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  • IoT Shifts Security Focus From Device Mgmt to Data Access Control - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IoT Shifts Security Focus From Device Mgmt to Data Access Control

    The Internet of Things is changing the way businesses manage network and data security by shifting their focus on data access using unified computing architectures rather than interoperability of various device platforms, CSO reported Monday. David Braue writes that the emergence of bring-your-own device corporate policies has opened considerations on mobile device design, including the use of […] More

  • ISACA Certification Program to Use TCS Cyber Training Curriculum; Drew Morin Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ISACA Certification Program to Use TCS Cyber Training Curriculum; Drew Morin Comments

    TeleCommunication Systems has entered into a three-year licensing agreement for ISACA to use the TCS Art of Exploitation cybersecurity training curriculum and PerformanScore tool for the nonprofit’s Cybersecurity Nexus certification program. The company said Monday ISACA’s CSX program will leverage the TCS technology to deliver a combination of skills-based training and performance-based exams. TCS noted that CSX trainers can use PerformanScore to provide […] More

  • Survey: Cyber Investments Depend on More Than ROI, TCO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Survey: Cyber Investments Depend on More Than ROI, TCO

    A survey commissioned by Lockheed Martin indicates that businesses are looking toward other metrics beyond return on investment and total cost of ownership when making investment decisions on cybersecurity technologies. The company said Monday respondents to the “Risk & Innovation in Cybersecurity Investments” survey identified cost, performance and vendor support as chief considerations for investing. “As cyber threats […] More

  • Digital Reasoning Offers eComms Monitoring Product for Financial Institutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Digital Reasoning Offers eComms Monitoring Product for Financial Institutions

    Digital Reasoning has unveiled machine learning technology that seeks to help financial services institutions monitor employee communications for potential insider threats. The company said Friday Synthesys 3.10 works to provide insights on behavioral risks through human language data analysis and cognitive computing to detect indicators of employee misconduct such as market manipulation or collusive trading. “Electronic communication is the leading indicator […] More

  • BAE Systems to Supply Aircraft Interrogators to US Navy, Japan for $8M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Systems to Supply Aircraft Interrogators to US Navy, Japan for $8M

    BAE Systems‘ electronic systems business will provide 22 “identification friend or foe” interrogators to the U.S. Navy under an $8.5 million contract modification, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday. John Keller writes that the company will supply its AN/UPX-41(C) digital interrogators to help surface ships and ground installations distinguish between friendly and enemy aircraft. The Navy will use 14 […] More

  • Northrop to Upgrade Ship Navigation Systems for Maersk; Jeanne Usher Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Upgrade Ship Navigation Systems for Maersk; Jeanne Usher Comments

    A Northrop Grumman business unit will perform upgrades on the radar systems and Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems on at least 80 vessels of the Maersk Line shipping company. Northrop said Monday its Sperry Marine business will provide its VisionMaster FT products, including the Navigat gyrocompass and Naviknot speed logs, as part of the upgrade. “This contract extends the ongoing business […] More

  • Survey: Cyber Criminals the Biggest Threat to Organizations; Rob Stroud Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Survey: Cyber Criminals the Biggest Threat to Organizations; Rob Stroud Comments

    Cybersecurity professionals believe that cyber criminals are the industry’s biggest threat, with phishing and malware as the most common methods of attack and financial gain as the primary motivator, SC Magazine reported Thursday. Tom Reeve writes that 636 survey respondents at this week’s RSA Conference said cyber criminals were the most active threats to their organizations in […] More

  • Phacil Lands Transcom Enterprise IT Support Task Order; Arman Afsar Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Phacil Lands Transcom Enterprise IT Support Task Order; Arman Afsar Comments

    Phacil has received a task order contract from the U.S. Transportation Command to provide on-site enterprise information technology support for Transcom’s Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. The company said Wednesday the performance-based contract includes information assurance, content management, application development, system administration, network infrastructure engineering and other services. Phacil added that contract work covers support for SDDC activities at locations in […] More

  • New RSA Security Analytics Adds Functions & Pricing, Packaging Options - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    New RSA Security Analytics Adds Functions & Pricing, Packaging Options

    EMC‘s security division RSA has unveiled additional cloud security, network visibility and data privacy functions for its RSA Security Analytics offering, which will be available under throughput-based pricing and flexible packaging options. EMC said Tuesday the product works to provide security incident and event management capabilities beyond logs to detect threat signals using a combination of logs and data from […] More

  • RSA's Amit Yoran: Tech Security Vendors Must Go Beyond 'Legacy Mindsets' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RSA’s Amit Yoran: Tech Security Vendors Must Go Beyond ‘Legacy Mindsets’

    Amit Yoran, president of the RSA security division at EMC, has urged the technology security sector to go beyond “legacy mindsets” to address what he views as emerging challenges in the current threat environment. Yoran, an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2015, told attendees of this week’s RSA Conference that technology is not the problem for industry as it works to combat cyber […] More

  • BAE Adds New Cyber Threat Intell Services in North America; Jim Anderson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Adds New Cyber Threat Intell Services in North America; Jim Anderson Comments

    BAE Systems Plc‘s applied intelligence business has expanded its enterprise managed security services portfolio for the North American market to include new managed advanced threat detection and incident response offerings. “As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated, large enterprises are looking for additional safeguards to bolster defenses,” Jim Anderson, president of the Americas at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, said […] More

  • Workhorse Group to Propose Electric, Drone-Launching Vehicle for New USPS Trucks - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Workhorse Group to Propose Electric, Drone-Launching Vehicle for New USPS Trucks

    The U.S. Postal Service could receive a proposal on its future delivery vehicles that offers the capability to launch drones to help in delivering packages, Federal Times reported Tuesday. Andy Medici writes that Workhorse Group proposes the use of an all-electric delivery truck with functions that enable it to launch drones, with the aim of completing the delivery route in […] More