ALPHARETTA, Ga. (PRWEB)
April 29, 2020

Cybriant, a leader in cybersecurity services, today announced a new array of services that are intended to protect mobile devices from hackers. These mobile threat defense services include mobile security risk assessments, mobile threat advisory services, and a managed mobile threat defense service with two levels of protection.

Corporate infrastructures have been venturing into the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) world for years often without knowing it. Conditional restrictions are often not in place to prevent access to corporate data deposited in email, SharePoint, calendaring, corporate contacts, and other applications. And even in cases where conditional restrictions may exist, the usage of mobile threat defense software may not be present or utilized on the device.

Contrastingly companies will often stringently secure their corporate laptops and desktops with MDR solutions, SIEM agents, and vulnerability management solutions. The difference in approaches to BYOD devices versus corporate-managed devices is troubling because BYOD devices can often access the same confidential data but without similar safeguards.

“With the recent string of major vulnerabilities discovered in both the Android and Apple iOS ecosystems, it’s becoming more apparent that any device that can access corporate data is a potential avenue for attack,” said Andrew Hamilton, CTO of Cybriant. “These mobile threat defense services offer protection against physical threats, network threats, as well as vulnerabilities and unknown threats.”

Cybriant’s Mobile Threat Defense services take a step beyond enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile device management (MDM) by including 24/7 live monitoring.

“Our security team has the ability to track threats using AI and stop a malware attack before it can execute,” said Mr. Hamilton. “Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, we are seeing an increase in mobile device attacks since workers are working remotely. This service has been invaluable to organizations with highly sensitive information that employees access on their mobile devices.”

For more information on the mobile threat defense services available, please go to https://cybriant.com/managed-mobile-threat-defense/.

About Cybriant

Cybriant assists companies in making informed business decisions and sustaining effectiveness in the design, operation, and monitoring of their cyber risk management programs. We deliver a comprehensive and customizable set of strategic and managed cybersecurity services. These services include Risk Assessments, vCISO, 24/7 Managed SIEM with LIVE Monitoring and Analysis, 24/7 MDR, 24/7 Vulnerability Scanning with Patch Management. We make enterprise-grade cyber security strategies and tactics accessible to businesses of all sizes. Find out more at https://www.cybriant.com.

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MENLO PARK, Calif. (PRWEB)
April 28, 2020

CipherTrace launches Armada to support banks and financial institutions in achieving AML compliance by providing critical visibility into risky cryptocurrency blind spots so know your customer (KYC) processes can detect and perform due diligence on virtual asset service providers (VASPs). It also works with a bank’s existing monitoring tools to identify transactions with VASPs, including those with weak KYC or operating as unregistered money service businesses (MSBs).

Cryptocurrency is pervasive in top US banks:

• A top US bank will typically process upwards of $2 billion in crypto-related transactions annually that are not being detected.
• 10 out of 10 top US retail banks have consumers or small businesses transacting with cryptocurrency converters.
• 8 out of 10 top US banks unknowingly harbor unregistered crypto MSBs.
• 55% of top 500 cryptocurrency providers lack good KYC.

The lack of visibility and preparedness on the part of banks and other financial institutions makes them vulnerable to fraud and compliance exposure. The consequences for failing to achieve compliance, whether knowingly or unknowingly, include fines, reorganization, and even jail time.

Recent statements by FinCEN personnel and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin showcase the US government’s stance on compliance expectations for financial institutions when it comes to cryptocurrency transactions.

FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco said on December 10th, 2019, “I think it is important for all financial institutions to ask themselves whether they are reporting such suspicious activity. If the answer is no, they need to reevaluate whether their institutions are exposed to cryptocurrency.”

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on March 2nd 2020, “Treasury is focused on preventing the misuse of virtual currencies by money launderers, terrorist financiers, and other bad actors. The United States will continue to be at the forefront of regulating entities that provide cryptocurrency, and will not tolerate the use of cryptocurrencies in support of illicit activities.”

FinCEN’s Carol House said on November 5th 2019, “Compliance with travel rule requires a financial institution to know when their counterparty is a financial institution. It would be interesting to know how many financial institutions operating in this space are able to identify a recipient as a financial institution on the basis of its wallet reference number, or the other information that it currently has available to it.”

Major recent relevant cryptocurrency crimes and enforcement actions include:

USA Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Chinese nationals for laundering over $100M in crypto of North Korean ransomware proceeds through several banks.

