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DoD Puts Fortinet Firewall on Commercial Solutions for Classified Programs Components List

The Defense Department has added Fortinetâ€™s firewall to the Commercial Solutions for Classified Programs Components List that authorizes the implementationÂ of the platform in government networks that storeÂ highly sensitive data. Fortinet said Wednesday its FortiGate Enterprise Firewall secured the CSfC Components List status after DoD validated the platform against three Common Criteria Protection Profiles that seek […] More

by Jane Edwards February 2, 2017, 5:12 am
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Mitre Selects Winning Team for Internet-of-Things Security Challenge

Mitre has unveiledÂ the winnersÂ of a company-sponsored competition that sought ideas to help individuals, government agencies and businesses secure internet of things-basedÂ risks. A team from Georgia led by Ciena hardware engineer Duncan Thompson won the top prize of $50,000 in theÂ MitreÂ Unique Identification of Things challenge whileÂ the Pulzze Systems and Tietronix teams were theÂ runner-ups, MitreÂ said Friday. […] More

by Dominique Stump February 1, 2017, 12:43 pm
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Carahsoft Adds CyberArk Privileged Account Security Platform to Army IT Enterprise Contract

Carahsoft Technology and CyberArk have partnered to offer the latterâ€™s privileged accountÂ security platform to the federal government through Carahsoftâ€™s spot on the U.S. Army Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-Software contract. CyberArk said Monday its Privileged Account Security Solution secured in September 2016 a Certificate of NetworthinessÂ from the Army that seeks to facilitate the use of the […] More

by Jane Edwards January 31, 2017, 1:07 am
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ITRC-CyberScout Report: Govt-Military Sector Accounted for 7% of US Data Breaches in 2016

A new report byÂ CyberScout and the Identity Theft Resource Center says the government and military sector represented 6.6 percent of the total number of U.S. data breach cases in 2016 with 72 incidents reported. TheÂ ITRC Data Breach Report 2016 shows the total number of breaches in the U.S. reached 1,093 in 2016, up 40 percent […] More

by Jane Edwards January 31, 2017, 12:20 am
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SAP NS2â€™s Mark Testoni: Trump Administration Should Work With Commercial Sector to Address Cyber Issues

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said President Donald Trumpâ€™s administration should reach out to the private sector to address cybersecurity challenges, the National Defense magazine reported. Testoni told the magazine that â€œcommercial capabilitiesâ€ will play a significant role in efforts to address cyber issues. â€œThere are solutions that are […] More

by Jane Edwards January 27, 2017, 10:30 am
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General Dynamics to Offer ‘Highly Adaptive’ Cyber Services Through GSA IT Schedule 70

The General Services Administration has selected General Dynamics‘ information technology business to offer a range of cybersecurity services under four special item numbers of GSA’s ITÂ Schedule 70 contractÂ vehicle. General Dynamics said ThursdayÂ itÂ is one of 20 companies that have been authorized to provide services to the government under all four “highly adaptive” cybersecurity service SINs. GSA […] More

by Ramona Adams January 27, 2017, 7:24 am
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Unisys Introduces Cyber Wargaming Services for Public, Private Sector Clients

Unisys has launched a set ofÂ cyber resilience services intended to help government and commercial clients develop threat managementÂ policies and procedures through simulation. The company said WednesdayÂ its new service offering incorporatesÂ theÂ Defense Department‘s cyber wargaming methodology andÂ standards established byÂ the National Institute of Standards and Technology. John Bone, â€Žglobal director of wargaming and exercises at Unisys, leads the […] More

by Ramona Adams January 26, 2017, 7:23 am
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BAE, O2 Partner to Offer ‘Device-to-Cloud’ Security Service

BAE Systems and digital communications firmÂ O2 have partnered to offer a managedÂ security service for enterprise clients to protectÂ internet-enabled devices against cyber threats. The device-to-cloud cybersecurityÂ offering is designed to supportÂ customers’ network and processes as a stand-alone platform or in combinationÂ with the O2 Gateway integrated network,Â BAE said Tuesday. O2 Gateway works to integrateÂ mobile, fixed and Wi-Fi […] More

by Ramona Adams January 25, 2017, 9:18 am
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Sera-Brynn Tallies 91% Cyber Services Growth in 2016 on DoD Contractor Community Requests

Suffolk, Virginia-based audit and advisory firm Sera-Brynn has recorded a 91 percent compound annual growth rate for cybersecurity services in 2016 following a surge of requests from the Defense Department contractor community. Sera-Brynn said Sunday that Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement-imposed security requirements and a growing number of cyber-attack against defense-related businesses and organizations impacted […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 24, 2017, 5:00 am
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Root9B to Support Chiron on Cyber Operational Training for DoD Under $50M Contract

Root9BÂ has partnered with Chiron Technology Services to deliver cyber operational trainingÂ to the Defense Department under the team’s potential five-year, $50 million contract. Root9B will provide cyber operations, incident response, threat emulation and network defense trainingÂ that will work to prepare cybersecurity teams to defend against evolving cyber threats, the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based firm said Thursday. The […] More

by Dominique Stump January 23, 2017, 8:45 am
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AFRL Awards SBIR Phase II Funds to Galois for Cyber Deception Tech Devt

Galois has secured a $750,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory to support the development of a cyber deception technology that will look to mislead potential attackers that monitor network activities. The company said ThursdayÂ it received the funds under Phase II of aÂ Small Business Innovation ResearchÂ program effort for the Prattle cyber deception technology. Prattle […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 23, 2017, 5:14 am
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SAP NS2’s Mark Testoni: Presidential Inauguration Can Present Cyber, Physical Security Challenges

SAP National Security Services CEOÂ Mark TestoniÂ has said he believes the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president canÂ present a three-fold challenge to authorities as they work to ensure both physical and cyber security,Â Fox News reported Thursday. Testoni told Fox News in an email thatÂ authorities have responsibilitiesÂ to protect the physical location of the inauguration, track protest […] More

by Scott Nicholas January 20, 2017, 10:34 am