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Lockheed’s Lisa Callahan: Industry Must Secure Comms to Reprogrammable Satellites
Industry executives have warned that the growing interest of satellite operators on software-defined satellites that can be reprogrammed on orbit also increases their vulnerability to cyber threats, SpaceNews reported Monday.
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Accenture Subsidiary Awarded $61M Contract Extension for VA Info Security Program
A subsidiary of Accenture's federal services arm has received a $61.1M task order to continue support services for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Continuous Readiness in Information Security Program, FedHealthIT reported Monday.
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Former Hortonworks CTO Scott Gnau Named InterSystems Data Platforms Business Head
Scott Gnau, a more than two-decade data management industry veteran, has joined information technology firm InterSystems as vice president of data platforms.
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General Atomics Manufactures First Module for ITER Nuclear Fusion Magnet
General Atomics has produced one of the six modules that will serve as critical components of a 59-foot solenoid magnet being developed under the international ITER nuclear energy fusion project.
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Symantec: ‘Buckeye’ Group Linked to China Used NSA Hacking Tools to Launch Attacks in Europe, Asia
Symantec has found that a group of cyber hackers called Buckeye gained access to hacking tools used by the Equation group or the National Security Agency and adopted such tools to target private companies and U.S. allies in Asia and Europe in 2016, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Red Hat Helps Lockheed Implement Open Architecture for Air Force’s F-22 Fleet; Paul Smith Quoted
Lockheed Martin and Red Hat have produced an open source architecture in efforts to accelerate the development and delivery of software-based applications for the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor jets.
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DSA to Provide Business Analysis, IT Support to Joint Program Office for CBRN Defense
Data Systems Analysts has received two task orders under a potential $249M U.S. Army contract vehicle to provide a range of information technology services and business analysis support to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense.
Microsoft Aims to Secure Voting Systems With Open-Source Software Development Kit
Microsoft has introduced an open-source platform designed to make elections more secure and allow voters to privately track their votes. ElectionGuard is a free software development kit under the company’s Defending Democracy Program meant to enable third-party organizations and voters to validate election results, Tom Burt, corporate vice president for customer security and trust at Microsoft, wrote in a blog post published Monday.
ManTech Unveils Tactical ‘Cloud-in-a-Box’ Platform; Srini Iyer, Cindy DeCarlo Quoted
ManTech International has launched a portable technology platform designed to allow tactical warfighters to process and analyze intelligence data in real time, C4ISRNET reported Monday. The company’s Secure Tactical Edge Platform is a “cloud-in-a-box†system that works to accelerate the decision-making process for service personnel through real-time data collection and analysis.