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  • DLT to Feature Cloud Consulting Offerings at AWS Public Sector Summit - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DLT to Feature Cloud Consulting Offerings at AWS Public Sector Summit

    DLT Solutions will feature its Amazon Web Services offerings and cloud consulting services during the AWS Public Sector Summit from June 20 to 21 in Washington D.C.’s Washington Marriott Wardman Park. The public sector technology provider will showcase how it works to help government clients determine their Cloud Readiness Factor and how its managed services offering supports the AWS platform, DLT said Thursday. […] More

  • Symantec: SWIFT Financial Messaging Network Hack Linked to Sony, Asian Bank Attacks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec: SWIFT Financial Messaging Network Hack Linked to Sony, Asian Bank Attacks

    A Symantec analysis has found that malware used by hackers to steal money from Bangladesh’s central bank via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication system is similar to malware that affected a Philippine bank in October, Reuters reported Friday. Dustin Volz writes the security company also linked the Bangladesh Bank heist to an attempted SWIFT wire fraud on a Vietnam-based commercial bank and a […] More

  • ARN: Brian Fletcher Joins Symantec as Director for Gov't Affairs in Pacific Region - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ARN: Brian Fletcher Joins Symantec as Director for Gov’t Affairs in Pacific Region

    Symantec has appointed Brian Fletcher to serve as director for government affairs across Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea and provide support on cybercrime issues and public-private partnerships, ARN reported Monday. Julia Talevski writes Fletcher brings more than 20 years of experience from his work in the Australian government, most recently as director of cybersecurity relationships at […] More

  • Symantec Report: 2015 Saw Increase in Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Data Breaches, Malware - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec Report: 2015 Saw Increase in Zero-Day Vulnerabilities, Data Breaches, Malware

    A Symantec report says the number of zero-day vulnerabilities was up 125 percent in 2015 from the previous year as cyber threat actors set up businesses and implement best practices in order to launch attacks against commercial firms and consumers. The company said Tuesday the Internet Security Threat Report indicates that 2015 saw nine reported […] More

  • Report: Fortinet, Intel Move to Help Combat Online Crime - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Fortinet, Intel Move to Help Combat Online Crime

    Fortinet has established a Network Security Academy in a push to help address a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, San Jose Mercury News reported Tuesday. Pete Carey writes the academy seeks to collaborate with several universities worldwide to train students to thwart sophisticated threats. “We’re going help those students be armed with the necessary skill set, whether they are getting […] More

  • Symantec Releases New Online Data Encryption Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Symantec Releases New Online Data Encryption Platform

    Symantec has rolled out a new data encryption portfolio that the company developed to help organizations secure their websites. The Encryption Everywhere package is designed to allow web hosting providers to encrypt online portals for enterprise clients, Symantec said Tuesday. “There are almost a billion websites today, yet only about 3 percent of those sites are encrypted, which means cybercriminals have been […] More

  • Technavio Names Top 5 Vendors in Global Data Loss Prevention Applications Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Technavio Names Top 5 Vendors in Global Data Loss Prevention Applications Market

    Technavio has compiled a list of the leading vendors in the company’s global data loss prevention applications market report projected to make an impact in a forecast period of 2015 to 2019. The top five companies in the list are EMC, McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro and Websense that are expected to deliver systems that can provide notifications to users during data […] More

  • Research and Markets Forecasts Key Cloud Security Vendors Through 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Forecasts Key Cloud Security Vendors Through 2020

    Research and Markets has launched a market report entitled Global Cloud Security Market 2016-2020 which lists five key vendors in cloud security and predicts a compound annual growth rate of 20.91 percent during the covered period. The company announced Friday the contents of the new report and named Cisco, IBM, McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro as the five top cloud security vendors. […] More

  • Carahsoft's Maryam Emdadi: Gov't Clients Embrace New Tech for Data Center Agility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft’s Maryam Emdadi: Gov’t Clients Embrace New Tech for Data Center Agility

    Maryam Emdadi, vice president of the EMC team at Carahsoft, has observed some government agencies tapping into modern information technology offerings to address data center agility and security challenges. She wrote in an article published Wednesday that government data centers seek tools intended to simplify administration of virtual desktops and automatically integrate security policy into the machines. Carahsoft […] More

  • Lockheed Martin Adds LogRhythm to Cybersecurity Alliance - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Martin Adds LogRhythm to Cybersecurity Alliance

    Lockheed Martin will work with LogRhythm on cybersecurity systems integration pilot programs after the latter signed up for the Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Alliance. LogRhythm also agreed to offer its security intelligence platform and share cybersecurity-focused best practices with Lockheed as a member of the alliance, Lockheed said Monday. The LogRhythm-built security intelligence tool works to […] More

  • Stefan Ries, Steve Singh Named to SAP Executive Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stefan Ries, Steve Singh Named to SAP Executive Board

    Stefan Ries, chief human resources officer at SAP, and Concur Technologies CEO Steve Singh, will join SAP’s executive board effective April 1. Ries, a 14-year SAP veteran, will also serve as labor relations director in addition to his role as CHRO and member of the global managing board of the software company, SAP said Thursday. Prior […] More

  • Ari Schwartz: New Industry Coalition to Push for Cybersecurity Policies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ari Schwartz: New Industry Coalition to Push for Cybersecurity Policies

    Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec, Arbor Networks and Rapid7 have formed a coalition to educate and influence policymakers on cybersecurity issues. The Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law said Thursday it aims to represent industry in policymaking venues and help the government identify strategies to spur development of information technology security tools and methods. “The members of this coalition are dedicated to building […] More