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FEITIAN Fingerprint Biometric Security Keys Support Newest Microsoft Hybrid Azure Active Directory Passwordless Authentication Capabilities


Sue Bohn, Partner Director of Program Management, Microsoft Identity Division, Microsoft Corp. said, “Passwords alone are no longer an effective security mechanism. It’s clear we need to provide our customers with authentication options that are secure and easy to use.

FEITIAN Technologies US Inc, a world security technology leader providing fingerprint biometric FIDO2 passwordless authentication, advanced combined function all-in-one smartcards, and payment related systems, is now able to provide fingerprint biometric Passwordless solutions for Hybrid Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to eliminate passwords. (The FEITIAN Passwordless Security Keys are being offered for a limited time at promotional discounted pricing http://www.ftsafe.com/rsac20)

Constructed during FEITIAN’s collaboration with Microsoft, multiple FIDO2 fingerprint biometric passwordless security keys are now available for enterprise, government, healthcare, educational, and individual user applications. The FEITIAN BioPass and AllInPass FIDO2 Security Keys allow users to carry their credentials with them and safely sign into Hybrid Azure AD (and other Microsoft service) without a username and password. Users have the option to plug their Fingerprint Biometric Security Key into their computer with the USB-A or USB-C ports, with NFC on their mobile device (or NFC Reader), and even with BLE to gain account or SSO access when they verify the previously enrolled fingerprint.

About the FEITIAN Biometric Security Keys

The three secure and FIDO2 certified FEITIAN fingerprint biometric security key form factors provide multiple connection options. The BioPass K26 uses USB-C, the BioPass K27 uses USB-A, and the newly released K33 AllinPass uses BLE, NFC, or a cabled USB-C connection. The FEITIAN fingerprint biometric Security Keys can also deliver PIV, OTP, and GIDS with options for multiple interfaces, price points, and fingerprint biometrics as needed. The FEITIAN biometric Security Keys are unique because they also allow for added security options of Three Factor Authentication (3FA) with the key (possessed factor), Fingerprint Biometric (inherent factor), and PIN (known factor). FEITIAN also provides Passwordless solutions on non-biometric Security Keys and the Fingerprint Biometric Smart Card format.

About Microsoft Passwordless Authentication

Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Microsoft Account services function as a WebAuthn Relying Party. Microsoft Edge is a WebAuthn Client. Windows 10 is in the role of the platform hosting the Win32 Platform. Windows 10 supports the FIDO2 protocol at a platform level for both Windows Sign In and WebAuthn. The FEITIAN K33 AllinPass is the roaming authenticator which has USB, BLE, and NFC interfaces. With FEITIAN’s Match on Card fingerprint sensors so no biometric data base needed, FEITIAN’s security keys and cards are offering a more convenient and ultimately a more secure Passwordless experience. See a short video about FEITIAN Passwordless Solutions with Microsoft Azure Active Directory: https://youtu.be/wxYRXNjt1Ok.

“As Microsoft continues to improve their advanced applications to allow for Passwordless authentications using FIDO2 security key in Hybrid environments and SSO to on-prem as well as cloud resources for Hybrid Microsoft Azure Active Directory, FEITIAN continues to add to their FIDO U2F products by providing innovative, secure, and value-priced solutions for Microsoft and all FIDO2 Passwordless applications,” said FEITIAN Technologies Vice President and General Manager of International Business Tibi Zhang. “We are proud to be working in conjunction with Microsoft. We have worked closely with the FIDO Alliance by strictly adhering to their industry-established technology standards for strong, phishing-resistant authentication on the web that promises better security and a better user experience with our broader choice of Authenticators for Enterprise, Finance, Education, and Government users.”

Sue Bohn, Partner Director of Program Management, Microsoft Identity Division, Microsoft Corp. said, “Passwords alone are no longer an effective security mechanism. It’s clear we need to provide our customers with authentication options that are secure and easy to use. This is where companies like FEITIAN come in. By integrating their solutions with Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Account (Outlook, Hotmail), and Windows 10, FEITIAN is important member of our passwordless journey.”

Michael Gwynn, Director of Strategic Projects at FEITIAN US said, “We are enthusiastic about being able to provide our advanced Passwordless Authentication Technologies for even more Microsoft clients as we now can help improve security, reduce hacking, and provide Passwordless access for Hybrid Azure Active Directory users.”

