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Smart Hive is providing its premium HIVE platform free to State and Local Governments allowing them to defend as one

BOSTON, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- Smart Hive has announced that it will be offering the premium version of its platform for free, allowing state and local government to team up and defend as one. What Waze does for traffic Smart Hive does for cybersecurity.

While local governments are busy with COVID-19 response, cyber attacks on their infrastructure have gone up dramatically. Threat actors have realized that resources have been stretched thin during these challenging times. Smart Hive is seeing attacks on local governments as high as 20x compared to before COVID-19.

Everyone is doing their part to help in these challenging times, and Smart Hive wants to contribute by allowing any local or State government or agency to join its HIVE platform for free to start defending against threat actors together. In the HIVE, an attack on one is defense for all.

Join the HIVE for free to defend as one. Local and State governments can signup at https://www.govsecure.io/together.

"While you secure our friends and family from COVID-19. Let us work with you and your peers to secure America," said Sanjay Patel, CEO of Smart Hive.

More Information: https://www.govsecure.io/together

About Smart Hive:

The HIVE platform enables members to learn from each other in realtime. An attack on one is a defense for all in the HIVE. In less than 90 seconds, State and local governments can learn about attacks their peers have stopped and apply the appropriate defense before the attack reaches them. Protection against what's happening now and not what happened yesterday, we call this "The Power of Now." The entire process is fully automated, and it takes less than 15 minutes to join the HIVE.

Join the HIVE for free to defend as one. Access to Smart Hive's premium platform will be available for qualified organizations for at least six months or as long as the crisis last.

Local and State governments can signup at https://www.govsecure.io/together

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Smart Hive has announced that it will be offering the premium version of its platform for free, allowing state and local government to team up and defend as one. What Waze does for traffic Smart Hive does for cybersecurity.

Related link: https://www.smarthive.io/

Right Hand Technology Group Becomes First Pittsburgh-based Managed IT and Cybersecurity Service Provider to Earn CompTIA Security Trustmark+

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Right Hand Technology Group Inc, a Managed IT and Cyber Security Service Provider, announced today it has received the CompTIA Security Trustmark+™ from CompTIA, the non-profit association for the world's information technology (IT) industry.

The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ validated that Right Hand Technology Group uses the security processes identified by the IT industry as generally accepted best practices. In addition, Right Hand Technology Group has been evaluated by an independent third-party assessor which assessed it as meeting the criteria established by the CompTIA Security Trustmark+.

Based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ is a comprehensive review of the security posture of any IT business, applicable across multiple industries and compliance regulations.

"The CompTIA Security Trustmark+ signifies that Right Hand Technology Group adheres to our industry's highest standards for security practices and business processes in critical components of identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery as related to data security," said Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president, industry relations, CompTIA. "Earning the Security Trustmark+ demonstrates a true commitment to address the challenges of security compliance facing our industry today."

"In a world of increasing threats, organizations are looking to managed service providers (MSPs) to help keep their organizations secure - making the MSP industry a target for hackers," said Josh Wilhelm, President of Right Hand Technology Group.

Wilhelm adds, "With the number of MSPs that have been breached over the past year, we wanted to assure our clients that we take security very seriously and follow best practices put out by NIST. While we have been actively following best practices since our inception, the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ gives the third-party validation that companies can count on when deciding to work with us or any other managed service provider,"

To earn the CompTIA Security Trustmark+ Right Hand Technology Group Inc successfully passed an independent assessment of their security policies, capabilities, practices, and processes against industry best practices in areas such as:
* Security technologies, including firewalls, anti-Virus/ malware/ spyware and intrusion detection
* Vulnerability assessment detection
* Data encryption
* Technical employee knowledge/expertise
* Security clearances and background checks
* Physical and hardware security
* Permissions, passwords and other security requirements.

Learn more about CompTIA at: https://www.comptia.org/home

About Right Hand Technology Group

Right Hand Technology Group, Inc. was founded on a very simple idea - that your IT company should have your back. Our experts plan, monitor and manage our clients' technology and security to allow them to focus on their own business growth and organizational success. Every eligible member of our technical team is security certified starting at the top with our CEO, being a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals). IT management should focus on expediency but not at the expense of security. We help companies find and maintain the proper balance between the two while still helping them grow their bottom line.

For more about Right Hand Technology Group please visit: https://www.righthandtechnologygroup.com/

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President
Right Hand Technology Group
844-254-7484
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Right Hand Technology Group Inc, a Managed IT and Cyber Security Service Provider, announced today it has received the CompTIA Security Trustmark+(tm) from CompTIA, the non-profit association for the world's information technology (IT) industry.

Related link: https://www.righthandtechnologygroup.com/

SecuGen to Showcase the Unity 20 Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader at Connect:ID 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will showcase the recently released Unity™ 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader at the Connect:ID Exhibition in Washington, D.C. from March 11-12, 2020 in booth #542.

Based on SecuGen's groundbreaking Unity architecture, the Unity 20 Bluetooth is the world's first elegantly designed, low cost, fully programmable Bluetooth fingerprint reader that is compatible with Windows, Android and iOS. This versatile device features SecuGen's new flagship U20-A fingerprint sensor found in the Hamster Pro 20 product family but with Bluetooth capability that allows it to securely transfer fingerprint data wirelessly to a smartphone, tablet or computer. It is sleek and small enough to be carried in your pocket as a mobile fingerprint reader or placed solidly at a workstation as a traditional desktop reader.

SecuGen's Unity 20 Bluetooth reader is now compatible with Apple's iOS mobile operating system. Apple developers can easily build fingerprint biometric applications for the iPhone and iPad that work with the Unity 20 Bluetooth. The Unity 20 Bluetooth can be used right out of the box by calling SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System (FMS) software's simple API. Alternatively, it can be custom programmed to suit the needs of the targeted user base.

Internally, the product incorporates a complete Linux development environment, SecuGen's fingerprint capture and NIST MINEX-compliant template extraction and matching algorithms, the OpenSSL cryptography library, and a 1 GHz CPU to give it far more functionality, security, and privacy than a simple fingerprint reader. For example, the Unity 20 Bluetooth can capture, process, and convert fingerprints into encrypted templates within the closed environment of the reader. Sensitive data will never have to leave the device.

"This product has been a clear home run for SecuGen. Customers love the look and feel of the device," stated Jeff Brown, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth reader is a stunning device with a slim, sleek white case, a single button and three small LEDs. Our team has done a wonderful job with this product."

Dan Riley, Vice President of Engineering added, "I am exceedingly proud of our development team. They did a sensational job with this product. The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a breakthrough product that maintains our dedication to quality. Not only is it well engineered and versatile, the Unity 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader is also a beautiful product."

"We always try to focus on the needs of our partners," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a response to a clear need that we have seen for a wireless fingerprint reader that is compatible with the major OS's, Windows, Android, and iOS. We heard the call, and we are delighted to be able to deliver these new products that are attractive, powerful, and economical."

Learn more about the Unity 20 Bluetooth:
https://secugen.com/products/unity-20-bluetooth/

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (https://secugen.com/) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering innovative, high quality, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

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SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will showcase the recently released Unity™ 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader at the Connect:ID Exhibition in Washington, D.C. from March 11-12, 2020 in booth #542.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen to Demonstrate the U20-ASFX, Fast, High Capacity OEM Fingerprint Sensor at Connect:ID 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be demonstrating the newly released U20-ASFX, a high capacity, fully programmable, FAP 20 compliant OEM fingerprint sensor module, at the Connect:ID exhibition in Washington, D.C. next month.

The U20-ASFX is a standalone fingerprint sensor module designed for OEM developers to embed into a wide variety of hardware products that require fingerprint biometric functionality. It comes preloaded with SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System software that allows it to be used right out of the box to capture fingerprint images, extract templates, enroll, search and match fingerprints all in one device.

The U20-ASFX can store up to 20,000 fingerprint templates, which means 10,000 users can be supported on one device at 2 templates per user. This new high-capacity fingerprint sensor module is another product based on SecuGen's Unity architecture that combines SecuGen's top-of-the-line, FBI certified optical fingerprint sensor with a fully programmable single board computer built right into the compact sensor package. This revolutionary architecture facilitates the design and development of powerful new fingerprint readers and fingerprint sensor modules that are smarter, more secure, and more capable than most other OEM fingerprint modules in the market.

The core of the U20-ASFX sensor module is the rugged, high image quality U20-A optical fingerprint sensor that meets the rigorous FAP 20 image quality standard and is certified by the FBI for FIPS 201 PIV and Mobile ID applications. The U20-ASFX features an integrated Single Board Computer having a 1 GHz CPU, a fully programmable Linux system, SecuGen's fingerprint matching SDK with NIST MINEX compliant algorithms, and OpenSSL cryptographic libraries. All these are integrated into a compact package that is just barely 1 cubic inch in size.

The U20-ASFX, like other members of the Unity product line, provides the tools and technologies that allow for the rapid and efficient development of a wide variety of embedded fingerprint solutions where high quality, rugged design, and affordability are key factors.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "The U20-ASFX optical fingerprint sensor module is an evolutionary step from the U20-ASF. The U20-ASFX expands the template capacity of the previous version by a factor of 10. The Integration of a Single Board Computer with our FAP 20 certified fingerprint sensor module and with an open Linux development environment, makes this product enormously powerful and possibly unique in the industry. Combining all of this with a low price and compact size has been a major win for our partners."

"The SecuGen engineering team has delivered a significant improvement to our flagship OEM sensor while being able to keep the cost low," commented VP of Engineering Dan Riley. "Our team has responded to our partners' requirements and are very excited about the U20-ASFX."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, added, "Our focus has not changed from when we started the company over 20 years ago. We work hard to deliver to our OEM partners the high-quality products and tools needed to compete successfully in diverse fields that benefit from biometric technologies. The U20-ASFX is a perfect example of this focus. We are very proud of the outcome."

SecuGen will be demonstrating the U20-ASFX in booth #542 at Connect:ID in Washington DC from Wednesday, March 11 through Thursday, March 12, 2020.

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (https://secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering innovative, high quality, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Learn more: https://secugen.com

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

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SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be demonstrating the newly released U20-ASFX, a high capacity, fully programmable, FAP 20 compliant OEM fingerprint sensor module, at the Connect:ID exhibition in Washington, D.C. next month.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

TechStak Launches Suite of Cybersecurity Resources for the Unique Needs of Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

ANN ARBOR, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today TechStak, a leading SMB service provider matching companies with highly curated and pre-vetted outsourced IT partners, announced they have launched a cost-effective arsenal of risk assessment tools and accompanying educational resources designed for the unique needs of smaller businesses.

Cybersecurity Suite of tools:
* Breach Cost Calculator - estimates the potential cost associated with a data beach
* Dark Web Scan -identifies breached accounts and stolen passwords
* Risk assessment packages - includes Website Scan, Network Vulnerability Scan, Cybersecurity Health Assessment, detailed reports, phone consultations with industry experts explaining results and next steps for remediation
* Security Awareness Training - A video-based subscription program, the first of its kind.

What does this mean?
For small to medium businesses who may not have, or necessarily need, a full-time IT provider, but struggle to navigate the vast and fast-paced cybersecurity landscape, these services provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource. TechStak's all-in-one platform gives smaller companies easy access to essential IT and cybersecurity-related services they would not otherwise have in their fight against cybercrime.

