The Bannockburn, Ill. -
based security company is debuting its Segway Personal Transportation Patrol units complete with demonstrations by trained personnel.
Heeding consumer advice, the Austrian -
based security company has released Emsisoft Internet Security with a single interface.
Cisco has announced that it is set to acquire cloud -
based security company OpenDNS for $ 635 million.
Daniel Tobok, chief executive of Cytelligence Inc., a Toronto -
based security company, says police in Canada currently have backlogs of as long as 18 months in dealing with cybercrime cases and it is not difficult for individuals to escape detection.
Jay Chaudhry, the CEO of cloud -
based security company Zscaler, wouldn't make a bet that on - premise software will be around for the long haul.
• ABRY Partners acquired Sitelock, a Scottsdale, Ariz. -
based security company.
Not exact matches
• Carlyle Group is planning a sale of ADT Caps, a South Korea -
based security systems
company, according to Reuters.
Robo 3D, a California -
based consumer 3D printing
company, opened at A$ 0.15 ($ 0.11) per share after pricing at A$ 0.10 ($ 0.07) at its Thursday debut on the Australian
Securities Exchange.
We spoke with Grady Summers, a vice president at Mandiant Corp., an Alexandria, Va. -
based information -
security firm, and former chief information
security officer at General Electric Co., to assemble a list of easy - to - use, free tools that any
company — including those without a technology staff — can use to create a comprehensive
security program to protect its network, computers and data.
An Uber spokesman said in an emailed statement that the San Francisco -
based company was pleased the investigation had ended, adding: «We've significantly strengthened our privacy and data
security practices since then and will continue to invest heavily in these programs.»
Remember though, if you default on a secured loan then the assets or asset class you used as a
security could be seized by the creditor in a Court procedure that could also put your
company out of business, so there is some element of risk to consider with asset -
based financing.
• SparkCognition, an Austin, Texas -
based cognitive
security analytics
company, raised $ 32.5 million in Series B funding.
That in turn evolved into Guardtime, a Tallinn -
based data
security firm, used by
companies such as European mobile giant Ericsson.
• SecurityScorecard, a New York -
based security rating
company, raised $ 27.5 million in Series C funding.
• WatchGuard, an Allen, Texas -
based security video
company, filed for a $ 75 million IPO.
Silvercorp Metals Inc. a Vancouver -
based company that explores, develops and acquires high - grade silver in China and Canada, distributed a press release on Sept. 2 saying that on Aug. 29 it received an anonymous letter (also sent to the Ontario
Securities Commission) claiming there was a «potential $ 1.3 billion accounting fraud» at the
company.
There's been uncertainty in the industry ever since Trump initiated the national
security -
based tariff investigation, so
companies will just continue to try and adapt to the changing circumstances, said Canadian Steel Producers Association president Joseph Galimberti.
Based on studying why
companies have
security compromises, I believe this list is a great starting point to dramatically drive down your
company's risk.
• HyTrust, Inc acquired DataGravity, a Nashua, N.H. -
based data visibility and
security company.
Based on the results, the
company put together the infographic below, which looks at three critical areas of cloud
security: Virtual Private Networks (VPN, which allows a computer or a Wi - Fi - enabled device to send and receive data securely across a shared or public network), bring your own device (BYOD) policies and a Domain Name System (DNS, the system that Internet domain names and addresses are tracked and regulated by).
Slovakia -
based computer
security company ESET and Maryland -
based Dragos, Inc. said in a report published Monday that the malicious software has the ability to control the switches and circuit breakers — a nightmare scenario for those charged with keeping the lights on.
Prince is chief technology officer of Perimeter E-
Security, a Milford, Conn. -
based provider of compliance and information
security systems to
companies of all sizes.
The Seattle -
based cybersecurity firm found major
security flaws in industrial models sold by Universal Robots, a division of U.S. technology
company Teradyne Inc..
The
company,
based in Des Moines, has a fairly simple proposition: Users sign up for a Dwolla account by entering their social
security number and bank routing number.
«Oftentimes the
company will just have an answering machine in human resources with a dedicated phone number, but 90 percent of the time it's ineffective and employees don't use it,» says George Ramos, a managing partner and senior executive investigator at Diversified Risk Management (DRM), a Downey, California -
based firm that handles corporate
security and investigations.
