Factbox: Clash between Trump, U.S. House Democrats shifts into courts

Reuters | July 04, 2019

U.S. House Democrats this week sued the Trump administration to demand President Donald Trump’s individual and business tax returns after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused a legal request and defied two congressional subpoenas. The House Ways and Means Committee lawsuit is the latest action as the Democratically controlled chamber pursues multiple investigations into the Republican president, his family and businesses.

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Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, and summary tables. Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget data that place the budget in perspective. This volume includes economic and accounting analyses, information on Federal receipts and collections, analyses of Federal spending, information on Federal borrowing and debt, baseline or current services estimates, and other technical presentations.

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Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, and summary tables. Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget data that place the budget in perspective. This volume includes economic and accounting analyses, information on Federal receipts and collections, analyses of Federal spending, information on Federal borrowing and debt, baseline or current services estimates, and other technical presentations.

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SentinelOne Announces Membership with CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency | January 17, 2023

SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity solution provider, recently announced that it joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC). The membership further supports the US Government's strategy to protect the cyber ecosystem and critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) founded JCDC in 2021. The collaborative aims to unite the international cyber community and defend cyberspace. SentinelLabs and SentinelOne's autonomous cybersecurity platforms will aid JCDC in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data on cyber threats. SentinelOne will lend its insights and support to JCDC's strategic planning and offer advice as part of the partnership. As a result, JCDC will have unprecedented insight into new threats through this collaboration, allowing them to prevent attacks even before they happen. SentinelLabs is a top-tier team of security researchers dedicated to discovering and analyzing critical vulnerabilities, attack vectors, malware strains, and threat actors. "JCDC goes beyond other public-private partnerships, delivering collaborative engagement between the nation's top cyber minds with a focus on planning, action, and mitigation. With exceptional speed, scale and intelligence, our team and technology will play a crucial role in the organization's continued success. We have partnered closely with CISA for years and look forward to continuing that relationship, helping protect the world's most critical assets and information," said Jared Phipps, SVP of Americas Sales and Solution Engineering. (Source: Business Wire) About Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) established JCDC in August 2021 to transform traditional public-private partnerships into real-time private-public operational collaboration and shift the paradigm from reacting to threats and vulnerabilities to proactively planning and taking steps to mitigate them. The company leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to its cyber and physical infrastructure. Its multi-faceted mission is home to more than 15 career fields including business administration, cybersecurity, program management, communications, and data science.

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Menlo Security Achieves FedRAMP Authorization for RBI and CBII Technologies

Menlo Security | February 06, 2023

Menlo Security, a well-known cloud security provider, has recently announced that its cloud-native Menlo Security platform has acquired an Authorization to operate (ATO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) at the moderate level. This Authorization is for the usage of cloud-based internet isolation (CBII) and remote browser isolation (RBI) technologies, protecting data and humans from zero-day attacks, spyware, malware, and ransomware. With the support of the Isolation CoreTM, it will stop threats before they happen. In addition, it centralizes interfaces, removing the need for other technologies, extends integration with different interfaces, and prevents HEAT attacks. Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Menlo Security, Poornima DeBolle, said, "Achieving FedRAMP Authorization for the Menlo Cloud Security Platform is a true testament to the value of our Isolation Core architecture. Our ability to protect the users from sophisticated attacks while maintaining a consistent user experience will enable the government agencies to focus on their mission." She added, "Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT) are challenging legacy security stacks with new techniques to deliver malware to the user. Our Zero Trust approach, powered by our innovative Isolation Core, has been proven by CBII in the DoD with millions of users for more than two years. We look forward to bringing the same protection to all government agencies with our FedRAMP Authorization." (Source – Business Wire) About Menlo Security Menlo Security, a leading computer and network security provider, prevents organizations from threats, eliminates cyber-attacks and provides complete protection with its isolation-powered cloud security platform. In addition, it provides the most secure Zero Trust approach, making it invisible to online end users and freeing up security operations to focus on business growth. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, it has been transforming cybersecurity against almost all threats since 2013. It specializes in Zero Trust, CASB, cloud security, remote browser isolation, secure web gateway, network security, cybersecurity, and internet isolation.

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Trustwave Government Solutions Becomes a Palo Alto Networks Cortex XMDR Partner

Trustwave | March 06, 2023

Trustwave Government Solutions, a global security leader in managed security services and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Trustwave Holdings, Inc., recently announced it has expanded its managed security services by becoming a partner of Palo Alto Network Cortex® XMDR Specialization. Trustwave Government Solutions joins a select group of channel partners who have met operational capabilities, business requirements, sales enablement, technical, and specialization exams. The Cortex XMDR Specialization will allow TGS to combine response solutions with their managed services offerings and the power of best-in-class Cortex XDR™ detection. It will further help customers simplify security operations center (SOC) operations worldwide and rapidly mitigate cyber threats. TGS replicated its award-winning Trustwave MDR into AWS GovCloud. With Palo Alto Networks' Cortex XDR-certified and Trustwave SpiderLabs' threat intelligence, TGS provides comprehensive detection and response. Additionally, as an XMDR Specialization partner, it offers 24/7 certified SOC analysts. The partnership combines TGS's analysts, processes, and support with Palo Alto Networks' security products for comprehensive threat visibility and response. President of Trustwave Government Solutions, Bill Rucker, said, "We are thrilled to be expanding our managed security services collaboration with Palo Alto Networks to bring a whole new level of protection to government institutions," He also said, "This achievement confirms our commitment to providing our clients with next-generation security technology and services and offering the first-ever managed detection and response (MDR) service specifically built for the rigorous requirements of the federal government." (Source – BusinessWire) About Trustwave Trustwave is one of the global leaders in managed security services (MSS) and managed detection and response (MDR). Based in Chicago (Illinois) it enables, organizations and governments to conduct business securely. With over 2,000 world-class security professionals operating on behalf of clients through 96 countries, the company helps organizations worldwide detect and respond to threats around the clock in the hybrid multi-cloud world. Elite Trustwave services and products are infused with award-winning threat research and intelligence from Trustwave SpiderLabs to strengthen cyber resilience in the age of advanced threats.

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