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MeriTalk: Tech Industry Execs Laud Trump’s Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order

Some executives atÂ Dell Technologies‘ RSA subsidiary, SymantecÂ and Palo Alto Networks have expressed their support for President Donald Trump’s draft cybersecurity executive order, MeriTalk reported Thursday. Morgan LynchÂ writes Jeff Greene, senior director of global government affairs and policy at Symantec, saidÂ that the draft indicates Trump plans to build on the Obama administration’s cybersecurity efforts. Greene added […] More

by Ramona Adams May 5, 2017, 10:17 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

FIDO Alliance Urges NIST to Put Authentication Sub-Category in Cyber Framework Update

The FIDO Alliance has called on theÂ National Institute of Standards and Technology to addÂ aÂ sub-category on authentication when theÂ agency updates its Cybersecurity Framework. Brett McDowell, executive director of FIDO Alliance, wrote in an article published Monday the group wants NIST to clarify language and explicitly require multi-factor authentication in the next framework update. Explicit recommendation of […] More

by Ramona Adams May 5, 2017, 7:35 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

DOE Taps SteelCloud to Provide Security Compliance Automation Tool

SteelCloudÂ has received a contract from the Energy DepartmentÂ to provide a remediation platform designed to automate compliance of applications and deployed data infrastructure with the Security Technical Implementation Guide. The company said ThursdayÂ ConfigOS works to scan endpoint platforms against STIG controls within a minute and remediate endpoints within 90 seconds. Brian Hajost, SteelCloud president and CEO, […] More

by Jane Edwards May 5, 2017, 4:55 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

SAIC Lands Marine Corps Cyber Support Task Order; Tom Watson Comments

Science Applications International Corp. has received a potential three-year, $27 million task order to provide cybersecurity services for the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command and subordinate units. SAIC said Wednesday the task order awarded by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center PacificÂ covers cyber protection services for MARFORCYBER and related commands in the areas […] More

by Jane Edwards May 4, 2017, 4:30 am
in Cybersecurity News, Executive Spotlight

Thales 2017 Report: 96% Federal Workers Fear Data Breaches

Thales released in conjunction with analyst firm 451 Research its second annual data security research brief 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition. The report indicated that ninety six percent of federal workers consider themselves â€œveryâ€ or â€œextremelyâ€ vulnerable to data breaches. This number is higher than any other sector polled by the report. Despite […] More

by Barbara Boland May 3, 2017, 11:27 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Deloitte Gets NSA Accreditation for Financial Cyber Incident Response Services

Deloitte has received a National Security Agency accreditation to provide incident response support services to operators and owners of both unclassified and classified national security systems. The company said Monday it received the NSAÂ Certified Incident Response Assistance designation for its Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory Cyber Risk Services after the portfolio met requirements in various […] More

by Jane Edwards May 2, 2017, 9:20 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Guardtime to Integrate Cyber Elements into Lockheed’s Software Devt, Systems Engineering Processes

Guardtime‘s federal business has been chosen by Lockheed MartinÂ to help incorporate blockchain technology and other cyber elements into the latter’sÂ software development, supply chain risk management and systems engineeringÂ efforts. Lockheed said ThursdayÂ it wantsÂ to adoptÂ Guardtime Federal’s Black Lantern appliances and Core blockchain infrastructure as part ofÂ efforts to secureÂ developmental processes. Ron Bessire, vice president of engineering and technology […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 28, 2017, 9:04 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

RSA Security Inks Cyber Threat Data Sharing Agreement With NATO

Dell Technologiesâ€™ RSA Security business andÂ the NATO Communications and Information Agency have agreed to exchangeÂ cyber threat data in an effort to build up situational awareness and safeguard networks from vulnerabilities. RSA signed Tuesday the industry partnership agreement with NCI during the NITEC17 conference in Ottawa, Canada, the agency said Tuesday. “RSA is thrilled to be […] More

by Jane Edwards April 28, 2017, 7:13 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Fortinet, Leidos Form Managed Security Service Partnership

Leidos has agreed to be a managed service provider of Fortinet‘sÂ security productsÂ to federal government and commercial customers under a partnership agreement. Leidos said TuesdayÂ its distribution of Fortinet offerings such asÂ FortiSIEMÂ will expand the former’s current pool of managed security services forÂ clients. FortiSIEM combines the capacities of security operations centers and network operations centers into a single […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 25, 2017, 9:54 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

DARPA Taps Rockwell Collins to Help Secure Military Platforms with Math-Based Methods

Rockwell CollinsÂ has received a contract to applyÂ mathematics-based development methods in efforts to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency defend various military platforms against cyber threats and addressÂ system vulnerabilities. The company said MondayÂ it willÂ initially incorporate technologies developed under DARPA’s High AssuranceÂ Cyber Military SystemsÂ intoÂ U.S. Navy programs under the contract. TheÂ HACMSÂ project aimsÂ to buildÂ cyber-physical systems that works to […] More

by Scott Nicholas April 25, 2017, 8:34 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, Cybersecurity News, News

CenturyLinkâ€™s Glen Post: Public-Private Partnerships Key to Cybersecurity

Glen Post, president and CEO of CenturyLink, told attendees of the NITEC17 conference that public-private partnerships could help advance efforts against cyber threats. “We have found that our trusted partnerships play a critical role in combating the cyber threat, since we all bring different assets, approaches and specialized knowledge to the table,”Â Post said during his […] More

by Jane Edwards April 25, 2017, 6:02 am
in Biometrics News, Cybersecurity News, News

Qafis, Assured Enterprises Forge Digital Security Partnership

Qafis Biometric Technology and Assured Enterprises have teamed up to provide digital security platforms and services to organizations in both public and private sectors. Qafis CEO Edwin NicolaasÂ said in a statement released Thursday the company will integrate its Biometric Security Socket Layer and identity authentication platforms with Assured Enterprisesâ€™ code scanning and cybersecurity assessment tools. […] More

by Jane Edwards April 21, 2017, 7:19 am