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Three channel partner considerations for tackling ransomware

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The public cloud has become a major focus of ransomware operators, who are always quick to seek out new opportunities for pay off. 

Originally intended to spread quickly throughout on-premises settings, cyber criminals are now retooling ransomware to function on cloud native architectures and infect containers.

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DOD’s Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News

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In May, the Defense Department released to Congress the classified version of the 2023 Cyber Strategy. Today, the department made public an unclassified summary of that strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.

“Distinct from previous iterations of the DOD cyber strategy, this strategy commits to building the cyber capability of global allies and partners and to increase our collective resilience against cyber attack,” said Mieke Eoyang, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, during a briefing today at the Pentagon. “Allies and partners are a strategic advantage that no competitor can match.” 

According to the now publicly available summary of the 2023 Cyber Strategy, the department plans to prioritize efforts to increase the effectiveness of allies and partners in cyberspace. 

“In some cases, the department will work toward this goal by augmenting partner capacity, expanding partners’ access to cybersecurity infrastructure and maturing their cyber workforce though combined training events and exercises,” the summary reads. 

The summary further states the department has also committed, in some cases, to directly helping develop partner capability by enabling functions a partner needs but does not yet have. 

“The department will enhance our relationship with our most cyber-capable allies and partners at the strategic, operational and tactical levels,” the policy reads. “We will expand the total number of partners with whom we engage and integrate these efforts with the wider security cooperation enterprise.” 

More broadly, the summary reveals that the 2023 Cyber Strategy asks the department to address current and future cyber threats by pursuing four complementary lines of effort. These lines of effort include defending the nation, preparing to fight and win the nation’s wars, protecting the cyber domain with allies and partners, and building enduring advantages in cyberspace. 

“[This] strategy builds upon the direction set by the 2018 DOD Cyber Strategy and is informed by years of real-world experience of…

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moomoo employs secure, highly-available IT architecture to enable 24/5 trading of selected US stocks and ETFs – Partner Content

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Trading in United States equity markets enables Australian investors to diversify their portfolios with investments in some of the world’s largest and most-recognised businesses. To deliver 24-hour trading of selected U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs), moomoo has connected its share trading platform to a registered broker-dealer with an alternative trading platform that operates outside regular U.S. trading hours.

The new offering means investors using moomoo can trade a list of 165 US stocks and ETFs during Australian daytime hours, as well as at night. 

“We selected the most-traded stocks and ETFs to ensure sufficient liquidity to enable smooth and efficient trades, especially during off-hours when trading volumes are generally lower,” said moomoo Australia chief market strategist Matt Wilson.

“Australia makes up less than 2% of global equities, so if you don’t invest in other markets, you are missing out on a lot of opportunities,” he added.

moomoo uses its own technology to connect via registered broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) operator Blueocean. ATS is an electronic system for crossing orders in stocks governed by the National Market System, the United States’ securities trading regulation mechanism, and is available to registered broker-dealer subscribers only.  

 With the introduction of 24/5 US trading, moomoo users now have access to trading hours that cover the entire day, from 11am Monday to 11am Saturday (AEST).

Backing new feature with institutional tracking, ratings update and industrial chain tools

By using moomoo to invest in the U.S. market, Australians can access features such as an institutional tracking tool that tracks the quarterly holdings of more than 20,000 institutions. 

“This enables investors to ‘follow the big money’ and get an inside look into the strategies of the world’s top asset management firms,” explained Wilson.  

The moomoo application also includes real-time company ratings updates from 4,000 Wall Street analysts, while an ‘industrial chain’ tool also maps out divisions of labour and value chains in 17 industries so investors can identify key players and…

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CIS, Google Partner to Help Secure Public Sector

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The Center for Internet Security and Google are partnering to create the CIS & Google Cloud Alliance to help advance security and resilience for the broader technology ecosystem, with an emphasis on the public sector.

According to the organizations, the alliance will combine the companies’ experience to offer greater security to public sector entities. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) brings 20 years of helping U.S. state, local, tribal and territorial governments secure their infrastructure against cyber threats, and Google brings its experts and services from its Cybersecurity Action Team. In addition, Google brings insights from its Threat Horizons reports and resources from cyber forensics subsidiary Mandiant.

CIS also brings its established and globally recognized security frameworks, including the CIS Critical Security Controls and CIS Benchmarks, as well as operating the Multi-State and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (MS-ISAC and EI-ISAC) that supports the security needs of state, local, tribal and territorial governments.

As part of Google’s recent strategy around cybersecurity, Google Cloud is now partnering with industry organizations in other sectors like healthcare and financial services. The company also introduced its Google Public Sector division focused on helping U.S. public sector institutions – including federal, state, and local governments, and educational institutions – accelerate their digital transformations.

According to the announcement, the organizations say this makes them “uniquely positioned to support organizations through the complexities of their digital transformations.”

In a statement, Gina Chapman, executive vice president of sales and business services at CIS, says the partnership combines two cybersecurity powerhouses and applies them to the underserved community of public sector organizations.

“The cybersecurity needs of the public sector demand best-in-class, cost-effective solutions that include implementation and operational support, and we look forward to how we can work together to support this community,” Chapman says.

MK Palmore, director of the officer of the CISO at…

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