"100% of the assessments we've done have identified a cyber threat that could blindside a smaller company," says TechStak CEO, Nicol Pasuit. An integral part of each assessment is the recommendations TechStak provides to mitigate these risks. These services help smaller businesses understand their cybersecurity preparedness, identify and prioritize their IT needs, mitigate risks, and put solutions place.

"We just did our risk assessment, and it was eye-opening," says Amy Shovels, Director of Operations and Customer Service at Zonya Health International. "TechStak did a thorough job, and gave us detailed reports with follow-up steps. It's nice to see the recommendations were able to be put into action so quickly!"

Companies can learn more about TechStak and their new small business-focused cybersecurity tools online at https://www.techstak.com/cyber-security-risk-assessment-small-business/.

About TechStak

TechStak's mission is to help small businesses find IT and cybersecurity solutions that are the right fit for their business. We think that finding outsourced firms you can trust with the keys to your business should not be a daunting, stressful process. So we simplified it. TechStak improves the IT and cybersecurity service provider selection process through transparency and reviews. With TechStak, businesses make confident IT and cybersecurity outsourcing decisions because they work with reputable providers they can trust. Visit https://www.techstak.com/ to learn more.

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Today TechStak, a leading SMB service provider matching companies with highly curated and pre-vetted outsourced IT partners, announced they have launched a cost-effective arsenal of risk assessment tools and accompanying educational resources designed for the unique needs of smaller businesses.

Related link: https://www.techstak.com/

Valentis Security welcomes new Business Development Lead in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Valentis Security is proud to announce and welcome Joseph Ortiz as its new Business Development/Inside Sales Lead. Ortiz will be responsible for business development throughout the markets that Valentis is licensed to operate in.

Ortiz has 20 years experience collectively in both law enforcement as a New York Police Officer and the contracted security industry. He brings to Valentis 7 years' experience in sales and business development, including his time performing these tasks at one of the largest security companies in North America. Ortiz also brings supervisory experience with overseeing security guard operations in various capacities.

Marnie Sutch, CEO of Valentis, stated, "We welcome Joseph as part of our growing team as we continue to strategically place personnel in key roles to help facilitate our growth."

About Valentis:

We are a fully operational security logistics solution for a variety of clients and security concerns. We are growing domestically, and envision global ventures, in risk management and security logistics with services and products under development to create a network of global affiliates, lead through branding, and expand our clients; financial institutions, governments, religious facilities, maritime, cybersecurity, combined with specially-developed training, software and telecommunication consultancy, and more. We are mindful and committed and care about our clients, team, and shareholders.

Learn more at: https://valentissecurity.com/

Valentis Security is proud to announce and welcome Joseph Ortiz as its new Business Development/Inside Sales Lead. Ortiz will be responsible for business development throughout the markets that Valentis is licensed to operate in.

Related link: https://valentisinternational.com/

Valentis Security Welcomes New Northwest Regional Manager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- Valentis Security is proud to announce and welcome Dan Ries as its new Northwest Regional Manager. Ries will be responsible managing Valentis operations, personnel, and assisting with business development in northwest Pennsylvania, mid Pennsylvania, and Ohio markets.

Ries spent 19 years as a sworn Law Enforcement Officer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the last 13 years as the Chief of Police in Albion, PA. His law enforcement career also includes service as a Park Ranger with the Pennsylvania Dept of Conservation and National Resources (DCNR) at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pa.

Prior to his LE career Dan served in the United States Air Force for 7 years. His military service included work as a Weapons Load Member and instructor to other load crews on how to load, arm, and unarm conventional and unconventional weapon systems for fighter bombers. During his military service he also attended professional supervisor training that helped him lead a law enforcement department.

Marnie Sutch, CEO of Valentis, stated, "We are very excited to have Dan as part of our team. Dan's military and law enforcement background helps to reinforce our renewed commitment to professionalism and quality."

About Valentis:

We are a fully operational security logistics solution for a variety of clients and security concerns. We are growing domestically, and envision global ventures, in risk management and security logistics with services and products under development to create a network of global affiliates, lead through branding, and expand our clients; financial institutions, governments, religious facilities, maritime, cybersecurity, combined with specially-developed training, software and telecommunication consultancy, and more. We are mindful and committed and care about our clients, team, and shareholders.

Learn more at: https://valentissecurity.com/

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Valentis Security is proud to announce and welcome Dan Ries as its new Northwest Regional Manager. Ries will be responsible managing Valentis operations, personnel, and assisting with business development in northwest Pennsylvania, mid Pennsylvania, and Ohio markets.

Related link: https://valentisinternational.com/

Treadstone 71 Releases Comprehensive Knowledgebase for Cyber and Threat Intelligence: CyberIntellipedia

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Treadstone 71, the highly focused and standards-driven cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the beta release of CyberIntellipedia. The extremely detailed, expansive wiki includes knowledge gained over years of cyber and threat intelligence program builds, targeted adversary research, and intelligence community-driven cyber intelligence training courses.

CyberIntellipedia consists of documents defining (non-inclusively):
* Cyber Intelligence (CI) Strategic Planning, CI Team Capabilities, Job Descriptions, Organization Charts, Training Plans, Team Accountabilities and Competency Levels
* Threat Matrices with Mitre ATT&CK inclusion
* Collection Management and Planning Methods
* CI Capability Maturity Model and Measuring Tools
* Cyber and Threat Intelligence Production Procedures
* Stakeholder Analysis, Checklists, Activities, and Tracking Modules
* Intelligence Requirements, Priority Intelligence Requirements, Indicators, and Specific Information Requirements
* Structured Analytic Techniques Methods
* Types of Analysis Policies, Procedures, and Templates
* Complete end-to-end Cyber and Threat Intelligence Lifecycle with Iterative Feedback Loops
* Open Source Intelligence Tools and Methods
* Reporting and Dissemination Types Procedures and Templates
* Warning, Estimative, Baseline, Advisory and other report examples
* Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) RFP Templates, Project Schedule and Selection Process
* TIP Rollout Schedule, Scrum Process, Deployment Methods, Use Cases, Questionnaires, Data Feed Selection
* Targeted Adversary Knowledgebase with Campaigns
* Online OPSEC Tools and Methods
* Evidence Validation Methods and Scoring
* Communities of Interest and Information Sharing

"CyberIntellipedia combines knowledge with the tools necessary to rapidly, effectively and efficiently build a cyber and threat intelligence program," said Jeff Bardin, chief intelligence officer for Treadstone 71. "The unprecedented level of detail and depth of content in this offering helps companies achieve program maturity in record time."

CyberIntellipedia follows the intelligence lifecycle with customizable documents. Treadstone 71 offers levels of access to fit customer budgets. The knowledgebase consolidates intelligence requirements into a valuable cyber and threat intelligence ecosystem enabling greater intelligence integration and sharing.

"The CyberIntellipedia wiki provides the intelligence workforce with discovery and access to information based on mission needs empowering timely, tailored, and actionable information," continued Bardin. "We hope to nurture a culture of innovation that advocates for the sharing of ideas and resources."

Combining CyberIntellipedia with the Treadstone 71 Cyber and Threat Intelligence Program Build, the Intelligence Roadmap, and the Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle Solution is a recipe for speed to maturity and action for clients.

Treadstone 71 is making the CyberIntellipedia available for selective public sale beginning as a beta (December 2019) to work through any issues.

Treadstone 71's Certified Threat Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Analyst training and the Intelligence Roadmap are the gold standards in the industry today derived from both academia, the intelligence community, and from Treadstone 71's experience in building cyber and threat intelligence programs at Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. Treadstone 71 is delivering the only complete cyber threat intelligence lifecycle management solution enabling information sharing, internal intelligence communities of interest while empowering lifecycle management with an iterative feedback loop now combined with CyberIntellipedia.

More information; https://www.treadstone71.com/

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Treadstone 71, the highly focused and standards-driven cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the beta release of CyberIntellipedia. The extremely detailed, expansive wiki includes knowledge gained over years of cyber and threat intelligence program builds, targeted adversary research, and intelligence community-driven cyber intelligence training courses.

Related link: https://www.treadstone71.com/

Aligned Technology Solutions Acquires New Office Space for Their Expanding Business

ALEXANDRIA, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Aligned Technology Solutions, an award-winning technology service provider, announces the relocation of their headquarters to a new, larger office space to accommodate rapid growth and expansion of their business.

The new office is strategically positioned around the capital beltway, allowing for even faster on-site responses. In addition to the new space, Aligned Technology Solutions will also continue to maintain a mobile component to their team.

"We are delighted to announce the opening of our new office. Our growth required more space and we were fortunate to find and design a space that better serves our team's needs," said Gar Whaley, Co-founder, Aligned Technology Solutions. "Our new location with enhanced operational efficiencies will help us continue to grow and develop while supporting our client's needs, allowing us to provide exceptional value and superior service along the way."

Aligned Technology Solutions was recently named to the 2019 Inc 5000 annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies, signifying its continued business growth as a managed service provider.

About Aligned Technology Solutions:
Since 2010 ATS has been helping organizations leverage and manage technology to grow and secure their businesses. Aligned Technology Solutions is an award-winning technology service provider delivering customized and comprehensive IT solutions for IT Outsourcing, Cybersecurity, Cloud, VoIP & Broadband. ATS is committed to providing world class customer service and best-of-breed technology solutions that provide our clients competitive advantage in their marketplace.

Learn more at https://www.myalignedit.com/.

Media Contact:
Brittany Watson, Marketing Specialist
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Aligned Technology Solutions, an award-winning technology service provider, announces the relocation of their headquarters to a new, larger office space to accommodate rapid growth and expansion of their business.

Related link: https://www.myalignedit.com/

DediPath, an IaaS Provider, Chooses Network Security Firm Path Network for Enterprise Level DDoS Protection

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Path Network, a DDoS mitigation provider, today announced that it has been chosen as the security provider to protect and secure the network of DediPath, a provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that specializes in dedicated and virtual private servers, in addition to colocation and managed services. This choice follows DediPath's reiteration of its commitment to providing an affordable, secure, and scalable environment with 100% uptime across its network infrastructure.

"We have been searching tirelessly for the right security company to complement our low latency network and provide a DDoS protected environment for our customers. With our large and diverse customer base it was extremely important to partner with a DDoS mitigation company that understands our needs and can mitigate threats of any type and measure. Above all our customers expect low latency bandwidth, high performance, and 100% uptime," said Ernie Quick, DediPath CTO.

"We are excited about our partnership with Path Networks. Leveraging Path's enterprise security products, we can offer our customers a secure environment when a threat arises. We are excited to announce we have implemented their DDoS mitigation in all of our locations," said Mark Jiannino, DediPath CEO.

"We are thrilled to see that DediPath is raising the bar when it comes to security infrastructure, network efficiency, and overall protection. This is the type of action that we expect more and more firms to take as the absolute critical need for network security becomes increasingly evident around the world. Our goal is to provide DediPath with all the support, services, and solutions that they need as they embark on this path of increased security around their entire firm," said Marshal Webb, Path CEO.

About DediPath:

DediPath is a provider of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering dedicated server hosting, virtual private servers, hybrid servers, colocation, and managed services. With extensive experience in IT, managed services, and colocation experience, DediPath's founders are focused on creating a strong brand that is focused on providing the best service and support at a highly competitive price. For more information, visit https://www.dedipath.com/.

About Path:

Path has revolutionized the uptime and performance monitoring industry by using distributed nodes powered by everyday users and servers. Over the past two years, Path has built a monitoring network offering unprecedented global coverage. Path's powerful analytics give invaluable insight into website, application, and network uptime and performance. Additionally, our network security expertise has allowed for the development of various security and consulting service offerings beyond our uptime and performance monitoring services. These offerings range from DDoS attack mitigation and detection, to penetration testing, Enterprise level VPN's, and security consulting. Further information available at https://path.net/.

