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Honeywell Intros Cyber Threat Monitoring, Incident Response Service

Honeywell has launched its Advanced Monitoring and Incident Response service designed to provide 24/7 operational technology cybersecurity detection and rapid response for current and future cyber threats. “Honeywell’s Advanced Monitoring and Incident Response solution provides a combination of advanced cybersecurity software, experts, and playbooks with remediation guidance in order to better detect, prevent, analyze, evaluate […] More

by William McCormick June 9, 2021, 12:23 pm
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity News, News

LookingGlass to Provide DOD With Cyber Threat Intell, Analytics Tool; Gilman Louie Quoted

LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has secured a five-year contract from the Department of Defense to provide the U.S. military with its cyber threat intelligence and analytics platform. The company said Monday its scoutSuite platform provides cybersecurity analysts with a threat modeling environment to process and operationalize threat intelligence and other compromise-related indicators. “Delivering an adversarial-oriented perspective […] More

by Jane Edwards June 8, 2021, 11:57 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

VAAXA Launches Cybersecurity Compliance Preparedness Services

VAAXA Cybersecurity, a division of minority-owned small business FirstWorld USA, has introduced service offerings to help clients manage compliance with government standards for securing systems and sensitive data. Brookline, Massachusetts-based VAAXA said Friday it offers a managed service platform to assist companies that are working to meet the National Institute of Standards and Technology Special […] More

by Carol Collins June 7, 2021, 12:04 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, News

DISA Seeks Industry Input on ‘Thunderdome’ Network Modernization Program

The Defense Information Systems Agency released in May a sources sought notice seeking industry feedback on a program to update its network infrastructure as part of efforts to advance zero trust implementation, Bloomberg Government reported Thursday. DISA plans to implement software-defined wide area networking platforms under the Thunderdome program to improve the Department of Defense’s […] More

by Jane Edwards June 4, 2021, 6:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, M&A Activity, News

John Goodman: Novetta Deal to Provide Accenture Federal Services Additional Tech Capabilities for Federal Clients

John Goodman, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, said acquiring Novetta will provide AFS access to artificial intelligence, data analytics, cybersecurity, machine learning and other core capabilities that are currently in demand among federal government customers, The Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday. Accenture’s federal arm announced on Tuesday that it agreed to buy Novetta from global […] More

by Jane Edwards June 3, 2021, 6:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

Hypori Closes Series A Investment Led by GreatPoint Ventures; CEO Jared Shepard Quoted

Hypori has closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by GreatPoint Ventures. Hypori is an enterprise mobile security startup that offers security and management technologies the investment is planned to support the company’s expansion of its platform to vertical markets, including fintech and healthcare. The offerings are designed to protect corporate apps and […] More

by William McCormick June 1, 2021, 11:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

Microsoft Unveils Cybersecurity Council for Asia Pacific Region

Microsoft has launched an Asian executive council to facilitate exchanges of best practices on technology, intelligence and resource sharing between leaders from government agencies and private sector companies. The Asia Pacific Public Sector Cybersecurity Executive Council consists of 15 executives from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei and South Korea, and has support from Microsoft […] More

by Nichols Martin June 1, 2021, 8:06 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

CGI’s John Nemoto, Chris Lavergne: Agencies Need Noise-Canceling Cybersecurity Framework

John Nemoto and Chris Lavergne of CGI wrote in a guest piece published Wednesday on GCN that federal agencies seeking to protect their networks from cyber threats and reduce the noise posed by high volume of network traffic should have a comprehensive cybersecurity framework in place. Lavergne and Nemoto said there are five factors agencies […] More

by Jane Edwards May 27, 2021, 7:05 am
in Contract Awards, Cybersecurity News, News

Solute to Help Engineer Navy Tech Under SBIR Phase III Contract

San Diego-based professional services company Solute has secured a potential five-year, $46.6 million contract to engineer systems, software and networks for the third phase of the U.S. Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research program. The SBIR Phase III award from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command will include cybersecurity and DevSecOps support services to the military branch, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 26, 2021, 2:05 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Cloud, Government Technology, News

AWS’ Dave Levy: Cloud Migration Via TMF Could Help Agencies Improve Cybersecurity, Citizen Services

Dave Levy, vice president of U.S. government, nonprofit and healthcare businesses at Amazon Web Services, wrote in a blog post published Monday that cloud adoption through the Technology Modernization Fund could help government agencies improve cybersecurity, update high-priority systems, reduce costs and enhance the delivery of services to citizens. Levy, a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, […] More

by Jane Edwards May 25, 2021, 5:05 am
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DHS Issues Other Transaction Solicitation for Silicon Valley Innovation Program

The Department of Homeland Security has released a solicitation for a potential five-year program that seeks to develop prototypes of technologies meant to counter emerging threats and meet the requirements of the homeland security enterprise. The other transaction solicitation for the Silicon Valley Innovation Program seeks to engage with non-traditional contractors to work on prototype […] More

by Jane Edwards May 24, 2021, 4:05 am
in Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

AT&T Intros New Cyber Threat Detection, Response Tech for Government

AT&T announced on Wednesday the launch of its Threat Detection and Response for Government designed to meet the security needs of federal, state and local government agencies. The new cybersecurity offering is built on the AT&T Unified Security Management (USM) platform, which combines threat detection, incident response and compliance management. “The need for effective threat […] More

by Noah Chelednik May 19, 2021, 10:05 am