Posts Tagged ‘infosecurity’
Training Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Experts is Top Priority
Developing a strong workforce of skilled cybersecurity professionals is a top priority for the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council (OCAC) to help protect the digital lives of all Oregonians. NW Cyber Camp, a hands-on immersive cybersecurity summer camp co-founded four years ago by OCAC Vice Chair Charlie Kawasaki, is a great program focused on training tomorrow’s…
Read MoreOregon Cybersecurity Leaders Roll Into RSA Conference 2019, Part 2
The cybersecurity industry in Oregon continues to thrive and expand, with local companies delivering new innovations and technologies that will help keep us all safer online. This was a clear take away from the RSA Conference 2019 that wrapped up its annual run last week, drawing more than 50,000 attendees to Moscone Center in San…
Read MoreOregon Cyber Companies Aim to “Do Better” at RSAC 2019, Part One
The overarching theme for the RSA Conference 2019 is “Better,” as in doing a better job of making the online world safe so we can all come together to make the real world a better place. At least that’s what the show organizers see as their vision for the cybersecurity industry, and who are we…
Read MoreCyber News Roundup: When a Security Breach Strikes, Beware the Dark Web
The term data breach is now part of our everyday, ever-expanding language, but is not as fun to use as these new words that have been recently added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2018: zoodles, bingeable, adorbs, guac, predictive, airplane mode, hangry. More than 146 billion records will be stolen by 2023 because of cybersecurity…
Read MoreOregon cybersecurity gets a boost, Beaverton-based Eclypsium raises $8.75 million
Oregon’s ecosystem of leading cybersecurity companies throughout the state just got a little stronger today. Today, Beaverton-based Eclypsium, which is pioneering a new type of IT security to protect firmware and hardware, announced that the company has raised $8.75 million from investors. That’s definitely good news on the firmware attack front. According to Charlie Kawasaki,…
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