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cyber security

Oct 8, 2024

Netizen part of $11.9B Defense contract

Netizen Corporation, an Allentown-based certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business cybersecurity firm, said it was recently awarded a role in a 10-year, $11.9 billion Defense Logistics Agency J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) contract. 

Jan 22, 2024

Allentown tech firm launches new digital decoy cybersecurity service

Allentown-based wireless design and network security solutions firm, Velaspan Inc, has announced the launch of Active Cyber Engagement (ACE), which it describes as the industry’s first active defense cyber deception managed service.

Jul 6, 2022

Small companies targets for cyber-attacks that can force them out of business

Sixty percent of small businesses who have suffered a cyber security breach go out of business within six months. 

Jan 27, 2022

Appalachia Technologies to provide cyber security for PASSHE

Mechanicsburg-based Appalachia Technologies, a managed IT and cybersecurity company, will provide cyber protection services for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE).  

May 12, 2021

Cybersecurity firm: Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack a sign of worse things to come

Last week’s ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline has already had an impact along the East Coast.

Apr 30, 2021

You have remote workers now, but is your data safe?

According to a February U.S. News and World report nearly 56% of Americans are still working from home in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Feb 11, 2021

A Conversation With: Anthony Cartolaro, Jr. of Weidenhammmer

Weidenhammer of Wyomissing is a digital strategies and technology solutions company. Anthony Cartolaro, Jr., is vice president of Weidenhammer’s Digital Platforms Division and has more than 25 years of technology leadership experience.

Working from home often creates cybersecurity risks
Sep 30, 2020

Work-from-home scenarios create a new level of cyber security risk

 “We’re in a wild, wild west world right now,” said Daniel P. Lopresti, professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.

Jan 31, 2020

Thou shall not pass! Cyber security experts advise businesses to rethink password protocol

According to PreciseSecurity.com research, weak passwords are becoming one of the most common cybersecurity vulnerabilities, causing 30 percent of ransomware infections last year.

Sep 13, 2019

The ‘wild, wild web’: As the state pushes to extend internet broadband access to rural communities, there are concerns about users’ cyber literacy

Pennsylvania is on a mission to extend internet broadband service to every corner of the state, a goal that many people share so that no resident gets left behind with the ongoing digital revolution. Before broadband reaches all residents, educating new users on best practices of the internet and on cyber-security issues will become increasingly important, several observers noted.

Sep 13, 2019

A Conversation With: Michael Hawkins of Netizen Corp.

Michael Hawkins is the founder and CEO of Netizen Corp., America’s fastest-growing cyber security company and the 2nd fastest-growing company in all of Pennsylvania according to the 2019 Inc. 5000 list.

Jul 19, 2019

Employers cautioned on using FaceApp with work-related devices

FaceApp's terms of use give far-reaching rights to Wireless Lab over the use of the photos that users provide to and create with the app, which could affect those employees who use their own mobile devices for work-related tasks.