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  • Michael Daniel Joins Cyber Threat Alliance as President - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michael Daniel Joins Cyber Threat Alliance as President

    Michael Daniel, former White House cybersecurity coordinator, has been named president of the Cyber Threat Alliance following CTA’s incorporation as an independent nonprofit organization in January. CTA said Tuesday it expects Daniel to bring to the alliance his experience in the development of strategic cyber programs and partnerships that span across industry and the public […] More

  • Seagate, Fornetix Integrate Hard Drive, Data Encryption Offerings - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Seagate, Fornetix Integrate Hard Drive, Data Encryption Offerings

    Seagate Technology has integrated its hard disk and solid state drive products with Fornetix‘s encryption key management software and service offerings in an effort to help federal customers secure data against cyber threats. The integrated offering combines Seagate-built drives that comply with Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 and the Key Orchestration platform Fornetix designed to help users manage the digital keys […] More

  • Microsoft to Offer Cybersecurity Administration Training for Military Vets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Microsoft to Offer Cybersecurity Administration Training for Military Vets

    Microsoft has introduced a cybersecurity learning path under the company’s technology training program for military veterans and transitioning service members. The company said its Microsoft Software & Systems Academy will offer the Cybersecurity Administration program that will tackle access controls; cryptology; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; and network and communications security. “The increased demand for cybersecurity professionals […] More

  • Blumberg Capital Survey: 72% of US Adults Rank Foreign Espionage as Top Govt Cybersecurity Concern - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Blumberg Capital Survey: 72% of US Adults Rank Foreign Espionage as Top Govt Cybersecurity Concern

    Seventy-two percent of 1,012 U.S. adults who responded to a Blumberg Capital-backed survey have rank foreign espionage as the biggest cybersecurity threat facing the U.S. government. The 2017 State of Cybersecurity survey was conducted in collaboration with Researchscape and examined adults’ perception of cybersecurity challenges agencies, businesses and consumers face, Blumberg Capital said Wednesday. Twenty-three percent of respondents said they […] More

  • Hypori Adds Bluetooth Functionality to Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Under DHS SBIR Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypori Adds Bluetooth Functionality to Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Under DHS SBIR Contract

    Hypori has integrated Bluetooth access control functionality with its virtual mobile infrastructure platform designed to help government agencies safeguard applications and data in mobile devices from cyber threats. The company added the functionality as part of the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II contract it secured from the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate in […] More

  • Mitre, Singapore's Nanyang Technological University Form 'Smart' Tech R&D Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mitre, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University Form ‘Smart’ Tech R&D Partnership

    Mitre and Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University have signed two research agreements to develop multiple technology platforms in support of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative, The partnership aims to help increase safety in the workplace and productivity in courts with smart technologies, Mitre said Friday. NTU Professor Freddy Boey said the university seeks to combine its expertise in systems engineering and sustainable […] More

  • Charles River Analytics Joins SiCore's Military Avionics Security Tech Development Team - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles River Analytics Joins SiCore’s Military Avionics Security Tech Development Team

    Charles River Analytics has joined a SiCore Technologies-led team that aims to help the U.S. Air Force detect and eliminate malware in avionics as part of a program to strengthen cybersecurity of the service branch’s platforms and weapons systems. Charles River said Tuesday it will create new technologies designed to prevent attacks on airborne ISR missions as a member on the SiCore […] More

  • BAE Study Finds Disparity in Views on Cyber Responsibility Between C-Suite, IT Leaders - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Study Finds Disparity in Views on Cyber Responsibility Between C-Suite, IT Leaders

    A new study backed by BAE Systems says 50 percent of information technology leaders think that senior management teams should take responsibility in the event of a cyber attack and 35 percent of C-suite executives believe IT teams should be held responsible. BAE said Thursday it commissioned market research firm Opinium to survey 984 IT decision […] More

  • DOE Picks Veracity-SEL-Sempra Team for Critical Infrastructure Network Security Platform Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE Picks Veracity-SEL-Sempra Team for Critical Infrastructure Network Security Platform Devt

    The Energy Department has selected an industry team composed of Veracity Industrial Networks, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Sempra Renewables to develop a networking platform designed to keep utility and industrial infrastructure operational in the event of a cyber attack. Engineers from the companies will incorporate Ethernet communications technology into the new networking system, automate intrusion […] More

  • Iomaxis to Expand Footprint in Virginia With New Investment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iomaxis to Expand Footprint in Virginia With New Investment

    Iomaxis plans to make a $3.8 million investment to expand its operations in Fairfax County, Virginia. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said in a news release published Thursday the company’s expansion will result in the creation of 555 jobs in the next three years and seeks to reflect the state’s workforce pipeline, business climate, access to […] More

  • Fornetix, Semper Fortis Unveil Combined System Integration, Encryption Key Mgmt Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fornetix, Semper Fortis Unveil Combined System Integration, Encryption Key Mgmt Tools

    Fornetix and Semper Fortis Solutions have launched new extensions of an encryption key management platform and systems integration designed to secure government, commercial and military communications and data networks from cyber threats. Semper Fortis combined its systems integration capability with Fornetix’s Key Orchestration offerings under a reseller agreement, Fornetix said Wednesday. Fornetix’s Key Orchestration is a […] More

  • National Strategic Research Institute to Conduct Cyber Defense Study for Stratcom - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Strategic Research Institute to Conduct Cyber Defense Study for Stratcom

    The University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute has received a contract from the U.S. Strategic Command to perform cyber defense research alongside researchers from Iowa State University and cybersecurity industry consultants. NSRI said Wednesday the research team will use multiple data sources to discover threats and potential vulnerabilities that adversaries might exploit to shut down infrastructure […] More