Don’t Put a Flash Drive in Your PC, Put Your PC in a Flash Drive

The New New Internet has learned that Lockheed Martin has developed a new technology that could revolutionize the relationship between data portability and security.

The Problem

The evolution of data storage has come a long way since the days of the floppy disk. The data has been stored on 3.5 inch (or 5.25 inch) floppy disks, burned onto CDs, placed…

Government Contractors: Defenders of Our Networks

Despite the issues of in-sourcing and Secretary of Defense Gate’s cuts to military hardware programs, government contractors are seeking to diversify their offerings by moving into the cyber security realm. The US government is presently ill-equipped to handle the range of cyber attacks against US systems and networks and the private sector is stepping in to lend a…

SECAF Briefing on Cybersecurity

The Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum held a meeting on cybersecurity and the implications for government contractors.

The event featured Michael Kushin, CTO of ManTech International Corporation, and Robert Giesler, VP for cyber programs at SAIC.

The two speakers focused on the implications of the CNCI on opportunities for contractors. Some of the key areas highlighted were the Einstein NextGeneration (commonly called…

Emerging Trend: Government Contractor’s Buying Cybersecurity Firms

Since the new administration took office in January of this year, an emerging trend of large government contractors acquiring cybersecurity firms has come to light. In case you missed it, here is a quick recap of top cyber firm acquisitions over the last few months. 

April: Harris Corporation acquires Chantilly, Virginia-based Crucial Security, Inc. Crucial Security Inc. sells offensive and defensive IT solutions.  April: Paradigm Holding’s, Inc. requests merger with Trinity Information Management Services. Trinity IMS…

SAIC Acquires Cyber Firm Atlan Inc.

SAIC Releases Global Cybersecurity Model

The Science Applications International Corporation and the Supply Chain Management Center at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published the Building A Cyber Supply Chain Assurance Reference Model today.

The white paper approves President Barack Obama’s newfound emphasis on cybersecurity, and is the first to analyze how to secure end-to-end supply-chain encounters on the Internet.

SAIC White Paper: Cybersecurity Model Based on Global Supply Chain Management

SAIC released a white paper today that tackles cybersecurity, now a presidential imperative, by applying an  innovative model drawing on the best practices from end-to-end supply chain management.

The paper, written with the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, is the culmination of a six-year effort and found that digital supply chains are as fragmented as physical supply chains were 15 years ago.

Short version:

A digital supply chain requires…