Mark43 Nearly half of Americans surveyed believe police are attending to personal matters, like texting friends, reading emails and scrolling through social media when on their phones. However, in reality, utilizing mobile technology in the field is essential for officers to receive up-to-date information around criminal activity,  BOLO alerts and direction from their commanders. 

Americans Support Law Enforcement and Oppose Defunding the Police

Mark43, a leading cloud-native public safety software company, that took home the Gold for Best Public Safety Workforce Management in the 2021 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, released the results of a national survey conducted...
The 17XX IM OCCFLD provides the Marine Corps with a deliberate, professionalized, and sustainable workforce enabling the Marine Corps to integrate information related capabilities, operationalizing information as the Marine Corps seventh warfighting function. (Courtesy of USMC News and YouTube)

USMC Cyberspace Ops Redesignated to Information Maneuver OCCFLD

The 17XX Cyberspace Operations occupational field, which was Recognized in the 2019 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has been redesignated as the 17XX Information Maneuver OCCFLD effective 9 March 2022, according...
The Tennessee Statewide Cybersecurity Assessments and Penetration Testing Program, which authorized $109 million in grant funding to 34 states and two tribal nations, is designed to support state and local efforts to deliver modernized 911 services, so local ECDs can better serve their citizens. (Courtesy of the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB))

Tenn Emergency Communications Nominated in 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB), a self-funded nine-member board located within the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI), is pleased to announce the Tennessee Statewide Cybersecurity Assessments and Penetration...

Cyemptive Technologies CEO Named “Cybersecurity CEO of the Year”

Cyemptive Technologies, which was Recognized with Double 2021 'ASTORS' Awards in the 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program, and recently Nominated for Ten 2022 'ASTORS' Awards, has announced that Cyemptive Founder and Chief...
Gurucul Next-Gen SIEM

Gurucul Returns to Compete in 5th ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

As networks grow and threats continue to increase, security teams are overwhelmed with security event information. In fact, according to recent research, 45% of security alerts are false positives, and 75% of...
D-Fend's EnforceAir C-UAS now integrated with Syzygy's SNAP (Sensor Network Access Point), which will strengthen support for the Team Awareness Kit / Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Justice (DOJ) and first responders in contending with rogue drone activity at sensitive and critical sites and events.

D-Fend and Syzygy to Optimize C-UAS Communications & Data Management

D-Fend Solutions, leader in radio frequency (RF), cyber-based, counter-drone takeover technology, who took home the Gold 2021 'ASTORS' Award for Best Persistent Aerial Monitoring Solution, recently Nominated to Compete in the 2022...
Ahmad Abouammo, 44, formerly of Walnut Creek, California, took bribes in exchange for accessing, monitoring, and conveying the private information of Twitter users to officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Royal family.

Former Twitter Employee Guilty of Spying on Behalf of Saudi Arabia

A federal jury has convicted a former Media Partnerships Manager for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region at Twitter of acting as a foreign agent without notice to the Attorney General,...
The cybersecurity landscape is evolving faster than ever, with hybrid and permanent work-from-home employees becoming the norm in 2020.  Versa SASE delivers tightly integrated services via the cloud, on-premises, or as a blended combination of both via Versa Operating System (VOS™) with a Single-Pass Parallel Processing architecture and managed through a single pane of glass.

cloudIT Partners with Versa to Deliver Industry-Leading SASE to Client Base

cloudIT, LLC, one of the highest performing and innovative Managed Service Providers in the U.S., has signed on as a Versa Accelerate, Captivate, Engage (ACE) Partner and will now offer Versa...
HSI asks parents, guardians, teachers, caregivers – anyone who interacts with a child – to be on the lookout for, and report, suspicious online behavior to the proper authorities, regardless of whether the individual is in a position of public trust, like Branson. Brandon Lane McCullough, 31, a former high school teacher sentenced to 30 years in prison for blackmailing dozens of children over the internet.

High School Teacher Gets 30 Yrs for Sextortion Crimes Against Children

A southern Missouri high school teacher was sentenced in federal court on August 2nd for a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more who have not been...
Darktrace

Darktrace Nominated to Compete for Double ‘ASTORS’ Awards in 2022

Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security artificial intelligence, is pleased to announce two of the company's Cyber and Industrial Cyber Products have been nominated to compete in the 2022 'ASTORS'...