Research and Markets projects a 9.7 percent compound annual growth rate for the global smart grid cybersecurity market through 2018 due to what the firm sees as a growing complexity of cyber attacks on smart grid networks. “The security of the smart grid network is a major issue faced by power utilities because there is a frequent exchange of sensitive information […] More

RTKL professionals are exploring how Internet-connected systems can help individuals, workplaces, facilities and communities, Michael Colburn of RTKL’s Technology Design Studio wrote on a blog published Thursday. Their goal is to develop methods for linking systems used in daily life to create “smarter” and responsive environments as well as to improve the user experience, according […] More

Carlos Fernandes joined Salient Federal Solutions in January to serve as director of its Cyber Security Center of Excellence and develop and implement the Fairfax, Va.-based IT, training and engineering services contractor’s cybersecurity strategy. The former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Applications Officer had previously served as an adviser to Salient and brings more-than-21-years of information […] More

Mark Straton has been appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing at energy management systems provider GridPoint after previously holding the marketing SVP role. “The enterprise energy management industry is ripe for re-imagining as the Internet of Things (IoT) technology such as sensors, big data, cloud-based communication and wireless capabilities continue to advance fields like ours […] More

Erik Buice leads Northrop Grumman‘s health systems management unit as vice president and leads a team of more than 800 personnel who help federal health agencies manage their information technology systems. Buice’s career has included stops at firms ranging from large to small, including IT and consulting roles at companies such as CGI, Patriot Technologies, […] More

A health insurance and medical assistance services provider has adopted a Kofax-built technology platform to extract large volumes of claims data from mobile devices. HTH Worldwide uses the Kofax Mobile Capture platform to help customers submit documents and manage transactions through an HTH application, Kofax said Tuesday. The platform works to capture, process and secure […] More