The world's largest telecommunications company AT&T announced that is has acquired cybersecurity startup AlienVault, according to a press release. The acquisition enables AT&T to fortify its security measures for small and medium-sized enterprises.
“Regardless of size or industry, businesses today...
Contributed By Glenn Hartfiel, Director, Opportune’s Process and Technology Practice
Power plant networks are under constant attack from Chinese, Russian and other unknown hackers across the world 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. A hacker’s goal is to...
Lockheed Martin, a security and aerospace company, recently announced that it has extended its partnership with cybersecurity firm Guardtime Federal to integrate enhanced cyber-related capabilities into its aircraft products and systems. The new contract will focus on strengthening the...
In response to the recent cyber attacks on the banks, Mexico’s financial authorities advised local banks and financial institutions to strengthen their cybersecurity systems.
Mexico’s central bank, Finance Ministry and banking regulator said in a statement that the financial systems...
The Indian state of Uttarakhand recently launched a cybersecurity and drone research center in Dehradun. Inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat, the country’s first cybersecurity and drone application center will offer technical education to the...
Georgia’s $100-million collaborative cybersecurity center recently opened with a grand ceremony. It’s the single largest investment by a US state government in a cybersecurity facility to date. Located on Augusta University’s Riverfront Campus, the new cybersecurity center strengthens Georgia's...
The experts from Edinburgh Napier University and US electronics manufacturer Keysight Technologies are working on a new project to assess the vulnerabilities of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to cyber attacks. The 12-month project maintained by the Innovation Centre...
Contributed by Renee Small
Like many of today’s cyber security professionals, Larry Sobers began his career outside of information security as a PC tech and then a Windows systems admin. Encounters with a computer virus put Larry on his present...
While speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Moscow recently, the Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed upon the importance of mutual collaboration from all nations to defend from cyber threats.
“Cyber threats have reached such a scale that they could only...
IBM recently inked $740 million deal with the Australian Government. The five-year extensive deal allows IBM to offer artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, cloud services, quantum computing and blockchain research services to the Australian government.
The contract will see services such...
