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BAE to Help Mitre Engenuity-Run Center Develop Resources for Cyber Defenders

BAE Systems will serve as a research sponsor to help a Mitre Engenuity-operated center develop resources to help organizations protect and defend their networks from cyberattacks. Mitre Engenuity launched the Center for Threat-Informed Defense in 2019 in response to the cybersecurity community’s call for a nonprofit, noncommercial center that would help advance the development of […] More

October 21, 2021, 11:57 am
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Lockheed Seeks to Develop Hardware Security Tech Under DARPA Program; Keith Rebello Quoted

A team at Lockheed Martin plans to build an application-specific integrated circuit with security capabilities using an approach developed through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program that seeks to protect electronic systems from vulnerabilities that are being exploited through software. DARPA’s System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware program intends to develop hardware security […] More

October 21, 2021, 11:51 am
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Palo Alto Networks Report: Remote Work Has Made IoT Security More Challenging for Organizations
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Booz Allen’s Joe Shepherd: More Funding Needed to Advance Ultrashort Pulse Laser Development

Joe Shepherd, vice president of directed energy innovation at Booz Allen Hamilton, said he believes the Department of Defense should increase funding for directed energy research efforts to $2 billion to encourage industry and academia to pursue work in the development of ultrashort pulse lasers and other capabilities. Shepherd wrote in a piece published Tuesday […] More

October 20, 2021, 11:47 am
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Alleged Chinese Hypersonic Test Could Drive Demand for Missile Defense Capabilities; Loren Thompson Quoted

Reports emerged that China allegedly performed a test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle in August and Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of nonprofit think tank Lexington Institute, said the development presents an opportunity for U.S. companies to develop defenses against hypersonic weapons, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday. Thompson said the need for missile […] More

October 19, 2021, 11:55 am
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Fierce Software to Offer Cloudera Products to Public Sector; Robert Carey Quoted

Fierce Software, an information technology platforms reseller, will provide public sector customers access to Cloudera’s products under a partnership between the two companies. Herndon, Virginia-based Fierce Software said Monday it will offer Cloudera’s platforms through its position on the General Services Administration Schedule. “Cloudera is very excited to have partnered with Fierce Software and look […] More

October 19, 2021, 11:47 am
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Army Offers Update on Operational Test of Microsoft’s HoloLens-Based Augmented Reality Tech

The U.S. Army has decided to move to a later date in fiscal year 2022 the operational test and fielding phase of a HoloLens-based augmented reality headset from Microsoft. The decision will enable the service and the company to further improve the Integrated Visual Augmentation System to provide warfighters edge in multidomain operations, the Army […] More

October 18, 2021, 11:58 am
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Rick Simon: DIU Eyes Vendor Selection for Secure Cloud Access Tech Production in Q1 FY 2022

The Defense Innovation Unit issued success memos to Zscaler, Google and McAfee for their secure cloud access platform prototypes and Rick Simon, program manager for the Secure Cloud Management project at DIU, said the agency will likely choose one of the prototypes to transition into the production phase in the first quarter of fiscal year […] More

October 18, 2021, 11:51 am
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Peraton Seeks to Provide Army Better Visibility Across Networks; Jennifer Napper Quoted
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NASA Picks L3Harris for Weather Prediction Modeling Study; Ed Zoiss Quoted

L3Harris Technologies will perform a second study for NASA to assess and test a concept for satellite weather sensors or sounders designed to improve tracking of severe storms. “To produce accurate forecasts, weather prediction models require detailed observations of the Earth’s surface to the top of the atmosphere,” Ed Zoiss, president of space and airborne […] More

October 15, 2021, 6:19 am
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L3Harris Unveils Anti-Jam Networking Tech for Defense Missions; Brendan O’Connell Quoted

L3Harris Technologies has launched a packet-based, anti-jam network connection platform designed to support warfighters on the battlefield. Transport Aggregation Gateway is a patented technology that can automatically link soldiers across multiple communications networks and can lock in resilient anti-jam connections for primary, alternate, contingency and emergency communication data transfers in support of Department of Defense […] More

October 14, 2021, 11:41 am
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Northrop’s Jennifer Walsmith: Multi-Domain Sensor System Important to Future Army Airborne SIGINT

Jennifer Walsmith, vice president of cyber and information solutions business unit at Northrop Grumman, said the Multi-Domain Sensor System is critical to the U.S. Army’s future airborne signals intelligence payload program, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. “[The service’s aerial SIGINT payload initiative] will ultimately be integrated into the overall new Army suite of platforms,” she said. […] More

October 14, 2021, 11:35 am