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ThreatConnect has partnered with SAP National Security Services to launch its threat intelligence platform based on SAP HANA analytic and in-memory database system. ThreatConnect CEO Adam Vincent said in a statement released Tuesday the company’s ThreatConnect platform that is built on SAP HANA aims to help security operations center staff perform analytics functions and increase computing […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Vencore a spot on a basic ordering agreement to support the Naval Air Systems Command’s Cyber Warfare Detachment initiative. Vencore said Wednesday it will compete for task orders to research, develop and integrate cyber warfare tools into NAVAIR platforms under the BOA. The agreement will run through June 2018, the company noted. “We are excited […] More
A Frost & Sullivan analysis forecasts the market for cybersecurity platforms fielded by U.S. hospitals to experience a compound annual growth rate of 13.6 percent from 2016 through 2021. Healthcare organizations that seek to address the rising cases of data breaches and other cyber attacks amid the widespread adoption of electronic health records will drive the demand […] More
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $9.4 million grant to a Northrop Grumman-Georgia Institute of Technology partnership to develop a wireless monitoring method for Internet-of-Things devices. Georgia Tech said Monday the method will work to analyze side-channel signal emissions released by electronic devices that perform certain programs. The Computational Activity Monitoring by Externally Leveraging Involuntary […] More
Telos Corporation has received a $26.9 million contract to modify and replace the cybersecurity systems of a U.S. Air Force demilitarized zone through networking equipment updates and security management services. The company said Wednesday it will conduct contract work at Robins Air Force Base, Beale Air Force Base, Langley Air Force Base and Kansas in the U.S. as well as Ramstein Air […] More
IBM has created a team of security professionals and ethical hackers to offer testing services intended to help enterprise clients identify system vulnerabilities and avoid breaches. The company said Tuesday IBM X-Force Red will operate under IBM’s security services unit and be led by Charles Henderson, IBM’s global head of security testing and threats. “Having a machine scan your servers and […] More
Information technology trade group CompTIA has established a new cybersecurity standard with the goal to help IT companies prepare for breach incidents. CompTIA said Monday its Channel Standard for Cybersecurity is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and suggests threat identification, protection, detection, response and recovery strategies. “Adherence to these industry standards and best practices […] More
Four U.S. government agencies have released a white paper on a collective vision to develop a computer that can operate like the human brain. The white paper published Friday detailed what the agencies view as technical priorities, challenges, opportunities and research and development issues related to the White House-led Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing program. Collaborating agencies for the paper […] More
PFP Cybersecurity has launched a monitoring and security tool for data center router racks intended to help counter malware attacks against enterprises. The new offering features a portable unit for regular cyber scans and a rack-mount monitoring unit that prevents operational disruptions during security checks, PFP Cybersecurity said Monday. PFP will use the tool to […] More
Fortinet‘s threat intelligence reports have helped Interpol to uncover a group of fraudsters that stole more than $60 million from businesses worldwide through online scams. Fortinet said Monday threat information cooperation between its security research unit FortiGuard Labs and Interpol led to the exposure of the cyber fraud ring behind thousands of 419, dating and Alibaba scams as well as financial account hi-jacking and payment diversion schemes. […] More
Raytheon has opened a new facility in Augusta, Georgia that will act as a center for the company’s cybersecurity services to the U.S. Army Cyber Command as the latter organization continues relocating to Fort Gordon. The center will also support the company’s cyber offerings to other Defense Department agencies, Raytheon said Monday. Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence segment, said the company aims to build […] More
A Vencore subsidiary has won a four-year, $9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop software that will work to localize and characterize cyber weapons that have entered the country’s power grid infrastructure. Vencore Labs will research, create and demonstrate the Scalable and Holistic Energy CybeR-weapon Localization and Characterization platform under the contract, the Defense Department said Friday. The SHERLOC […] More
