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  • NIST to Demo CyberX Industrial Cybersecurity Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST to Demo CyberX Industrial Cybersecurity Platform

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with cybersecurity startup CyberX to demonstrate the company’s industrial cybersecurity platform. NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will demonstrate the CyberX ICS tool in simulated manufacturing environments with human-machine interfaces, programmable logic controllers and operational technology protocols, the company said Thursday. The effort seeks to create an NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide on how […] More

  • DoD Approves CompTIA Cyber Analyst Certification Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Approves CompTIA Cyber Analyst Certification Program

    The Defense Department has approved a CompTIA program that works to certify an information technology professional’s skills to prevent, recognize and address cyber threats. CompTIA said Tuesday its Cybersecurity Analyst certification is now included in DoD’s Directive 8570.01-M that lists requirements to train, validate and manage the department cyberspace workforce. CSA+ has been approved as a baseline standard for […] More

  • BAE Develops Military Aircraft Cyber Defense Tools; Cheryl Paradis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Develops Military Aircraft Cyber Defense Tools; Cheryl Paradis Comments

    BAE Systems has begun to develop system analysis, reverse engineering and intrusion detection tools in a move to help military customers detect and address cyber risks to aircraft platforms in real time. BAE said Monday the cyber defense systems will expand the company’s portfolio of threat management products and help defend warfighters and their aerial vehicles from […] More

  • Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Aims to Help Address Army Readiness Objectives With Tech; Kim Ernzen Comments

    Raytheon has updated and tested multiple technology platforms in a bid to help the U.S. Army prepare soldiers for battlefield operations. The company said Friday it aims to help the service branch increase warfighter readiness through the development of sensor, cyber, weapons and training platforms. Kim Ernzen, vice president of Raytheon’s land warfare systems business, said that […] More

  • PV Puvvada: Cultural Shift Key to Meet Federal IT Modernization Requirements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PV Puvvada: Cultural Shift Key to Meet Federal IT Modernization Requirements

    PV Puvvada, president of Unisys‘ federal business, has urged government agencies to implement cultural transformation efforts to obtain governance, management and technology skills required for digital modernization projects. Puvvada, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2017, wrote in a blog post published Thursday that federal information technology leaders should adopt tested systems, migrate services to a cloud platform […] More

  • Raytheon's Josh Douglas Outlines Common Cloud Migration Mistakes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Josh Douglas Outlines Common Cloud Migration Mistakes

    Josh Douglas, Raytheon‘s chief strategy officer for cyber services, has listed the common errors organizations commit as they migrate to a cloud computing platform. Douglas said in a press release published Tuesday that the errors include the failure to check old code for vulnerabilities, segregate systems and conduct red-teaming activities, where security consultants attempt to breach systems […] More

  • Raytheon's Thomas Kennedy: DoD-Industry Collaboration Essential to Address Cyber Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon’s Thomas Kennedy: DoD-Industry Collaboration Essential to Address Cyber Threats

    Raytheon CEO Thomas Kennedy said at an Aerospace Industry Association event held on Capitol Hill that the Defense Department and companies should partner in efforts to fix potential cyber vulnerabilities in military systems and develop future professionals to support cyberharderning efforts. He also called on DoD policymakers and industry leaders to collaborate to help small and medium businesses comply with […] More

  • Elbit Systems Plans Cyberbit Business Reorganization in Defense, Commercial Market Growth Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Plans Cyberbit Business Reorganization in Defense, Commercial Market Growth Push

    Elbit Systems has announced plans to reorganize its Cyberbit subsidiary as part of a push to help address a growing demand for cybersecurity products and services in both the defense and commercial sectors. Cyberbit’s defense cyber intelligence and cybersecurity business will operate under Elbit Systems’ land and C4I division effective Jan. 1 and the subsidiary will focus […] More

  • Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System

    Northrop Grumman has received a $22.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide testing support for a system designed to manage strategic and tactical satellites communications in the North Polar region. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop’s information systems unit will help the military branch test the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment ahead of […] More

  • Cyxtera's Greg Touhill: Data 'Overclassification' Can Delay Govt Cyber Incident Response - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cyxtera’s Greg Touhill: Data ‘Overclassification’ Can Delay Govt Cyber Incident Response

    Greg Touhill, president of Cyxtera Technologies‘ federal group, has said that overclassifying information can slow down the federal government’s response to cybersecurity challenges, MeriTalk reported Wednesday. He told audience at the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference held Tuesday he believes data overclassification prevents the government from formulating strategies to mitigate security threats. The former federal chief information security […] More

  • Lieberman Software Details Cyber Support for Govt Agencies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lieberman Software Details Cyber Support for Govt Agencies

    Lieberman Software has released a new white paper which details how the company helps boost the cybersecurity of government agencies via the Department of Homeland Security‘s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. The company said Thursday that its Lieberman RED rapid enterprise defense technology covers five cybersecurity modules designed to help information technology organizations repair potential […] More