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  • Fujitsu Joins DHS' Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fujitsu Joins DHS’ Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program

    Fujitsu has linked its cyber threat intelligence utilization system with the Department of Homeland Security‘s CTI sharing system as part of DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing program. The connection was established in June and will allow Fujitsu to analyze its own CTI as well as threat information from the AIS program, which involves government and private institutions in U.S. […] More

  • DoD Looks for New Cyber Tech Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Looks for New Cyber Tech Platforms

    The Defense Department‘s Rapid Reaction Technology Office will hold an event in October in McLean, Virginia to give selected companies an opportunity to showcase technology platforms in the cyber domain. DoD said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday it may select companies for pilot projects or experimentation during the Solutions Meeting if their technology offerings meet the department’s […] More

  • Engility to Offer Cyber, Enterprise Modernization Expertise as Cloud Security Alliance Member - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility to Offer Cyber, Enterprise Modernization Expertise as Cloud Security Alliance Member

    Engility has joined a nonprofit consortium that aims to develop and promote strategies to secure cloud computing infrastructure in organizations. The company said Wednesday it plans to leverage the Cloud ASCEND platform and cyber and modernization experience to support the Cloud Security Alliance’s mission. Cloud ASCEND comprises commercial cloud tools and a proprietary methodology intended to help an […] More

  • Canon Subsidiary Obtains DoD Cybersecurity Certification for Mobile Digital X-Ray System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Canon Subsidiary Obtains DoD Cybersecurity Certification for Mobile Digital X-Ray System

    A portable digital radiography system developed by Canon USA‘s Virtual Imaging subsidiary has obtained cybersecurity certification under the Defense Department‘s Risk Management Framework program. Canon said Tuesday the certification validates that RadPRO SOLTUS 100M system meets security standards under the RMF program, which seeks to boost information security and promote risk management initiatives across the […] More

  • Galois to Help Navy Develop Software Defense Methods - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Galois to Help Navy Develop Software Defense Methods

    Galois has received a $2.7 million contract to help the Office of Naval Research develop methods for the U.S. Navy to increase the resiliency of the service branch’s real-time and embedded military software systems. The company said Monday it seeks to utilize binary rewriting and software brittleness techniques to help the Navy reinforce control systems for cyber […] More

  • Clearwater Compliance Joins NIST-Led Cybersecurity Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clearwater Compliance Joins NIST-Led Cybersecurity Partnership

    Clearwater Compliance has become a member of a public-private cybersecurity collaboration within the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The Nashville, Tennessee-based cybersecurity and compliance management provider said Tuesday it will pledge its cyber risk management software, methodology and expertise as a member of NIST’s National Cybersecurity Excellence Partnership. “It takes […] More

  • ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ZSofTech Gains License to Network Flow Analysis Tech via DHS Program

    The Department of Homeland Security has licensed a network flow analysis platform to Atlanta-based information technology company zSofTech as part of a transition-to-market program managed by DHS’ science and technology directorate. DHS said Friday the Energy Department‘s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed the Network FLOW AnalyzER software application to inspect internet protocol in real time and help network administrators avoid […] More

  • InfoReliance Meets AWS Workload Competency Requirements for 3 Microsoft Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InfoReliance Meets AWS Workload Competency Requirements for 3 Microsoft Platforms

    Amazon Web Services has granted certification to Fairfax County, Virginia-based InfoReliance for the latter company’s capacity to help customers migrate, deploy or manage Microsoft workloads to an AWS platform. InfoReliance said Friday it demonstrated technical expertise to support Microsoft-based Exchange, SharePoint and SQL Server platforms through customer case studies under the AWS Partner Competency Program. John Sankovich, executive vice president of InfoReliance’s […] More

  • Booz Allen Secures DoD Cybersecurity Automation Support BPA - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Secures DoD Cybersecurity Automation Support BPA

    Booz Allen Hamilton has received a $40 million blanket purchase agreement to help the Defense Information Systems Agency automate cybersecurity and risk management processes at the Defense Department. The company said Thursday it will perform full lifecycle development and sustainment support for DISA’s Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service system, a web-based government off-the-shelf platform designed to automate a […] More

  • Carnegie Mellon University Secures DHS Grant for Cyber Data & Analysis Platform Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carnegie Mellon University Secures DHS Grant for Cyber Data & Analysis Platform Devt

    Carnegie Mellon University has secured a $206,062 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate to build data and analysis platforms that can help cybersecurity researchers understand and mitigate cyber attacks. DHS said Monday the grant was awarded through the department’s Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-Risk & Trust project that seeks to coordinate and […] More

  • DXC's Earl Matthews: Agencies Should Implement 'Holistic' Strategy to Avoid Cyber Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: Agencies Should Implement ‘Holistic’ Strategy to Avoid Cyber Attacks

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said government agencies should create and implement a “holistic” cybersecurity approach to prevent large-scale ransomware attacks such as WannaCry. He wrote in a guest piece for Signal Magazine he believes the use of a holistic security strategy will help agencies shift resources to end-user education, infrastructure […] More

  • Veramine to Help DHS Boost Cyber Defense for Financial Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Veramine to Help DHS Boost Cyber Defense for Financial Services

    Veramine has received a $200,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate research and develop tools to strengthen the cyber defense systems of financial institutions. DHS said Thursday the project falls under the Silicon Valley Innovation Program and aims to integrate moving-target defense, cyber-intrusion deception, isolation and containment technologies to secure financial […] More