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Mandiant, CrowdStrike Announce Cybersecurity Partnership; Kevin Mandia Quoted

CrowdStrike and Mandiant have entered into a strategic partnership to help organizations investigate and respond to breaches and defend against cybersecurity threats. Mandiant will integrate its incident response services and consulting expertise with the CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint protection platform and subscription offerings, according to a joint release published Friday. As part of the partnership, Mandiant […] More

by Jane Edwards April 11, 2022, 11:49 am
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USC Secures Government Support to Drive Anti-Spoofing Research

The University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute has launched a government-funded study aimed at safeguarding protect biometrics systems from spoofing attacks, USC reported Thursday. Institute researchers from USC’s Visual Intelligence and Multimedia Analytics group bring computer vision, voice recognition and other artificial intelligence capabilities to support spoofing prevention under the Biometric Authentication with Timeless […] More

by Nichols Martin April 11, 2022, 11:00 am
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CrowdStrike’s James Yeager on 4 Zero Trust Misconceptions Agencies Should Dispel

James Yeager, vice president of public sector and health care at CrowdStrike, said there are four misconceptions about zero trust that federal agencies need to address and one of them is the view that legacy security technologies can safeguard today’s critical systems and data. “As data and users are spread everywhere, some of the legacy […] More

by Jane Edwards April 8, 2022, 11:57 am
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Axonius Granted NIAP Certification for Cybersecurity Asset Management Platform

Axonius‘ Cybersecurity Asset Management 4.0-f technology has secured certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership for meeting the Common Criteria international security standard. The milestone allows government agencies that require NIAP validation from vendors to use Cybersecurity Asset Management for monitoring devices and enforcing automated security policies on their cyber environments, the startup said Thursday. […] More

by Angeline Leishman April 4, 2022, 11:57 am
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CounterCraft, Hexagon’s Government Arm Collaborate to Expand Cybersecurity Offerings

CounterCraft and Hexagon’s U.S. government-focused business arm have teamed up to offer agencies a combined suite of deception technologies and industrial control systems security capabilities. Cybersecurity platforms from the two companies are designed to detect and engage adversarial behaviors that target federal ICS and operational technologies, CounterCraft said Wednesday. The cyber offerings include threat detection […] More

by Angeline Leishman April 1, 2022, 11:55 am
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SpiderOak, Lockheed Seek to Secure Space Data via Cybersecurity Tech Partnership

SpiderOak Mission Systems and Lockheed Martin’s space business have agreed to collaborate to develop and field a cybersecurity platform designed to secure sensitive space data. SpiderOak said Tuesday it will work with Lockheed to explore additional capabilities of its OrbitSecure technology in supporting intelligence and military satellite missions. OrbitSecure is a software-only technology that secures […] More

by Jane Edwards March 30, 2022, 12:00 pm
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Veracode Report Looks at State of Software Security in Public Sector

A new Veracode study shows that 82 percent of applications in the public sector exhibit security flaws and that 60 percent of vulnerable third-party libraries in the sector remain unresolved after two years. Veracode said Tuesday it analyzed data gathered from 20 million scans across half a million applications for the annual State of Software […] More

by Jane Edwards March 30, 2022, 11:59 am
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Jacobs Markets NetAbstraction Ransomware Prevention Tech to Academic Institutions; Caesar Nieves Quoted

Jacobs will offer zero trust security company NetAbstraction‘s anti-ransomware technology to commercial customers under an extended partnership. The partnership brings the platform to clients beyond the federal government sector, starting with those in the global higher education community, NetAbstraction said Tuesday. NetAccess is designed by NetAbstraction to keep web activities in a one-time use, cloud-based […] More

by Nichols Martin March 30, 2022, 11:57 am
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Parsons to Provide Cybersecurity Modules for NSA’s Virtual Cyber Exercise

Parsons will help the National Security Agency conduct a virtual competition to test the cybersecurity capabilities of students from service academies and military colleges. The technology company said Wednesday it will develop and manage five modules focused on cryptography, malware, software development, cyber policy and cyber combat for the NSA Cyber Exercise from March 31 […] More

by Angeline Leishman March 24, 2022, 11:59 am
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Peraton Lands $254M State Department Contract for Cybersecurity Support Services

Peraton will provide the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service with cybersecurity support under a five-year, $254 million contract. The company said Thursday it won the Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission support services contract that covers threat analysis, penetration testing and incident management to help protect the department’s information technology infrastructure worldwide. Cyber monitoring and operations; forensic […] More

by Christine Thropp March 24, 2022, 11:49 am
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Forescout to Help NIST Develop Manufacturing Tech Security Guide

A National Institute of Standards and Technology-run center has partnered with Forescout Technologies to craft new guidance for manufacturing companies to strengthen cybersecurity of operational and information technology assets. The company said it seeks to help manufacturers address integrity risks and protect data in industrial control systems as part of the National Cybersecurity Center of […] More

by Angeline Leishman March 21, 2022, 12:36 pm
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Fortanix Helps Federal Clients Protect Data With Integrated Security Platform; Ambuj Kumar Quoted

Fortanix has announced the adoption of its Data Security Manager platform by federal agencies to safeguard sensitive data and mitigate future cyberattacks. Fortanix’s DSM platform uses confidential computing to help government agencies protect data and IP within Trusted Execution Environments and provide them the ability to move and process encrypted data in cloud environments, the […] More

by Jane Edwards March 17, 2022, 12:08 pm