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PwCÂ and India-based NIIT University will offer a master’s degree program on cybersecurity in an effort to address the demand for professionals that will work to counter cyber threats in India, the Economic Times reported Monday. Neha Alawadhi writes PwC and the university will choose the candidates for the two-year course in July and subject the […] More
The U.S. Senate’s sergeant at arms office has requested information on potential contractors that can provide intelligence and threat analysis support services for the cyber threat analysis team within the SAA office’s information technology security branch. The Senate’s SAA office said in a FedBizOpps notice published Dec. 22 potential vendors will work to help the […] More
Several government organizations look to increase their partnerships with security companies to guard agency data from cyber threats, Onvia market analyst Lyndon Dacuan wrote in a blog article published Wednesday. Dacuan cited a 2014 study by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers that indicated six in 10 chief information security officers at state and local agencies […] More
Travis Rosiek, chief technology officer at FireEye‘s federal division, has told Carahsoft in an interview published Wednesday he believes fragmented and complex networks at agencies affect their efforts to adopt cybersecurity technology. Rosiek added that policy, budget, acquisition and human resource management gaps in the government has prevented agencies from implementing cyber readiness strategies. He has identified Internet of Things, mobility and […] More
Steve Durbin, managing director of nonprofit Information Security Forum, has outlined five security trends that he says will dominate the coming year, IDG Connect reported Monday. Durbin said 2016 will see an increase in the size, severity and complexity of cyber threats, according to the report. “I say that because increasingly I think we are […] More
BAE Systems predicts that corporate executives will prioritize the development of strategies in 2016 that will work to protect their companies’ computer networks from potential cyber attacks. The company said Thursday the adoption of chip-enabled or EMV cards in the U.S. will help reduce incidents of in-person card fraud over the next year but will encourage […] More
Dell has received a certification from the Defense Department that allows it to deploy its SonicWall series of firewalls across DoD-operated computer networks. Dell said Wednesday its firewall platform received the department’s Unified Capabilities Approved Products List certification after it passed the Security Technical Implementation Guide tests that seek to ensure the secure maintenance and installation of hardware […] More
Sevatec Inc. has been selected to deliver incident response, reporting and tracking systems to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s cybersecurity division. RSA, part of the Sevatec team that also includes Defense Point Security, will provide the RSA Archer tool for incident reporting to federal agencies, Sevatec said Tuesday. “Sevatec is honored to continue serving […] More
ThreatConnect will provide its threat intelligence platform product to the NorSec information sharing and analysis organization under a partnership agreement to boost the cybersecurity capabilities of NorSec members. The company said Tuesday the ISAO edition of its threat intelligence platform seeks to leverage collaboration between the public and private sectors. “It is our belief that all types of organizations, […] More
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to award potential five-year basic ordering agreements to contractors that can provide support services for the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare Detachment. The Navy said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday the BOAs will cover cyber workforce development, research and development, implementation of the Defense Department’s risk management […] More
Cybersecurity software vendor Endgame has received a sole-source contract to provide its automated Cyber Operations Platform to help the U.S. Air Force detect, hunt and respond to cyber adversaries. The company said Thursday the Air Force cyber protection teams can utilize the platform’s analytics engine, stealth sensors and extensible architecture as well as the Endgame “hunt cycle” methodology. “We’ve […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked industry to submit proposals for a potential four-year, $77 million program that aims to develop systems that will work to detect and respond to cyber attacks on the U.S. power grid. DARPA posted the broad agency announcement for the Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems program on […] More
