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Lyconic brings new technology to the security industry
The technology behind Omaha-based Lyconic has been in the works for nearly ten years. In 2003, Shea Degan, co-founder of Lyconic, started a private contract security company, Signal 88 Security, as a way to supplement his income. What started as a few extra security jobs, soon turned into more projects than Degan could handle. So,…
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ValidVoice brings voiceprints to the future of cybersecurity
Originally developed by an Australian university in 2009, the technology behind ValidVoice was formally deemed too far ahead of its time. “There wasn’t a market for biometrics at the time,” said David Vana, COO of ValidVoice. “The technology sat dormant for quite a few years, until recently.” Omaha-based ValidVoice, LLC is a voice biometric technology…
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Former White House CIO on encryption: “Backdoors are not architecturally sound”
Theresa Payton served as CIO for the White House from 2006 to 2008. She previously held executive roles in banking technology at Bank of America and Wells Fargo. She is the founder and CEO of Fortalice, a leading security, risk and fraud consulting company. She was named one of the top 25 Most Influential People…
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Prairie Cloudware’s Daniel Carnes on the future of cybersecurity
Daniel Carnes is the CSO at Prairie Cloudware. He has over 25 years of experience in systems and security engineering, and has worked on notable projects such as DPG, Apple Pay and Google Wallet. He holds degrees from the University of Nebraska Omaha and Bellevue University. SPN caught up with Carnes at the Nebraska Security Summit last…
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DataLocker acquires BlockMaster
Data encryption startup DataLocker has acquired BlockMaster, a Swedish USB security solutions provider, according to a press release announcement today. The Overland Park, Kan., based company provides encrypted storage devices and encrypted cloud management services for governments and enterprise worldwide. BlockMaster holds several major patents in encryption, file handling, data leak prevention and antivirus technology. The acquisition will allow…
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