FEITIAN continues to work with Microsoft to ensure biometric keys work with then newest advancements for Windows and Azure Active Directory. The FEITIAN security keys offers many advantages over passwords including lower IT management costs, better productivity, improved security, and unprecedented privacy for both employees and employers at enterprise businesses, educational campuses, healthcare facilities, and government applications.

The FEITIAN Limited Time Promotional Discounts on the Passwordless Keys

The FEITIAN Path to Passwordless kits now are on sale with a significant discount off of MSRP for a limited tome at: http://www.ftsafe.com/rsac20. To get more information, receive a demonstration of FEITIAN security products, or request samples, please contact: Partners@ftsafe.us .

FEITIAN Introduces xPass at RSAC20

FEITIAN is also introducing the xPass product line at RSAC20. With the slogan “Your One Identity”, xPass combines various Multi-Factor Authentication protocols (including FIDO U2F, FIDO2, OTP, PKI), is programmed in the USA, and is on the Java Card Operating System (JCOS) to facilitate convenient and secure user access and SSO authentication. More information is available at: http://www.xPassKey.com

About FEITIAN

Founded in 1998, FEITIAN Technologies has its US headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. The company is dedicated to building a full range of strong authentication, identification, and payment solutions using a variety of Security Key and Smart Card formfactors. FEITIAN is a member of Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), a Board Member of the FIDO Alliance, and is a Technology Partner for Google. FEITIAN is a leading worldwide provider of Fingerprint Biometric Passwordless Authentication. Globally, the company has over 1,000 employees, more than half of whom are focused on research and development. FEITIAN serves clients in over 150 countries with leading enterprise, financial, telecom, government, education organizations. “FEITIAN – We Build Security!” For more information, please visit: http://www.ftsafe.com or contact Partners@FTSafe.us.

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MagicPay Announces New Service Integrated With QuickBooks Online


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MagicPay Invoice was designed with business owners in mind, allowing them to save time and omit data entry errors.

MagicPay Merchant Services, LLC, a merchant services company serving businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, announces a new service, MagicPay Invoice, a plug-in application for businesses allowing them to sync transactions automatically to their QuickBooks Online accounts, a product by Intuit Inc. Helping businesses avoid the tiresome act of manually recording payments into their accounting software. MagicPay Invoice will save businesses crucial time and peace of mind knowing their payments are recorded and updated automatically.

“We are excited to launch the MagicPay Invoice and sync application for QuickBooks Online,” said Rami Levi, CEO of MagicPay Merchant Services LLC. “Businesses easily grow tired of having to manually record payments into their accounting software, especially when it leads to inefficiency and costly mistakes from double-data entry or manual errors. At MagicPay, we wanted to create a solution to these billing workflow issues caused by manual data entry that would benefit our users as well as merchants utilizing the NMI Payment Gateway. By seamlessly syncing their transactions on QuickBooks Online with the addition of our MagicPay Invoice app, our clients can now focus their time on other beneficial tasks that are crucial to running and growing a successful business. So stop manual billing work, and start saving time, mistakes and hassle with MagicPay Invoice.”

With the new MagicPay Invoice application integrated with QuickBooks Online, MagicPay Payment Gateway users, as well as NMI Payment Gateway users, can automatically sync their transactions and payments into their QuickBooks® Online accounts. In addition, the app allows business users to send online invoices from QuickBooks Online with a payment link for the customer or client to pay with a credit card online. With the use of MagicPay Invoice, users will save time and omit manual errors in sensitive bookkeeping tasks.

To get started, businesses sign up for the MagicPay Invoice app and connect their MagicPay Payment Gateway to their QuickBooks accounting software, creating an all-in-one billing and accounting solution. Once their MagicPay Invoice account is activated, business transactions will be transferred to QuickBooks automatically. Once the data is transferred, businesses will have all of their payment data easily at their fingertips, allowing them to simply generate reports and keep track of their business funds overall.

Once an active user, MagicPay Invoice offers businesses unlimited transactions and unlimited invoices sent from QuickBooks Online. All transactions, including sales, refunds, and voids, will be automatically synced to QuickBooks Online. Additional features include the transfer of important customer data, the promise of safe and secure transactions transmitted through SSL encryption technology, and first-class support available at any time by phone or online to assist business clients with any questions or issues.

