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Code42’s Insider Threat Security Platform Now Certified Under FedRAMP

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has approved Code42's cloud-based platform for use in the federal government to help agencies and other customers protect data and assets from insider threats. Code42's FedRAMP "Moderate Impact" authorization, supported by the Department of Energy, adds the platform to the FedRAMP Marketplace and validates its compliance with security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring standards for cloud products and services, the company said Tuesday.

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by Nichols Martin January 13, 2021, 9:25 am
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Forcepoint’s Sean Berg: Agencies Should Consider User-Focused Approach to Zero Trust

Sean Berg, senior vice president and general manager for global governments and critical infrastructure at Forcepoint, has said that organizations should prioritize the monitoring of user perimeters through a zero-trust approach. “With people as the new perimeter, zero trust is a non-negotiable first step for securing newly distributed agency workforces and ensuring users are who they say they are,“ Berg wrote in a guest piece for FedScoop.

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by Brenda Marie Rivers January 7, 2021, 5:31 am
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SolarWinds Report: Untrained Insiders Considered as Main Source of Security Threats Within Public Sector
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GovCon Industry Wants Government to Advance Insider Threat Data Sharing; ManTech’s Kevin Phillips Quoted

The GovCon industry is calling on the government to pursue sharing of insider threat data about cleared employees with contractors as agencies prepare to ramp up their vetting and continuous evaluation initiatives as part of the administration's security clearance modernization efforts, Federal News Network reported Friday.

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by Jane Edwards January 21, 2020, 4:14 am
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Capital One Data Breach Linked to Insider Threat; SAP NS2's Mark Testoni Quoted

A data breach at Capital One Financial compromised the personal information of more than 100M U.S. and Canadian customers and credit card applicants, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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by Jane Edwards August 5, 2019, 4:37 am
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Thales eSecurity's Kanav Gandhi on Five Cybersecurity Takeaways From ‘Game of Thrones’

Kanav Gandhi, a product manager at Thales eSecurity, wrote in a blog post published Thursday about the key insights cybersecurity professionals can draw from the television series Game of Thrones and one of those is the need for long-term plans to protect data from threats.

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by Jane Edwards June 7, 2019, 2:06 am
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Verizon: Cyber Espionage, Privilege Misuse, Miscellaneous Errors as Top 3 Breach Patterns in Public Sector

A new Verizon report says cyber espionage, error by insiders and privilege misuse accounted for 72 percent of data breaches in the public sector. Verizon analyzed over 41K security incidents and more than 2K data breaches from 86 countries for the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report and found that 16 percent of breaches occurred in the public sector.

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by Jane Edwards May 9, 2019, 12:33 am
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Forcepoint's Matt Moynahan on Insider Threats

Forcepoint CEO Matt Moynahan said insider threats to organizations start with access, privilege and the threat actors' intentions, Federal News Network reported Friday. “The definition of insider becomes very blurry with things like digital transformation [or] movement to the cloud. Attackers are getting in, identities and credentials are being stolen, and the human being has become one of the primary vectors of attack,“ he told Cyber Chat host Sean Kelley.

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by Jane Edwards March 18, 2019, 12:34 am
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SolarWinds: Federal IT Security Pros Consider Untrained Insiders, Foreign Governments as Main Threat Sources
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Industry Helps ODNI Develop Common Security Clearance Standards; ManTech's Kevin Phillips Quoted

Industry stakeholders have participated in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's efforts to come up with a framework of common standards designed to help agencies assess an individual's suitability for a security clearance, Federal News Network reported Tuesday. Sue Gordon, principal deputy director of national intelligence, said Tuesday ODNI expects to complete those […] More

by Jane Edwards October 31, 2018, 11:45 am
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Raytheon's Thomas Kennedy: Tech Usage Policies Could Help Protect Corporate IP From Insider Threats

Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy has said organizations that seek to protect corporate intellectual property from insider threats should “implement a clear set of policies governing technology usage.“ Kennedy, a two-time Wash100 awardee, wrote in a commentary posted Tuesday on Fortune that such policies could guide information technology teams as they work to detect malicious access attempts and determine […] More

by Jane Edwards August 15, 2018, 9:02 am
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Dave Wajsgras: Raytheon in “˜Full Operational Mode' on $1B DHS DOMino Cyber Contract

Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon's intelligence, information and services business, told Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller in an interview published Friday that the company is now in a “full operational mode“ on a potential five-year, $1 billion cybersecurity contract with the Department of Homeland Security. He said the Development, Operations and Maintenance contract […] More

by Jane Edwards July 23, 2018, 12:11 pm