As the federal government continues to pursue areas such as telework, mobility and cloud, cyber risks will become more apparent. It also means that cybersecurity will continue to be a top market for the government contracting industry. A recent article from Washington Technology outlines the cyber needs of many federal agencies as they work to [...]
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McAfee has completed its previously announced acquisition of NitroSecurity, according to an announcement on the company’s blog by Stuart McClure, senior vice president, general manager and chief technology officer of the risk and compliance business unit. McClure indicated that the two companies have already integrated NitroView enterprise security manager with McAfee ePolicy orchestrator. He also pointed out that NitroSecurity has [...]
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Lockheed Martin has been working closely with member companies of their Cybersecurity Alliance, Federal News Radio reported in an interview with Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed. The alliance, led by Lockheed, was formed in 2009 as a way to develop and introduce new technology to combat electronic hacking attempts. The [...]
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Android is the new major mobile malware target and Anonymous is the primary hacktivist in the third quarter, according to McAfee‘s research. The company saw a 37 percent increase in malware targeting Android devices since last quarter and is predicting that 2011 is well on its way to be the busiest malware year in history. [...]
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Cisco Systems and IBM are among six charter members of a new Mobile Security Council led by Sprint. In addition, a mobile security panel session with representatives from IBM and McAfee was held Wednesday. The council meets on a quarterly basis and concluded its second meeting Friday in Santa Clara, Calif., home of Sprint’s Open Solutions Conference. [...]
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded immixGroup an enterprise license agreement for McAfee software licenses and incidental services. Of three software capability areas including application infrastructure, backup and storage, and security, DHS chose immixGroup’s offering to supply McAfee software in the security area. The agreement with immixGroup is a GSA schedule-based Blanket Purchase Agreement [...]
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Cloud Channel Summit Adds IBM Keynote Speaker, to Explore Cloud, Channel Market
November 2, 2011 No CommentIBM’s Manger of Cloud Computing Partners, Amy Anderson has been added to the list of Cloud Channel Summit’s keynote speakers. Anderson is to present on the opportunities for channel vendors to build their own cloud solutions. The summit will feature executives from Google Enterprise, Dell Boomi and Salesforce.com. The conference, taking place on Nov. 7 at the Computer [...]
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