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  • South Carolina university on lockdown after fatal shooting, officials say

    South Carolina State University officials say the campus is on lockdown following a shooting that left two people dead and one person injured.The lockdown began on Thursday around 9:15 p.m. when a shooting was reported in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex. The State Law Enforcement Division, SLED, is on site and actively investigating. While the campus remains on lockdown, officers with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are patrolling along with the university’s Department of Public Safety.University officials have yet to confirm the victims’ identities or the condition of the wounded person. All classes have been canceled for Friday, and the university says counselors are available to students.

    South Carolina State University officials say the campus is on lockdown following a shooting that left two people dead and one person injured.

    The lockdown began on Thursday around 9:15 p.m. when a shooting was reported in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex.

    The State Law Enforcement Division, SLED, is on site and actively investigating.

    While the campus remains on lockdown, officers with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety and the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office are patrolling along with the university’s Department of Public Safety.

    University officials have yet to confirm the victims’ identities or the condition of the wounded person.

    All classes have been canceled for Friday, and the university says counselors are available to students.

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  • Earthling Completes StateRAMP Assessment, Supports Paperless in Achieving StateRAMP Moderate Authorization

    Earthling Completes StateRAMP Assessment, Supports Paperless in Achieving StateRAMP Moderate Authorization


    RESTON, Va., June 14, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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    Earthling Security, LLC is proud to announce that they have partnered with the Paperless  Innovations team and provided them with a full FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) assessment for their Actus offering in Amazon Web Services. As a result, the StateRAMP PMO has authorized the Paperless Innovations Actus SaaS product and they have been added to the StateRAMP Authorized Product Lists list here: https://stateramp.org/product-list/.

    Authorized products satisfy all requirements and have a government sponsor. To ensure ongoing security compliance and risk mitigation, all authorized products also comply with continuous monitoring requirements to maintain a verified security status.

    Earthling Security conducted a full initial moderate impact FedRAMP assessment of 325 controls for the Actus system. The Actus product successfully passed their audit and was subsequently awarded an ATO by their initial agency as well as by the StateRAMP PMO.

    “We are fortunate to have the Paperless Innovation team as an assessment customer of ours. The team is extremely knowledgeable and their assessment was one of the smoothest I’ve ever been a part of,” said Mase Izadjoo, Earthling Security’s CISO. 

    Paperless Innovations President Mike Tocci announced, “We are pleased that all 50 states can now automate their simplified acquisition processes for immediate compliance within the StateRAMP Risk Management Framework required for operational and information security.” 

    About StateRAMP

    StateRAMP represents the shared interests of state and local governments, third-party assessment organizations, and service providers with IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS solutions. We believe in the values of transparency, standardization, and community. As an advocate for strong but fair cybersecurity standards, StateRAMP works to bring together service providers, policymakers, industry experts, and government officials to drive the future of cybersecurity. Our members lead, manage, and work in various disciplines across the United States and are all committed to making the digital landscape a safer, more secure place.

    StateRAMP is built on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-53 Rev. 4 framework, modeled in part after FedRAMP, and based on a “complete once, use many” concept that saves time and reduces costs for both service providers and governments. Like FedRAMP, StateRAMP relies on FedRAMP Authorized 3PAOs to conduct assessments.

    About Paperless Innovations

    Paperless Innovations, Inc. is a small U.S.-based business responsible for the sales, marketing, and service of Actus℠—a fully paperless procurement management solution for government and commercial use. Paperless Innovations is the de facto leader in P-Card automations for the government. Their deep domain knowledge is built on decades of reconciliation and oversight of federal procurement programs. Their cloud-based procurement oversight and audit assurance solutions are in use by the public sector as well as commercial clients in the Fortune 500.

    About Earthling Security 

    Earthling Security, LLC. is a strategic, end-to-end Cloud Computing, IT Security and Secure DevSecOps solutions company. Earthling has also been accredited as a  StateRAMP and FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) since both programs initially started. Additionally, Earthling provides automated and managed compliance solutions for various compliance standards in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Earthling’s focus is to provide automated, tailored and strategic business solutions to support and optimize the business mission of our valued clients. 

    For more information about us, please visit Earthling’s website: www.earthlingsecurity.com 

    Sales Representatives: joshua.marpet@earthlingsecurity.com and mase@earthlingsecurity.com

    Partnerships and Service Inquiries: Yusuf Ahmed at yaa@earthlingsecurity.com

    Source: Earthling Security, LLC

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  • Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic

    Macadins Company and Santa on the Roof Celebrate 25 Years of Fulfilling Dreams and Christmas Magic

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    Dec 13, 2022


    WETHERSFIELD, Conn., December 13, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    25 years ago, Macadins Company created and released a recording of what it might sound like to hear a magical rooftop visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. This recording has become a holiday tradition for many families and in its 25th year of production, “Santa on the Roof” is easily downloadable to any Computer, Tablet or Cellphone and is certain to continue rewarding listeners with joyous memories of Christmases past and present. “Santa on the Roof” is available for purchase and download now at www.santaontheroof.com.

