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  • Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Opens 2016-2017 UK National Youth Cyber Defense Competition

    Northrop Grumman has launched the U.K. national youth cyber defense competition for 2016-2017 in efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The company said Thursday CyberCenturion aims to encourage students to pursue cybersecurity related academic courses and careers and address the skills gap within the industry. More than 130 teams of 12-18 year olds registered for […] More

  • MSi Launches New Digital Relays, IED Cyber Defense System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MSi Launches New Digital Relays, IED Cyber Defense System

    Mission Secure Inc. has launched a new multi-faceted cyber defense platform designed to secure protective digital relays, remote inputs and outputs, controllers and intelligent electronic devices. The company said Tuesday it will demonstrate the MSi 1 platform against digital relay cyber attacks during the 2016 ICS Cyber Security Conference in Atlanta. David Drescher, MSi CEO, said MSi 1 is […] More

  • Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins Named to Cybersecurity Ventures' Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins Named to Cybersecurity Ventures’ Advisory Board

    Root9B CEO Eric Hipkins has joined the board of advisers at Cybersecurity Ventures and will provide advice to the latter company’s leadership team that includes founder and CEO Steve Morgan. Hipkins said Thursday that he aims to share root9B’s experience and assist Cybersecurity Ventures’ advisory board to help drive the future of cyber defense. “We are now placing a […] More

  • MSi Secures Third Financing for Expansion and Patent-Pending Control Systems Protection Platform Dev't - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MSi Secures Third Financing for Expansion and Patent-Pending Control Systems Protection Platform Dev’t

    Mission Secure Inc. has closed a third round of financing that will be used to help the company’s expansion plans and support the development of a patent-pending platform. MSi said Thursday the funds will help the development of the Secure Sentinel Platform, designed to protect control systems and monitored processes from cyber attacks. “As security issues around defense and […] More

  • Mission Secure Inc. Rebrands as MSi, Expands Focus on Cyber Defense Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mission Secure Inc. Rebrands as MSi, Expands Focus on Cyber Defense Market

    Mission Secure Inc. has rebranded itself as “MSi” and launched a new website in an effort to reflect the Virginia-based cyber defense firm’s expanded market scope. The company said Thursday it offers critical assets, infrastructure, processes and controls systems protection technology and support services to the defense and commercial sectors. “Many industries rely on [operational technology] and control systems to run their operations,” said David Drescher, […] More

  • SAIC Subcontracts Fulcrum for Cybercom Operations Support; Jeff Handy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAIC Subcontracts Fulcrum for Cybercom Operations Support; Jeff Handy Comments

    Fulcrum has received a subcontract from Science Applications International Corp. to provide technology and operations support services to the U.S. Cyber Command. Fulcrum will work to help SAIC provide cyber strategy planning assistance, digital and non-digital information services related to Internet-of-Things security, cyber operations, and intelligence support to Cybercom under a potential five-year, $460 million multiple-award […] More

  • NATO Agency to Select Tech Proposals for Innovation Challenge by May 20 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NATO Agency to Select Tech Proposals for Innovation Challenge by May 20

    The NATO Communications and Information Agency launched the 2016 Innovation Challenge in April for small businesses and academia from all 28 NATO member nations. Participants were required to submit proposals in the areas of cyber defense, Internet of Things, military application of blockchains and cognitive computing or machine learning by May 10, NCI Agency said April 25. The challenge […] More

  • DISA Chief Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn to Keynote AFCEA Cyber Defense Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DISA Chief Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn to Keynote AFCEA Cyber Defense Symposium

    Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, will deliver a keynote speech at the three-day 2016 Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium that will kick off April 20 in Washington. He will discuss how to build and protect the Defense Department‘s networks from potential cyber attacks at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International-hosted event, AFCEA International […] More

  • Raytheon-Sponsored Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Kicks Off; David Wajsgras Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon-Sponsored Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Kicks Off; David Wajsgras Comments

    The Raytheon-sponsored 2016 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for 2016 will start Monday in an initiative to educate and develop both current talent and future generations of cybersecurity workers. “Now more than ever before, the U.S. and countries around the world are connected by global information networks,” David Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services unit, said in a […] More

  • PAR Technology Lands Air Force Cyber Tech Development Contract; Matt Cicchinelli Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PAR Technology Lands Air Force Cyber Tech Development Contract; Matt Cicchinelli Comments

    PAR Technology‘s government systems subsidiary landed an approximately 42-month $3.4 million Integrated Information Management System Cyber Technology Maturation Framework contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s information directorate tasked PAR Government‘s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance team to build and sustain a cyber-systems testbed that could potentially integrate cyber defense operating concepts, PAR said […] More

  • BAE Systems: Company Leaders to Focus on Cyber Defense Strategy in 2016 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems: Company Leaders to Focus on Cyber Defense Strategy in 2016

    BAE Systems predicts that corporate executives will prioritize the development of strategies in 2016 that will work to protect their companies’ computer networks from potential cyber attacks. The company said Thursday the adoption of chip-enabled or EMV cards in the U.S. will help reduce incidents of in-person card fraud over the next year but will encourage […] More