Science Applications International Corp. and Xage Security's federal arm have partnered to deliver zero trust and cybersecurity services to the Department of Defense and federal agencies. Under the partnership, SAIC and Xage Security Gov will facilitate DOD's acquisition of zero trust, privileged access management and edge authentication platforms, Xage said Thursday.

Leidos and the University of West Florida have established a cybersecurity training laboratory in UWF's Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering to help bridge the skills gap in the cybersecurity sector. The Leidos Cybersecurity Infrastructure Lab includes a cloud-based enterprise platform to train students on data processing techniques, digital modernization, modeling and simulation and capacity planning assessments, UWF said Wednesday.

ECS will add Microsoft Defender as an endpoint tool to the second version of its Army Endpoint Security Solution as part of capability improvements and upgrades, said Mark Maglin, ECS' vice president of Department of Defense cybersecurity. Maglin discussed in an interview his company's plan to accomplish the five-year, $430 million contract recompete it won from the U.S. Army Cyber Command in September 2022.

SNR Government IT Services, a business of SkyePoint Decisions, has secured a task order under the J6 Enterprise Technology Services vehicle to provide cybersecurity assessment and authorization analyst support services for the Defense Logistics Agency. The Dulles, Virginia-based company said Thursday it will collaborate with Tetra Tech subsidiary Amyx to assess and validate applicable security controls and guidance to rectify identified deficiencies as well as ensure compliance with information technology and security requirements, policies, procedures and standards.

Fortress Information Security has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's public-private partnership initiative aimed at strengthening U.S. defenses against cyberattacks. The company said Monday it will share information on cyber risks to support the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative's efforts to develop and implement joint cybersecurity planning and cyber defense initiatives.

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Full-spectrum joint domain command and control services provider MAG Aerospace has entered into a partnership with Idaho National Laboratory to secure cyber physical systems like critical infrastructure from cyber threats, with the ultimate aim of enhancing national security. MAG Aerospace said on Wednesday that, under the partnership, it will use INL's Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering assessment methodology to identify hardened operational technology-dependent assets and detect vulnerabilities.

Alex Whitworth, sales director at Carahsoft Technology, said the White House and other federal agencies launched several efforts to improve cybersecurity in the electric and utilities sector. These include a national security memorandum for critical infrastructure introduced in 2021 and a national cybersecurity strategy unveiled in March, Whitworth wrote in a blog post published Tuesday.

Aeyon and its partners will provide the U.S. Marine Corps with cybersecurity and information technology risk and analysis support in an effort to boost its digital capabilities, enhance internal controls and strengthen cybersecurity posture. The company will work with Black & Rossi, Spry Methods and Zen Strategics as well as the USMC's Deputy Commandant for Information under a contract from the Information, Command, Control, Communications and Computers division.

The Department of the Treasury is seeking industry feedback on the draft performance work statement of a blanket purchase agreement for enterprise-wide professional and cybersecurity services. The potential eight-year BPA covers the provision of highly adaptive cybersecurity services to support the Treasury's security operations center functions in areas such as information security incident management, vulnerability management and adversary and advanced operations.

George Franz leads Accenture Federal Services’ Department of Defense cyber portfolio as a managing director, a role in which he focuses on cyber threats, risk mitigation opportunities and strategies for improving cyber defenses. In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Franz shared his insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the potential of the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture to revolutionize DOD warfighting capabilities and Accenture Federal Services’ role in providing the DOD with the technology necessary to achieve its mission.

Wireless threat monitoring company LOCH Technologies has acquired software company Avirtek. With the transaction complete, LOCH said Monday it would work to enable a data detection and response capability by integrating Avirtek's autonomic cybersecurity technology into its AirShield platform.

Experts say shadow artificial intelligence systems are increasingly being deployed in organizations, exposing them to security, legal and financial risks, according to an article in Information Week. Such AI programs emerge when well-intentioned software engineers try out programs without the authorization of management. They often end up being part of processes without oversight.