    Your child will hear Santa’s sled landing with a thump and gliding to a gentle stop. His footsteps as he walks around the roof, his playful antics with his team of Reindeer and of course Santa enjoying his cookie snack left by the children. And more.

    An introductory story sets Santa’s visit not as a true recording but as a storybook-like magic fairy tale that took place long-long ago, thus preserving the Santa legend and mystique. This story also allows “Santa on the Roof” to be played for a child anytime during the Holiday Season. More adventurous adults start the recording after the story and get somewhat creative late at night on Christmas Eve.

    Spreading Memories

    For 25 years, parents have been able to provide their children with a magical Christmas Eve rooftop visit with “Santa on the Roof.” Watch and enjoy your child’s eyes twinkle and dance in delight with awe as their dream to hear the sounds of Santa unfold for the very first time.

    This Christmas season capture the magic and wonder of Christmas as you share a very special childhood moment with your children. Celebrate memories of what was and help keep alive a historic and delightful Christmas tradition that is as enchanting and awe-inspiring as the event itself. 

    Customer Comments

    Feedback from customers is always sincere and heart-warming with one customer commenting they played it at midnight through hidden speakers and their kids were at the window screaming they saw Rudolf’s red nose. Another stated they played it at 2 am as an excuse to go downstairs and get the skis Santa had left him. And finally, an elderly Lady ordered “Santa on the Roof” because she always wondered what it would sound like to hear a sled landing on her roof.

    For anyone who loves the Santa tradition and wants to share it with their child or grandchild this recording is a must have.

    Macadins is a mail order company headquartered in Wethersfield, Connecticut and has been in business since 1997.

    Source: Santa on the Roof

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  • Earthling Security Receives StateRAMP Certification

    Earthling Security Receives StateRAMP Certification

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    Aug 24, 2022


    RESTON, Va., August 24, 2022 (Newswire.com)
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    Earthling Security, LLC, an SBA 8(a) certified small business, is proud to announce that they are accredited to evaluate cloud-based solutions for state and local government agencies as a State Risk and Authorization Management Program (StateRAMP) Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO). Earthling Security received accreditation status becoming a StateRAMP 3PAO. 

    Under StateRAMP, Earthling Security is required to be certified under the same ISO 17020:2012 accreditation for 3PAOs as the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). A2LA recently renewed Earthling Security’s FedRAMP 3PAO accreditation. With this most recent renewal, Earthling Security has now also achieved StateRAMP accreditation.  

    Achieving StateRAMP accreditation aligns with Earthling Security’s mission of making it easy for organizations to do business in complex regulatory environments. “StateRAMP creates a standardized practice for state and local governments to validate cloud security,” said Yusuf Ahmed, Earthling Security’s CEO. “Earthling Security is proud to be StateRAMP accredited. We look forward to partnering with states to ensure that their vendors meet their cybersecurity and compliance standards.”

    Additionally, Earthling is now offering fully automated and managed StateRAMP compliant environments in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Earthling’s managed StateRAMP service offerings are built off of the ongoing development of automated infrastructure deployments and continuous control implementation. 

    About StateRAMP

    StateRAMP is an independent not-for-profit organization that helps states reduce cybersecurity risks from insecure cloud solutions by providing a common cloud security verification approach aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 and individual state cybersecurity standards. StateRAMP partners with FedRAMP 3PAO organizations to assess cloud service providers (CSP) for certification. The StateRAMP model levels the playing field for CSPs and ensures state agencies have access to certified, cyber-ready vendors.

    Earthling Security

    Government and commercial organizations have to have secure systems, with compliant, properly designed and implemented architectures. Earthling Security is accredited to assess/audit and designs, builds, automates, and implements those architectures, systems, and applications. As a strategic, end-to-end Cloud Computing, IT Security and Secure DevOps solutions company with extensive experience, our focus is to provide tailored and strategic business solutions to support and optimize the business mission of our valued clients. As a leading provider of both auditing services and ready-made compliant business environments, Earthling Security enables our clients to certify and trust their vendors. 

    For more information about us, please visit our website: www.earthlingsecurity.com

    Contact: Michael McPherson VP Business Process Development michael.mcpherson@earthlingsecurity.com

    Source: Earthling Security, LLC

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