Path Network, a DDoS mitigation provider, today announced that it has been chosen as the security provider to protect and secure the network of DediPath, a provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that specializes in dedicated and virtual private servers, in addition to colocation and managed services.

Related link: https://www.dedipath.com/

Futronic Announces Launch of VS80 USB2.0 Finger Vein Scanner

HONG KONG /ScoopCloud/ -- Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces the commercial release of VS80 USB2.0 Finger Vein Scanner.

Finger vein is a hidden biometric pattern so it is harder to acquire an image for finger vein pattern than other biometrics such as face. Futronic VS80 finger vein scanner uses infrared light to obtain clear and contrasting vein image on CMOS image sensor. The optical system was specially designed to reduce the background noise in vein image.

"We have many years' experience in making optical fingerprint scanner which was well leveraged to develop the vein scanner," said YM Jiang, Futronic's Marketing Director. "Finger vein scanner is a natural extension of our current family of fingerprint scanners. This new device gives our worldwide customers a choice for more secure biometric technology."

As the company's other products, VS80 can work with all popular platforms such as Windows, Linux, MacOS and Android. Futronic also released a new version for FinLogon, a proprietary Windows logon control program by Futronic using fingerprint as one of the credentials.

With the new FinLogon, users can provide either finger or vein to logon Windows. It supports the simultaneous connection of fingerprint and vein scanner to PC. So this is a true multi-modal biometric Windows logon control program and makes multi-biometric-factors authentication a reality with an acceptable cost.

FinLogon is free software for customers who own Futronic's fingerprint and/or vein scanners. Besides Windows logon control, vein recognition is also very good solution for identity management in banking industry because of its high resistance to forgery and spoofing.

Futronic also provides Finger Vein Recognition SDK as a separate product. Interested parties can contact Futronic for details.

About Futronic Technology Company Limited:

Futronic provides advanced fingerprint and vein recognition hardware and software products to customers who need enhanced security in identity management. With proprietary fingerprint and vein recognition algorithm, Futronic develops and manufactures products for physical access control, computer and network logon, identity management and E-commence. For more information, please visit: https://www.futronic-tech.com/

Futronic Technology Company Limited, a global provider of fingerprint recognition software and hardware products, announces the commercial release of VS80 USB2.0 Finger Vein Scanner. Finger vein is a hidden biometric pattern so it is harder to acquire an image for finger vein pattern than other biometrics such as face.

Related link: https://www.futronic-tech.com/

Top 5 Reasons Not to Miss CyberTexas 2019

SAN ANTONIO, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Cybersecurity leaders are set to convene at the annual CyberTexas conference, cyber job fair and Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony in San Antonio, August 20 and 21, 2019, produced by the CyberTexas Foundation.

Defend, protect, secure - three words we often use to define the state of engagement on the battlefield. But in an age of heighten cybersecurity threats, physical warfare isn't the only battle worthy of preparation. Cybersecurity has become a critical issue for all private industries, on every level of local, state and federal government, military and academia which leaves public and private institutions on the front line of defense for protecting critical infrastructure.

Texas, a state known for its big, and often, non-traditional approaches to problem solving, has been on the forefront of cybersecurity dating back to the early 1980s when computer networks were just starting to develop. In the years that followed, cities like San Antonio, Houston and Austin became leaders in building the cybersecurity ecosystem in the region, which led to not only the development of a strong cybersecurity workforce, but the creation of innovative cyber products and services, and the installation of the world-class U.S. Air Force Cyber Command at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA).

The Lone Star state is a hotbed for network security, cyber risk mitigation and threat intelligence. It is this reality alone that opens the doors to cybersecurity events like the CyberTexas Conference. Now in its ninth year, the conference is a platform for industry thought leaders from across the state and abroad to collaborate, problem solve, retool and prepare for the next wave of cyber threats. During the two-day event, August 20th - 21st at the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) downtown campus, cyber leaders will gather to hear from speakers, learn about products and services during an exhibitor's showcase, participate in a cyber job fair hosted by Cleared Jobs, and witness the 2019 San Antonio Cyber Hall of Honor induction ceremony. However, if industry enthusiasts are still uncertain about attending this year's conference, here are five reasons not to miss CyberTexas 2019:

1 - Two is better than one

Unlike the past eight years, CyberTexas is being held in collaboration with UTSA's International Information Sharing Conference (IISC). The back-to-back events will draw hundreds of cybersecurity and information sharing leaders and offer attendees the opportunity to experience three high-impact days of networking and collaborating with cyber professionals from across the state. CyberTexas will take place on August 20th and 21st and IISC will start on August 21st and conclude on August 22nd.

2 - It's more than a cyber conference

San Antonio has nurtured the cybersecurity industry's most renowned leaders, educated thousands of cyber warriors at world-class institutions, like UTSA, trained mission-ready military cyber warriors at Air Force Cyber Command, and inspired the development of high-growth information technology companies. In recognition of these efforts, CyberTexas brings a unique opportunity for cyber professionals to learn from the expertise of the city's most recognized IT leaders.

3 - It's all about Texas

With over 40 speakers, the event will bring industry, government, military and academia leaders to the main stage, including keynote speakers: Steve Povolny, Head of Advanced Threat Research, McAfee; Joe Sanchez, Director and Executive Director, CyberTexas Foundation; Maj. Gen. Robert J. Skinner, Commander, 24th Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, JBSA-Lackland, Texas; Brig. Gen. George M. Reynolds, Vice Commander, 25th Air Force, JBSA-Lackland, Texas; Umesh Verma, Founder, Cyber Houston and CEO, BLUE LANCE and Jim Perschbach, President & CEO, Port San Antonio. This year's theme, Cybersecurity Communities Throughout Texas, illustrates the event's focus on educating attendees about Texas' growing cyber ecosystem.

4 - Network security can't wait

No matter if your interests are machine learning, cyber threat intelligence, risk mitigation, or smart cities, or if your most immediate cyber concerns are security issues regarding elections, maritime, or cloud security, the importance of preparing for the next cyber threat could be the difference between total business disruption and network resiliency. Therefore, there's no time like the present when it comes to building a better cyber defense toolbox to combat new threats.

5 - Texas' cyber communities are trailblazers

This year's CyberTexas will provide opportunities to learn about new policies and programs across the region including, Cyber Houston, UTSA National Security Collaboration Center, Cybersecurity Pathways for Texas High Schools legislative initiatives, the New Horizons Learning Center, and CyberPatriots National Youth Cyber Education program.

"Texas is more than a Lone Star State," said Victor Malloy, CyberTexas Foundation's general manager. "The people here are leaders pioneering to the north star in cyberspace. Our solution for securing our community when the next cyber incident occurs, is to build relationships from the interactions during conferences like ours that helps to reduce the level of complexity in how we manage risks."

The conference will kick-off on Tuesday, August 20 at UTSA downtown campus located at 501 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207. The opening plenary sessions will start at 8:45 a.m. followed by breakout sessions that will continue until 4:15 p.m. The following day activities will start at 8 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. The Hall of Honor Ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. on August 20, 2019.

To register for the speaking sessions and Hall of Honor Ceremony, visit https://www.cybertexas.org/iisc-cybertexas-combined-conference-2019/.

Discounts are offered to attendees of both the CyberTexas and IIS Conferences, InfraGard members, students, and educators. DOD civilians and military with a valid ID can attend at no charge. Space is limited. To participate, DOD civilians and military should email Victor Malloy at vmalloy@cybertexas.org.

The cyber job fair will take place from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Tuesday August 20 in the Durango Building on UTSA's campus. Registration is free. Attending companies include, Abacus Technology Corporation, Accenture Federal Services, AECOM, Air Force Civilian Service, Applied Research Solutions, Def-Logix, IPSecure, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific - C2E2 Department, Raytheon and USAA.

To learn more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, email mjackson@cybertexas.org.

Learn more about CyberTexas at: https://www.cybertexas.org

Cybersecurity leaders are set to convene at the annual CyberTexas conference, cyber job fair and Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony in San Antonio, August 20 and 21, 2019, produced by the CyberTexas Foundation.

Related link: https://www.cybertexas.org/

Treadstone 71 Releases Cyber Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Training Roadmap for Threat Analysts

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Treadstone 71, the leading cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the Treadstone 71 Intelligence Roadmap. The new education program includes in-depth training along the cyber threat intelligence and counterintelligence lifecycles covering each phase in detail. Cyber Threat Intelligence professionals seeking skill enhancements, unique capabilities while adding boundless value to their organizations should take a hard look at this roadmap.

The Treadstone 71 Intelligence Roadmap focuses on two tracts:
* Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional
* Certified Cyber CounterIntelligence Professional

The program outlines a roadmap unlike any other in the cyber intelligence industry. Building on our 12th year offering cyber and threat intelligence training, Treadstone 71 now delivers two 1-year programs that include comprehensive study in the following

Certified Cyber Intelligence Professional (5 modules plus the capstone):
* Strategic Intelligence Analysis, Forecasting, Estimative and Warning Intelligence
* Open Source Intelligence, Adversary Targeted OSINT
* Collection Management
* Structured Analytic Techniques
* Critical Thinking/Cognitive Bias
* Analytic Writing, Reporting, & Dissemination
* Capstone Skills Evaluation

This tract takes 21 days over (up to) 1 year blending in-person training with online narrative video with hands-on exercises. Students receive 164 CPE for program completion.

Certified Cyber CounterIntelligence Professional (5 modules plus capstone):
* Operational Security (OPSEC)
* Persona Development and Management
* CounterIntelligence Tools
* Persuasion, Manipulation, and Propaganda
* The Denial and Deception Lifecycle
* Influence Operations
* Capstone Skills Evaluation

This tract takes 17 days over (up to) 1 year blending in-person training with online narrative video with hands-on exercises. Students receive 136 CPE for program completion.

For cyber and threat intelligence professionals seeking full-scope lifecycle skills in intelligence and counterintelligence, this is the program for you. The roadmap is also perfect for those looking to break into the program.

The Intelligence Roadmap uses the Cyber Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Common Body of Knowledge created by Treadstone 71.

About Treadstone 71

Treadstone 71's Certified Threat Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Analyst training and the Intelligence Roadmap are the gold standard in the industry today derived from both academia, the intelligence community, and from Treadstone 71's experience in building cyber and threat intelligence programs at Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. Treadstone 71 is delivering the only complete cyber threat intelligence lifecycle management solution enabling information sharing, internal intelligence communities of interest while empowering lifecycle management with an iterative feedback loop.

More information: https://www.treadstone71.com/cyber-intelligence-training

Tags: cyber intelligence, lifecycle, counterintelligence, threat intelligence, intelligence lifecycle

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Treadstone 71, the leading cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the Treadstone 71 Intelligence Roadmap. The new education program includes in-depth training along the cyber threat intelligence and counterintelligence lifecycles covering each phase in detail.

Related link: https://www.treadstone71.com/

MICROSafeX Launches Kickstarter Campaign for World’s First ‘Unhackable’ Computer

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- MICROSafeX announces a newly patented "unhackable" security technology / computer platform and it's working to raise money through a Kickstarter campaign set to launch on June 25, 2019 (US Patent No.: 10,061,923 B1).

Pritam Nath, founder of MICROSafeX, has been issued a hardware utility patent for an Internet-connected computer that cannot be hacked in any way whatsoever.

