NATO Looking to Contractors for Cyber Attack Systems, Sensors, Support

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will soon select a contractor to help defend alliance nations’ cutting-edge infrastructure from cyber attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported today.

The awardee will provide software, hardware and support at more than 20 NATO locations to help prevent cyber attacks. The contract will call for advanced sensors to be…

Quest Software Acquires ‘Fine-Grained’ Authorization Software Firm

In an effort to expand its information technology services, Quest Software Inc. announced today it has acquired BiTKOO.

BiTKOO specializes in XACML and “fine-grained” authorization software.

As part of the acquisition, BiTKOO will be incorporated into Quest’s one identity solutions product line to provide IT assistance, “fine-grained authorization” and security services.

“This investment will make Quest the first large…

IBM: Skolkovo Foundation Partnership will help Expand Business in Russia

IBM it has signed a formal agreement in partnership with the Skolkovo Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the Russian government, the company announced.

Through the agreement, IBM is set to establish a science and technology center which will be initially based at IBM’s existing Russian Systems and Technology Laboratory in Moscow, Russia.

The partnership will have…

Contractors with Large IT Force, Capabilities Set to be Top Dogs in Growing Cyber Market

Reports wide have indicated that as federal spending on information technology will slow, spending on cybersecurity will not follow that same trend.

The Washington Post reported that this trend will take place between 2011 and 2016 with cybersecurity remaining the outlier. 

This may come to no surprise when taking a recent Symantec recent

IBM Launches Free Smarter Computing Simulator to Assess IT Costs

IBM announced it is offering a way for businesses to assess potential spending cuts by using the company’s Smarter Computing approach.

The Smarter Computing Workload Simulator makes possible for business owners to assess potential Information Technology costs and savings.

The simulator is a free online application, and according to Mike Zimmerman, a spokesperson for IBM, “anyone can use…

DARPA Looking to Develop Mobile Devices to Command UAVs

In September 2011, researchers from Boeing Co. and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported they had created a prototype iPhone application that could successfully control a miniature unmanned aircraft vehicle in flight.

On Dec. 5, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced it is looking for developers to create mobile applications that would improve the functionality and capabilities…

Symantec Mugshot: Who is the Insider Threat?

Just the other day, Symantec filled us in on who was most attacked and the most frequent form of cyber attacks. Now they are profiling who some of those attacks are coming from: insiders.

In “Behavioral Risk Indicators of Malicious Insider Theft of Intellectual Property: Misreading the Writing on the Wall” authors Dr. Eric Shaw…

Biggest Cyber Threat? Cyber Expert, Ambassador to US Point to Nation-States

Rogue hackers pose a problem for the nation’s cyber defenses, but according to a cybersecurity expert and an ambassador to the U.S., the biggest threat comes from much larger forces.

At a Thursday event, Dmitri Alperovitch, president of Asymmetric Cyber Operations LLC, put nation states ahead of other threats such as terrorist groups, hacktivist collectives and organized crime, NextGov…

GSA Plans Cloud Platform for Info Sharing, Program Management

The General Services Administration, the first agency to move email to the cloud, is now planning to move information sharing and program management to the cloud as well.

Laura Stanton, GSA’s director of process improvement and communications, said the move is expected to happen in early 2012, according to Federal Computer Week. GSA…

Private Companies Buying Cybersecurity Insurance

According to Insurancenewsnet.com, there is an increasing number of private companies who are buying cybersecurity insurance.

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has recently added insurance coverage and risk management to its services.

The firm says the new cyber coverage will help protect private companies against damages and liability resulting from network security intrusions and privacy…