Established in 2012, MagicPay Merchant Services LLC has been providing merchant account services to thousands of merchants worldwide. Services include credit card processing, ACH and eCheck solutions, and point-of-sale systems that support businesses every step of the way, building successful business environments.

For more information about MagicPay and the MagicPay Invoice application, visit MagicPay.net and MagicPayInvoice.com.

*Intuit and QuickBooks are registered trademarks of Intuit Inc.

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PlateSmart ALPR and Vehicle Recognition Solutions Drive ROI for Retailers by Preventing Theft


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Retailers can enjoy a rapid return on their investment due to the ease of installation and maintenance as well as the improvement in loss prevention.”

Because things like lumber and mulch can’t easily fit into a shopping cart, home improvement stores provide customers with drive-up access to nearby yards where they can pick up large or heavy items. While this makes things easy for customers, it also turns the yards into targets for criminals.

It’s the reason one major home improvement retailer turned to industry innovator PlateSmart Technologies for loss prevention assistance at its yards. After suffering millions of dollars in losses to brazen thieves who took advantage of good-natured employees and certain security limitations, the retailer said enough is enough.

“Thieves would visit the retailer’s locations in other cities or states with a receipt and a fictional hard-luck story about having forgotten to pick up their products,” said John Chigos, CEO, PlateSmart. “Customer service-oriented employees would let them in. Because the client’s POS (point-of-sale) system did not yet communicate with stores in other regions, thieves would hit multiple locations and double-, triple- or quadruple-dip.”

Enter PlateSmart ARES® AI- and deep learning-based automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and vehicle recognition software, which was deployed to hundreds of the retailer’s stores. When a vehicle approaches the security guard shack, PlateSmart ARES automatically reads the vehicle’s license plate and jurisdiction with a time/date stamp and captures a picture. This data is recorded and accessible via the retailer’s new POS system, which now connects all locations, regardless of state/region.

If security suspects that someone might be trying to enter the yard under false pretenses, the guard can check for the vehicle information in the POS system.

“Thieves can’t sweet-talk their way into the yard anymore,” Chigos said. “If they say, ‘I wasn’t here before,’ the security guard can say, ‘Your vehicle was at such-and-such location on such-and-such date. Here’s the plate information.’”

The store can also share the license plate with law enforcement, if necessary.

Chigos said that AI-based tools like PlateSmart ARES are rapidly replacing traditional solutions for vehicle access control across a number of markets because they can provide more data than just the vehicle plate. ARES can also complement traditional technologies like RFID by providing secondary vehicle verification. In either case, PlateSmart ARES ALPR and vehicle recognition technology is rapidly becoming the most sought-after vehicle perimeter security solution.

PlateSmart engineers performed a custom integration between its ARES ALPR and vehicle recognition software and the retailer’s POS system. Chigos said that such integration is all in a day’s work. As a software-only solution, PlateSmart is easy and cost-effective to integrate with a retailers existing surveillance cameras and security infrastructure, such as a video management system (VMS) or POS system. And when it’s time to upgrade or expand, it’s a software upgrade rather than a costly hardware replacement.

For retailers who want even tighter security, they can work with local law enforcement via PlateSmart Network. The first tool of its kind, this extension of PlateSmart ARES allows a retailer to share every plate read with local cooperating authorities who compare it to their eyes-only hotlists. If they get a hit on a vehicle associated with a wanted individual, law enforcement can be dispatched to the location immediately and apprehend thieves.

“Retailers can enjoy a rapid return on their investment due to the ease of installation and maintenance as well as the improvement in loss prevention,” Chigos said. “We’re in talks right now with other major retailers about providing similar perimeter security to their locations.”

PlateSmart was the first company on the market to offer ALPR and video analytics as a software-only, camera-agnostic solution. The company was also the first to utilize early AI technology in the software. PlateSmart recently rolled out a new AI- and deep learning-based version of the PlateSmart ARES enterprise software that can identify multiple vehicle attributes, including the plate, its jurisdiction, vehicle make, color and orientation, to name a few.

