Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of February 23; Infosec Institute, QuSecure, The White House, and More

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant identity management and information security news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last month, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy identity management and information security news items.

Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of February 23

Infosec Institute Partners with AWS; Becomes Authorized Live AWS Boot Camp Provider

Infosec Institute, a leading cybersecurity education provider and part of Cengage Group, this week announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to become an authorized training provider of live, in-person boot camps for AWS certifications. IT and cybersecurity professionals can now enroll in five AWS certification boot camps to build the domain expertise required for successful cloud transformation. “We’re excited to provide IT and cybersecurity professionals with a new way to train for in-demand AWS certifications,” said Bret Fund, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infosec. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to empowering individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. Together with AWS, we aim to set a new standard for cloud training excellence and help bridge the skills gap in the industry.”

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Mr. Cooper Leak Exposes Over Two Million Customers

Mr. Cooper, a major US mortgage company, left an open Google Cloud instance exposing details of millions of its customers only two months after the company suffered a severe data breach. America’s third-largest mortgage servicer left details of its customers accessible to anyone willing to look, recent research from the Cybernews research team has revealed. Mr. Cooper’s open Google Cloud storage bucket contained a trove of data, including marketing materials and site assets, but more importantly, names, loan numbers, and other data about its customers. The team discovered the leak in late December 2023, less than two weeks after Mr. Cooper revealed it suffered a significant data breach in October 2023, which exposed the information of 14.6 million of the company’s clients. However, the publicly accessible data discovered by the team does not include data exposed in the October breach, pointing to the incidents being unrelated.

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QuSecure Approved for AWS ISV Accelerate Program

QuSecure, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), this week announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The program helps AWS Partners drive new business by directly connecting participating ISVs with the AWS Sales organization. “Joining the AWS ISV Accelerate Program streamlines our ability to deliver our industry-leading PQC solution to AWS customers worldwide by working with AWS field sellers and providing access to simplified transactions in AWS Marketplace,” said Dr. Garrison Buss, QuSecure Chief Strategy Officer. “Our PQC product QuProtect is the most advanced cybersecurity enterprise software solution available and employs orchestrated crypto-agility to deter existing and future threats.”

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Initiative to Bolster Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports

This week, the Biden-Harris Administration issued an Executive Order to bolster the security of the nation’s ports, alongside a series of additional actions that will strengthen maritime cybersecurity, fortify our supply chains and strengthen the United States industrial base. The Administration will also announce its intent to bring domestic onshore manufacturing capacity back to America to provide safe, secure cranes to U.S. ports – thanks to an over $20 billion investment in U.S. port infrastructure under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. Today’s actions are clear examples of the President’s work to invest in America, secure the country’s supply chains, and strengthen the cybersecurity of our nation’s critical infrastructure against 21st century threats – priorities his Administration has focused on relentlessly since taking office.

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