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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

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Vendors Question DISA’s Cloud Cost-Saving Claims – “Some contractors are questioning whether the Defense Department’s planned $450 million cloud-computing project will offer the most cost-effective solutions for its customers or merely resell industry products and services for a higher price.”

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Understanding the Security Risks of New Cloud Software

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Cloud computing provides businesses with quality solutions for their IT needs, as well as substantial cost savings over purchasing and maintaining their own hardware and software. Cloud services are generally pay-as-you-go solutions that offer flexibility and are scalable to business growth. Exposed Data Transfers. Separation of Data.

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Barracuda, ReversingLabs, Telefonica and Zscaler Join Cyber Threat Alliance

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February 13, 2015 – Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), McAfee Labs, Palo Alto Networks® (NYSE: PANW) and Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), co-founders of the industry’s first cyber threat alliance, today announced that Barracuda Networks, Inc. Co-founders Welcome New Members in Concerted Effort to Combat Advanced Cyber Threats. Santa Clara, Calif.,

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A Disturbing Trend in Ransomware Attacks: Legitimate Software Abuse

CIO Business Intelligence

As recently as February this year, the Symantec Threat Hunter team saw ConnectWise used in both Noberus and Royal ransomware attacks. Rclone, a legitimate tool for managing content in the cloud, was also used in a Noberus attack recently. For example, a few years ago the cloud wasn’t necessarily a big feature in many organizations.

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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle

SecureWorld News

Cyberattacks such as malware infiltration and vulnerability exploitation continue to make headlines, attacking companies of various sizes. Here, filtering, threat analysis, and sandboxing are performed on a public or private cloud server. Provides more security: Remote browser isolation in the cloud is very reliable.

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Invincea Names Former Verizon Terremark CISO as Chief Operating Officer

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He most recently served as the chief operating officer for the Terremark Federal Group (part of Verizon) as well as the CISO of the cloud computing division of Verizon, Verizon Terremark. He also oversaw managed services as a vice president at VeriSign and Symantec, as a result of the company’s acquisition of Riptech. Videos: [link].

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RSA Conference 2015 – San Francisco 20-24 April 2015

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Meet representatives from over 400 companies, including sponsors such as Microsoft, Intel, HP, Cisco, Symantec, IBM and more. RSA Conference 2015: Re-Think Your Approach to Malware Analysis By Leveraging Intelligence (blogs.rsa.com). The Essential Guide to Cloud Security at RSA 2015 (ciphercloud.com). More exhibitors.