Cryptography

Cybersecurity Readiness in a Pandemic Era

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Cybercrime, Computer security, Computer network security, Cryptography, Information governance, Cyberwarfare, Articles, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Cyber-security regulation

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning are two critical components of a good cybersecurity strategy.

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  • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning are two critical components of a good cybersecurity strategy.
  • There is no doubt that a coronavirus outbreak will have a significant economic impact on businesses, especially those located in affected areas.
  • Cyber criminals often take advantage of major global events as a way to trick users and infect systems, the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic is no exception.
  • Akouto is a cybersecurity firm based in Toronto, Canada offering a suite of cybersecurity services to protect systems, reduce risk and improve overall security.

Cyber Reliant Corp announces transformative true random number generation methodology using only software on devices with sensors

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Intelligence agencies, National security, Prevention, Cryptography, Data security, Crime prevention, National Security Agency, National Information Assurance Partnership, Encryption, Random number generation, Internet of things

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Cyber Reliant, an NIAP NSA CSfC certified data protection innovator, announces a ground-breaking advancement in True Random Number Generation.

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  • ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Cyber Reliant, an NIAP NSA CSfC certified data protection innovator, announces a ground-breaking advancement in True Random Number Generation.
  • This novel approach uses a patent-pending process to utilize sensors on commercial devices to create provably true random encryption algorithms and does not require the use of a specialized chip set.
  • Cyber Reliant will apply this capability to their quantum resistant data protection platform to enhance game changing data protection for customers in healthcare, financial services, defense and aerospace, IoT and communications.
  • By transforming the properties of data itself, the Cyber Reliant platform ensures data is never in the clear at rest, in use, or in transit.

ColorTokens Named Gold Winner for Micro-segmentation at Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Computer network security, Computer security, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Information governance, Cyberwarfare, Computing

The company took home the Gold Award for its Micro-segmentation product and earned four Silver Awards for excellence in Cloud Security, Zero Trust Security , Endpoint Security , and Application Security.

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  • The company took home the Gold Award for its Micro-segmentation product and earned four Silver Awards for excellence in Cloud Security, Zero Trust Security , Endpoint Security , and Application Security.
  • Each year, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards evaluate hundreds of products, companies, and services from the world's leading cybersecurity companies.
  • We're thrilled that the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards have delivered such a strong endorsement of our solutions," said Rajesh Khazanchi, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of ColorTokens.
  • ColorTokens' success at the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards comes on the heels of the company taking home an event-best six awards at RSAC 2019, including Next Gen Security Company of the Year.

Major European financial infrastructures join forces against cyber threats

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare, Computer security, Cyberspace, Computer network security, Cryptography, Cyberattack, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, Cyber

PRESS RELEASE

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  • PRESS RELEASE

    Major European financial infrastructures join forces against cyber threats

    27 February 2020

    A group of Europes largest and most important financial infrastructures, members of the Euro Cyber Resilience Board for pan-European Financial Infrastructures (ECRB), chaired by the European Central Bank (ECB), today launched an initiative to share vital cybersecurity threat information to help protect European citizens savings against cybercriminals.

  • This is the first time that major financial infrastructures, Europol and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) have jointly taken steps against cyber risk, said ECB Executive Board member and ECRB Chair, Fabio Panetta.
  • Cyber threats pose a serious risk to the stability of the European and global financial system.
  • Cyber threats are borderless and the capabilities of the attackers are constantly evolving, threatening to disrupt the interconnected global financial systems.

FNTS' First Protector IT Security Program Helps Growing Small to Medium-Sized Organizations Stay Secure

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Cryptography, Information governance, Prevention, Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, Hacking, Computer security, Vulnerability, Security, Information security

OMAHA, Neb,, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --FNTS, a leading cloud and IT managed services provider, has announced the creation of First Protector, a new information security program aimed at guarding small and medium-sized organizations against cyber threats.

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  • OMAHA, Neb,, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --FNTS, a leading cloud and IT managed services provider, has announced the creation of First Protector, a new information security program aimed at guarding small and medium-sized organizations against cyber threats.
  • Small and mid-sized organizations can be particularly at risk, which led us to create the First Protector program for these organizations to secure infrastructure, identify vulnerabilities and thwart potential security issues to avoid costly downtime," FNTS President Kim Whittaker said.
  • "We feel this consolidated security service offering is second to none," Whittaker said.
  • "As reliability and security remain paramount, FNTS First Protector is a comprehensive and future-focused option for businesses that by industry average are using around 20 different information security products from 10 different vendors."