PlateSmart never touches the data its software creates without express permission; that data is the sole property of the end user and is subject to access and retention policies within their jurisdiction. When PlateSmart does ask to access data, it is only to improve the software’s capabilities.

PlateSmart will be exhibiting at ISC West 2020 in Las Vegas from March 17 – 20. To learn more or to schedule a meeting, visit http://www.platesmart.com/iscwest.

About PlateSmart®

PlateSmart Technologies developed the original software-only license plate recognition (LPR) solution, PlateSmart ARES®, which is compatible with virtually all video management systems (VMS) and IP cameras. Designed to function as a stand-alone tool or integrate with third-party software and hardware, PlateSmart ARES provides near-real-time actionable vehicle intelligence for complete situational awareness. The software offers true object recognition instead of simple optical character recognition (OCR), which allows it to read the plate as well as the state jurisdiction and vehicle make. PlateSmart has earned multiple industry awards for excellence in security technology. For more information, visit http://www.platesmart.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release may contain forward-looking statements and/or predictions. These statements are based on history, current knowledge, and current market conditions. They are subject to change without notice as conditions and knowledge change; therefore, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

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Access Softek and Larky Announce Reseller Partnership


Access Softek & Larky Join Forces

Access Softek and Larky Announce Reseller Partnership

“Focused on continual innovation ourselves at Access Softek, our partnership with Larky is a great fit,” stated Chris Doner, CEO and owner of Access Softek, Inc. “Bundling Larky’s nudge® geo-location and engagement technology into our mobile banking app furthers our ability to provide financial inst

Today, fintech and geo-location marketing leader Larky announced a reseller partnership to bundle the nudge® geo-location and engagement technology into Access Softek’s cutting-edge mobile banking app.

Digital banking developer, Access Softek will deploy their right place/right time technology to their financial institution clients. The innovative nudge® code library empowers financial institutions to connect with their audience at the right place and time using targeted geo-notifications to promote loan offers to account-holders with contextually relevant messaging.

“Focused on continual innovation ourselves at Access Softek, our partnership with Larky is a great fit,” stated Chris Doner, CEO and owner of Access Softek, Inc. “Bundling Larky’s nudge® geo-location and engagement technology into our mobile banking app furthers our ability to provide financial institutions and the end consumer a high-quality mobile banking experience.”

Gregg Hammerman, CEO of Larky, comments, “We are thrilled to partner with Access Softek. Our location-based platform enables financial institutions to send account-holders contextually relevant notifications from their mobile-banking app when they are near a specific location where the financial institution wants to promote a specific product or service. This increases cross-selling opportunities for the FI and encourages account holder engagement at the most convenient time for the user.”

Is your financial institution ready to send targeted geo-notifications? Contact us today nudge@larky.com or LearnMore@AccessSoftek.com

About Larky

Larky, an Ann Arbor, MI based company, builds fintech engagement and loyalty programs that help financial institutions, health insurers, universities, and media companies connect with their audience at the right time and place. Larky’s nudge® code library and private label mobile engagement platform power relevant right place/right time communications.

About Access Softek, Inc.

Access Softek, Inc. lives on the cutting-edge of digital banking technology. Dedicated to innovation and continually improving the member experience, Access Softek’s most recent innovations include: an easy-to-use automated investment tool completely integrated within mobile and online banking; biometric call center authentication designed to improve security and reduce call times; and a fraud control tool which uses machine learning and a deep neural network to prevent fraud. These are the latest steps in Access Softek’s history of innovative digital banking firsts, which include the first app-based mobile banking; first web-based Personal Financial Management (PFM); and first triple play of app, WAP, and SMS banking. Since 2004, Access Softek has continued to deliver industry firsts to over 400 bank and credit union customers from its Berkeley, California headquarters. Learn more at AccessSoftek.com.

SHARON CARNAGHI, VP OF MARKETING • 331-223-2709 • scarnaghi@accesssoftek.com

JAMES BURDINE, CMO • 415-952-7598 • james@larky.com

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Polyverse Lands $8m in New Funding to Accelerate Security Push into Government, Enterprise and IoT


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CEO Alex Gounares

Polyverse Corporation received $8m in new funding to accelerate the adoption of its groundbreaking cybersecurity technology among government agencies and solution providers. The new funding was led by existing investors and Japanese security giant Soliton Systems KK.

