A fragmented market and ecosystem mean it will take at least five years to get security to a meaningful level, explains Kevin Fogarty, technology editor at Semiconductor Engineering.

Why Industrial IoT (IIoT) Security Is So Difficult (Learn More, Videos)

By Kevin Fogarty, Semiconductor Engineering Despite the high risk of a market filled with billions of at least partially unprotected devices, it is likely to take five years or more to reach...

DISA Makes Strides to Common Access Card Replacement (Video)

The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) assured identity initiatives seek to establish and continuously validate a digital identity, for next-generation authentication, to enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to better identify individuals and...
CommandWear Systems Inc. is working to address a global problem – poor situational awareness and communication among first responders in emergency situations. Launched in 2013, the Vancouver-based company develops software and mobile apps for wearable technology to keep first responders safer on the job.

CommandWear Helps Save Lives While Keeping First Responders Safe

CommandWear™ has launched, and has seen rapid growth due to rising demand for enhanced safety and security technologies. The company’s web, mobile and wearable apps address critical needs of first responders around the...
U.S.-CERT TA18-149A notes that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint “technical alert” urging network users and administrators to update patches and security software and to scan for suspicious email attachments, among other steps.

US-Cert Releases Alert re North Korean Malware HIDDEN COBRA

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued an alert on Tuesday that identifies two types of malware, Joanap & Brambul, as linked to the North Korean government. U.S.-CERT TA18-149A notes that...
With NICE Inform, NICE has reinvented 911 recording to give emergency communications centers the tools they need to improve their operations today while also preparing for what’s coming next.

NICE Inform Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards

If it’s not available in your community already, chances are it soon will be. All of the major wireless carriers now provide text-to-911 services to their subscribers, and more than 1,400 PSAPs...
It's insanely easy to implement biometrics instead of PINs, passwords or codes.  So AimBrain is giving you theirs. Why? Because at AimBrain, they are engineers too.

AimBrain Launches Free-for-Life Biometric ID Platform (See Demo)

AimBrain has just launched a free-for-life platform that lets entrepreneurs, app developers and technical audiences swap PINS, passwords and codes for facial and voice user biometric verifications, in an autonomous, trial-to-deployment...
I-FORCE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS

Milwaukee Sirens Get Tamper Proof Upgrade from Award Winning ASC

Following concerns of emergency siren system exploitation—illustrated by a weather siren hack in Dallas, TX, in 2017—Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management contracted with American Signal Corporation (ASC), a 2017 'ASTORS' Award Winner,...
SolarWinds Places Highest on the Ability to Execute Axis in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics

SolarWinds Recognized in 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for NPMD

SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, and Two-Time Platinum Award Winner in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a competitor in the 2018 'ASTORS'...
The DHS Cybersecurity Strategy sets out five pillars of a DHS-wide risk management approach and provides a framework for executing our cybersecurity responsibilities and leveraging the full range of the Department’s capabilities to improve the security and resilience of cyberspace.

DHS Unveils 5 Pillar Strategy to Guide Cybersecurity Efforts (See them Here)

We depend upon cyberspace for daily conveniences, critical services, and economic prosperity. At the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), we believe that cyberspace can be made secure and resilient. DHS works...
Demisto Enterprise

Gartner Names Demisto ‘Cool Vendor’ in Security Ops & Vulnerability Mgt

Demisto, an innovator in Security Automation and Orchestration and Response technology, and a Winner in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors” in the...