“If Kunal Kalra’s banks had been using Armada to monitor their accounts, we could have identified Kalra much earlier,” said CEO of CipherTrace Dave Jevans. “Similarly, if M.Y. Safra Bank had deployed Armada to detect illegal cryptocurrency transactions, they would not be scrambling to meet the OCC’s requests. Though the OCC did not levy a fine, M.Y Safra Bank must implement an independent BSA audit, monitor and report suspicious activity, institute an independent party to review past activities, and hire a BSA officer and sufficient supporting staff— all within 180 days.”

Armada provides banks and financial institutions with the following services:

• Conducts KYC to identify virtual asset customers, VASPs, and unregistered MSBs
• Enables enhanced due diligence of high-risk virtual asset payments
• Reveals counterparty risk associated with hundreds of VASPs and unregistered MSBs

CipherTrace analyzes KYC and transaction risks on over 500 VASPs and is expanding its offering to banks and other financial services with the rollout of Armada. Ultimately, Armada mitigates cryptocurrency AML and counter-terrorist financing risk for financial institutions by identifying customers falsifying their crypto intentions, flagging transactions to and from high-risk crypto counterparties, and collecting evidence of the counterparty risk.

For media inquiries, please contact Kili Wall at (310) 260-7901 or Kili(at)MelrosePR(dot)com

About CipherTrace

CipherTrace, industry-leading cryptocurrency intelligence firm, aims to protect financial institutions from crypto laundering risk and grow the crypto economy by making virtual assets trusted by governments and safe for mass adoption. CipherTrace delivers the world’s most comprehensive cryptocurrency intelligence to detect money laundering, power law enforcement investigations, and enable regulatory supervision. Created to develop digital currency and blockchain tracing and security capabilities, CipherTrace provides visibility into 87% of global trading volume with hundreds of millions of attribution data points and can trace more than 800 virtual assets, including BTC, BCH, ETH, ERC-20, Tether, and LTC tokens. The company was founded in 2015 by experienced Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with deep expertise in cybersecurity, eCrime, payments, banking, encryption, and virtual currencies. The US Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) and DARPA initially funded CipherTrace. For more information, visit http://www.CipherTrace.com or follow us on Twitter @CipherTrace.

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TORONTO (PRWEB)
April 27, 2020

Servion Global Solutions (Servion), a leading Contact Center and Digital Customer Experience (CX) solution provider announced today it has achieved Cisco CMSP Master Certified Partner Status in Canada, placing it among a select group of partners that can sell, install and manage Cisco Contact Center and Collaboration solutions in Canada.

Servion’s Cisco partner certifications now include:

• Cisco Express Specialization that allows Servion to help mid-sized businesses with a range of cross-architecture solutions, including collaboration, data center, networking and security
• Cisco Collaboration SaaS Authorization that allows Servion to quote, design, deploy and manage Webex Cloud and on-prem solutions
• Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise Satellite Authorization that allows Servion to sell, deploy and manage Cisco Unified Contact Center solutions targeted to the high-end enterprise contact centers
• Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Master Partner for Collaboration and Contact Center that Servion leverages to run contact center solutions with lower TCO.    

Servion, a Cisco Advanced Technology Partner since 2006, employs over 250 Cisco-certified Contact Center Sales specialists, Pre-Sales Engineers, Implementation consultants, CX Managers and has implemented more than 200 Cisco on-prem and cloud contact center solutions. With one of the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS of 65) in the industry, Servion is excited to bring its expertise and innovation to its Canadian clientele. Servion’s platform-driven 24 x 7 end-to-end proactive managed services is a unique value proposition and allows enterprises to focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences instead of worrying about daily operational challenges.

“We are expanding our client base rapidly in Canada and the Cisco CMSP Certified Partner Status strengthens our partnership with Cisco and further qualifies us to work with leading enterprises in Canada,” said Laurent Philonenko, CEO at Servion. “This certification further enhances our team’s expertise to deliver the most innovative contact center and collaboration solutions to our customers.”

About Servion

For more than 25 years, Servion has been trusted by customer-centric brands for architecting, implementing, and managing Contact Centers and Customer Experience (CX) solutions. Servion delivers complete solutions for businesses to innovate in providing digital experiences using the best available technologies while maximizing their existing investments. Our 1,000 CX professionals apply their passion and deep domain expertise to the entire build-run-optimize solution lifecycle. Servion has helped 600 enterprises across the globe deliver great experiences to their customers, partners, and employees.

