Cybersecurity News

Intelligent Waves announced Tuesday that it was named as one of the top companies on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: D.C. Metro for three consecutive years. The list recognizes the fastest-growing Washington, D.C., area-based private companies.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking information on industry capabilities to help inform its strategy for the procurement of cybersecurity operations support services. FAA plans to compete a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for such services in support of its security operations center that helps monitor information security incidents and protect the information technology infrastructure of the FAA and the Department of Transportation.

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Jacobs has partnered with IronNet Cybersecurity to collaboratively design and develop a new offering meant to help commercial and government parties detect and address stealthy cyber threats. The joint cybersecurity offering will utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to gain awareness of both known and unknown cyber risks and bolster network security against attacks, Jacobs said Thursday.

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Matthew Stern, vice president of Cybersecurity and a highly acclaimed CISO for Intelligent Waves, has written a thought leadership piece regarding the reasons and mistakes that lead to failures in cybersecurity practices by CISOs. Stern was recently named CISO of the Year by The Cyber Security Excellence Awards Competition for 2021. 

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David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, told Federal News Network in an interview posted Wednesday about the potential benefits of extending section 3610 through the end of September in the latest stimulus bill to federal contractors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Section 3610 “basically authorizes programs across the government, civilian agencies, the intelligence community and the Defense Department to reimburse contractors for costs they incur, keeping skilled personnel and key workers on the payroll when they can either access the facility due to some restrictions, Covid-19, etc, or do the work remotely,” said Berteau, a two-time Wash100 awardee.

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