SRA International has spent the past few years helping develop a hardware-based system of security tools for the smart phones of its government customers. This week, it closed a transaction to sell its stake in the system’s application suite and send an engineering team to R&D partner KoolSpan. KoolSpan manufactures a chip that slides into [...]
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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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Federal employees who bring their own iPhones and Android devices to work may also bring a growing risk of hackers creating chaos, according to a forecast from M86 Security Labs. The network security firm is expected to release its annual prediction of the top security threats to both businesses and government, according to a report [...]
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In order to defend organizations against data loss caused by theft, malware, unauthorized access, among other things, IBM has put forth a new service assisting in creating more secure access to corporate data. The existing mobility portfolio will now have IBM hosted mobile device security management service to offer as well. The smart device security application [...]
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Unisys’ Private Cloud Makes its Debut with Enhanced Security, Mobility Support
November 9, 2011 No CommentUnisys Corp.’s second version of its private cloud solution has made its debut with enhancements to the core software stack, featuring expanded management security and infrastructure automation capabilities. Unisys aims for its enhanced cloud service to simplify managing integrated IT environments and make preserving existing technology investments easy. The solution is part of Unisys’ hybrid enterprise strategy and [...]
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Marines to Use Lockheed Smartphone Network for Disaster Relief Exercises
November 8, 2011 No CommentThe U.S. Marine Corps will soon beginning using a Lockheed Martin-developed tactical smartphone network to support the service branch’s disaster relief mission exercises and humanitarian assistance. The Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center has acquired the MONAX system, a portable private 4G network that provides voice, data and video services through commercial smartphone technologies. The network [...]
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Rockwell Collins has selected the VxWorks MILS Platform, made by Intel-owned subsidiary Wind River, to enable Rockwell Collins’ SecureOne Processor and SecureOne Guard, cross domain components that are part company’s line of high assurance technologies for military tactical systems. A Wind River statement says the MILS Platform was selected because its architecture allows for the development of [...]
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IBM has expanded its security services portfolio to include enhanced analytic tools and services to provide deeper, real-time analysis of advanced threats. Users have a more clear map of their security and be more able to analyze multiple sources’ data and determine how security measures should be adjusted. The IBM analytics tools and services include: [...]
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