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The partnership will deliver successful Internet of things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) security deployments to secure the ecosystem.Subex announced the signing of a partnership with SkyLab for offering internet of things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) cybersecurity solutions and services to the maritime sector. "These solutions offered jointly by Subex and SkyLab have been successfully deployed and are already securing ships and maritime infrastructure across oceans," the compa...

2 Win Abel Prize for Work That Bridged Math and Computer Science Avi Wigderson and László Lovász will share the annual prize that aims to be something like the Nobel for mathematics. Winners of the Abel Prize, Avi Wigderson of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., left, and László Lovász of Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. Credit...Andrea Kane/Institute for Advanced Study, left; Laszlo Mudra/Hungarian Academy of Sciences March 17, 2021 Two math...

Psaki said the group includes the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and had met earlier this week with private sector companies to respond to the ongoing incident.  ADVERTISEMENT “We invited the private sector partners based on their specific insights to this incident, an approach the NSC will take going forward as appropriate,” Psaki said in a statement. “The UCG discussed ...

Subex and SkyLab announced a partnership to offer IoT and OT cybersecurity solutions and services to the maritime sector. These solutions offered jointly by Subex and SkyLab have been successfully deployed and are already securing ships and maritime infrastructure across oceans. The industry can look up to this partnership to protect their critical assets from cyberattacks and cybercrime. This partnership will help boost the overall cybersecurity posture of the maritime industry as ships, off...

© Getty Images With so much attention focused on the SolarWinds attack, and now the Microsoft Exchange attacks, an important government cyber security initiative is progressing without the appropriate resources it needs to ensure it does not do more harm to our nation’s security than good. This new requirement from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency mandated all civilian agencies to launch a vulnerability disclosure program by March 1. In...

Tata Consultancy Services has launched SaaS based Automated Vulnerability Remediation platform that helps enterprises stay one step ahead of malicious attacks by identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities in their software libraries and proactively fixing them. The Automated Vulnerability Remediation platform helps enterprises build and execute a contextual, risk focused and effective vulnerability management program, helping them decide on the right remediation approach across assets, across...

Microsoft released a one-click mitigation software to secure vulnerable environments against the ongoing widespread ProxyLogon Exchange cyberattacks.

Florida Finds Election Fraud in High School Homecoming Votes A student and her mother were arrested after the authorities found more than 100 votes suspiciously cast from a single school login. March 16, 2021 MIAMI — The report about vote tampering reached the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in early November: Someone had gained access to electronic accounts without authorization. At least 117 votes had been suspiciously cast — in J.M. Tate High School’s election for homecoming cour...

CEO of Encrypted Chat Platform Indicted for Aiding Organised Criminals The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday announced an indictment against Jean-Francois Eap, the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for wilfully participating in a criminal enterprise to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement. Eap (also known as "888888") and Thomas Herdman, a former high-level distributor of Sky Global devices, have been charged with a conspiracy to viola...

The U.S. has taught Russia that, when it comes to Russian cyberattacks, the U.S. is like a dog without teeth — rarely barking, never biting.