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Leading Energy Companies Tap Fortress to Build and Operate Industry Repository To Identify and Remediate Critical Software Vulnerabilities

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. utilities industry is banding together to help suppliers identify and remediate vulnerabilities in software managing mission-critical applications for the U.S. energy industry. Several investor-owned utilities -- including American Electric Power and Avangrid Networks – today partnered with Fortress Information Security (Fortress) to launch the North America Energy Software Assurance Database (NAESAD) at the 2023 DistribuTECH Conference. NAESAD will provide the energy industry with a comprehensive Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) repository for every vendor.

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. utilities industry is banding together to help suppliers identify and remediate vulnerabilities in software managing mission-critical applications for the U.S. energy industry.
  • NAESAD will provide the energy industry with a comprehensive Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) repository for every vendor.
  • Over the past several years, SolarWinds and Log4J vulnerabilities have highlighted the need to have a fundamental accounting for every software component used within the energy industry.
  • In close collaboration with forward-looking software providers, the repository will enable utilities to identify, triage, and remediate the most impactful and destructive risks.

Secret Double Octopus Enables Phishing-Resistant Passwordless MFA for Password-Centric Environments

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Secret Double Octopus (SDO) today announced the release of new phishing-resistant passwordless MFA capabilities for customers with password-centric directory infrastructure.

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  • Secret Double Octopus (SDO) today announced the release of new phishing-resistant passwordless MFA capabilities for customers with password-centric directory infrastructure.
  • Organizations using SDOs Octopus Platform can achieve Presidential Executive Order M-22-09s phishing-resistant MFA mandates and meet stringent cyber insurance criteria with new capabilities available to adopters of the companys Octopus Authentication Platform.
  • We are excited to be unveiling these critical capabilities for our customers to fight back the phishing menace, said Shimrit Tzur-David, Co-founder and CSO of Secret Double Octopus.
  • From leveraging existing MFA authenticators to supporting legacy on premise applications, no other desktop MFA and enterprise passwordless platform offers as much robustness and flexibility as the Octopus solution.

Mid-Year Trends Financial Institutions Should Watch

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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These issues will remain important for all financial institutions success today and in the future.

Key Points: 
  • These issues will remain important for all financial institutions success today and in the future.
  • Several financial institutions, particularly credit unions, launched buy/sell/hold crypto capabilities in recent months in partnership with fintech firms providing the supporting custodial services, as required by regulators current stances.
  • SRM continues to see a role for financial institutions in the BNPL space an idea explored in this recent white paper .
  • Although regulation will increase, financial institutions are equipped to navigate this challenge.

5E Breaks Ground on U.S. Based Boron Facility to Restore U.S. Supply

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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HOUSTON, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEAM) (ASX:5EA) (“5E” or the “Company”) has broken ground and commenced construction activities on its Small-Scale Boron Facility (“SSBF”) with a leading U.S. publicly traded full-service contractor. The SSBF is scheduled to enter service in Q4 2022 and represents the first new U.S. based source of boron in more than 50 years.

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  • The SSBF is scheduled to enter service in Q4 2022 and represents the first new U.S. based source of boron in more than 50 years.
  • Production from the SSBF will be used to advance customer contracts for boron advanced materials, optimize engineering and construction for 5Es large-scale boron and lithium facility, and generate sales.
  • Securing a reliable and sustainable supply of critical materials has become a key focus of the U.S. government given reliance on at risk international supply and escalating geopolitical tensions.
  • To promote the national defense, the United States must secure a reliable and sustainable supply of such strategic and critical materials.

BeyondTrust Public Sector Cybersecurity Trends Report Reveals Recent Government Policy Actions Are Galvanizing Agency Cybersecurity Improvements

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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To better understand the state of security in the U.S. public sector, BeyondTrust commissioned ReRez Research of Dallas, Texas, to conduct the survey.

Key Points: 
  • To better understand the state of security in the U.S. public sector, BeyondTrust commissioned ReRez Research of Dallas, Texas, to conduct the survey.
  • The results provide a nuanced view of public sector security in a state of transformation, as cyberattacks against all levels of federal, state and local government have risen sharply in recent years.
  • The report gauged which IT trends and evolving threats were most concerning for public sector security professionals, both today and in the near future (1 to 3 years).
  • Recent government policy actions are galvanizing agency cybersecurity improvements.

Contrast Security Provides Application Security Leadership and Direction for Software Supply Chain Risk in Support of White House Executive Order

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrast Security, a leader in modernizing application security, today announced it enables organizations to make the software bill of materials (SBoM) mandate a reality. By leveraging its influence in the market and relationship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Contrast — and its Application Security Platform — directly supports the majority of the goals of President Joe Biden's executive order to improve the nation's cybersecurity. Application security is arguably the most critical priority in the executive order, and preparing for stricter guidelines and higher levels of security in applications and the broader software supply chain should begin today. 

Key Points: 
  • Application security is arguably the most critical priority in the executive order, and preparing for stricter guidelines and higher levels of security in applications and the broader software supply chain should begin today.
  • It should be no surprise that improvements to application security are a recurring topic throughout the executive order's various sections.
  • Specifically, President Biden calls for greater software supply chain transparency via SBoM, which removes the need to assess procured software source code.
  • Contrast Security provides the industry's most modern and comprehensive Application Security Platform, removing security roadblock inefficiencies and empowering enterprises to write and release secure application code faster.

Contrast Security Provides Application Security Leadership and Direction for Software Supply Chain Risk in Support of White House Executive Order

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
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LOS ALTOS, Calif., Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrast Security, a leader in modernizing application security, today announced it enables organizations to make the software bill of materials (SBoM) mandate a reality. By leveraging its influence in the market and relationship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Contrast — and its Application Security Platform — directly supports the majority of the goals of President Joe Biden's executive order to improve the nation's cybersecurity. Application security is arguably the most critical priority in the executive order, and preparing for stricter guidelines and higher levels of security in applications and the broader software supply chain should begin today. 

Key Points: 
  • Application security is arguably the most critical priority in the executive order, and preparing for stricter guidelines and higher levels of security in applications and the broader software supply chain should begin today.
  • It should be no surprise that improvements to application security are a recurring topic throughout the executive order's various sections.
  • Specifically, President Biden calls for greater software supply chain transparency via SBoM, which removes the need to assess procured software source code.
  • Contrast Security provides the industry's most modern and comprehensive Application Security Platform, removing security roadblock inefficiencies and empowering enterprises to write and release secure application code faster.

June 19 Museum, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Ms. Jacqueline Griffin to its Board of Advisors

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021
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Ms. Griffin will be a spotlight speaking at special Juneteenth banquets and become a Juneteenth Ambassador.

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  • Ms. Griffin will be a spotlight speaking at special Juneteenth banquets and become a Juneteenth Ambassador.
  • Jacqueline (aka Momma Griffin) Griffin is a Motivational Speaker, mother of three, grandmother, and retired Army Sergeant.
  • Ms. Griffin has two amazingly talented daughters: Miss Jihan Griffin and Miss Dejon Griffin and four gorgeous, intelligent, and talented granddaughters Jania Moten, Reese Griffin, Gloria Griffin, and Gameya Griffin and a handsome grandson, Baylor Griffin.
  • About June 19 Museum Inc.
    June 19 Museum, Inc. develops world-class tourist destinations dedicated to the Juneteenth Holiday.