Cybersecurity Market

Newest at-scale program offered with edX addresses global industry workforce shortage The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a new online cybersecurity master's degree that will be offered for less than $10,000 and delivered in collaboration with edX. The Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity (OMS Cybersecurity) is designed to address a severe global workforce … [Read more...] about Georgia Tech Creates Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Online for Less Than $10,000

FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, today announced details for FireEye Cyber Defense Summit 2018, in which thought leaders and status-quo breakers across a variety of industries will spearhead the cyber security conversations shaping our world, from the frontlines to the labs. The Summit will take place October 1-4 at the Washington Hilton in … [Read more...] about Former Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright to Keynote FireEye Cyber Defense Summit

Malwarebytes™, the leading advanced malware prevention and remediation solution, released a new report "White Hat, Black Hat and the Emergence of the Gray Hat: The True Costs of Cybercrime" today, which was conducted by Osterman Research. The study polled 900 senior IT decision-makers and IT security professionals in Australia, Germany, the U.S., U.K., and Singapore … [Read more...] about Endpoint Technology Inadequate at Handling Complexity of Today’s Cybersecurity Threats; Dramatically Increasing Expenses for Businesses

RiskSense®, Inc., the pioneer in intelligent threat and vulnerability prioritization, today announced it has closed a $12 million Series B round of financing co-led by Spring Mountain Capital and NightDragon Security, with participation from UL Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Sun Mountain Capital, EPIC Ventures and Jump Capital. The funds will be used to accelerate growth … [Read more...] about RiskSense Raises $12MM in Series B Funding Round

Organizations and critical infrastructure will likely experience a greater number of, and more-destructive cyberattacks, including physical damage perpetrated by highly funded rogue nation states and cybercriminals looking to disrupt business operations, make money or spy on targets, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Specifically, the report predicts an … [Read more...] about Report Identifies Five Global Cybersecurity Threats

92 percent of organizations struggle to implement security into the entire DevOps process despite most saying they want to do so -- a staggering capability gap exposed in the new, global data report from FreeForm Dynamics in collaboration with The Register called “Managing Software Exposure: Time to Fully Embed Security into Your Application Lifecycle.” Commissioned by … [Read more...] about Survey Finds Only Eight Percent of Organizations Have Effective DevSecOps Practices

Attain, LLC, a leading management, technology, and strategy consulting firm, today announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded the firm a contract with its Compartmented Enterprise Services Organization (CESO) Program Management Office (PMO). Valued at $67.4 M over five years, the project enhances mission-essential services across the National … [Read more...] about Attain Wins $67+ Million Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Contract

Finn Partners Research, the research arm of global marketing and communications firm Finn Partners, today released findings from its Cybersecurity at Work study that examined the level of cyber risk that employees pose to their organizations. The in-depth study, which surveyed 500 full-time office employees across the U.S., found that nearly two in five workers admitted to … [Read more...] about Employees Are Often the Biggest Cyber Risk

Salient CRGT, Inc. announced the procurement of a $6.4 million award as a subcontractor to THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc. under the NETCENTS-2, Air Force Net Operations Small Business Set-Aside contract to provide Weapon System (WS) maintenance, operations, and support services to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (AFLCMC/ HNCYD). As a … [Read more...] about Salient CRGT Awarded $6.4M Subcontract to Provide U.S. Air Force Cyber Command IT Support Services

BigID Inc., a leader in enterprise data protection and privacy, today announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, less than five months after completing its $14 million Series A round. Led by new investor Scale Venture Partners with participation from previous investors ClearSky Security, Comcast Ventures, BOLDstart Ventures, Information Venture Partners and … [Read more...] about BigID Inc raised $30 million in Series B funding