Microsoft, financial services provider Mastercard and enterprise software vendor Workday have signed up for a public-private initiative that aims to build the country's cybersecurity talent pipeline.

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Microsoft and credit card company Mastercard have partnered to help consumers secure their digital identities when they interact with service providers, businesses and the online community. Mastercard said Monday it expects the joint initiative to serve as the foundation for multiple services powered by Microsoft’s Azure platform and developed with government and industry partners. Both companies will […] More

Tom Britt, former regional vice president of digital technologies at Centene (NYSE: CNC), has been named chief information officer at the managed care company’s Magellan Health subsidiary. He will work closely with Magellan’s executive leadership team to shape an information technology strategy and bring technology-based digital approaches to customers, Magellan Health said Monday. The 25-year […] More

David Jevans, CEO of CipherTrace, was named to the list of 2022 Wash100 Award recipients, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his visionary leadership as Cipher Trace CEO as well as driving innovative blockchain capabilities and being one of the first to adopt cryptocurrency in the late-90s. Executive Mosaic is […] More

Companies such as AT&T, Microsoft and Mastercard are partnering with community colleges to offer cybersecurity training and education programs as part of efforts to diversify and further build up the cybersecurity workforce, Inside Higher Ed reported Thursday. AT&T teamed up with Northern Virginia Community College to introduce an information technology apprenticeship program to provide training […] More

Data security firm Enveil has raised $10M in a round of Series A financing led by C5 Capital and supported by several investors including Capital One Ventures, Mastercard, 1843 Capital and Bloomberg Beta. Enveil said Tuesday it will use the investment to expand its ZeroReveal product line, build up its global sales team and client support functions and broaden its presence in government and commercial markets.

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Chris Drumgoole, former chief information officer of General Electric, has joined DXC Technology as executive vice president and CIO to lead its global information technology operations.

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Microsoft has announced its intent to provide initial funding to the CyberPeace Institute, a new international organization focused on promoting cybersecurity in critical industries and infrastructure.

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William Eggers and Max Meyers of Deloitte wrote in an FCW article published Thursday that federal agencies can “spin in” commercial technological capabilities by implementing four investment strategy models used in the venture capital market.

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The White House is set to hold a meeting on Thursday with executives from at least 30 U.S. technology companies as part of efforts to advance the use and deployment of algorithms, robots and other artificial intelligence technologies, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. A draft schedule of the meeting says the Trump administration aims to […] More

The Air Force Association has announced the 28 teams representing high schools, service academies and middle schools that will compete at the final round of the three-day CyberPatriot X national competition that is set to kick off April 16 in Baltimore, Maryland. AFA said Tuesday the finalists will compete to defend mobile devices and virtual […] More

A Cubic subsidiary has received a potential $573.4 million contract from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to build a fare processing system to replace the current MetroCard payment method for subway and bus fares. Cubic Transportation Systems will design, integrate and implement a system for passengers to pay fares as well as create transit accounts to […] More