SAIC Joins DHS Cyber Infrastructure Defense Program; John Thomas Comments
Science Applications International Corp. has become the latest company to sign up for a Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity program, where companies work with the agency to protect critical U.S. infrastructure from attacks. SAIC will serve as a commercial service provider for the Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program and develop security certifications intended to help critical [...]
Kratos Cyber Unit Validates Federal Cloud Provider Under FedRAMP; Christopher Fountain Comments
April 16, 2013 No Comment
Kratos SecureInfo, a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions company, has served as a third-party assessment organization to help an unidentified cloud service provider secure a federal license to operate. The commercial CSP’s cybersecurity platform meets Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program standards to deliver secure cloud services to U.S. government agencies, Kratos said Tuesday. “We [...]
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11 Tech Firms to Partner With NIST Cyber Center; Patrick Gallagher Comments
April 16, 2013 1 Comment
Eleven technology companies from the technology industry have signed partnerships with a National Institute of Standards Technology-hosted cybersecurity center that will aim to defend private sector assets from cyber threats. The Rockville, Md.-based National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will work with industry, academic and government leaders to help businesses solve problems related to cybersecurity. Government [...]
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McAfee is joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity center of excellence center, according to a company statement. McAfee is signing a memorandum of understanding today with the National Cybersecurity of Center of Excellence as a charter member. McAfee government relations vice president Tom Gann said, “The collaborative work of the National Cybersecurity Excellence [...]
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Raytheon has released an update to its SureView software aimed at helping federal agencies implement a presidential decree to tighten insider threat detection. SureView monitors employee activity even over both classified and classified networks, Raytheon said Wednesday. Version 6.7 includes a policy management wizard that contains a guide for users on which information they should [...]
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Cisco is collaborating with Arbor Networks to deploy a unified threat management offering for helping defend against distributed denial-of-service attacks. Tom Bienkowski, Arbor director of product marketing at Arbor, told NetworkWorld.com Cisco will embed Arbor’s Peakflow SP Threat Management System into a module on its carrier-class CRS-1 routers. Ellen Messmer writes the companies are aiming [...]
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Researchers from McAfee Labs and an Intel subsidiary have published a report saying cyberwarfare incidents will escalate in 2013, according to a CNN Money article. 2012 saw the growth of cyber incidents including massive cyberattacks that were ordered against Iran last year and in retaliation, the Iran attacks on U.S. banks and Saudi oil companies. [...]
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Lockheed Announces Winners of a Cybersecurity, Healthcare Innovation Contest; Dr. Ray Johnson Comments
December 27, 2012 No Comment
Lockheed Martin has announced the five winners of the “Innovate the Future” contest, according to a Smart Group article. Entries from 130 countries were assessed in the contest which focused on solutions for cybersecurity, healthcare, and renewable energy. The entries were judged based on creativity and potential impact on key global issues. “We believe in the [...]
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Kroll Advisory Identifies Four Cybersecurity Problems for 2013; Alan Brill Comments
December 27, 2012 No Comment
According to its 2013 Cybersecurity Forecast, there will be four unexpected cyber issues that need to be addressed by the industry, Kroll Advisory Solutions has announced. Alan Brill, Kroll Advisory senior managing director, said the report tackles “issues organizations aren’t talking about, but should be.” The cyber issues found by Kroll include “vampire data” where organizations don’t [...]
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BAE Detica to Consolidate Cybersecurity Operations, Add Jobs; Richard Watson Comments
December 3, 2012 No Comment
BAE Systems Detica plans to realign its Asia Pacific businesses into one company that focuses on cybersecurity. The company announced the consolidation move on its official website. The new portfolio will encompass the U.K.-based firm’s cybersecurity, financial crime and intelligence operations, including past acquisitions Stratsec and Norkom. “Cyber security is a global problem which requires [...]
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