“We are pleased to extend our partnership with Polyverse through our investment. Polyverse’s security breakthroughs are enabling us to create radically improved products for our customers,” said Nobuo Kamata, President of Soliton.

Founded in 2015 by bringing together top engineering talent from Microsoft, Amazon, Google and the academic world, Polyverse develops leading-edge cybersecurity technology – including “Polymorphing for Linux,” that protects servers against memory-based exploits by stopping zero-day, code-execution, overflow and memory-based attacks. Polyverse technology is widely deployed by government and security-conscious organizations, and is also embedded in IoT devices and connected hardware such as healthcare devices. CNBC recently named Polyverse one of the world’s top 100 start-ups.

Polymorphing hardens open source Linux distributions by scrambling the source code without affecting its operation, functionality or performance. This makes each version of the OS unique and prevents attackers from applying their knowledge of OS weaknesses to a company’s systems, rendering their attacks useless.

Polyverse Polymorphed Linux is currently running on millions of servers. Polyverse technology has been validated by the U.S. Department of Defense to mitigate against zero-day memory exploits like WannaCry and Spectre, and the attacks on companies such as Equifax.

“Our mission is to solve the cybersecurity problem once and for all. The only way that will happen is if we take a different approach,” said Alex Gounares, CEO, Polyverse. “By building diversity and uniqueness across multiple system dimensions, Polymorphing increases the complexity and cost for attackers and stops attacks before they start.”

Expanded Leadership Team Broadens Government and Enterprise Reach

The new funding will be used to accelerate investment in expanding polymorphic technologies and adding new geographies and new capabilities such as polymorphic script engines and polymorphic build farms, for DevSecOps.

The company also added key new members to its team, including:


  • Mark “Zibo” Joseph Zbikowski, a former Microsoft Architect and an early computer hacker. He was the designer of the MS-DOS executable file format, and the headers of that file format start with his initials: the ASCII characters “MZ” (0x4D, 0x5A).
  • Phillip Cockrell, Vice President, Enterprise Sales, former Vice President of Global Alliances at SUSE, the first provider of an Enterprise Linux distribution. Cockrell led strategic sales relationships with SUSE’s top partners, including Amazon Web Services, Dell, Fujitsu, HPE, IBM and Microsoft Azure, and led strategy and execution for SUSE’s global embedded program and platform-as-a-service solutions.
  • Joanne Harris, Chief Marketing Officer, and former Global Vice President of Marketing at SUSE. Harris held responsibility for marketing strategy and planning across all marketing functions world-wide. Harris previously led EMEA Strategic Alliances and Partner Marketing for Veritas Software.


Polyverse has expanded its employee base by 50% over the past year. The new funding will enable Polyverse to continue expansion in North America and Japan, and enter strategic new markets in 2020, including the UK, and Singapore.

About Polyverse:

Polyverse Corporation is a cybersecurity company that uses its revolutionary Polymorphing technology to defend global enterprises and governments against the most devastating zero-day cyberattacks. Its technology has been validated by the U.S. Department of Defense to mitigate against zero-day memory exploits. Polyverse’s turnkey solution installs in minutes and works with existing systems without changing performance or IT processes. Founded in 2015, Polyverse is led by founder and CEO Alex Gounares. In November 2019, CNBC named Polyverse as one of the Top 100 Startups in the World. Visit our website, read our blog, and follow us on Twitter @polyverse_corp. For any questions please contact Joanne Harris on +1 855 765 9837 or jharris@polyverse.com.

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Banyan Security to Showcase and Lead Industry Discussions on Zero Trust Remote Access at RSA Conference 2020


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Banyan Security

“Zero Trust will be a big topic at this year’s conference as businesses of all sizes begin to understand the risks they take using traditional methods to secure remote access,” said Jayanth Gummaraju, co-founder and CEO, Banyan Security.

Banyan Security, a leading provider of a human-centric secure remote access solution based on Zero Trust security principles and designed from the ground up for today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments, today announced it will showcase its Zero Trust Remote Access platform at RSA Conference 2020. Additionally, company Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Tarun Desikan will speak at the conference on the challenges of securing the remote workforce. RSA Conference 2020 takes place February 24–28, 2020 in San Francisco, California.

