Raytheon Taps Kevin Brown to Lead Cybersecurity Ops at Fort Meade Offices
Raytheon announced today the appointment of Kevin Brown as vice president of the company’s Fort Meade operations and deputy of the Information Security Solutions product line. Brown comes to Raytheon from SAIC, where he was most recently senior vice president in charge of the cybersecurity services and solutions operation. According to Raytheon, Brown will lead [...]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has announced a one-year extension worth $30 million to Raytheon for its Information Assurance Services contract. Raytheon began the contract in 2005, providing assistance on areas involving cybersecurity with a staff of more than 100. Raytheon’s team of professionals focuses on several important areas, including vulnerability assessments, intrusion detection and public [...]
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Defense contractor Raytheon has released a new product aimed at diminishing cyber threats by monitoring employee social-networking activity and other actions. Called SureView 6.5, the program supports organizations’ efforts to mitigate cybersecurity risks by proactively auditing end-user behavior on computer endpoints for policy violations and high-risk activity. “Our customers face a daunting array of continuously [...]
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Cyber Experts: Espionage, APTs, Malware among Most Dangerous Cyber Threats
September 13, 2010 4 CommentsAlthough cybersecurity experts have their separate ideas on what the most pressing Internet security concern is, they generally agree on one thing: The threat landscape is evolving into more attacks of increasing sophistication. Here, 10 industry insiders offer their insight into what they believe are the most dangerous cyber threats, ranging from social engineering to [...]
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With the rising need for cybersecurity comes the increasing need for cyber professionals to protect the nation’s smart grid from adversaries. But how to become one? There are several options, from traditional four-year degrees to shorter programs. “We are all increasingly vulnerable,” said Gary Cluff, manager of corporate recruiting for MITRE Corporation. He added that [...]
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Steve Hawkins: The Cyber Threat Needs to be Addressed in a Matter of Milliseconds or Less
June 3, 2010 6 CommentsSteve Hawkins currently serves as vice president of Information Security Solutions at Raytheon, a position he took after spending his career at the company covering areas ranging from airborne radar systems and signals intelligence to commercial imagery and his current field of cybersecurity. Here, he talks about challenges in the cyber realm, the dangers of [...]
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