GrayMatter's empowerGUARD Supercharges Cybersecurity at Network Edge

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Computer network security, Cybercrime, Cryptography, Information governance, Cyberwarfare, Computer security, Information Age

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Few expect to find inspiration while peering into a computer network server closet overcrowded with proprietary, single-purpose devices.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Few expect to find inspiration while peering into a computer network server closet overcrowded with proprietary, single-purpose devices.
  • But that's what sparked GrayMatter Cybersecurity Solutions experts Scott Christensen and Tom Walker to develop empowerGUARD a new, all-in-one cybersecurity appliance from GrayMatter.
  • empowerGUARDcombines the power of multiple cybersecurity solutions into a single, pre-validated installation operating at the network edge.
  • "It really lines up with our mission of helping operational technology professionals eliminate network vulnerabilities, guard against active threats and control any virtualized program they want at the edge," said GrayMatter Cybersecurity Lead Scott Christensen.

Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss, Tony Hawk and Nick Szabo to Headline Bitcoin 2020 Conference Held in San Francisco, March 27-28

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Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Money, Blockchains, Economy, Cryptography, Nick Szabo, Book:Bitcoin, Economics of bitcoin

Hosted by Bitcoin Magazine , Bitcoin 2020 will provide unparalleled content from the people and ideas that are shaping the original cryptocurrency.

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  • Hosted by Bitcoin Magazine , Bitcoin 2020 will provide unparalleled content from the people and ideas that are shaping the original cryptocurrency.
  • The inaugural Bitcoin 2019 conference saw 2,000 Bitcoiners converge on San Francisco to celebrate 10 years of Bitcoin.
  • Bitcoin 2020 and eToro want to help you stack sats and attend Bitcoin 2020 for free.
  • 100+ Speakers including Nick Szabo, Tony Hawk, Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss, and Adam Back.

ColorTokens Named Gold Winner for Micro-segmentation at Cybersecurity Excellence Awards

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Computer network security, Computer security, Cryptography, Cybercrime, Information governance, Cyberwarfare, Computing

The company took home the Gold Award for its Micro-segmentation product and earned four Silver Awards for excellence in Cloud Security, Zero Trust Security , Endpoint Security , and Application Security.

Key Points: 
  • The company took home the Gold Award for its Micro-segmentation product and earned four Silver Awards for excellence in Cloud Security, Zero Trust Security , Endpoint Security , and Application Security.
  • Each year, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards evaluate hundreds of products, companies, and services from the world's leading cybersecurity companies.
  • We're thrilled that the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards have delivered such a strong endorsement of our solutions," said Rajesh Khazanchi, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of ColorTokens.
  • ColorTokens' success at the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards comes on the heels of the company taking home an event-best six awards at RSAC 2019, including Next Gen Security Company of the Year.

Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) Named to NSA's CSfC Trusted Integrator List

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Intelligence agencies, National security, Mass surveillance, National Security Agency, United States government secrecy, Cryptography, Security, CSFC, Computer security, Central Security Service

MCLEAN, Va. and AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) announced today that it was named aTrusted Integratorwithin the National Security Agency's (NSA) Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Program.

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  • MCLEAN, Va. and AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) announced today that it was named aTrusted Integratorwithin the National Security Agency's (NSA) Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Program.
  • NDi demonstrated compliance against the strict organizational and personnel criteria established by the CSfC program.
  • NSA/CSS established the CSfC Program ( https://www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/csfc/ ) to allow Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) customers to implement secure IT solutions using approved commercial products for protecting classified National Security Systems (NSS) data.
  • This enables government and security agencies to engage CsFC Trusted Integrators to design, build, and configure classified-level IT solutions in months, rather than years.

Document Security Systems, Inc. and Market Defense Launch AuthentiGuard® Security Paper

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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Prevention, Security engineering, Packaging, Security, Cryptography, Forgery, Computer security, Authentication, Information security, Counterfeit, Security paper

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (DSS) (NYSE American: DSS), a leader in anti-counterfeit, authentication and diversion protection technologies and Market Defense, LLC, today announced the launch of the companys AuthentiGuard Security Paper to the general market.

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  • ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (DSS) (NYSE American: DSS), a leader in anti-counterfeit, authentication and diversion protection technologies and Market Defense, LLC, today announced the launch of the companys AuthentiGuard Security Paper to the general market.
  • Each package of AuthentiGuard Security Paper contains a custom verification lens which can be used to easily see the hidden words in the Pantograph on the original document.
  • DSS AuthentiGuard Security Paper will help those in this market protect their most important and confidential documents.
  • We are thrilled to be working with our partner DSS to launch the AuthentiGuard Security Paper, which features the DSS Sentinel system in the security marker.