“Zero Trust will be a big topic at this year’s conference as businesses of all sizes begin to understand the risks they take using traditional methods to secure remote access,” said Jayanth Gummaraju, co-founder and CEO, Banyan Security. “We look forward to showcasing our platform at RSA and offering businesses a better, safer way to secure their mobile workforces and hybrid cloud environments.”

Banyan Security has set a new standard in Zero Trust with the industry’s most human-centric Zero Trust Remote Access solution. Banyan empowers users with comprehensive TrustScoring, that integrates with existing enterprise investments in identity and security tools. Banyan replaces legacy VPN with Zero Trust Access that provides least privilege access to on-premises and cloud environments, and allows for a BYOD-friendly workplace, allowing customers to secure their modern, perimeter-free enterprise.

“BlueVoyant clients demand a world-class cybersecurity team with industry-standard security controls. As a result, we’ve implemented a zero-trust, whitelist-only approach to protecting information,” said Sadiq Khan, CISO, BlueVoyant. “Banyan’s extensible security platform is unparalleled in its ability to enable us to accomplish all the goals of implementing a Zero Trust program while leveraging our existing technology suite.”

Banyan Security RSA Showcase Details

WHAT – Banyan Security to Showcase Zero Trust Remote Access Platform at RSA Conference 2020.

WHERE – Booth 15, Early Stage Expo, Moscone Center, San Francisco

WHEN – February 24–28, 2020

Banyan Security Featured Speaker Session

WHAT – “The 3rd Party Dilemma – Securing Remote Access Without a VPN”

WHO –Tarun Desikan, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Banyan Security

WHERE – Early Stage Expo

WHEN – February 27, 2020, 1:00–1:20p.m.

SESSION DETAILS – Each day, millions of remote workers log in from destinations across the globe. As employees sign in from different devices and locations, this presents a major challenge for businesses trying to ensure secure remote access. Learn how to solve the challenge of securing the remote workforce, the trouble with VPN’s, and how Banyan’s solution is providing Zero Trust Remote Access for a perimeter-free enterprise.

For more information, visit http://www.banyansecurity.io.

About Banyan Security

Banyan Security’s next-generation Zero Trust Remote Access platform provides seamless remote access to corporate resources hosted in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Banyan enhances security by reducing your attack surface, eliminating lateral movement, and preventing unauthorized access. Utilizing innovative TrustScoring powered by machine learning, Banyan ensures both users and devices are authenticated and authorized before granting granular least privilege access to sensitive corporate applications and servers. Banyan’s highly scalable platform is currently used by enterprises across verticals including healthcare, manufacturing, and technology. To learn more, visit http://www.banyansecurity.io.

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Lifeboat Inks New Partnership with Cybersecurity Ratings Platform SecurityScorecard


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The addition of SecurityScorecard to our product portfolio will allow us to provide a solution that addresses today’s cyber threats and third-party risk.

Lifeboat Distribution, an international value-added distributor for virtualization, security, business continuity and emerging technologies, announced today a distribution agreement with SecurityScorecard, the global leader in security ratings.

Through the partnership, Lifeboat will recruit and enable SecurityScorecard partners, giving them the ability to build solutions for their customers that address third-party risk and a path for remediation.

SecurityScorecard takes an outside-in view of a company’s security posture by seeing what a hacker sees. Their technology uses non-intrusive proprietary data collection methods, as well as trusted commercial and open-source threat feeds to continuously monitor 10 risk factor groups and instantly deliver an easy-to understand A-F rating. This empowers organizations to immediately identify and prioritize high-risk third parties for assessment and remediation, ultimately leading to a more secure environment.

“The addition of SecurityScorecard to our product portfolio will allow us to provide a solution that addresses today’s cyber threats and third-party risk,” said Dale Foster, Chief Executive Officer, Lifeboat Distribution. “They offer security practitioners an accurate and instant view of their organization’s risk of attack. This view includes reporting on top security categories like compliance, risk management, self-assessments, cyber insurance, threat reconnaissance, and all reporting a level of intelligence that delivers a health score of a datacenter’s ecosystem.”