Nath has an engineering degree in electronic hardware from UCLA and more than 35 years of experience in systems architecture, large integrated software systems and some hardware in various computers, Internet, operating systems, BIOS, device drivers, embedded systems, and more. He has designed and built a fully functioning personal computer.

"This new hardware design is very different from all other computers on the market today," Nath says.

The company is working to raise funds for what it's calling, "the world's first unhackable computer."

"Computer hacking is a huge problem and this new technology solves problems ranging from viruses and malware to computer hijacking," Nath explains.

Hacking incidents and cyber security threats continue to make media headlines and only serve to illustrate the severity of the problem. MICROSafeX's new "unhackable computer" hopes to reduce and perhaps even eliminate these issues.

Criminals will no longer be able to steal valuable and confidential information from individuals, banks, corporations, hospitals, political organizations, government agencies and more.

While there are a few software security companies that offer software-only based solutions for virus and malware removal, they do not prevent cyber-attacks. MICROSafeX's hardware technology does.

The MICROSafeX-patented, hardware-based prevention system will not allow any virus or malware into the computer. The computer prototype is estimated to be available within 12 months and will retail for $1,250.

For more information, visit: https://microsafex.com/

VIDEO (Vimeo) - "Founders Statement" -- https://vimeo.com/337264307

Patent information: https://microsafex.com/patent/

MEDIA CONTACT:
Pritam Nath
of MICROSafeX
+1-310-873-8672
info@microsafex.com

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MICROSafeX announces a newly patented "unhackable" security technology / computer platform and it's working to raise money through a Kickstarter campaign set to launch on June 25, 2019 (US Patent No.: 10,061,923 B1).

Related link: https://microsafex.com/

Treadstone 71 Unveils New Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle Solution

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Treadstone 71, the leading cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the availability of a new offering: Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle. The new module will enable teams to organize their cyber threat intelligence program, publish their strategic plans, build stakeholder models, establish collection plans, rate and verify data and sources, use structured techniques, and prepare for analytic writing peer reviews.

The module drives continuous feedback loops throughout the lifecycle engaging users to follow structured methods of collection, data organization, production, analysis, and management. The Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle solution captures stakeholder needs including intelligence requirements, their prioritization, collection planning and tracking, while focusing on evidence-based intelligence analysis.

The solution enables organizations to track how they got from A to B in the lifecycle, what worked and what did not while incorporating iterative methods of analysis.

"No longer will cyber threat intelligence teams have to kluge together methods of managing the cyber threat intelligence lifecycle," said Jeff Bardin, Chief Intelligence Officer for Treadstone 71. "The ability to have continuous access to priority intelligence requirements, open source intelligence actions in various stages of collection, the development of new hypotheses based on usable data, directly input to structured analytic techniques as some of the final steps before analytic writing and review is huge."

* The module integrates and manages cyber threat intelligence lifecycle functions in a contextually focused environment that helps author intelligence advisors, situation reports, and forecasts.
* The ability to manage and track historical trends of adversaries and their campaigns with full data transparency, from your own perspective and not that of generic data feeds, minimizes cycle time while reducing overhead and operational risk.
* The cyber intelligence lifecycle module enables collectors and analysts to work together on company-specific intelligence requirements, giving collection management the ability for continuous oversight supporting relevancy and rapidly redirect collection targets as needed.
* We see this as speeding the decision making on threats helping to estimate possible next steps.

"We plan to start offering the solution in August with a full rollout by mid-October," continued Bardin. "Our training solutions enables this module providing organizations with the intelligence community skills necessary to more than adequately manage collection operations, analysis, and analytic writing. The need for this in the market is great."

* Data verification is a hidden calculation in data and threat intelligence feeds. Bayesian algorithms aid in the process, but human interaction is still a core capability that most organizations do not have.
* Skills in this area are lacking.
* The combination of Treadstone 71 training and education with the cyber intelligence lifecycle solution enables historical pattern and trend analysis while creating clear pictures of adversary tendencies.

"For a long time, we described threat intelligence as the core solution for cyber threat intelligence teams. What is missing are the core functions of intelligence that goes well beyond indicators of compromise and technical details, collected after a breach occurs," added Bardin. "We know that intelligence is for warning and prevention. We know that intelligence forecasting and estimates are the keys to prevention. Something that is missing in organizations today. We are shifting the paradigm to mature intelligence programs assisting in your digital transformation the reduces risk."

The solution is not meant to replace threat intelligence platforms but to provide an integrated series of modules that manages your intelligence program. We intend to enable the integration of strategic intelligence plans, policies, procedures, process flows, questionnaires, diagrams, presentations, reports, and briefs to managing the cyber threat intelligence lifecycle.

About Treadstone 71:

Treadstone 71's Certified Threat Intelligence and CounterIntelligence Analyst training are the gold standard in the industry today derived from both academia, the intelligence community, and from Treadstone 71's experience in building cyber and threat intelligence programs at Fortune 500 organizations worldwide. Treadstone 71 is delivering the only complete cyber threat intelligence lifecycle management solution enabling information sharing, internal intelligence communities of interest, while empowering lifecycle management with an iterative feedback loop.

More information: https://www.treadstone71.com/

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Bardin
Treadstone 71
info@treadstone71.com
888.714.0071

Treadstone 71, the leading cyber and threat intelligence tradecraft company, today announced the availability of a new offering: Cyber Intelligence Lifecycle. The new module will enable teams to organize their cyber threat intelligence program, publish their strategic plans, build stakeholder models, establish collection plans, rate and verify data and sources, use structured techniques, and prepare for analytic writing peer reviews.

Related link: https://www.treadstone71.com/

ZKTeco Face Recognition Now Available From AMAG Technology

ALPHARETTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- ZKTeco today announced that its OP-400 face reader has been officially certified by AMAG Technology. ZKTeco is a long-time member of AMAG's Symmetry Preferred Partner Program.

The ZKTeco OP-400 face reader uniquely interfaces directly with the Symmetry(TM) access control system without needing additional management software. For AMAG installers this means tremendous savings in both installation time and material cost when performing biometric security upgrades.

AMAG VP of Partner Programs & Education, Jason Schimpf noted, "Not only do ZKTeco face readers further improve our customers' door security, I'm especially impressed with ZKTeco's commitment to the Symmetry Preferred Partner Program. ZKTeco is our first facial biometrics partner to be certified on Symmetry v9."

Noted by ZKTeco USA CEO Larry Reed, "Our Opera Series of biometric readers include our OP-200 fingerprint reader and now our OP-400 face reader. Both readers are Symmetry-certified. Unlike our competitors who need to develop and sell expensive added biometric management software to support their readers, our affordable Opera Series of biometric readers communicate directly to the Symmetry system without needing any management software whatsoever. This translates into tremendous cost savings in both material and labor for AMAG installers and end-users."

More information: https://zktecousa.com/product/op-400/

About ZKTeco USA:

ZKTeco USA is a leading provider of fingerprint, face, finger-vein, palm-vein and RFID readers throughout the USA & Canada. Product offerings also include entrance control solutions including license plate recognition (LPR) readers, long-range UHF readers, turnstiles, walkthrough metal detectors and x-ray baggage scanners. ZKTeco USA is a subsidiary of ZKTeco, a leading global developer of security and time management solutions. ZKTeco solutions are multi-lingual and localized in over 18 different languages.

ZKTeco designs specialized products for specific markets and provides local support to all its customers. Its U.S. facility includes a large experience center and warehouse in Alpharetta, GA. ZKTeco is synonymous with technical innovation, quality, speed-to-market and reliability. For more information, please visit http://www.zktecousa.com.

Media Contact: Jennifer Sparnon, (862) 505-2101 ext 225.

ZKTeco today announced that its OP-400 face reader has been officially certified by AMAG Technology. ZKTeco is a long-time member of AMAG's Symmetry Preferred Partner Program.

Related link: https://zktecousa.com/

Command Investigations Recapitalizes to Continue Growth Trajectory

LAKE MARY, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Command Investigations ("Command") and Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC ("Monument") announce that they have completed a recapitalization transaction that will allow Command to venture into the next aspect of its growth phase and solidify itself as the premier investigative service provider in the United States.

With an increased availability of resources and the financial backing of Monument, a nationally renowned private equity firm, Command will look to extend its presence in the Northeast United States and expand into untapped markets throughout the country.

Command's executive and core management team will attain equity positions in the company and will continue to direct daily operations. The company's well-established work product and company culture will stay intact.

"We share the same vision on Command's expansion and long-term growth, and it was crucial for us to find a partner who connected with our thought process and overall outlook," said Rich Perri and Steve Cassell, Co-founders of Command Investigations.

"Our mission has always been to provide our clients with unrivaled customer service and an impeccable work product, and those ideas will remain the cornerstone of our success. Monument has fit in seamlessly with our company culture and will be a crucial resource for us as we continue to scale our operations nationally."

Command is slated to obtain its private investigation license in New York and New Jersey by the end of 2019, with plans of adding Texas, Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina in 2020.

Currently, Command holds PI licenses in in Florida, Georgia, California, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

About Command Investigations:

Based in Lake Mary, Florida, Command Investigations is a private investigation company that offers surveillance, medical canvasses, social media checks and other investigative services to the insurance defense community. Ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in Florida, Command is best known for its unparalleled customer service and unmatched turnaround times. With offices in Orlando, Atlanta and Los Angeles, Command offers national service with a local feel.

More information: https://gocommand.com/.

Command Investigations ("Command") and Monument MicroCap Partners, LLC ("Monument") announce that they have completed a recapitalization transaction that will allow Command to venture into the next aspect of its growth phase and solidify itself as the premier investigative service provider in the United States.

Related link: https://gocommand.com/

IMPACT Group Launches SecureNow, a Professional Cybersecurity Offering Businesses and Non-Profits of All Sizes Can Afford

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. /ScoopCloud/ -- IMPACT Group, Inc., a recognized Twin Cities-based management consulting firm and Managed Service Provider specializing in large scale IT and supply chain strategy, project delivery, cybersecurity and enterprise program management, announced today the launch of SecureNow - professional cybersecurity your organization can afford!

According to Ginni Rometty of IBM "cybercrime, by definition, is the greatest threat to every profession, every industry, every company in the world." Insurance giant Lloyds of London has said that cyber-attacks cost businesses as much as $400B a year or more while the World Economic Forum puts that number at over $3 trillion worldwide.

And according to a recent Data Breach Investigation Report done by Verizon: "61 percent of breaches target small and medium businesses, up from the previous year's 53 percent. These cyberattacks cost small businesses anywhere between $84,000 and $148,000. And 60 percent of small businesses go out of business within six months of such an attack."

IMPACT Group, through its Technology Services Business Unit, has been helping organizations of all sizes to meet the security challenges of Twin Cities based businesses and non-profit organizations for over 25 years. Relying on its expertise as a successful Managed Service Provider, IMPACT Group is now launching SecureNow as an affordable way for organizations of all sizes to discover existing internal and external vulnerabilities in their IT environment within 5-7 days of ordering the service and to take immediate action to reduce significantly their risk level.

Having helped organizations with ransomware and other security breaches, IMPACT Group has seen firsthand the damage cyber-attacks can wreak on its victims.

IMPACT has designed SecureNow as a quick and affordable, professional-grade cybersecurity package, an alternative to other high-cost offerings available on the market.

