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Lockheed Martin plans to house its cyber solutions team at a new facility within the Project Tech complex at Port San Antonio, Texas, beginning in early 2019. The company said Friday a group of systems engineers, software developers and cyber architects will occupy more than 15,000 square feet of office space to develop and test cybersecurity […] More
ICF has secured a potential $50 million task order to provide enterprisewide technical, programmatic and advisory services for the U.S. Air Force‘s cyber function realignment effort. The company said Thursday it will help transition the service branch’s primary cyberspace responsibilities from the Air Force Space Command to the Air Combat Command as part of the task order […] More
Accenture has established a facility in Arlington, Va., in a move to help organizations adopt new data protection and cybersecurity platforms. The company said Wednesday it will collaborate with clients at the Cyber Fusion Center to test cyber defense tools and help them predict attacks. The 28,000-square-foot facility has an incident response “war room†equipped with modern […] More
Symantec has found that a cyber espionage group called Thrip uses legitimate network administration and operating system tools to avoid detection and deploys custom malware to launch attacks on defense, satellite communications, geospatial imaging and telecommunications companies in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. The company said Tuesday its research team discovered malicious behavior in January […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has opened a facility in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, to support government, military and business organizations in cybersecurity efforts. The Central Maryland Innovation Hub will also house Booz Allen’s Dark Labs team consisting of security researchers, penetration testers, reverse engineers, network analysts and data scientists who aim to thwart cyber attacks, the company said […] More
A new Parsons survey has found that 78 percent of industrial control system engineers at U.S. critical infrastructure facilities said they are not “highly” involved in cybersecurity efforts for ICS. Parsons said Thursday it polled 300 ICS and operational technology engineers in energy, water and other critical infrastructure sectors and found that 66 percent of […] More
Phil Quade, chief information security officer at Fortinet, told Federal News Radio’s Ask the CIO program that aired Wednesday federal agency leaders seeking to cyber-secure operational technology used to power critical infrastructure should address the rising integration of OT with information technology driven by the prevalence of internet-connected devices. Quade said the government should work with […] More
The Department of Homeland Security plans to award an additional $1.85 billion in cybersecurity task orders through the General Services Administration‘s Alliant contract vehicle, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. The report said DHS could issue a potential $500 million order under group C of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense program. DHS is expected […] More
Fortinet and Interpol have signed an agreement to facilitate sharing of cyber threat data in an effort to counter cyber crimes and mitigate privacy threats. The company said Tuesday it will designate a threat intelligence professional to work with the Singapore-based Interpol Global Complex for Innovation to assess the threat landscape and help law enforcement […] More
Atos and Merlin International have partnered to offer managed services intended to help government and healthcare organizations defend against sophisticated threats. The agreement covers artificial intelligence and digital transformation platforms and service offerings, the companies said Wednesday. David Phelps, chairman and chief executive officer of Merlin, said both companies have strong experience helping businesses meet […] More
ISARA has tapped Hawkins Group to serve as its cybersecurity adviser as the former works with the federal government to protect sensitive data from quantum computing-related cyber threats. Hawkins Group will offer advice as cybersecurity firm ISARA collaborates with the Defense Department to ensure the security of classified documents and high-value assets in preparation for […] More
Design Knowledge Co. has received a potential seven-year, $24.9 million contract to conduct applied and advanced research efforts under the U.S. Air Force‘s Innovative Cyber/Infrastructure Threat Assessment Environment Mission Assurance program. The program seeks to advance evaluation and assurance of microelectronic components, assurance test and verification methods, situational awareness for mission assurance and insider threats, mission-critical systems protection […] More
