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NJOHSP launches federal nonprofit security grant program

March 9, 2021

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) opened the application period for the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) on March 4. This grant opportunity appropriated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2021 supports security enhancements at eligible nonprofit organizations in New Jersey that are at the greatest risk of terrorist attacks.

New survey examines the impact of SolarWinds breach on cybersecurity

March 9, 2021

In the wake of the biggest breach in history, DomainTools’ new survey on “The Impact of the SolarWinds Breach on Cybersecurity” aims to capture the effects felt by 200 security researchers and analysts, threat hunters, managers, C-suite executives and those whose organizations join the collateral damage left in the fallout.

Over two million corporate secrets detected on public GitHub in 2020

March 9, 2021

GitGuardian announced the results of its 2021 State of Secrets Sprawl on GitHub report. The report, which is based on GitGuardian’s constant monitoring of every single commit pushed to public GitHub, indicates an alarming growth of 20% year-over-year in the number of secrets found. A growing volume of sensitive data - or secrets – such as API keys, private keys, certificates, username and passwords end up publicly exposed on GitHub, putting corporate security at risk as the vast majority of organizations are either ignoring the problem or poorly equipped to cope with it.

Armorblox hires Brian Johnson as company's first Chief Security Officer

March 9, 2021

Armorblox announced several new key executive appointments, including the company’s first Chief Security Officer, Brian Johnson.

Julie Myerholtz joins Grainger as VP and CISO

March 9, 2021

Julie Myerholtz has joined Grainger as Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Task force on Capitol riot security failings makes recommendations

March 9, 2021

According to a task force study regarding Capitol security led by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore and appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Capitol building and staff is marred with several weak points that can be strengthened to boost effective security.

NBA names Leon Newsome Senior Vice President, Chief Security Officer

March 8, 2021

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that Leon Newsome, the Deputy Director of the U.S. Secret Service, has been named Senior Vice President, Chief Security Officer. Newsome will oversee all aspects of security operations for the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and soon-to-launch Basketball Africa League as well as the NBA’s 15 offices worldwide. He will join the NBA on March 15 and report to President, Administration Bob Criqui.

Half of women in cybersecurity report positive career impact from COVID-19

New Tessian report reveals that cybersecurity jobs weathered Covid-19 storm and explains why industry needs to address issue with equal pay to encourage more women to join

March 8, 2021

While the global job market has been hit hard by the pandemic, cybersecurity job recruitment thrived in 2020. According to a new global report from human layer security company Tessian, titled Opportunity in Cybersecurity 2021, 94% of women in cybersecurity hired new staff members in 2020 to support their teams, with IT, finance and healthcare industries making the most hires.

UTSA receives $1.2 million CISA grant to develop information system to enhance critical infrastructure

March 8, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has awarded the University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) a $1.2 million grant to conduct a pilot program to help state, local, tribal and territorial governments identify high value assets (HVA) to prioritize resources and planning.

Celebrate these women in the security industry for International Women's Day and learn what drew them into the security industry

Celebrate these Security Leaders for International Women's Day!

Maggie Shein

March 8, 2021

We asked several Women Security Leaders to tell us what drew them into the profession, along with their thoughts on continued diversification of the industry.