Says Jeff O'Donnell, CEO of IMPACT Group: "Many organizations know they have to do something about cybersecurity, but they may not know where to begin and what's the quickest way to getting better security at an affordable price. There are tools and experts available but smaller organizations may not be able to afford either. SecureNow is a great way for anyone to access such tools and experts within existing budgets. I invite you to visit us at http://GetSecureNow.org and to allow us to help you protect your assets, your data, your reputation and your peace of mind."

About IMPACT Group:

IMPACT Group has been rated by Clutch as a Twin Cities Top 20 Managed Service Provider, and as a Top 20 Most Promising Project Management firm by CIO Review. IMPACT has been delivering value successfully in the past with leading Fortune 1000 companies, as well as small and medium business, churches and non-profits.

MEDIA CONTACT:
For more information contact Jeff O'Donnell at info@getsecurenow.org or call him at 651.415.2290

Twitter: @ImpactGroupMN #SecureNow #Cybersecurity #SmallBusiness #SmallBusinessSolutions

IMPACT Group, Inc., a recognized Twin Cities-based management consulting firm and Managed Service Provider specializing in large scale IT and supply chain strategy, project delivery, cybersecurity and enterprise program management, announced today the launch of SecureNow - professional cybersecurity your organization can afford.

Related link: https://www.impactgroupmn.com/

SecuGen to Demonstrate Apple iOS Compatibility with New Unity 20 Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader at ISC West 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, will be demonstrating the new Unity(tm) 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader with Apple's iOS at the ISC West 2019 in Las Vegas, the largest converged security industry trade show in the U.S.

The Unity 20 Bluetooth is the world's first elegantly designed, low cost, fully programmable Bluetooth fingerprint reader. This versatile device features SecuGen's new flagship U20-A fingerprint sensor found in the Hamster Pro 20 product family but with Bluetooth capability that allows it to securely transfer fingerprint data wirelessly to a smartphone, tablet or computer. It is sleek and small enough to be carried in your pocket as a mobile fingerprint reader or placed solidly at a workstation as a traditional desktop reader.

SecuGen's Unity 20 Bluetooth reader is now compatible with Apple's iOS mobile operating system. Apple developers can easily build fingerprint biometric applications for the iPhone and iPad that work with the Unity 20 Bluetooth. The Unity 20 Bluetooth can be used right out of the box by calling SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System (FMS) software's simple API. Alternatively, it can be custom programmed to suit the needs of the targeted user base.

Internally the product includes a complete Linux development environment, SecuGen's fingerprint capture and NIST MINEX-compliant template extraction and matching algorithms, the OpenSSL cryptography library, and a 1 GHz CPU. The Unity 20 Bluetooth can also store encrypted fingerprint templates and process them in a closed environment without ever leaving the device.

"We have never had such a strong response to a product announcement. Customers love the look and feel of the device as most of the existing Bluetooth products on the market are about as attractive as a deck of cards," stated Jeff Brown, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth reader, on the other hand, breaks the mold and is a stunning device with a slim, sleek white case, a single button and three small LEDs. Our team has been able to do this while keeping the price of the product very low. We are very, very proud of this product. Our team has done a wonderful job."

Dan Riley, Vice President of Engineering added, "Our engineering has done a great job implementing the BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) protocol for compatibility with Apple's iOS devices. The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a breakthrough product that maintains our dedication to quality. Not only is it well engineered and versatile, the affordable Unity 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader is also a beautiful product."

"We are relentlessly focused on the requirements of our partners around the world," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a response to a clear need that we have seen in the marketplace for biometrics and iOS compatibility. This is precisely what our partners have been asking for, and we are excited to support and help them succeed with new products that are attractive, powerful, and economical."

The Unity 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader, like all SecuGen products, is priced for large scale deployments. The demonstration will take place in SecuGen's booth # 15136 at ISC West 2019 in the Sands Expo convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada from Wednesday, April 10 through Friday, April 12.

Learn more about the Unity 20 Bluetooth: https://secugen.com/products/unity-20-bluetooth/

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (https://secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering innovative, high quality, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, will be demonstrating the new Unity(tm) 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader with Apple's iOS at the ISC West 2019 in Las Vegas, the largest converged security industry trade show in the U.S.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

New ZKTeco Atlas Series Panels: Fast and Simple Installations for Access Control Novices

FAIRFIELD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- ZKTeco, a leading provider of biometric, RFID and access control solutions, brings to market its new Atlas Series access control panels. Atlas Series consists of RFID & Biometric door access control panels which have an embedded web application.

The web application eliminates the need for access control management software, thus simplifying and greatly reducing installation time, especially for novices who are new to access control.

Atlas is available in 1, 2 and 4-door panels and can support up to 84 doors. These panels are powered by POE+ and can also communicate over WiFi. Features include User Enrollment & Management, Door Control & Monitoring, Lockdown, Reporting, Maps, Anti-Passback, First-Card Opening, Multi-Card Opening, Card Design and Duress PINs and more.

User-programmable auxiliary relays can be used to control alarms, annunciators, intrusion detection panels, or additional locking devices. Atlas Series panels communicate securely over a TCP/IP network using SSL/TLS. Atlas Series panels communicate with readers via Wiegand or OSDP communication protocol. The firmware is field-upgradeable, allowing your system to stay current with the latest features and security enhancements. A feature rich mobile app for iOS and Android platform gives user the capabilities of managing their access control infrastructure from their mobile devices.

"Atlas was designed and engineered in USA to make access control installations fast & simple and at the same time offer all the features required by today's modern facilities," notes Manish Dalal, President & Founder, ZKTeco USA.

"While our ZKBioSecurity platform addresses the needs of high-end enterprise installations, presently our customers are looking for simple easy to learn access control solutions. By replacing management software with an embedded web application on the panel and additionally supporting Wi-Fi and PoE, we make it very easy for anyone to learn and install access control systems."

More information on the Atlas line: https://zktecousa.com/product-category/atlas-bio/

About ZKTeco:

ZKTeco is a leading global provider of RFID and biometric and RFID security solutions. Product offerings include Biometric & RFID access control panels & readers, Elevator Controllers, Long-range Readers, Metal Detectors, Turnstiles, Baggage X-Ray scanners and biometric smart door locks. Its solutions are multi-lingual and localized in over 18 different languages. ZKTeco designs specialized products for specific markets and provides local support to all its customers.

Its U.S. facility includes a large experience center and warehouse along with local sales and service support. ZKTeco is synonymous with technical innovation, quality, speed-to-market, and reliability.

For more information, please visit https://zktecousa.com/

ZKTeco, a leading provider of biometric, RFID and access control solutions, brings to market its new Atlas Series access control panels. Atlas Series consists of RFID & Biometric door access control panels which have an embedded web application.

Related link: https://zktecousa.com/

SecuGen to Showcase New Unity 20 Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader at the RSA Conference 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce they will be showcasing the new Unity(TM) 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader at the RSA Conference 2019 in San Francisco in early March.

The Unity 20 Bluetooth is the world's first elegantly designed, low cost, fully programmable Bluetooth fingerprint reader. This versatile device features SecuGen's flagship U20 fingerprint sensor found in the Hamster Pro 20 product family but with Bluetooth capability that allows it to securely transfer fingerprint data wirelessly to a smartphone, tablet or PC. It is sleek and small enough to be carried in a pocket as a mobile fingerprint reader or placed solidly at a workstation and used as a traditional desktop reader.

The Unity 20 Bluetooth can be used right out of the box by calling SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System (FMS) software's simple API. Alternatively, it can be custom programmed to suit the needs of the targeted user base. It sports a complete Linux development environment, SecuGen's onboard fingerprint capture and NIST MINEX-compliant template extraction and matching algorithms, the OpenSSL cryptography library, and a 1 GHz CPU. The Unity 20 Bluetooth can also store encrypted fingerprint templates and process them in a closed environment without ever leaving the device.

"Most of the existing Bluetooth products on the market are about as attractive as a deck of cards," stated Jeff Brown, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth reader, on the other hand, breaks the mold and is a stunning device with a slim, sleek white case, a single button and three small LEDs. Our team has been able to do this while keeping the price of the product very low. We are very, very proud of this product. Our team has done a wonderful job."

Dan Riley, Vice President of Engineering added, "Once again our engineering team has heard the voices of our partners and has designed a world class product to meet their needs. The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a breakthrough product that maintains our dedication to quality. Not only is it well engineered and versatile, the affordable Unity 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader is also a beautiful product."

"We continue to focus on the requirements of our partners around the world," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "The Unity 20 Bluetooth is a response to a clear need that we have seen in the marketplace. This is precisely what our partners have been asking for, and we are excited to support and help them succeed with new products that are attractive, powerful, and economical."

The Unity 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader, like all SecuGen products, is priced for large scale deployments. It will be demonstrated at SecuGen's booth #4338 at the Moscone Center in North Hall from March 4 through 7, 2019.

Learn more about the Unity 20 at: https://secugen.com/products/unity-20-bluetooth/

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering innovative, high quality, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Learn more at: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce they will be showcasing the new Unity(TM) 20 Bluetooth fingerprint reader at the RSA Conference 2019 in San Francisco in early March.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

With the Parkland Anniversary Upon Us, South Florida Based Security Company Pledges to Donate Safe Rooms to Schools

BOCA RATON, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- South Florida based security company, FBS - Fortified and Ballistic Security, announces plan to protect schools in honor of the one year anniversary of the Parkland shooting. For years, FBS has been perfecting their safe environments, or The Sanctuary(TM), for luxury homes, and the time has come to give back.

It would be difficult to dispute that our country faces a grave security crisis when it comes to protecting children in our schools. What is often up for debate is how to go about solving this emotional conundrum. The general, repeating pattern looks something like this: a school shooting occurs, debates break out over hot topics such as mental illness and gun control, real resolution feels slow to realize, and many Americans are left feeling helpless and desperately confused about how best to protect our children.

FBS felt especially called to action following the Parkland shooting last February when family, neighbors, clients and friends were directly affected by this tragedy. And, it's not just Parkland, it's happened and continues to happen across the country at an alarming rate.

One factor that these schools all have in common is that these buildings do not have designated safe spaces.

After almost a year of actively negotiating with manufacturers and industry partners, FBS is optimistic they have a solution that not only bridges political divides and circumvents the sluggish legislative process, but also allows individuals a chance to take positive action in order to make a legitimate difference.

Starting February 14th, 2019, FBS is pleased to announce that for every Sanctuary(TM) a client installs in their home, FBS will install a Sanctuary(TM) in a school of the client's choosing in their name, completely free of charge.

FBS representative, David Vranicar, explains, "FBS is already designing and installing safe environments regularly all over the country. We want to do our part to help. Our manufacturers, employees and other contractors have pulled together to mitigate costs to make this happen. This is just ONE idea. If anyone has suggestions on what more we can do, we're all ears."

The Sanctuary(TM) redefines traditional panic rooms, preserving aesthetics and comfort while also providing the highest level of ballistic security available. The design ensures fortress level security without feeling like you're in a fortress. Typically reserved for celebrities and politicians, FBS is enthusiastic about giving that same level of protection to our nation's kids.

These structurally engineered safe environments are custom-made to withstand bullets and hurricane force winds, providing the highest level of security available on the market and proven potential to save lives.

Vranicar points out, "This is an everyone problem. As a parent of school-aged children, I feel it's critical to find ways to protect our kids, not tomorrow, but now. Our safe environments provide a more dependable and less contentious alternative to the most frequently suggested solutions. This takes policy and cost out of the conversation. It's about giving back and finding common ground surrounding a common problem."

