Money Moves: March 2020
Here are some of the most prominent venture capital and merger and acquisition news items from the month of March 2020. Permalink
Cheap accessories like keyboards, mice and USB charging cables could expose systems to attacks. The coronavirus pandemic has changed many things around us, and work is the most critical aspect of it. Following lockdowns across the globe, both public and private enterprises have been compelled to make at least 50-70 per cent of employees to…
Sepio Systems has recently established its U.S. Board of Directors and appointed Kathleen Casey, Monique Shivanandan and Bonnie Stith as inaugural board members to help guide the company into new markets. Permalink
Distributing work away from the office has morphed employees into an at-home helpdesk. Regardless of technical expertise, employees have to manage the technology infrastructure of their home network, including network security and patch deployment… Permalink
Bob Kolasky, assistant director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center, believes that the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is one of the best efforts launched by the U.S. government, considering its potential to transform the defense industrial base supply chain. Permalink
Assessors for the new cybersecurity standard for Department of Defense (DoD) contractors have not yet been selected, but a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official praised DoD’s efforts and said his department is looking toward their example. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is DoD’s vehicle for shoring up the cybersecurity of the roughly 300,000…
Microsoft Azure Customers Worldwide Now Gain Access to Sepio Systems’ Rogue Device Mitigation (RDM) Solution to Take Advantage of the Scalability, Reliability, and Agility of Azure to Drive Application Development and Shape Business Strategies
Amid falling valuations and opportunity created by the pandemic, strategies for investing in cybersecurity startups are varying widely with approaches ranging from pullbacks to ramped up investing, venture investors say. A sector that has raised record amounts of funding in recent years should brace for a drop in deal activity as a result of the…
VPNs, anti-malware, and good cyber hygiene will help prevent viruses and phishing attempts from penetrating your home office. Millions of workers have had to take their work home with them due to the pandemic and may continue to do so for months to come. Many are doing it without the security and privacy tools their…
Sepio Systems, the leader in Rogue Device Mitigation (RDM), today announced the establishment of its U.S. Board of Directors along with the appointment of three inaugural board members to help guide the company into new markets. Kathleen Casey, former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and Senior Advisor with Patomak Global Partners; Monique Shivanandan, former…
Security experts describe a real attack case that sees the attackers using a small, unidentified hardware device to hack into the target network. Is it possible to hack into a network using a sort of invisibility cloak? The short answer is, YES it is. We came to this conclusion after analyzing an incident after an…