Cyber Mentor Fund

ICYMI: The era of data proliferation brings both opportunities and challenges, especially for organizations in the federal sector. In this Q&A, Ellison Anne Williams, Founder and CEO of Enveil, explains how Privacy Enhancing Technologies are helping shape the future of data usage within the federal landscape. In this article:  ✳ How would you define Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and their significance for federal organizations? ✳ Why are the data usage challenges faced by federal users unique?  ✳ What are some real-world examples of how PETs are transforming federal operations?  ✳ What are the primary challenges to integrating PETs within the federal sector? ✳ We’ve seen a lot of global discussion recently around Secure AI — can PETs help for these use cases?  ✳ What does the future hold for the adoption of PETs? Check out the full Q&A here: https://lnkd.in/gnzSsv7H #publicsector #federal #PrivacyEnhancingTechnologies #DataInUse 

Service accounts are non-human identities used to automate machine-to-machine interactions. They support critical functions – such as running scripts, services, and applications like websites, APIs, and databases – and facilitate integrations, operating as a proxy to humans and supporting business processes. In an ideal world, service accounts have one singular “job”, are granted least privileged access to resources, and are monitored and managed with identity security hygiene best practices in mind. In this utopia, threat actors and data breaches are non-existent. https://lnkd.in/dzqwxP7w Timothy Eades - Anetac #identity #databreach #privilegedaccounts #cybersecurity #netsec #security #infosecurity #CISO #ITsecurity #cybersecuritynews #securitynews

One week until our free outdoor movie night in Houston with ICS VILLAGE and XONA! Have you registered yet? Reserve your spot today! If you're attending HOU.SEC.CON., we'll have transportation to and from Hilton Americas to the event! 🎬 Back to the Future 🍿 Food and drinks 🤝 Networking 🚩 Capture the Flag exercise 🏆 Prizes and giveaways https://lu.ma/41xxwcm1

💥 The latest PCI guidance officially includes data in-transit observability—a significant milestone for organizations working to secure sensitive data flows and understand segmentation within modern architectures. LeakSignal is honored to have contributed to this effort, collaborating with data security industry leaders from organizations like Block, Barclays, CVS Health, Ernst & Young, Capital One, Target, Marriott, and many more. Data In-Transit Monitoring: "Implement monitoring tools capable of classifying data in-transit. This will allow confirmation that not only is the traffic flowing according to policy, but that the data content itself adheres to compliance requirements and internal data handling protocols. It is a way to continuously ensure that sensitive data is only accessed and handled by authorized services" This guidance is designed to support merchants, service providers, and assessors, providing crucial background knowledge, actionable steps, and practical examples to to assist in defining PCI DSS scope and applying segmentation practices in modern network architectures. At LeakSignal, we remain focused on streamlining asset inventory, scoping, and segmentation through existing control points already deployed in customer environments. PCI Guidance: https://lnkd.in/gRH23B7T Reach out to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBvv3CxE #PCIguidane #datasecurity #dataflows #cybersecurity #news

Don't forget to register for next week's OT Office Hours! Our CEO and founder Dan Gunter and Head of Professional and Managed Services Markus Mueller will be talking all things tabletops! Bring your questions for this interactive webinar!

School is in session! Join us for our first OT Office Hours webinar! Our team will be talking about all things tabletop exercises! We'll share best practices and answer any questions you may have! This will be a recurring series - have a topic you want to learn more about? Let us know and we'll add it to our schedule!

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After an incredible journey as the founder and CEO of CalypsoAI, I'm excited to share that I will be transitioning into a new role as a member of the company's board of directors. When we founded CalypsoAI 6 years ago, the AI security industry didn't exist, though it was obvious it needed to. Along with a few others, we built an industry from scratch to address a next-generation threat we knew was coming. In the intervening years, we developed the first operational adversarial attack and provided mission-critical safety tooling to the highest reaches of government including the Air Force, Intel Community, Department of Homeland Security and many others. Along the way, we contributed to the very standards for secure AI, helping shape the NIST RMF framework, UK and EU legislation and provided guidance to the FBI on AI Risk. I'm incredibly proud of our position as a leading voice in the AI security space, and even more excited to have led the expansion of this mission into enterprise last year. We didn't anticipate the swiftness at which we would achieve scale, but just 12 months into a new, innovative product line we are serving the likes of Palantir, SGK and many large financial services institutions. CalypsoAI now helps enterprises large and small secure, observe and control AI usage across their organization. We're extending our reach in ways I could only have dreamed of. As we transition into scaling mode, I am thrilled to announce Donnchadh Casey, a world-class operator and our COO, as CalypsoAI's new Chief Executive Officer. Donnchadh brings extensive experience scaling high-growth technology companies, most notably in his role as Chief Customer Officer at Qualtrics where he helped drive the company to $1.8 billion in ARR. I'm confident that under his guidance and with the continued efforts of our exceptional team, CalypsoAI will thrive and reach new heights. I want to express my deepest gratitude to our employees, customers, partners and investors for their unwavering support. The success of CalypsoAI is a testament to your dedication and belief in our mission. While I'll no longer be involved in the day-to-day operations, I look forward to remaining a member of the board of directors and celebrating its successes from the sidelines.