CyberGym recently opened its first U.S. cybersecurity training and technology arena in New York to aid US firms to cope with cyberthreats. The new facility provides human-centered training programs using real-time scenarios designed for specific industries like energy, manufacturing,...
Rakesh Viswanathan is the Regional Director for India & SAARC at Cyberbit, a provider of IT/OT security solutions, and cybersecurity simulation. Cyberbit is a subsidiary of defense technology leader Elbit Systems.
Rakesh heads strategy and business for Cyberbit in India, and is dedicated to...
The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) recently inked a partnership with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) to jointly develop cybersecurity measures to combat cybercrimes. The three-year extensive deal allows enhanced communications between the two companies...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently announced the appointment of Grant Schneider as the permanent Federal Chief Information Security Officer. Schneider, who has served as interim Federal CISO since January 2017, will now serve as the chairman...
In a recent Series A round of funding, CyberMDx, a New York-based healthcare cybersecurity startup, raised $10 million to expand medical cybersecurity to hospitals globally. The funding round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, with the participation of equity...
In response to the UK’s National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS), a cross-sector association has been formed incorporating 15 leading UK organizations. The alliance aims to shape the government’s commitment to advance the cybersecurity standards in cyber education and to...
In its Series B round of funding, ObserveIT, an Israeli-American cybersecurity company, recently raised $33 million. The new funds will be used for technological advancements and expanding business globally. Some of the investors are NightDragon Security, FireEye, Spring Lake...
A group of 17 U.S. lawmakers advised the CEOs of Google and Facebook to push back on Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law approved by Vietnamese legislators last month. The new regulation comes into effect on January 1, 2019, and requires...
Gartner, a market research firm, recently came out with a survey stating that only 65 percent of companies globally have a cybersecurity expert. The Gartner's 2018 CIO Agenda Survey suggested that over 95 percent of Chief Information Officers (CIOs)...
Cybersecurity stocks would be a good bet for investors ahead of the U.S. 2018 midterm elections, Goldman Sachs stated recently. The investment bank anticipated that the rise in cybersecurity spending and concerns about the possibility of meddling in the...
