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 […] More

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 […] More

Industry leaders from Oracle, IBM, Intel and Juniper Networks will deliver keynote speeches at the JavaOne 2011 Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 2-6. All of the JavaOne 2011 sessions will take place in “The Zone“ at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, the Hotel Nikko and the Parc 55 Wyndham. The conference will feature Java […] More

Cisco Systems has recently hired two former Juniper Networks employees for its own service provider sales force. Sales executives Neal Oristano and Jim Labovites will join Cisco as the firm's newest vice presidents. Oristano's role at Cisco will be as vice president of global service provider market segment sales and Labovites will join the firm […] More

With a growing rate of publicized hacking incidents, the demand for information security has companies, governments and investors looking toward IT security providers for protection from network intruders. The industry has experienced a rapid growth within the market, and many companies are acquiring IT solutions to join in on the growing demand. Although the market […] More

Ninety percent of businesses have fallen victim to at least one cybersecurity breach in the last 12 months, according to a survey sponsored by Juniper Networks. A cyber attack on businesses is becoming “a near certainty for most businesses,” the survey noted, and companies say the typical breach has cost them a least half a […] More

Today marks the deadline for federal agencies to comply with the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010. The law requires federal agencies to develop telework programs and include telework in their continuity of operation plans. “Telework is about making the federal workforce attractive to our country“™s best and brightest, mitigating traffic in the Washington region, and […] More

Right before Father“™s Day is another, lesser-known, notable occasion, namely World IPv6 day, which is acknowledged around the globe June 8 to meet the demand for more IP addresses. Vendors, service and content providers worldwide will turn on their IPv6 services in recognition of the day. Juniper Networks is one of many vendors participating in […] More

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association is set to launch its 10th Annual Naval IT Day June 9. The conference showcases IT projects implemented across the Naval enterprise, with an emphasis on cybersecurity, cloud computing and virtualization. Sponsored in part by area contracting firms such as Cisco, CACI, Booz Allen Hamilton, HP, Juniper Networks […] More

  Singapore“™s Cyber Security Awareness Alliance has celebrated the country“™s first cybersecurity awareness day. The government-led group held the event in conjunction with an Information Security Seminar. The day aims to increase online awareness and stronger passwords. Agencies and companies from the public and private sector who participated in the event include Land Transport Authority, […] More

The federal IT community“™s renowned Federal 100 celebrated its 22nd anniversary at a March 28 gala in Washington, D.C., recognizing success and excellence in government IT. Federal Computer Week readers nominate those individuals who have served the government with exemplary programs and processes. This year“™s Federal 100 Award Judges included Robert Carey of the Defense […] More

Reflecting the big buzz about cloud computing for government-contracting firms and the feds themselves, major cloud-provider firm VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), hosted “record“ crowds at its cloud-computing conference in Orlando, the company said. The firm also announced new specializations and certifications, as well as cloud toolkits for enterprise hybrid cloud solutions. VMware hosted 3,300 attendees […] More