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Coalfire Labs Develops Open Source Password Cracking Tool

Coalfire, a trusted provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that the Coalfire Labs Research and Development (R&D) team released NPK, an open source tool that provides unprecedented password cracking capabilities to break the security surrounding hashed passwords.

March 21, 2019

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Coalfire® Chairs Panel at Cyber Future Dialogue 2019 in Davos

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that it will be presenting at Cyber Future Dialogue on January 22, 2019 in Davos, Switzerland. Coalfire Executive Vice President of Cybersecurity Services Mark Carney will chair a panel comprised of global leadership delegates on how to measure and mitigate cyber risks.

January 16, 2019

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Coalfire® Achieves Amazon Web Services Healthcare Competency Status

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Healthcare Competency status. This designation recognizes Coalfire for delivery of effective solutions for healthcare payers, providers and business associates that securely store, process, transmit and analyze clinical information.

January 7, 2019

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Coalfire Federal Appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that Coalfire Federal, Strategic Federal Delivery has been appraised at level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The appraisal was performed by Ace Guides, LLC.

January 2, 2019

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Coalfire® CEO Tom McAndrew to Participate in FTC Hearing on Data Security

Coalfire, a provider of cybersecurity advisory and assessment services, announced today that CEO Tom McAndrew will join a panel on “Data Security Assessments” as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) “Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.”

December 6, 2018

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Consulting Magazine Names Coalfire® to 2018 “Fastest Growing Firms” List

“It’s an honor for Coalfire to be recognized in the Fastest Growing Firms list,” said Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew. “We attribute our quick growth to the overall trend in the market toward cloud solutions and Coalfire’s recognized expertise in cloud security, along with our proven track record in helping clients develop scalable programs that help improve their cybersecurity postures.”

November 13, 2018

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U.S. EAC Voting System Standards Fail to Protect Systems In Penetration Security Tests

Coalfire announced the results of penetration tests and assessments conducted on state voting systems. The firm found that its team of penetration testers was able to reverse engineer voting media and replace software in voting systems with a program that emulates it, but recompiled with malicious logic, instructs it to record malicious votes—despite the systems having passed EAC voting system standards.

November 6, 2018