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The invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by the West on Russia has raised international tensions to levels not seen in a generation. And although the specter of escalation into a full-scale conventional war looms large, intelligence sources say retaliation will more likely come from state-sponsored cyberattacks on our critical infrastructure.
This global award recognizes cyber security and information technology vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that set the bar higher for others in all areas of cybersecurity.
It’s a big day at Shift5, as we announce our $50M Series B round of funding. Insight Partners is leading the round, and we’re thrilled to announce that Nick Sinai, Senior Adviser at Insight will join our board.
In December, Shift5 attended The Reagan National Defense Forum (RNDF), an annual event that brought together leaders across the defense community to assess America’s national defense policies in the context of the global threat environment.
By November 2021, 37% of rail organizations were recruiting for cybersecurity talent, an increase from the year before, according to GlobalData. This increasing demand for talent may be indicative of greater focus on cybersecurity, following a year marked by digital attacks such as those targeting New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, CSX, and global railroads.
In the past 12 months, a series of high-stakes cyber-physical attacks targeted U.S. critical infrastructure. Breaches of the Colonial Pipeline, New York Metropolitan Transportation Agency, JBS Meat Processing Plant, and a Florida city’s water system exposed the vulnerability of US critical infrastructure, as digital attacks triggered cascading consequences in the physical world.
In December 2021, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration deployed a Security Directive that shined a spotlight on rail cybersecurity following a series of global cyberattacks that occurred at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Class I CSX and short-line operator OmniTRAX, as well as several rail companies around the globe.
Yesterday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration released official regulations directed to rail and rail transit groups designed to bolster cybersecurity risk management. The regulations will go into effect December 31, 2021, following a year marked by a series of cyberattacks targeting the rail industry.
We’re pleased to announce that Shift5 has been named a 2021 Tech 100 Honoree by Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the trade association representing the national capital region’s technology community.
At Shift5, we’ve had unlimited paid time off since our inception. Our unlimited PTO means our teammates can take as much time off as they need, for whatever reason, so long as they’re delivering. We chose this policy deliberately because it aligns with our culture and it’s simple, safer, fairer, and more inclusive.
Our Series A funding represents a recognition that cyber-physical attacks against fleets are the next cybersecurity frontier. We’re now in an era where such intrusions are affecting our daily lives.
The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 25 Cybersecurity CEOs of 2021. These accomplished executives lead some of the most sophisticated operations that protect businesses and individuals across the globe.