Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc., recently announced that its Advanced Drones and Target Systems division has received a new $4.2 million contract to provide customers in the National Security sector with unmanned aerial drones and related aircraft, command and flight control systems. According to the company information related to the contract has been limited, […] More

Oracle Corp. is close to making a deal with Micros Systems, Inc. to buy the company for $5 billion, Bloomberg reported Monday. Alex Sherman and Dina Bass write that Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO, is in talks with restaurant and hotel software provider, Micros systems about acquiring them in hopes of spurring growth into the cloud software […] More

BAE Systems plc has partnered with the U.K. government for an eight-year, $500 million project to upgrade a shipyard in northwest England that is home to construction of nuclear submarines, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Thomas Penny writes the project involves extending the Devonshire Dock Hall facility, construction two new buildings and refurbishing other buildings such as a […] More

Carlos Fernandes serves as director of Salient Federal Solutions‘ Cyber Security Center of Excellence and recently wrote an op-ed piece for the Insurance Technology Association. The more-than 21-year information security veteran was the founder, managing principal and CEO of Agile Cybersecurity Solutions prior to joining Salient. The Air Force veteran has also held leadership roles at CACI, L-3, Booz Allen […] More

General Dynamics has won a $22 million contract to design offshore patrol cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard, Bloomberg Businessweek reported Wednesday. Kathleen Miller and Jonathan Salant write that General Dynamics’ shipbuilding business is one of the three companies selected to compete for the branch’s potential $12 billion shipbuilding program. “It is also a significant […] More

Good Harbor Security Risk Management and big data analytics software developer Context Relevant have forged a cybersecurity alliance that will work to help customers counter threats. Good Harbor’s cybersecurity risk management services will be combined with Context Relevant’s predictive analytics engine in an effort to help clients respond to data breach incidents, compliance issues, cross-border […] More

A team of Praescient Analytics researchers collaborated with a university research center during the week leading up to Sunday’s Super Bowl to study sex and drug trafficking in New Jersey and New York, Bloomberg reported Jan. 31. Michael Riley writes the company’s team worked to collect Internet data on telephone numbers and coded language used […] More

SAP AG and Atos are collaborating with the European Union to develop standards for cloud services in an effort to help protect personal data of citizens, Bloomberg reported Monday. Cornelius Rahn writes the two companies and European governments will work on guidelines for screening Web programs and data storage technologies. Jim Hagemann Snabe, SAP co-CEO, said […] More

BAE Systems will rename its cybersecurity business unit Detica as the defense and aerospace company looks to expand its footing in markets beyond the public sector, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Robert Wall writes that Detica will become BAE Systems Applied Intelligence at the end of the month. BAE will offer network security management services to government […] More