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The District of Columbia has selected FireEye to provide technology designed to protect critical systems and sensitive data against sophisticated cyber threats. FireEye said Monday it will work to help the D.C. office of the chief technology officer update the local government’s cybersecurity platform. “Advanced threat groups are targeting local government institutions because of the […] More
DLT Solutions has highlighted what it sees as the top cybersecurity threats the U.S. government faced in 2014 and the countermeasures agencies have adopted to combat those threats. Caron Beesley wrote in an analysis piece published Wednesday the lack of awareness and cyber training among federal employees hampers government efforts to counter sophisticated attacks. Beesley, editor of DLT Solutions’ […] More
The Department of Homeland Security has reached out to industry for ideas on how to automatically defend cyber systems and networks against attacks. DHS issued a request for information on Dec. 3 that indicates the agency’s plan to create an automated environment for monitoring security risks to government infrastructure. The Enterprise Automated Security Environment program […] More
A new IBM study indicates a growing concern among security leaders over what they perceive as rising external threats. The survey of chief information security officers and other leaders says 60 percent of respondents believe their organizations lack the necessary resources to engage in a cyber war, IBM said Tuesday. Organizations see big data, cloud and mobile as critical components in […] More
CenturyLink will continue to deliver cybersecurity services to U.S. federal civilian agencies under a one-year task order from the Department of Homeland Security‘s office of cybersecurity and communications. The company said Monday the task order is part of a four-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for cybersecurity services that CenturyLink won in March 2013. DHS awarded the order under its EINSTEIN program, which aims to help agencies […] More
Allied Market Research has released a report that predicts the global internet security market will reach $42.8 billion by 2020. The report attributes the market’s growth to cloud-based business operations, growing online financial transactions and rise in Internet usage, among other factors. Allied Market Research says the market faces the challenge of pirated software and lack of awareness among consumers. The market […] More
A WidePoint Corp. subsidiary has become the first vendor to receive an approval from the Defense Department to issue personal identity verification credentials for more than 40 million users with access to the agency’s information systems. Operational Research Consultants has been certified to issue external certificate authority PIV interoperable credentials for contractors and trading partners to communicate with defense information systems, WidePoint […] More
Raytheon plans to open a Cyber Innovation Center in the U.K. as part of a push to grow its global cyber research, development and test footprint and expand its investment in the country. Raytheon said Tuesday the center will operate as a hub for research, development and innovation work and house more than 100 professionals in the cyber field. Richard Daniel, CEO of Raytheon UK, […] More
FireEye is tracking a threat group that targets insider information of companies in order to take advantage of stock prices. The FIN4 group aims to obtain access to the emails of C-level executives, legal counsel, regulatory, risk and compliance personnel, FireEye said Sunday. FireEye said the group has targeted healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and advisory firms since mid 2013. “We’ve been able to […] More
Kevin Coleman, formerly chief strategist at Netscape and previously a management consultant at Deloitte, has called on organizations to form a cyber incident response team for on-demand action on data breaches. Coleman wrote in a commentary for Fedscoop senior executives within organizations must also begin to turn their focus on data breach response strategies in order to mitigate the costs […] More
A Deltek report predicts a 5.2 percent compound annual growth in the federal information security products and services market from fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2019. John Slye, a Deltek advisory research analyst, wrote in a blog post published Thursday government spending on data protection tools is driven by the complex threat landscape and increased use […] More
Booz Allen has compiled a list of 10 cyber trends for 2015 intended to guide financial services on how to position their organizations against evolving cybersecurity threats. “In the months and years ahead, what it means to detect and protect in cyber will be redefined,†Sedar LaBarre, a principal with Booz Allen, said Wednesday. “We are […] More
