Swan Island Networks and Aspiration Software Launch New Cyber Security Awareness Initiative for Government Agencies and System Integrators
(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) (PRWEB) August 06, 2013 Portland, Oregon: Swan Island Networks Inc., today announced a new strategic initiative with Aspiration Software,, LLC a respected leader in IT and cyber security solutions for federal Intelligence Community agencies and system integrators. In this initiative the two companies will provide customized cyber security awareness, compliance and education solutions based upon Swan Island’s Cybero™ service.
The need for cyber security solutions in both the public and private sector is expanding rapidly. Cybero addresses the critical need to create a cyber security aware and educated workforce to support new programs such as the $6 billion Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program managed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Cybero delivers real-time alerting, cyber threat intelligence, and training to reduce workforce vulnerabilities and mitigate risk to information systems. Cybero technology and content is designed to support Swan Island’s Building Human Firewalls methodology, and introduces new strategies for reducing the human risk factors that many cyber security researchers now claim is the number one vulnerability in information systems.
Cybero is hosted in the highly secure Windows Azure cloud, and is powered by Swan Island’s TIES® technology platform, currently in use at over 200 enterprises and 20% of the Fortune 100.
The Cybero service provides up-to-the minute alerts on the latest cyber threats—filtered for individual needs and preferences; open-source data feeds, including top cyber blogs; actionable Hints & Tips for dealing with the latest phishes and social engineering attacks; simulated phishing to test workforce vulnerability; and video training to teach your workforce best practices for cyber defense.
Aspiration Software is a leader in IT and cyber security services for the defense and intelligence communities. Aspiration currently works with large system integrators such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, TASC, CSC, BAE Systems and Raytheon to provide innovative services and solutions. Aspiration provides defensible security strategies and solutions for complex cyber challenges; to assure the integrity, availability, authenticity, and confidentiality of data and information. Together, Swan Island and Aspiration will provide Cybero services to government agencies and systems integrators.
“We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Swan Island and provide our clients with a cutting edge cyber security awareness service like Cybero. Cybero offers a robust and comprehensive set of services unlike anything else on the market,” says Aspiration Software CEO, Jon Stout.
“Working with Aspiration Software will enable us to provide cyber threat awareness services to government agencies and companies that support them, with a focus on reducing the biggest cyber threat of them all: human error. We believe this is a very positive step toward helping to reduce human-related cyber security risks in the Intelligence Community,” says Swan Island Networks’ CEO, Charles Jennings.
Cybero is available from Aspiration Software starting immediately.
About Swan Island Networks: Swan Island Networks, Inc., is the provider of Cybero, a software-as-a-service application that provides cyber security awareness, governance and education services. Cybero is powered by Swan Island’s TIES® platform, which currently supports over 200 enterprises, including 20% of the Fortune 100. In a decade of providing security information services to government agencies and global companies, Swan Island has seen firsthand how human cyber risk impacts IT systems. The company’s goal now is to reduce this risk by helping customers develop new human firewalls…with Cybero. For more information, please call 503.796.7926 or visit:http://swanisland.net/cybero
About Aspiration Software LLC: Aspiration Software LLC is an Information Technology/Cyber Security company that is dedicated to providing World-Class Information Technology /Information Assurance Solutions and Services to Government and Industry. For more information please call 703-286-5582 or visithttp://aspirationsoftware.com Read the full story athttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb10980480.htm (c) 2013 PRWEB.COM Newswire
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