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Shawn Purvis, Vern Boyle: Northrop Aims to Expand Cyber Partnerships Through New Technology Center

Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new cybersecurity innovation facility that will develop tools and collaborative programs to help organizations address computer security risks. The Advanced Cyber Technology Center aims to connect Northrop technologists and partners worldwide to bring new cyber defense offerings in the market, Northrop said Wednesday. Executives discussed the cybersecurity hub’s goals during […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 20, 2014, 5:13 am
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immixGroup’s Tom Oâ€™Keefe: DHS Shoud Drive CDM Program Awareness

Tom Oâ€™Keefe, aÂ seniorÂ market intelligenceÂ analyst for immixGroup, believes the Department of Homeland Security needs to reach out to organizations about the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation contract vehicle in order to spread awareness of the program. In an articleÂ for Washington Technology posted Friday, O’Keefe says businesses should will be able to gain opportunities to discuss their products […] More

by Jay Clemens November 17, 2014, 7:24 am
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LMI’s David Shepherd Offers Federal IT Strategies Vs Data Breach Losses

David K. Shepherd, a senior consultant at firm LMI, has offered strategies that he believes information technology leaders can adopt to minimize damage in event of a cyber attack. Shepherd indicated in an Oct. 30 guest post on the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s blog that proper risk mitigation procedures should be in place, given the […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh November 14, 2014, 10:39 am
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Kevin Winter: Booz Allen Exec Team Keys on IT Security in Threat Landscape

Booz Allen Hamilton‘s executive leaders have focused much of their attention on information technology security as the firm sees an increase in criminal activitiesÂ against IT setups,Â Booz Allen Chief Information Officer Kevin Winter has told FierceCIO. “If you have intellectual property, you have something of value on your network; you’re eventually going to have someone want […] More

by Ross Wilkers November 13, 2014, 11:47 am
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FireEye CEO David DeWalt: Info Security Leaders Should Eye Threat Intell for Cyber Defense

FireEye CEO David DeWalt has called on information security leaders to embrace threat intelligence as a new, alternative basis for their defense platforms and security strategies, GovInfo Security reported Wednesday. â€œIt’s a tough conversation, telling them they’ve spent a lot of money on defense-in-depth that isn’t working,â€ DeWalt told reporter Tom Field in an interview. […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh November 13, 2014, 11:03 am
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Chris Marzilli: General Dynamics Tool Supports US-Coalition Tactical Info Exchange

General DynamicsÂ has deployed version 11-S of itsÂ Trusted Network Environment software to the U.S. Central CommandÂ to facilitate the exchange of Secret-level classified information between the U.S. military and international coalition partners. The company said WednesdayÂ the cyber defense toolÂ leverages user access privileges and security credentials as well as data labeling and content inspection technology toÂ manage authorized access, […] More

by Anna Forrester November 13, 2014, 4:52 am
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Oracle-Sponsored Report Points to Enterprise Database as Security Focus

A newÂ Oracle-sponsoredÂ report indicates that organizations see needed improvements in enterprise database security as majority of respondents pointed to human error and abuse of access privilege as top concerns. The company said TuesdayÂ anÂ Independent Oracle Users Group survey of 353 database and information technologyÂ professionals found that enterprisesÂ lack sufficient security controls that prevent, detect and monitorÂ potentially risky user […] More

by Anna Forrester November 12, 2014, 5:43 am
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ReportsnReports: Cloud, Data Security Programs to Fuel US Cyber Market Growth

A ReportsnReports study predicts network protection tools and services willÂ comprise the largest segment of the U.S. cybersecurity market over the next 10 years. The U.S. cyber industry’s cloud segment is projected to enjoy an 8.33 percent compound annual growth rate whileÂ data security category is forecast to account for 28.4 percent of the domestic cyber market, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman November 11, 2014, 4:51 am
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Sri Sundaralingam: immixGroup to Offer Catbird’s Cloud Security, Compliance Tools to Gov’t Clients

CatbirdÂ will integrate its cloud security and compliance technologies with immixGroup‘s public sector offerings as part of a partnership agreement between the companies to address the changing security requirements of emerging IT environments. “We are pleased to partner with immixGroup to assist government agencies in managing the security within their virtual and cloud environments while providing […] More

by Anna Forrester November 5, 2014, 11:02 am
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MSi Secures Fund to Push Commercialization of ‘System-Aware Cybersecurity’ Platform

Mission Secure Inc. has secured funding from investors to further transition theÂ System-Aware CybersecurityÂ architecture into a commercial product. The Charlottesville-based company will pour the seed financing, led by private equity firm Ballast Fund, into moving System-Aware CybersecurityÂ into the advanced prototype and testing stage, MSiÂ said Tuesday. â€œMSiâ€™s technology addresses cyber attack challenges faced by legacy and new […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh November 4, 2014, 11:05 am
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Unisys’ Roberto Tavano: Risk Mgmt, Awareness, Partnership to Help Counter Crime-as-a-Service

Roberto Tavano of Unisys saysÂ thatÂ increasing incidents of organized cyber crime and emergenceÂ of crime-as-a-serviceÂ means companies should work furtherÂ on risk management, collaboration and cyber awareness and education to protect theirÂ systems. TavanoÂ –Â vice president of global security sales for technology, consulting and integration services at UnisysÂ –Â wrote in a blog post publishedÂ Thursday that onlineÂ criminals are now turning toÂ the digital undergroundÂ to […] More

by Anna Forrester November 3, 2014, 8:30 am
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KCG’s Matt Brown: Enterprises Should Keep ‘Foundational’ Cyber Tools Intact

Matt Brown, vice president of homeland security and cyber solutions at Knowledge Consulting Group, says organizations must ensure their information technology infrastructure has the basic tools to identify security vulnerabilities. Brown wrote in a piece for Security Magazine published Thursday that enterprises should review their systems while prioritizing system weaknesses by potential impact so they […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 31, 2014, 12:48 pm