific, domestic manufacturing criteria.
  • The WPRC looks forward to working with the DHS and the White House to encourage the rapid implementation of this domestic procurement policy.”