U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) lauded the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announcement that the Maryland […]
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Maryland Commerce awarded grant for cybersecurity training
The Maryland Department of Commerce has been awarded a $930,155 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to launch a pilot program aimed at assisting small businesses in Maryland with […]
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DataTribe announces annual cybersecurity startup challenge
DataTribe, a Fulton-based global cyberfoundry that invests in and co-builds next-generation cybersecurity and data science companies, has launched its fifth-annual DataTribe Challenge. The competition is poised to identify and curate […]
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SIXGEN acquires Fourcast Management & Analysis
SixGen, an Annapolis-based cybersecurity services and products company, has acquired Fourcast Management & Analysis, of Hanover, a technology management consulting company. Fourcast provides advisory services and skills in executive strategic […]
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JMI, Gula Portfolio Company Acquire Curricula
Huntress has purchased cybersecurity training startup Curricula for $22 million, marking the company’s second acquisition in about 18 months. The Ellicott City firm, whose investors include local venture firms GulaTech […]
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Tenable introduces Ness Expertus Expert
Tenable, of Columbia, announced the addition of Nessus Expert to its portfolio of vulnerability assessment solutions, giving security consultants, pen testers and security practitioners extended external capabilities and expanded visibility […]
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Tenable’s research reveals ransomware cottage industry of cybercrime
New research from Columbia-based Tenable revealed that one of the main reasons ransomware has prospered is due to the advent of ransomware-as-a-service, which has catapulted ransomware from a fledgling threat into a worldwide […]
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HCEDA, APL leverage smart city innovation in Gateway
The Howard County Economic Development Authority is collaborating with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, in Laurel, to plan and implement a smart and connected community concept within Howard County’s […]
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Cerberus Sentinel acquires Creatrix
Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp., a cybersecurity consulting and managed services firm based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has completed the acquisition of Creatrix Inc., a woman-owned cybersecurity and information technology company based in […]
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Gula Tech Adventures join $3M seed round for BEMO
BEMO, a managed security service provider based in Redmond, Wash., has completed a $3 million seed funding round to secure small and medium-sized companies running on the Microsoft Cloud against cyberattacks. […]