For more information, visit https://www.servion.com.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (PRWEB)
April 27, 2020

V3Gate, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and IT solutions provider, has been certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) as a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE).

The company launched its state, local, education, healthcare, and commercial business units in 2019, and the NMSDC certification will enhance its ability to serve clients in those markets. V3Gate also added office solutions to its list of core competencies, and the MBE will allow for greater expansion in that area.

CEO Oscar Valdez expressed his excitement: “V3Gate is proud to join the NMSDC’s esteemed list of minority-owned businesses,” he said. “The MBE certification will heighten the way we serve our newly established markets, and it validates our commitment to diversity in American business.”

About V3Gate

Founded in 2007, V3Gate is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), specializing in emerging technologies that help our clients simplify their infrastructure, reduce costs, and create a more agile IT environment. V3Gate is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/EIC 20243:2015 certified.

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ATLANTA (PRWEB)
April 27, 2020

TechCXO®, a pioneer and leading provider of industry- relevant C-suite advisors, on-demand executives and outsourced functional teams, today named veteran executive Nicole Siokis as Partner, Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Siokis will help guide the firm’s continued nationwide growth and international expansion. She is based out of TechCXO’s headquarters office in Atlanta.

“Nicole is a very skilled operational executive. She’s highly organized, understands how to motivate and mobilize talented people, while maintaining focus on growth and profitability,” said TechCXO Managing Partner and Co-Founder Kent Elmer. “She’s the perfect combination of skills for what TechCXO needs going forward.”

“We’re entering a new era of expansion and broader services, and Nicole is one of the people we’re relying on to help guide us. It is a pleasure to have her overseeing many of our critical operations,” added TechCXO Co-Founder Mike Casey.

Ms. Siokis joined TechCXO in February 2018 and has been focused on organizational structure, internal business process review, and firm profitability. In her new role, she will focus on firm growth by practice area and geography, firm profitability and new strategic initiatives.

Ms. Siokis, who is a US Army combat veteran, previously served as President & Owner of the Atlanta branch for a national strategic workforce solutions firm. She was also an Associate Partner for a well-known executive search firm where she was responsible for strategic partnerships with senior business and HR leaders. In addition, she worked for a major telecommunications company based in Atlanta where she served as Director for Small Business Marketing, as well as Director for Domestic and International Carrier Relations. She is a graduate of Clemson University. (read Nicole Siokis’ full bio).

“I’m truly honored. TechCXO is such a remarkable place. It’s full of people who are dedicated to the success of their clients. We have such a fun, collegial environment here, too. My hope is to help accelerate the momentum that Kent, Mike and our whole team have built over the last 17 years,” Ms. Siokis said.

TechCXO was recently named to the Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, for the 11th straight year.

TechCXO was founded in 2003 on the premise that companies can benefit from having the best executive talent available on demand as advisors or as part-time and interim executives. Clients also have the option to outsource entire functions to TechCXO, including Finance, Sales & Marketing and IT.

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WASHINGTON (PRWEB)
April 23, 2020

Paladin Capital Group, a leading multi-stage venture capital firm based in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce the promotion of Tom Clute to Senior Vice President. Tom is an investment lead for the firm, which invests globally in early stage companies with solutions for cyber security and digital resilience.

Tom’s experience within the cyber landscape and deal sourcing capabilities make him a key team member at Paladin. His unique ability to build relationships and trust with entrepreneurs has helped lead to some of the firm’s successful investments, including Cloud Conformity (acquired by Trend Micro) and PhishMe (acquired by BlackRock), as well as earning the respect of his investment partners.

“Tom is a valuable member of the Paladin team and his promotion to Senior Vice President recognizes his outstanding investment results and our confidence and expectations of his future contributions,” said Michael Steed, Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin.

Tom joined Paladin in 2010 and is actively involved in several portfolio companies including Bugcrowd, Dashbird, Expel, Greynoise, RiskLens, and Secure Code Warrior. His responsibilities include identifying, assessing, and executing on new investment opportunities for the firm as well as active support and oversight for portfolio companies.

About Paladin Capital Group

Paladin Capital Group was founded in 2001 and has offices in Washington DC, New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Luxembourg. As a multi-stage investor, Paladin focuses on best-of-breed companies with technologies, products and services that meet the challenging global cybersecurity and digital infrastructure resilience needs for commercial and government customers. Paladin has over $1 billion in committed capital across multiple funds. For updates, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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