The Defense Department is working to develop additional security standards and practices for the commercial cloud that are tailored to protect sensitive and classified information, C4ISR & Networks reported Friday. John Edwards writes that the agency is looking to adapt commercial cloud security to fit DoD requirements for hosting its data. Stacy Cleveland, vice president of global practices […] More

Michael Tanner serves as president and CEO of Hitachi Data Systems Federal Corp. and has managed the organization’s operations and growth since its official launch as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Data Systems in April 2013. Tanner, a more than 30-year business management veteran, joined HDS in 2007 and held the roles of a […] More

New Jersey-based information technology services firm Orion Systems Integrators has appointed Mark Gerencser and Geoff Nyheim to its board of directors as the company works to expand its customer base and market presence, the company said Jan. 20. Gerencser, a 32-year veteran of Booz Allen Hamilton who retired form the firm in 2013, held roles such as managing partner of the commercial […] More

Joe Ayers leads Hewlett-Packard‘s federal enterprise group as its vice president and general manager and leads a team that provides technology and consulting services to federal agencies. Ayers, an inductee into Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 list for 2015, led Dell’s business for two years before he joined HP and is also a former U.S. Army aviation […] More

Research and Markets predicts that the global mobile data protection market will continue to experience fast-paced growth to reach a market value of $3.54 billion in five years at a compound annual growth rate of 22.4 percent from 2014 to 2019. The firm said Friday that the risk of data loss and theft due to the growing adoption of bring-your-own-device practices at businesses as […] More

The Northern Virginia Technology Council will auction off regional and industry c-level executives in a fundraising event scheduled on Feb. 4. Attendees will bid electronically for a chance with c-level executives within 12 months and gain insights, forge business connections and learn about future plans of various companies, the NVTC said. The NVTC CXO Auction event […] More

Kevin Durkin serves as senior vice president for the civilian sector business of NTT Data Federal, leading strategic direction, operations and financial management activities within the sector. He previously served as VP of account management for Hewlett-Packard‘s Navy Marine Corps Intranet account and worked to negotiate and execute a $5.6 billion continuity of services contract between […] More

Marilyn Crouther, senior vice president and general manager of the U.S. public sector business of HP Enterprise Services, leads the company’s partnership with the nonprofit Boot Campaign to provide support for injured soldiers. Melanie Dunham, Boot Campaign communications director, wrote in a piece published Thursday that HP’s Home of the Brave project has teamed with the organization to provide volunteers […] More

Jeff Lush serves as chief technologist for HP‘s federal civilian segment, where he is responsible for leveraging technologies within HP and understanding the needs of customers. Lush most recently served as a chief technology officer at Dell and was also executive chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In his conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Lush […] More

Hewlett-Packard has provided a cybersecurity intelligence tool to several academic institutions for them to detect and prevent network security threats. Loyola University Chicago, California’s Irvine unified school district and Illinois’ Collinsville community unit school district 10 have started to implement HP’s TippingPoint network security tool to thwart intrusions, block threats and control applications, HP said Monday. “HP TippingPoint’s network security offerings, including next-generation […] More

A new report from ABI Research outlines market demand for cybersecurity tools from Internet of Things users in areas such as consumer privacy and data protection. The market intelligence firm said Friday that current product development requirements and the consideration between cost and risk for connected “things” will drive the market. “Embedded security, trusted computing, security protocols—these are all fledgling areas of product development […] More

Hewlett-Packard has updated its line of ProLiant servers as the company seeks to provide businesses with tools to cope with growing challenges of data center use. The new ProLiant Generation 9 Server offers processing resources that aims to be accessed round the clock from anywhere via a cloud, HP said Thursday. HP sought to acquire target gains […] More