Intelligent Software Composition Analysis Platform: Dependency-Track

Modern applications leverage the availability of existing components for use as building blocks in application development. By using existing components, organizations can dramatically decrease time-to-market. Reusing existing components however, comes at a cost. Organizations that build on top o...

January 18, 2017 – Morning Cyber Coffee Headlines – “San Francisco” Edition

Good morning! Sit with Carbon Black this morning over a cup of coffee or tea and browse a few industry headlines to get the day started. We’ve got just enough information below to get you through that first cup…enjoy! January 18, 2018 - Headlines Carbon Black in the News: SC Awards Finalists 2018...

Trump's Cybersecurity Executive Order Under Fire

NEW YORK–President Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order needs an overhaul, specifically a shift from planning and proposals to the pragmatic. According to Ed Amoroso, former AT&T CSO, there are dire consequences to the U.S. critical infrastructure if the U.S. government pursues its curren...

Trump's Top Cybersecurity Boss Talks Priorities

BOSTON–Citing Mirai and WannaCry as recent examples, Rob Joyce, special assistant to the president and cyber security coordinator for the White House, said the global landscape of cyber threats can’t be ignored and the U.S. needs to sharpen its defenses when it comes to fending off attacks. “If y...

White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Summary

Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order on cybersecurity: "Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure." The Executive Order EO appears broadly positive and well thought out, though it is just the beginning of a long process and not a sea change in...

Trump Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order

President Trump today signed a long-delayed cybersecurity executive order that prioritizes the protection of federal networks and critical industries, and instructs agency heads to implement the NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The order was to be signed in late...

Cybersecurity Legislation Forecast is Grim

MINNEAPOLIS – If you’re expecting federal cybersecurity legislation any time soon, forget it. Despite the number of prospective bills on the Hill right now, Congress is unlikely to move anything forward any time soon, according to Matthew Rhoades, director cyberspace and security program Truman...

D.C.'s Complicated View of Cyberwar, Regulation, Liability

MINNEAPOLIS – Lawmakers and politicians trying to equate cyberwar with a kinetic battle are misguided in putting the two on equal footing, said former National Security Agency general counsel Stewart A. Baker today in his keynote at the Cyber Security Summit. “Cyberweapons are not like nuclear...