For an “inside- out” view, security questionnaire responses are validated against SecurityScorecard’s instantly accessible ratings, providing a true 360-degree view of third-party cybersecurity risk. SecurityScorecard is the only security ratings company with over a million continuously rated companies. With a belief that trust and transparency is paramount, they give everyone access to their Trust Portal allowing rated companies visibility into the data being collected and how it is being assessed.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Lifeboat to reach partners across their channel and to enable and grow our existing boutique partners,” said Nicole Stavroff, Senior Director, Worldwide Channels at SecurityScorecard. “With a 360-degree outside-in view of a company’s cybersecurity posture, enterprises will now be empowered to invest in cutting-edge risk management solutions enabling them to protect their business better than ever before.”

Those interested in distribution services and solutions should contact Lifeboat by phone at +1.800.847.7078 (US), or +1.888.523.7777 (Canada), or by email at sales@lifeboatdistribution.com.

ABOUT LIFEBOAT DISTRIBUTION

Lifeboat Distribution, a subsidiary of Wayside Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTG), is an international value added distributor for virtualization/cloud computing, security, application and network infrastructure, business continuity/disaster recovery, database infrastructure and management, application lifecycle management, science/engineering, and other technically sophisticated products. The company helps vendors recruit and build multinational solution provider networks, power their networks, and drive incremental sales revenues that complement existing sales channels. Lifeboat Distribution services thousands of solution providers, VARs, systems integrators, corporate resellers, and consultants worldwide, helping them power a rich opportunity stream, and build profitable product and service businesses. For additional information visit http://www.lifeboatdistribution.com, or call 1.800.847.7078 (US), +1.732.389.0037 (International), +1.888.523.7777 (Canada), or +31.20.210.8005 (Europe). Follow Lifeboat Distribution on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter @LifeboatVAD.

ABOUT SECURITYSCORECARD

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings and the only service with over a million companies continuously rated. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 1,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their externally facing digital footprint. SecurityScorecard is the only provider of instant risk ratings that automatically map to vendor cybersecurity questionnaire responses – providing a true 360- degree view of risk. SecurityScorecard continues to make the world a safer place by transforming the way companies understand, improve and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees and vendors. Every company has the universal right to their trusted and transparent Instant SecurityScorecard rating. For more information, visit securityscorecard.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

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Neousys Technology Launches Nuvo-8034, an All-around Rugged Embedded Computer that Satisfies Advanced Industrial Application


All-around Rugged Embedded Computer

Neousys Technology, an industry-leading provider of rugged embedded systems, today launches the Nuvo-8034. Based on the one-for-all concept, Nuvo-8034 perfectly meets the I/O expansion demands of industrial automation and system integrators for machine vision, automation, and AI applications.

Nuvo-8034 is the first box-PC offering a total of seven expansion slots, including two x16 PCIe, two x8 PCIe and three PCI slots, in just half the volume of a typical 4U, 19″ industrial computer. Along with Intel® 9th/ 8th-Gen Core™ desktop processor and workstation-grade Intel® C246 chipset, it delivers state-of-the-art processing power among off-the-shelf box-PCs and rack-mount IPCs. More than that, with Neousys’ distinctive power design and effective thermal ventilation, Nuvo-8034 is able to power a single 180W NVIDIA GPU, to fuel teraFLOPS performance for deep learning-based vision inspection applications.

External I/O wise, Nuvo-8034 has eight USB 3.1 Gen2/ Gen1 ports with screw-lock, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, four COM ports and 8-CH isolated DI plus 8-CH isolated DO for general machine automation usage. It also has two front-accessible, hot-swappable 2.5″ SATA tray with RAID 0/ 1 support for easy storage manipulation. Internally it supports M.2 NVMe and up to 128 GB DDR4 memory for ultimate system performance.

“Nuvo-8034 is a new-breed of box-PC for the market. It has literally the same or exceeding slot capacity and computing performance compared to traditional 4U, 19″ IPC, while occupying just half the space. This gives machine makers a great opportunity to reduce the size of control cabinet or put more devices into it. Not to mention that the front-accessible I/O design makes it very easy to deploy and maintain.” said Ariel Chen, product manager of Neousys. “Additionally, by supporting a 180W GPU, it’s now possible to leverage cutting-edge deep learning methodologies to build up more complicated vision inspection systems. We believe Nuvo-8034 is the universal platform fulfilling all demands of machine automation and vision inspection, both now and in the future.”