Vranicar continues, "we recognize that it's not a sweeping, all-inclusive fix, but it's a start. It's a grassroots effort to turn an act of evil into an act of good."

To inquire about getting a safe environment installed in a school of your choosing or to share ideas on how you think FBS can help, contact safeschools@getfbs.com.

About FBS - Fortified and Ballistic Security:

FBS - Fortified and Ballistic Security is a pioneer in the security sector, providing fortified, safe environments that are impenetrable without compromising beauty and style.

For more information, visit https://customsecuritydoors.com/.

South Florida based security company, FBS - Fortified and Ballistic Security, announces plan to protect schools in honor of the one year anniversary of the Parkland shooting. For years, FBS has been perfecting their safe environments, or The Sanctuary(tm), for luxury homes, and the time has come to give back.

Related link: https://customsecuritydoors.com/

ZKTeco USA Announces Partnership with V-Authenticate

FAIRFIELD, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- ZKTeco USA, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with V-Authenticate, an independently owned software developer primarily known for their next-generation visitor management software called VAMS (Visitor Authentication and Management System).

ZK VAMS is currently implemented in over 1,000 locations representing over 350 customers located in 13 countries across the world. VAMS is used by many Fortune 500 companies representing several vertical markets including commercial & residential property management, banking, consumer product manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and education, to name a few.

VAMS software uniquely incorporates visitor AUTHENTICATION. Whereas traditional visitor management solutions allow the visitors to display any ID credential they chose (i.e. driver's license, passport, etc.), VAMS requires the visitor to prove their identity by displaying on their phone a QR code or an OTP (One Time Password) sent from the visitor's "host" via text message or e-mail. VAMS prevents imposters and unauthorized users from gaining fraudulent access to a facility.

As noted by ZKTeco USA President & Founder Manish Dalal, "While we see incredible increases in security product expenditures, it concerns me greatly also seeing customers neglect their visitor management strategy. Regardless how much time and money you spend fortify your building, your investment is wasted if you cannot safely and efficiently inspect and track visitors. We've adopted the VAMS software to address this important void in the market."

V-Authenticate CEO Nikhil Kothary added "We've seen tremendous adoption of our VAMS software by end-users. By partnering with ZKTeco, we additionally gain access to the thousands of physical & logical security installers currently partnering with ZKTeco. VAMS is very affordable and I'm confident will do well in ZKTeco's sales channel."

About ZKTeco:

ZKTeco is a leading provider of Biometric and RFID access control solutions. Product offerings include door & elevator access control panels, readers (i.e. RFID, fingerprint, finger-vein, palm vein, face, iris), Long-Range UHF and LPR Readers for gate controllers, Turnstiles, Walkthrough Metal Detectors, X-Ray inspection scanners and Consumer products including biometric battery-operated Smart Locks. Its solutions are multi-lingual and localized in over 18 different languages.

ZKTeco designs specialized products for specific markets and provides local support to all its customers. Its U.S. facility includes a large experience center and warehouse in Fairfield, N.J. ZKTeco USA is a division of ZKTeco, a leading global developer of security and time management solutions. ZKTeco is synonymous with technical innovation, quality, speed-to-market and reliability. For more information, please visit https://zktecousa.com/.

About V-Authenticate:

V-Authenticate is a leading provider of Visitor Management Systems. Pioneering the Visitor Authentication process, V-Authenticate offers specialized solutions for Corporates, Commercial Buildings & Complexes, Residential Buildings & Townships. Used by a number of Fortune 500 companies, leading Commercial Projects & flagship Residential Properties, VAMS(r) (Visitor Authentication & Management System) is used at 1000+ locations in 13 countries. For more information, please visit https://www.vamsglobal.com/.

ZKTeco USA, a leading provider of biometric and RFID security solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with V-Authenticate, an independently owned software developer primarily known for their next-generation visitor management software called VAMS (Visitor Authentication and Management System).

Related link: https://zktecousa.com/

SecuGen to Demonstrate New FBI Certified Bluetooth Fingerprint Sensor Module at CES 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be demonstrating the U20-ASF-BT, a Bluetooth enabled OEM fingerprint sensor module at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

The ultra-compact, rugged and affordable U20-ASF-BT is SecuGen's premium fingerprint solution that can be easily embedded into hardware products where space is at a premium and wireless connectivity is needed, such as handheld devices, mobile equipment, and wireless PC peripherals. Based on SecuGen's flagship U20-A fingerprint sensor, the U20-ASF-BT is a standalone module that features a Bluetooth interface that lets it communicate with mobile devices and PCs with Bluetooth enabled.

The fingerprint module includes an easy to use set of commands that allows OEMs and developers to capture fingerprint images, extract templates, and enroll, search, and match fingerprint templates all within the module right out of the box. In addition, the module can be fully programmed from scratch to suit the needs of nearly any application.

The U20-ASF-BT combines SecuGen's FBI-certified fingerprint sensor with a fully programmable Linux system integrated into an all-in-one compact package almost identical in size to the sensor itself. The U20-ASF-BT hardware is certified for use in the FIPS 201 PIV program under the Mobile ID FAP 20 category, and the template extraction and matching algorithms running on the device are NIST MINEX compliant.

A developer kit for the module is available and provides tools and technologies for developers and OEMs to rapidly and efficiently develop a potentially limitless variety of custom designed fingerprint biometric products. These tools include SecuGen's fingerprint algorithm SDK as well as the OpenSSL cryptographic libraries for additional security enhancement.

"Bluetooth connectivity opens the opportunity to use SecuGen world class technology with a variety of Bluetooth enabled products and platforms," stated Dan Riley, SecuGen VP of Engineering. "We are very excited to have developed a premium Bluetooth OEM fingerprint solution that has been repeatedly asked for by our OEM partners. We are proud to surpass their expectations by offering a fully featured and versatile product with an embedded Linux environment and high-quality sensor, all at an exceedingly low cost."

"We are always listening closely to the requirements of our OEM partners," added Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "We have never seen the level of demand that we are seeing for this product. SecuGen is truly excited to introduce the U20-ASF-BT. This breakthrough Bluetooth fingerprint module represents the culmination of many years of effort, technological innovation and commitment to delivering the world's best optical fingerprint readers and sensors."

SecuGen will be demonstrating the U20-ASF-BT sensor in booth #35232 in South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from Tuesday January 8th through Friday January 11th.

About SecuGen

SecuGen Corporation (SecuGen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering innovative, high quality, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Learn more at: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be demonstrating the U20-ASF-BT, a Bluetooth enabled OEM fingerprint sensor module at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen to Unveil the U10-SF, the World’s Smallest Programmable Fingerprint Module, at CES 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will unveil the U10-SF at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The U10-SF is an ultra-slim standalone fingerprint sensor module designed for OEMs and developers to embed into a wide variety of hardware products that require fingerprint biometric functionality.

It comes preloaded with SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System software that allows it to be used right out of the box to capture fingerprint images, extract templates, enroll, search and match fingerprints all in one device.

The U10-SF hardware is FBI certified for use in FIPS 201 PIV and Mobile ID FAP 10 applications. The template extraction and matching algorithms that run on the device are NIST MINEX compliant.

The core of the U10-SF sensor module is the rugged, high image quality U10 optical fingerprint sensor released earlier this year. The U10-SF features a Single Board Computer having a 1 GHz CPU, a fully programmable Linux system, SecuGen's fingerprint matching SDK, and OpenSSL cryptographic libraries. All of this is integrated into a compact package almost identical in size to the ultra-slim U10 itself. The U10-SF provides the tools and technologies that allow for the rapid and efficient development of a wide variety of embedded fingerprint solutions where high quality, rugged design, and affordability are key factors.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "The U10-SF optical fingerprint sensor module is the culmination of a multi-year development process. One strand of that process was to reduce the size of the sensor to our smallest ever. The second strand of the process was to merge a Single Board Computer with the fingerprint sensor module and embed an open Linux development environment, making this product unique in the industry. Combining all of this with its low price and astonishingly small size is a major breakthrough."

"The SecuGen engineering team has continued to innovate and has developed a new approach to delivering world class OEM sensors," commented VP of Engineering Dan Riley. "The U10-SF combines very challenging design goals: small size, a fully programmable device, and an affordable price. Our team has successfully delivered on this vision with the U10-SF. We are very excited about this product."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, added, "As always, we have focused on delivering to our OEM partners the tools they need to compete successfully in this highly competitive industry. The U10-SF is a perfect example of this focus. Our team has worked long and hard on this product, and we are very proud of the outcome."

SecuGen will be demonstrating the U10-SF in booth #35232 in South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES 2019 from Tuesday, January 8 through Friday, January 11.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (Secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering high quality, innovative, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

More information: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, the world's leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will unveil the U10-SF at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It comes preloaded with SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System software that allows it to be used right out of the box to capture fingerprint images, extract templates, enroll, search and match fingerprints all in one device.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen to Feature the Hamster Pro 10, FBI Certified Fingerprint Reader at CES 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to be featuring the Hamster Pro(TM) 10, an FBI certified and ultra-slim fingerprint reader, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Hamster Pro 10 is a sleek and ultra-slim fingerprint reader priced for large scale deployments. It is FBI certified for high image quality called for by FIPS 201 PIV and Mobile ID FAP 10 environments. Compatible with SecuGen's free SDKs for Windows, Linux, and Android, the Hamster Pro 10 also works right out of the box with Windows Hello for convenient fingerprint login to Windows 10 computers.

"As our customers expect, the Hamster Pro 10 is another high-quality fingerprint reader," stated Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "Not only does it meet the image quality standards of the FBI Mobile ID FAP 10 specifications, but it is also very attractive in its slim, white case. The case of the Hamster Pro 10 is a 'tour de force' unlike any of its predecessors, and our partners love the new product."

Dan Riley, VP of Engineering added, "Our engineering team did a great job with this new fingerprint reader. To begin with, we designed an optical sensor module that is the smallest FAP 10 optical sensor in the industry. This was accomplished without sacrificing quality which was no small feat."

"We are continually expanding our product line in response to the requirements of our partners," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "Our focus is, and has always been, to design and deliver products that can help our partners succeed in the marketplace. The Hamster Pro 10 continues this focus."

The Hamster Pro 10 will be demonstrated at CES 2019 in SecuGen's booth # 35232 in South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, from Tuesday, January 8 through Friday, January 11.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (Secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering high quality, innovative, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Learn more at: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen(R) is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to be featuring the Hamster Pro(TM) 10, an FBI certified and ultra-slim fingerprint reader, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen to Showcase the U10, the World’s Smallest FBI Certified Optical Fingerprint Sensor at CES 2019

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, the world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be showcasing the U10 optical fingerprint sensor, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

At less than 13 millimeters thin, the U10 fingerprint sensor module is the world's smallest FBI certified FAP 10 optical fingerprint sensor. The U10 is the same sensor that is used inside of SecuGen's newly-released Hamster Pro 10 fingerprint reader. The U10 module is designed to be easily embedded into nearly any type of hardware device to increase security and authenticate users, such as mobile handheld devices, ATMs, point of sale hardware, access control devices, laptops, portable equipment, and many other types of products where space is limited.

SecuGen's U10 sensor is certified by the FBI for meeting the high image quality standards required by the FIPS 201 PIV program and Mobile ID FAP 10. This fingerprint reader is ruggedly designed with an optical glass platen that resists scratching and is easy to integrate using SecuGen's full suite of free software developer kits for Window, Android and Linux. As with all SecuGen products, the U10 is well-priced for mass deployments.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "Our OEM customers have long requested that we make a thinner sensor. Our engineers were able to make some remarkable breakthroughs. The U10 is the thinnest FBI certified optical fingerprint sensor module in the world today. This makes it, from both a size and quality prospective, ideal for integration into a wide variety of products. We already are working with ATM, POS and handheld vendors."