Cybersecurity
companies Accuvant and FishNet
Security merged in 2015 to produce Denver -
based Optiv
Security (No. 3,897)-- and $ 2 billion in revenue in 2016.
Companies should also use two - factor authentication for customer logins, according to Adam Levin, chairman and founder of IDT911, a Montreal -
based security solutions
company, and author of «Swiped.»
East Africa Resources has become the 36th Perth -
based company to announce a backdoor listing deal in the past 18 months, with plans to exit uranium exploration and acquire local
security services business Threat Protect Australia.
Perth -
based potash exploration
company Reward Minerals has been served a $ 33,000 penalty by the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission and has complied with the infringement notice.
The steady stream of revelations over the past year that the National
Security Agency has been hoovering up
companies» data is hurting international sales for U.S. -
based companies, he adds.
BriefCam, Ltd., in which the
Company has a $ 3.1 million investment reported in the
Company's consolidated financial statements at cost
basis, recently announced 100 % revenue growth in 2017, the release of its next generation video content analytics platform and receipt of
Security Today's 2018 Platinum Govie Award for video analytics.
The U.S. Department of Defense has already stopped selling mobile phones and modems made by the Chinese technology
companies Huawei and ZTE in stores on its military
bases, citing potential
security risks.
Kaspersky Lab, the Russia -
based cybersecurity
company known for its Internet
security software, was dealt a heavy blow today when the Department of Homeland Security issued a directive banning the firm's products from use in the federal gov
security software, was dealt a heavy blow today when the Department of Homeland
Security issued a directive banning the firm's products from use in the federal gov
Security issued a directive banning the firm's products from use in the federal government.
Here are the Fortune 100 CEOs of public
companies that received a
security perk
based on proxy filings last year.
Herbalife consequently installed
security systems and monitoring services at the home of Johnson, «who receives a higher level of
security which we deem to be appropriate
based on the nature and extent of the
security threat,» according to the
company's filing.
«
Based on current trends, we believe this will again be the case,» the
company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Based on data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the companies are ranked based on increase in profits from 2013 and
Based on data from the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, the
companies are ranked
based on increase in profits from 2013 and
based on increase in profits from 2013 and 2014.
In 2016, make sure your email - marketing systems are using the new Domain -
based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) standard, and create a plan for notifying your customers in case of a scam attacking your
company's brand or a breach in your
security.
Duo
Security, a Mich. -
based cybersecurity startup whose tools help
companies manage people's digital identities, said it raised $ 70 million at a $ 1.17 billion valuation (including the capital raised) this week.
Mountain View, Calif. -
based Symantec is the
company behind the Norton brand of
security tools.
Synack, the Menlo Park, Calif. -
based company started by former NSA agents Jay Kaplan and Mark Kuhr, announced this morning that it secured Series A funding from the storied Silicon Valley venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, along with Google Ventures, Allegis Capital, and Derek Smith (the CEO of another KPCB - backed
company, Shape
Security).
That approach is at least as important for small
companies as big ones, says Larry Clinton, chief operating officer of the Internet
Security Alliance, a nonprofit trade association
based in Arlington, Va..
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has halted trading in shares of UBI Blockchain Internet, a Hong Kong -
based company, citing potentially inaccurate information in its disclosures to the regulator and unusual and unexplained market activity in the stock since November.
Meanwhile, the San Francisco -
based company is building up its technical ability to handle new cryptocurrencies, many of which the SEC will likely consider
securities.
In 2005 alone, U.S.
companies lost $ 15.7 million to virus outbreaks, according to the 2006 CSI / FBI Computer Crime and
Security Survey conducted by the FBI and the San Francisco -
based Computer
Security Institute.
With demand for IBM's legacy hardware and software businesses stagnating, Chief Executive Ginni Rometty has been shifting the
company towards areas such as cloud -
based services,
security software and data analytics.
But, McDonnell says, the
company also has bulked up its technical understanding of the
security problems facing large industrial organizations as Wurldtech has expanded its customer
base.
While there are many different home
security options out there, the Dropcam camera — from the eponymous San Francisco -
based company — is one of the best - rounded in terms of features, quality and price.
owns everything from the servers (which is unique for most
security companies) to the fiber - optic cables,
based in Canada, transmitting the data.
So Silent Circle owns everything from the servers (which is unique for most
security companies) to the fiber - optic cables,
based in Canada, transmitting the data.