Cisco is investing $10 million in the industry with its Cybersecurity Scholarship program. They are introducing two new CCNA Cyber Ops security certificates and for those awarded the scholarship, they will receive training, mentoring, and exam fees. To qualify for the scholarship, you need to be at least 18, proficient in English, have basic technical competency, be able to … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes acquihires duo behind AdwCleaner
Malwarebytes announced today that they have acquired AdwCleaner, the popular utility used to clean up adware, toolbars, and other potentially unwanted programs. Version 6 of the program was released this year. It receives more than 200,000 downloads a day and has been installed over 200 million times. AdwCleaner started in 2011 as the product of three French students. Two of … [Read more...]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2016
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It is an effort in its 13th year between government and industry to remind Americans of the resources available to stay safe and secure online. The official site is available StaySafeOnline.org. This year marks the sixth year of the Stop. Think. Connect. campaign. This encourages people to pause and consider security … [Read more...]
NIST launches cyber security self-assessment tools for organizations
NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, created and released their Cybersecurity Framework in 2014. A collaborative process from industry, academia and government agencies through NIST has now released a draft of the Baldrige Cybersecurity Excellence Builder, which is a self-assessment tool that organizations can follow to understand their risk management … [Read more...]
No More Ransom Project combines Intel Security, Kaspersky, and police to fight ransomware
The combined forces of Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, the Dutch National Police,and Europol has resulted in a project called 'No More Ransom'. The cooperations has the goal of assisting the public with ransomware, a type of malware that can encrypt and hold your files hostage until you pay the ransom. If fewer people paid the ransom, it would be less profitable and might … [Read more...]