"We are very excited about this product. Our engineering team has hit it out of the park with this new sensor," Dan Riley, VP of Engineering stated. "They were able to design a FAP 10 optical sensor that appears to be the smallest in the industry. This was accomplished without sacrificing quality which was no small feat. We are very proud of the result."

"We continue to expand and enhance our product line in response to the wishes of our partners," added Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "Our strategy is, and has always been, to innovate, design, and deliver products that can help our partners succeed in the marketplace. We are always listening very carefully to what they have to say. The U10 continues this focus."

The U10 fingerprint sensor will be on display in SecuGen's booth # 35232 in South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2019 CES exhibition, from Tuesday January 8 to Friday January 11, 2019.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

For over 20 years, SecuGen has been a driving force committed to delivering high quality, innovative, rugged, and price-performing products for a wide variety of applications such as insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, national ID, voter registration, SIM card authentication, fleet management, and many more.

SecuGen products are used by world-leading financial, medical, government, educational and corporate institutions and are sold through an extensive partner network of reseller partners including original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and system integrators in North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and Asia. https://secugen.com/

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen Corporation, the world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that they will be showcasing the U10 optical fingerprint sensor, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

EPIC’s Casey Lillis to Present on Cyber Security and Data Privacy at GLAMM 2018 in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Account Executive Casey Lillis will present at the Globalaw Annual Members Meeting (GLAMM) 2018 on Thurs., Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Walker office in Dallas, Texas.

Lillis will participate in the panel, "Cybersecurity and Data Privacy - Innovation and Risk at a Crossroads" alongside Batya Forsyth of Hanson Bridgett and Richard Healy of Oldham, Li & Nie. This panel will discuss existing legal frameworks surrounding cybersecurity and data privacy, along with strategies and best practices for both advance compliance and responses in the event of a data breach.

The EPIC-sponsored event will offer attendees the opportunity to attend panel sessions, build relationships with industry experts and exchange, educate and improve what is delivered to clients.

Click here to register for the event: https://www.globalaw.net/event/globalaw-annual-members-meeting-2/.

About Casey Lillis, account executive at EPIC:

Casey Lillis is a knowledgeable cyber risk resource supporting EPIC's client base in California. Prior to joining EPIC, Lillis was an underwriter for Chubb in their financial lines group. He specialized in the analysis and pricing of cyber risk and professional liability insurance for middle and major market organizations.

About EPIC:

EPIC is a unique and innovative retail property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consulting firm. EPIC has created a values-based, client-focused culture that attracts and retains top talent, fosters employee satisfaction and loyalty and sustains a high level of customer service excellence.

EPIC team members have consistently recognized their company as a "Best Place to Work" in multiple regions and as a "Best Place to Work in the Insurance Industry" nationally.

EPIC now has more than 1,400 team members operating from 50 offices across the U.S., providing Property and Casualty, Employee Benefits, Specialty Programs and Private Client solutions to more than 20,000 clients.

With run rate revenues greater than $400 million, EPIC ranks among the top 20 retail insurance brokers in the U.S. Backed by Oak Hill Capital Partners, the company continues to expand organically and through strategic acquisitions across the country.

For additional information, please visit https://www.epicbrokers.com/.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Account Executive Casey Lillis will present at the Globalaw Annual Members Meeting (GLAMM) 2018 on Thurs., Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Walker office in Dallas, Texas.

Related link: https://www.epicbrokers.com/

SecuGen to Showcase the Unity Bluetooth Fingerprint Reader and U20-ASF-BT OEM Bluetooth sensor at 2018 GSX

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing the soon to be released Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader and the U20-ASF-BT OEM Bluetooth sensor at the Global Security Exchange expo in Las Vegas this month.

The Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader is the world's first elegantly designed, low cost, fully programmable Bluetooth fingerprint reader. Developers can program the Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader right out of the box by calling SecuGen's Fingerprint Management System (FMS) software's simple API. Alternatively, the Unity Bluetooth reader is fully programmable, sporting a complete Linux development environment, SecuGen's onboard fingerprint capture, template extraction and matching SDK, and a 1 GHz CPU.

The finished Unity Bluetooth reader is designed for either field or desktop use. It is small and sleek and can be carried in your pocket as a mobile fingerprint reader or placed solidly at a workstation. The Unity reader, like all SecuGen products, is priced for large scale deployments.

The U20-ASF-BT OEM Bluetooth sensor is the heart, soul, and brains of the Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader and is available to hardware vendors for integration into their own products. Based on SecuGen's rugged, ultra-compact U20 sensor, the U20-ASF-BT can be embedded into hardware products where space is at a premium, such as handheld devices, ATMs, POS equipment, and access control devices. Like the Unity Bluetooth reader, the U20-ASF-BT can be used by calling the SecuGen Fingerprint Management System's APIs or can be programmed from scratch as a Linux device using the built-in MINEX-compliant fingerprint algorithms, OpenSSL crypto libraries, and 1 GHz CPU.

"Most of the existing Bluetooth products on the market are about as attractive as a deck of cards," stated Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen. "The Unity Bluetooth reader, on the other hand, breaks the mold and is a stunning device with a slim, sleek white case, a single button and three small LEDs. Our team has been able to do this while keeping the price of the product very low. We are very, very proud of this product. Our team has done a wonderful job."

Dan Riley, VP of Engineering added, "Once again our engineering team has heard the voices of our partners and has designed world class products to meet their needs. The Unity Bluetooth and U20-ASF-BT are breakthrough products that maintain our dedication to quality. They are not only well engineered and versatile but very affordable, and the finished Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader is truly a beautiful product."

"We continue to focus on the requirements of our partners around the world," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "Unity Bluetooth and the U20-ASF-BT are a response to a clear need that we have seen in the marketplace. This is precisely what our partners have been asking for, and we are excited to support and help them succeed with new products that are attractive, powerful, and economical."

The Unity Bluetooth and OEM sensor will be on display in SecuGen's booth # 2983 at the 2018 GSX exhibition held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from September 25 through September 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

Known for high quality, ruggedness, and price-performance, SecuGen's products are used across a wide range of industries, market segments and applications around the world including insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, and national ID and voter ID projects.

Learn more at: https://secugen.com/

SecuGen(R) is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to announce that it will be showcasing the soon to be released Unity Bluetooth fingerprint reader and the U20-ASF-BT OEM Bluetooth sensor at the Global Security Exchange expo in Las Vegas this month.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

Treadstone 71 Offers New Support and Certification Model for Building Intelligence Programs

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Treadstone 71 announced today a revolutionary new model for building cyber intelligence programs while certifying staff. The Cyber Intelligence 12-Month Online Subscription Program guides organizations in their intelligence program build through online lectures, demonstrations, and templates covering the intelligence lifecycle and beyond.

Treadstone 71 offers the program facilitating clients through the strategic planning process, goals and objectives, maturity assessment, SOP development, threat intelligence platform selection, collection, structured analytic techniques, critical /creative thinking, cognitive bias, intelligence analysis, writing, argument mapping, briefs, and dissemination non-inclusively.

"Our online training programs deliver the same high-quality instruction as received in person," stated Jeff Bardin, Chief Intelligence Officer for Treadstone 71.

The program includes instructional videos tied to content with periodic direct access to Treadstone 71 for client deliverable reviews. The reviews follow a standard cycle including comments, suggestions, recommendations, and examples of previously finished products.

"We offer regular 'professor' office hours and will provide modules for onsite intelligence program maturity assessments and recommendations," continued Bardin.

The program follows proven methods while clients move at an agreed upon pace. Clients choose the entire subscription package and add modules ala-cart. The subscription includes the standard Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft Certification training and adds new modules aiding clients with table-top exercises.

"We see this model as cost effective and an efficient way to extend knowledge, share standards-based program information while setting up an industry model rooted in intelligence community tradecraft," said Bardin.

"As clients carefully follow the training, timelines, and execute to the deliverables internally, they build a complete cyber threat intelligence program. The program definition, strategy, policies, procedures, process flow diagrams, roles, responsibilities, templates, models, methods, tactics, techniques, reports, dissemination models, briefings, table-top exercises, as well as certified Cyber Intelligence Tradecraft professionals are all core components of the program."

The pricing model is fixed price for the core modules with add-on modules priced separately. Treadstone 71 onsite work options will be clear and defined with the ability of clients to purchase onsite and online 'office hours' over hours provided in the core modules. Clients will have the choice of selecting from several options. The program starts January 2019.

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Treadstone 71 announced today a revolutionary new model for building cyber intelligence programs while certifying staff. The Cyber Intelligence 12-Month Online Subscription Program guides organizations in their intelligence program build through online lectures, demonstrations, and templates covering the intelligence life-cycle and beyond.

Related link: https://www.treadstone71.com/

CounterFlow AI is lead sponsor for SuriCon 2018

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cybersecurity startup CounterFlow AI, which uses streaming machine learning technology at the network edge to help cyber defenders quickly detect and respond to network threats, has been announced as the lead sponsor for the fourth annual SuriCon 2018, a conference dedicated to Suricata and open source security technologies, projects, and initiatives.

SuriCon brings the Suricata community together for three days of talks, trainings, and roadmap brainstorming. The 2018 conference is once again coming back to North America and is being held in Vancouver, B.C. from November 14 to 16, 2018.

"We are thrilled to have CounterFlow AI as our principal sponsor for this year's event," said Kelley Misata, PhD, Executive Director of the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF), which organizes and manages the conference. "Security sponsorships from organizations committed to Suricata's mission, and to the community, are critical as the need for stable and robust security technologies grows. SuriCon would not be possible without the support of companies like CounterFlow AI."

"We are looking forward to SuriCon 2018, and to sharing our vision for integrating machine-learning with best-of-breed security technologies like Suricata," said Randy Caldejon, CounterFlow AI's CEO. "Our goal is to make data science and machine learning tools practical and accessible to threat hunters."

"CounterFlow AI is also an OISF sponsor, and several of our team have been active members of the Suricata community for many years. It was simple decision for us to also support this important security conference."

SuriCon has been over 95% sponsor-funded to date, meaning that no OISF funds need to be diverted from the organization's principal goal of funding ongoing Suricata development. With CounterFlow AI funding, the 2018 conference will also include a new "Capture the Flag" contest. SuriCon has sold out in all previous years, and is on track to do so again in 2018.

About CounterFlow AI:

CounterFlow AI, Inc., a Virginia-based company, designs and builds threat-hunting solutions for world-class security operation centers (SOC). The company is redefining the art of threat hunting by utilizing machine learning and sensing at the edge of the network to drive targeting operations in real time. CounterFlow AI's flagship product, ThreatEye, is more than a traditional intrusion detection system (IDS). It is a threat detection platform that integrates signature inspection, machine learning, and adaptive packet capture, enabling security analysts to significantly reduce time to detection and response.

For more information, visit https://counterflow.ai/.

About OISF:

The Open Information Security Foundation is a non-profit organization created to build community and to support open source security technologies like Suricata, the world-class IDS/IPS network monitoring engine. OISF is dedicated to preserving the integrity of open source security technologies and the communities that keep them thriving. Our team and our community includes world-class security and non-profit experts, programmers, and industry leaders dedicated to open source security technologies.

