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Michael Montoya, a more than 12-year veteran of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined data center services provider Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) as chief information security officer.
Read More »Microsoft Vet Michael Montoya Joins Equinix as CISO
Carahsoft Gets Potential $248M Army Cloud Services Basic Ordering Agreement; Craig Abod Quoted
The U.S. Army has awarded Carahsoft Technology a potential $247.7M basic ordering agreement for cloud services to support the military branch’s efforts to consolidate data centers and modernize its information technology infrastructure.
Read More »FireEye Buys Verodin in $250M Cash-and-Stock Deal; Kevin Mandia Quoted
FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) has acquired McLean, Va.-based cybersecurity instrumentation technology provider Verodin through a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $250M. “Verodin gives us the ability to automate security effectiveness testing using the sophisticated attacks we spend hundreds of thousands of hours responding to, and provides a systematic, quantifiable and continuous approach …
Read More »FireEye’s Tom Topping: Cyber Threat Intelligence Could Help Agencies Zero In on Adversaries
Tom Topping, senior director of strategic programs at FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), has said agencies should leverage cyber threat intelligence to manage risks and protect information technology systems from adversaries. Topping wrote that security teams can determine potential attackers as well as their tactics, techniques and procedures used to compromise data …
Read More »FireEye Email Security Platforms Get FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II Certifications
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 4, 2018 — FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) has received validation from the International Organization for Standardization, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based email security technologies, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday its Email Security Cloud Edition was …
Read More »Industry Coalition Unveils Joint Vulnerability Disclosure to Push Cyber Info Sharing
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 13, 2018 — Several technology companies have formed a coalition in an effort to advance cybersecurity transparency and cooperation via the sharing of information on software vulnerabilities, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Cybersecurity Tech Accord said Monday some of the companies that contributed to a Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure …
Read More »FireEye Intros Machine Learning Anti-Malware Tool on Endpoint Security Platform
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 2, 2018 — FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) has added a machine learning tool to its endpoint security platform in an effort to help users detect, classify and counter malware based on private and publicly available data, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday FireEye Endpoint Security with the MalwareGuard detection and …
Read More »Craig Mueller Promoted to Federal Sales VP at FireEye
Craig Mueller, formerly director of federal civilian sales at FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), has been promoted to vice president of federal sales at the California-based security company, Homeland Security Today reported Wednesday. The report said Mueller will aim to identify, expand and implement FireEye’s federal government sales strategy in his new …
Read More »FireEye’s Tony Cole: Intelligence-Led Cyber Strategy Should Focus on Risk Mitigation
Tony Cole, vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), has said federal agencies should establish an intelligence-led cybersecurity strategy that transitions the focus from regulatory compliance toward risk mitigation. The adoption of an intelligence-driven strategy calls for agencies to know their adversaries and the tools these …
Read More »FireEye’s Tony Cole: Agencies Should Make IT Systems Resilient to Cyber Attacks Through ‘Intelligence-Driven Security’
Tony Cole, vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE), has said federal agencies should work to make their data infrastructures resilient to cyber attacks through the adoption of an “intelligence-driven security” strategy. Cole wrote that implementing an intelligence-driven security approach calls for agencies to deploy …
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