While not being able to quickly access emails or social media posts can be annoying to a general consumer, wireless connectivity becomes critical when police and fire departments, security personnel and medical professionals need access to many types of data, video, images and more in in real-time. 2020 ’ASTORS’ Competitors Skywire Networks and Siklu, is uniquely qualified to bring immediate high-speed connection to highly congested conditions – in terms of the density of buildings in the end point areas (at an average of 30 stories) and in terms of a crowded and noisy radio transmissions environment.

Pandemic Response – How to Set up Temporary Gigabit Wireless Access Networks

Implementing a wireless network to establish or expand broadband communications services in emergency situations (health, weather, natural disaster related or other) can be a tricky endeavor. Requirements include replacing the capacity lost...
Brinqa Cyber Risk Services intelligently connect security, asset and threat data from all relevant sources to measure, prioritize, remediate and manage cyber risk. The solution provides a truly open data model and completely configurable risk scoring methodology. (Courtesy of Brinqa)

Brinqa Returns with Two Products to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Brinqa™, a leader in Cyber Risk Management recognized in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce that Brinqa Cyber Risk Services and Brinqa Vulnerability Risk Service have been nominated...
The new award-winning features of the HALO IOT Smart Sensor include air quality monitoring, BACnet (a communication protocol for Building Automation and Control networks that leverage the ASHRAE, ANSI, and ISO 16484-5 standard protocol) integration and cleaning chemical signature verification.

HALO Unveils New Features to Aid in Safe Return to Work and School

IPVideo Corporation, a 2019 'ASTORS' Multiple Award Winner, is proud to announce the HALO IOT 2.2 Smart Sensor, now includes sound alert incident management incorporates alerts for spoken key words, advanced gunshot...
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5 Common Accidental Sources of Data Leaks

In cybersecurity and infosec, it’s common to assume that criminals are behind all data breaches and major security events. Bad actors are easy to blame for information leaks or account takeovers,...

Everbridge Helps Mitigate Impact of COVID-19 for Safe Return to Work

Everbridge, a global leader in Critical Event Management (CEM), and a Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Three Consecutive Years, has achieved the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the...
Carnival Corp says it suffered a ransomware attack on Saturday, August 15, and that hackers stole some of its data.

World’s Largest Cruise Line Operator Suffers Ransomware Attack

Carnival Corporation detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand’s information technology systems, and the unauthorized access also included the download of certain of Carnival’s data...
Following the acquisition, the Depth Security team will round-out All Covered’s current defensive offering to include offensive capabilities to support market share growth.

Konica Minolta Adds Depth Security to Provide Holistic IT Security Offering

Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a Four-Time 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Winner, together with its IT Services division, All Covered, has acquired Depth Security, a cybersecurity consulting company that enhances the...
As attacks have grown in complexity, the need for defenders to employ effective automation has also increased, and cybersecurity teams have sought to respond accordingly by investing in tools that help eliminate the manual work associated with incident detection, analysis, and response.

Using Advanced Threat Detection to Enhance Security Orchestration, Automation and Response

Guest Editorial by Carolyn Crandall, Chief Deception Officer at Attivo Networks, a Returning Premier Sponsor for 2020 'ASTORS' Awards Cybercrime is always evolving, and as technology becomes more advanced, so too do...

Securing the Future: Technical Due Diligence in the Age of COVID-19

Guest OpEd by Limor Maayan-Wainstein Technical due diligence is performed for the purpose of evaluating the viability, sustainability, and profitability of a company’s technical posture. While typical due diligence for investors focuses...
For years, various representative studies have shown that computer keyboards are among the dirtiest and most bacterially contaminated office products available. What can you do? Find out from the world's leading keyboard manufacturer, CHERRY.

Fight the Germs – Discover How to Keep a Hygienic Work Space

Since the beginning of time, people have been disgusted by certain things. From an evolutionary-biological point of view, this makes sense. A healthy disgust preserved and still preserves people today from carelessly putting...