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To Accelerate Commercial Excellence, Vendavo Expands Executive Leadership Team


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As a company, Vendavo is on their own Commercial Excellence journey and the opportunity to support those efforts is exciting,” said Kellenberger. I look forward to working with the team and their cutting-edge customers.

Vendavo, the market leader in commercial excellence solutions, today announced the addition of Dayton Kellenberger as Chief Financial Officer.

With extensive experience driving financial strategy and growth, Kellenberger joins Vendavo as a key member of the executive leadership team. Most recently, he served as CFO for Four Winds Interactive.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dayton to our senior leadership team,” said Bruno Slosse, President and CEO, Vendavo. “His breadth of expertise includes growth management, financial innovation, and overall process and system improvement. His demonstrated expertise and leadership skills will bring important contributions to our growth plans in 2020 and beyond.”

“As a company, Vendavo is on their own Commercial Excellence journey and the opportunity to support those efforts is exciting,” said Kellenberger. “I look forward to working with the team and their cutting-edge customers.”

Vendavo plans to hire numerous additional employees in 2020 in their Denver headquarters and in select locations globally. For information on open positions, visit vendavo.com/careers.

About Vendavo

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Mushroom Networks Unveils New SD-WAN Appliances with Modular NICs and 10Gb Fiber​


Mushroom Networks 10Gb SD-WAN appliance

Truffle EXX 10Gb SD-WAN

The latest Truffle EXX models have already been in use by some of our customers around the world and the feedback has been outstanding.

Mushroom Networks, Inc., an innovator in next generation cognitive Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN), today unveiled a new version of its Truffle Broadband Bonding SD-WAN appliances – the Truffle EXX series – designed to support up to twenty-six WAN ports with configurable NIC modules with fiber and/or copper ports as 1Gb and/or 10Gb Ethernet.

Truffle EXX supports Mushroom Networks’ latest SD-WAN software and is ideal for larger offices and data center installations with its near wire-speed performance for the overlay tunnels. Measuring at 430mm x 475mm x 44mm, Truffle EXX packs twenty-six configurable WAN and eight built-in LAN ports for high port density in a 1U rack-mountable form factor.

“We designed the product to address the increasing demands from some of our value-added reseller partners for their clients. The latest Truffle EXX models have already been in use by some of our customers around the world and the feedback has been outstanding. We see SD-WAN with 10Gb capacity becoming more commonplace with larger enterprise and service provider customers. Truffle EXX will also be ideal for scenarios where the software-only Truffle V is not the best option,” said Dr. Jay Akin, co-founder and CEO of Mushroom Networks, Inc.

Truffle EXX, similar to other Mushroom Networks SD-WAN appliances, leverages automated overlay tunnels that can detect flow types, analyze transport metrics in real-time and accordingly apply flow specific algorithms to optimize application performance. The network automation enables hands-off network management and leverages rich telemetry data, deep packet inspection and adaptive overlay tunneling to set networks on autopilot.

Truffle EXX is available worldwide directly from Mushroom Networks and through select channel partners. For more information, please visit https://www.mushroomnetworks.com.

About Mushroom Networks

Mushroom Networks, Inc., is a privately held company based in San Diego, CA, providing patented Broadband Bonding SD-WAN solutions to a wide range of Internet connection applications. Their products bond dissimilar broadband access technologies forming a single highly reliable broadband pipe that can easily scaled and customized based on needs. The company’s flagship product line serves SMBs, enterprises, multi tenant buildings, Internet Service Providers and Managed Service Providers. Mushroom Networks was the winner of the 2017 SD-WAN excellence award by Internet Telephony Magazine, 2016 Company of the year award by Quadrant Research, 2015 Most Innovative Product award by CONNECT, finalist for the coveted 2012 San Diego Business Journal Innovation Award, winner of the XCHANGE Tech Innovators Xcellence Award, and winner of the 2008 CONNECT® ‘Most Innovative New Product’ award, Network World’s “top technology trend of 2008” award. For more information, please visit https://www.mushroomnetworks.com or call (858) 452-1031.

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