SecurityGate.io Raises $1M Seed Round

HOUSTON, Texas, March 28, 2019 – SecurityGate.io, a cyber risk assessment SaaS company, has raised a $1M seed round to further bolster its position as the gold standard for cyber assessments in critical infrastructure ecosystems. SecurityGate.io plans to use the funds to make key hires and grow the platform’s value through integrations with select market […]

MD Anderson Fined $4.3 Million for Data Breach

MD Anderson was accused of violating HIPAA by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for failing to encrypt devices that held electronically protected health information (ePHI). The failure exposed the ePHI of over 33,500 people when a laptop and two thumb drives were lost in 2012-2013.

Recent Russian Cyber Attacks and How to Defend Your Business from Cybersecurity Threats

A Brief Explanation of the Russian Cyber Attacks On March 15, 2018, a Technical Alert (TA) was released jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI which implicated Russian government cyber actors in the targeting of numerous US, Canadian, and European targets. The cyberattacks used a variety of infection vectors, including malicious […]

Cyber Attacks and Regulation of the Pipeline Industry

Hackers last week infiltrated a communications platform provided by Energy Services Group LLC, which Bloomberg reports impacted five pipeline operators. This has provided increased focus to an ongoing thrust for cybersecurity regulation of the energy industry and its subset, the pipeline industry.

What You Need to Know About DFARS

What is DFARS, and Why Are My Customers Asking About It? If it’s been asked, you are either in the process of responding to an RFP or already have a contract with the Department of Defense (DoD).  All Defense contractors that process, store, or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) must meet the Defense Federal Acquisition […]