A new Tripwire survey says 73 percent of information technology professionals in the federal government believe their IT systems would send e-mail notifications or alerts of non-privileged access to files within hours. Tripwire said Thursday it commissioned market research firm Dimensional Research to poll 763 IT executives from different sectors, including 103 federal government respondents, in order […] More

QTS Realty Trust will open a 317,000-square-foot data center in downtown Chicago Friday to provide a range of information technology infrastructure services to government and enterprise customers. QTS said Tuesday it collaborated Mortenson Construction and consulting-engineering firm ESD to design and build the mega data center on the former Chicago Sun-Times  complex. The facility is built to offer direct access to long-haul fiber networks for organizations located in Chicago’s central […] More

Big data analytics and visualization technology company Zoomdata has formed new federal practice partnerships with Deloitte, Northrop Grumman and Unisys as part of a new program focused on data services to U.S. government agencies. Zoomdata said Tuesday it intends to train users on how to use its technology through the partnerships in an effort to help agencies […] More

Timothy Murphy, president of Thomson Reuters Special Services, has joined the advisory board of New York City-based cybersecurity company Global Data Sentinel. Murphy brings a portfolio of cyber, counterterrorism, intelligence, law enforcement and security experience to GDS, the company said Thursday. He has previously served as deputy director at the FBI, where he provided expertise in online security. […] More

Ari Schwartz, formerly senior director for cybersecurity policy at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined Venable as managing director of cybersecurity services at the Washington-based law firm. Venable said Wednesday that Schwartz will work with enterprise clients to help them develop risk management plans and strategies in order to secure their systems against […] More

New research says Russian and Chinese hackers involved in the recent data breaches on the White House and health insurer Anthem used the same types of malware to intrude into the two organizations’ computer networks, Nextgov reported Thursday. Aliya Sternstein writes the hackers involved in the two network intrusions used legitimate-looking phishing emails to deliver […] More

MarkLogic and General Networks have forged an alliance in an effort to help corporate clients manage their data and enhance decision-making processes. Under the partnership, MarkLogic will integrate its Enterprise NoSQL database system with General Networks’ content management platforms, General Networks said Tuesday. “Coordination with companies like General Networks are essential to our success as they […] More

Mike Walsh leads EMC‘s team that offers technologies and services to the Defense Department in an effort to help address application, security and infrastructure challenges. He brings over 20 years of federal contract experience to EMC and has held leadership positions with NetApp, Symantec, Sun Microsystems, and IBM. Walsh recently spoke to ExecutiveBiz for an in-depth conversation […] More

DB Networks has graduated from Northrop Grumman and bwtech@UMBC’s joint Cync incubator program for startup businesses. Northrop said Thursday that the continuous monitoring service provider is the fifth cyber startup to complete the Cync program. Northrop Grumman and bwtech@UMBC formed the program with the goal of helping cyber, data sciences, big data and secure mobility […] More

Satcom Direct has launched a data center services company that offers cybersecurity, colocation and cloud computing services to enterprise customers, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes TerraCom Direct runs a facility in Melbourne, Florida, and aims to help organizations monitor data traffic and detect malicious threats. Jim Jensen, founder and CEO of […] More

Bill Rowan was appointed vice president of the federal business at cloud computing and virtualization company VMware in November after nearly four years at the firm. Rowan joined VMware in 2010 to lead its Defense Department business and the nearly 25-year veteran also held leadership roles at firms such as IBM, MicroStrategy and Storage Technology Corp. In […] More

Chris Yonclas serves as NetCentric Solutions strategic business unit president at Vistronix, where he oversees the operational and technical activities related to C4ISR. The 25 year industry veteran joined Vistronix when the company acquired NetCentric Solutions and he held a number of roles at MITRE earlier in his career. In his conversation with ExecutiveBiz, Yonclas discussed the intricacies of […] More