Suricata is a free and open source, mature, fast, and robust network threat detection engine capable of real time intrusion detection (IDS), inline intrusion prevention (IPS), network security monitoring (NSM) and offline packet capture (pcap) processing. Suricata's fast-paced community-driven development focuses on security, usability, and efficiency.

For more information, visit https://oisf.net/.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 25, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Cybersecurity startup CounterFlow AI, which uses streaming machine learning technology at the network edge to help cyber defenders quickly detect and respond to network threats, has been announced as the lead sponsor for the fourth annual SuriCon 2018, a conference dedicated to Suricata and open source security technologies, projects, and initiatives.

Related link: https://counterflow.ai/

DediPath Chooses SaaS Provider Ezeelogin SSH Security Jump Server Solution for Added Security and Growth

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Ezeelogin, a secure SSH Jump Server solution and centralized Linux server management software provider, today announced that it was chosen as the server software for securing internal servers in operation by DediPath, a provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that specializes in dedicated servers, virtual private servers, colocation, and managed services.

DediPath is committed to providing an affordable, secure and scalable environment with 100 percent uptime across its network infrastructure.

"After diligently searching and testing, DediPath's team homed in on Ezeelogin's jump server solution to secure our fleet of internal dedicated servers," said Ernie Quick, DediPath's CTO. "The need for us to streamline and secure SSH access to our servers was an important step in improving internal security procedures across our infrastructure. Multi factor authentication, SSH key management and parallel shell were among the many features the board was impressed with."

"Glad to see that DediPath is raising the bar when it comes to security and leaving no stones unturned. Helping to ramp up security for DediPath's fleet of dedicated servers and virtual private servers, was indeed a very satisfying moment for us as it reinforces our credo of raising the security and meeting security compliance like PCI DSS without increasing the time or complexity," said Sunjith P.S, CTO, Ezeelogin.

About DediPath:

DediPath is a provider of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering dedicated server hosting, virtual private servers, hybrid servers, colocation, and managed services. DediPath offers services in many major markets in the United States including Los Angeles, New York City Metro, and Las Vegas. With a collective 50+ years in IT, managed services, and colocation experience DediPath's founders are focused on creating a strong brand that is focused on providing the best service and support at a highly competitive price. Website: https://www.dedipath.com/.

About Ezeelogin:

Ezeelogin is a jump server solution that streamlines SSH access to Linux servers, AWS instances and cloud containers. Features include parallel shell, SSH session recording, SSH user access control, IAM, 2 factor authentications, SSH key management, and more. Our security features help enterprises and hosting providers achieve security compliance such as PCI DSS, HIPPA, ISO 27001 and more. Website: https://www.ezeelogin.com/.

Ezeelogin, a secure SSH Jump Server solution and centralized Linux server management software provider, today announced that it was chosen as the server software for securing internal servers in operation by DediPath, a provider of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) that specializes in dedicated servers, virtual private servers, colocation, and managed services.

Related link: https://www.dedipath.com/

SecuGen to Feature the Hamster Pro 10 Fingerprint Reader and U10 Sensor at Connect:ID 2018

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to be featuring the newly-released Hamster Pro(TM) 10, an FBI certified and ultra-compact fingerprint reader, and the U10 sensor at the Connect:ID Exhibition.

The Hamster Pro 10 is a sleek, small and high-quality fingerprint reader priced for large scale deployments. The U10 sensor that is inside of the Hamster Pro 10 is just under 13 mm in thickness and can be easily embedded in nearly any type of hardware device, such as ATMs, access control devices, laptops, handhelds, industrial equipment and many other types of products.

SecuGen's new U10 sensor and Hamster Pro 10 fingerprint reader are compatible with SecuGen's free SDKs for Windows, Linux, and Android. The Hamster Pro 10 also works with Windows Hello right out of the box for convenient fingerprint login to Windows 10 computers.

Jeff Brown, VP of Sales and Marketing for SecuGen stated, "We are very excited to release this new product. The Hamster Pro 10 is not only a high quality FAP 10 device but is very attractive in its slim, white case. The U10 sensor is small enough to be embedded in a wide array of devices. Our customers, particularly our OEM customers, have been asking us for a smaller sensor. Our team really came through this time."

Dan Riley, VP of Engineering added, "Our engineering team did a fantastic job with this new sensor and fingerprint reader. They managed to design an optical sensor that may be the smallest in the industry. This was accomplished without sacrificing quality which was no small feat. We are very proud of the result."

"We continue to expand our product line in response to the wishes of our partners," stated Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen. "Our focus is, and has always been, to design and deliver products that can help our partners succeed in the marketplace. No doubt the Hamster Pro 10 and U10 continue this focus."

The Hamster Pro 10 and U10 sensor will be on display in SecuGen's booth # 419 at the Connect:ID exhibition held at the Washington Convention Center from May 1st to May 2nd in Washington, D.C.

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms. Known for high quality, ruggedness, and price-performance, SecuGen's products are used across a wide range of industries, market segments and applications around the world including insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, and national ID and voter ID projects.

Learn more at: https://secugen.com/.

SecuGen is a registered trademark of SecuGen Corp. in the United States and other countries.

SecuGen, a world leading optical fingerprint device and technology vendor, is pleased to be featuring the newly-released Hamster Pro(TM) 10, an FBI certified and ultra-compact fingerprint reader, and the U10 sensor at the Connect:ID Exhibition.

Related link: https://secugen.com/

Virginia Startup CounterFlow AI closes $2.7M Seed Round

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Cybersecurity startup CounterFlow AI announced last week that it has raised $2.7 million in seed funding from Osage University Partners, the Charlottesville Angel Network, and a number of individual investors who also supported the founders' previous venture, nPulse Technologies (acquired by FireEye in 2014).

CounterFlow AI is using streaming machine learning technology at the network edge to help cyber defenders more quickly find and remove network threats.

"The traditional perimeter defense approach to securing networks is still necessary," said Randy Caldejon, CounterFlow AI's CEO. "But it is no longer sufficient. The fact is that data breaches occur daily. Consequently, security analysts have turned to threat hunting as the best form of defense. Our mission is to arm them with the next generation of tools so that they can scale their hunting operations and win the day."

Network security analysts may face hundreds or even thousands of alerts every day, generated by the perimeter defense tools already in place. Many of these will be false positives, some will be trivial issues that could be resolved with automated responses, and a critical few will be real intrusion events that need to be addressed rapidly.

Dr. Andrew Fast, CounterFlow AI's Chief Data Scientist, said, "By applying machine learning to data in motion, we can draw the security analysts' attention to the most dangerous threats, allowing them to begin incident response in real time."

John Lee, a principal at Osage University Partners who oversaw the Philadelphia-based fund's investment in CounterFlow AI, said reliable security solutions still require human expertise.

"Putting a human in the loop and empowering the analyst to hunt within their network at scale is the right place for CounterFlow AI to be," Lee said.

About CounterFlow AI:

CounterFlow AI, Inc., a Virginia-based company, designs and builds threat-hunting solutions for world-class security operation centers (SOC). The company is redefining the art of threat hunting by utilizing machine learning and sensing at the edge of the network to drive targeting operations in real time. CounterFlow AI's flagship product, Dragonfly Threat Sensor, is more than a traditional intrusion detection and prevention system (IDPS). It is a cybersecurity platform that integrates signature inspection, machine learning, and adaptive packet capture, enabling security analysts to significantly reduce time to detection and response.

For more information, visit https://counterflow.ai/.

About Osage University Partners:

Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups that are commercializing pioneering university technologies. OUP partners with top research universities to invest in their most innovative startups, and OUP shares its investment profit with its partner institutions. The firm invests in software, hardware, and life science companies at all stages of company development. OUP has partnered with over 90 universities, including 39 of the top 50 U.S. institutions by research expenditures, and has invested in over 75 of their spinouts. OUP is part of a family of investment funds within Osage Partners, which is based in Philadelphia, PA and manages in excess of $500 million.

For more information, visit: http://osagepartners.com/osage-university-partners/

Twitter: @counterflowai @OUP_VC #Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity startup CounterFlow AI, Inc. announced last week that it has raised $2.7 million in seed funding from Osage University Partners, the Charlottesville Angel Network, and a number of individual investors who also supported the founders' previous venture, nPulse Technologies (acquired by FireEye in 2014).

Related link: https://counterflow.ai/

SecuGen to Highlight the SafeDefend Personnel Protection System at CES 2018

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- SecuGen Corporation and SafeDefend LLC have teamed up to create the SafeDefend Personnel Protection System and will be demonstrating the product at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

The SafeDefend Personnel Protection System by SafeDefend, LLC is a state of the art, fingerprint activated safe that allows for controlled access and secure storage of items such as: gel pepper spray; a baton with a window break; trauma kit; safety vest; flex cuffs; high-intensity strobe flashlight; and a whistle. When activated, the system instantaneously alerts a nationwide monitoring company and sends a text alert to personnel at the workplace. Local law enforcement is immediately notified of the building and precise area where the system was activated, identifying the location of the threat. In addition, law enforcement is also notified of the identity of the individual person who initiated the alert.

The SafeDefend system features the SecuGen U20-SFR OEM fingerprint sensor and an industry standard networking system. The first in SecuGen's new Unity family of fingerprint products, the U20-SFR combines SecuGen's U20 sensor and a Single Board Computer that sports a 1 GHz CPU and provides a fully programmable Linux environment.

SecuGen will be highlighting the SafeDefend System in its booth at CES in South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, # 21767. SecuGen will also be showing its world leading line of optical fingerprint readers including, the FAP 20 certified Hamster Pro 20 based upon the same U20 sensor as well as the soon to be released Hamster Pro 10.

Jeff Green, President of SafeDefend, said, "We selected the SecuGen U20-SFR stand-alone sensor because of the quality of SecuGen's products. The capability of the U20-SFR is amazing, and the price is very affordable. The fingerprint sensor is a critical component of this product."

Won Lee, CEO of SecuGen, added, "SafeDefend is a great partner. They have taken our OEM sensor and embedded it into a product that is designed to provide maximum safety and security. We have been impressed with their technical prowess every step of the way."

About SecuGen:

SecuGen Corporation (www.secugen.com) is the world's leading provider of advanced, optical fingerprint recognition technology, products, tools and platforms for physical and information security. SecuGen designs and develops FBI-certified fingerprint readers and OEM components, developer kits and software, including NIST/MINEX-compliant algorithms.

Known for high quality, ruggedness, and price-performance, SecuGen's products are used across a wide range of industries, market segments and applications around the world including insurance and banking, medical and health care, point of sale, logical and physical access control, mobile devices, AFIS and law enforcement, and national ID and voter ID projects. Learn more at: http://secugen.com/.

About SafeDefend:

The SafeDefend Personnel Protection Systems program was founded in 2013 by Jeff Green, a former elementary school teacher and principal for 16 years. Following the Sandy Hook tragedy, Green realized that schools were missing critical elements in addressing a crisis.

SafeDefend was developed alongside local and national threat assessment experts, law enforcement, police chiefs, and sheriffs. SafeDefend prepares schools, hospitals, government buildings, and corporate offices on what to do during the critical minutes leading up to the time first responders arrived on the scene. For more information, visit http://www.safedefend.com/.

SecuGen Corp. and SafeDefend LLC have teamed up to create the SafeDefend Personnel Protection System and will be demonstrating the product at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. SecuGen will also be showing its world leading line of optical fingerprint readers.

Related link: http://secugen.com/