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VICEROY program seeks to meet U.S. DoD cyber-workforce demands
“Through the latest round of the VICEROY Program, we are advancing the mission of preparing a highly skilled cybersecurity workforce for the Department of Defense. These virtual institutes, in collaboration with esteemed academic partners, augment traditional curricula, providing hands-on, experiential learning, and internships tailored to meet the demands of the Armed Services, DoD, and Defense […]
VIEWPOINT: Cybersecure Your IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) technologies employ embedded devices to sense, and sometimes control, the physical world around us. They offer several benefits that range from general awareness to improved operational efficiency, or just plain convenience. IoT solutions have supported all of this nation’s critical-infrastructure sectors, from commercial facilities and transportation to food and agriculture, while
TechMD hires vCIO for Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — TechMD, a technology management and cybersecurity company headquartered in Endicott, recently announced it has added David Kerrigan as vCIO. Kerrigan has more than 30 years of experience in the managed-IT field and has helped many small- to mid-size companies build and maintain their technology systems. As a vCIO at TechMD, he will
Clarkson professors awarded $400,000 NSF cyber grant
POTSDAM — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly $400,000 grant to four professors at Clarkson University to incorporate cybersecurity into their computing classes. The funding will help them “create and integrate” identity and access management (IAM)-themed, project-based learning (PBL) curriculum into existing computer-science and software engineering-related curricula, the university said in its
New York names new chief information officer
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State has a new chief information officer (CIO) and director of the New York State Office of Information Technology Services. Dru Rai will lead the state’s ongoing digital transformation and will work with state agencies to create more seamless digital interactions with state government, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul
PAR Government awarded almost $15 million Air Force contract modification
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. recently won a nearly $14.9 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for directional airborne networks for contested environments software. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to nearly $24.8 million, according to a Sept. 13 contract announcement
SEC proposes new cybersecurity reporting rules for public cos.
One of the main changes is a new proposed reporting requirement for cybersecurity incidents at publicly traded companies, says Christoper Salone, a consulting manager at FoxPointe Solutions at The Bonadio Group, which is based in Rochester and has offices across Upstate, including Syracuse. “They want it to be disclosed within four business days from when
SUNY Poly professor’s research focuses on improving security
MARCY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute professor is leading a research project to boost cybersecurity after being awarded the largest single-investigator contract award in SUNY Poly’s Marcy campus history. Hisham A. Kholidy, an associate professor and chair of the Network and Computer Security (Cybersecurity) Department, was awarded a nearly $1.1 million contract from the
VIEWPOINT: “Smishing” fraud is on the rise
Financial institutions across the country have noticed a troubling trend — a dramatic increase in text-message fraud attempts. “Smishing,” defined as phishing attempts via SMS text messaging, is increasingly the vehicle of choice for cybercriminals. Most frequently, this type of fraud is carried out through impersonation attempts, with the intention of gathering an individual’s personal
Oneida County proposed budget holds the line on property taxes
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr.’s 2024 proposed $529 million budget keeps the property-tax levy steady for the 11th consecutive year.
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