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Denise Turner Roth Cites Agencies’ Cyber Tool Demand at GSA Workshop

TheÂ General Services AdministrationÂ hosted a workshop Monday to discussÂ the Cybersecurity National Action Plan with government and industry leaders. GSA Administrator Denise Turner RothÂ referenced demand from stakeholders for aÂ comprehensive strategy that would help federal agencies gain access to private sector-built technology platforms in order to protect data and networks from cyber threats, GSA said Monday. â€œChallenges and […] More

by Jane Edwards June 14, 2016, 10:56 am
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Brocade & Harris Forge Govt, Commercial Sector Cyber Strategy Alliance

Brocade and Harris have formed a partnership that will work to help customers adoptÂ cybersecurity strategies in efforts to protect assets. Brocade said TuesdayÂ the team will develop new services that integrate Harris’ cybersecurity technologies and Brocade’s software-defined networking products in support of customers in the government, financial services, healthcare, energy, oil and gas, retail and service […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 14, 2016, 10:41 am
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Lockheed, Interset Aim to Offer Analytics-Based Insider Threat Detection Platform for Commercial Clients

Lockheed MartinÂ andÂ Interset have partneredÂ to developÂ an integrated platform for commercial customers to identify potential insider threats throughÂ user behavior analytics. The partnership seeksÂ to combine Interset’s user behavior analytics softwareÂ and Lockheed’sÂ Wisdom Insider Threat Identification technology,Â Lockheed said Monday. â€œInsider threats pose one of the highest risks to an organization, and thefts by malicious insiders are projected to double by […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 14, 2016, 7:53 am
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Gemalto Study: Orgs Continue to Depend on Basic Perimeter Security Systems

Gemalto‘s third-annual Data Security Confidence IndexÂ says a majority of organizations continue to depend on basic perimeter security systems against data breaches regardless of increased cyber threats worldwide. The company said Wednesday that 61Â percentÂ of theÂ 1,100 IT decision maker respondentsÂ believed that their basic perimeter security methodsÂ such as firewalls, IDPS and anomaly detectionÂ were effective at preventing unauthorized network […] More

by Dominique Stump June 13, 2016, 11:19 am
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Tripwire Survey: 64% of IT Professionals Say Exit from EU Would Not Affect UKâ€™s Cyber Defense Function

A newÂ TripwireÂ survey says 64 percent of information technology executives believe the U.K. governmentâ€™s separation from the European Union would not have an impact on the countryâ€™s function to protect its networks from potential cyber attacks. Tripwire said Monday it polledÂ 278 IT professionals who attended the three-day Infosecurity Europe 2016 that kicked off June 7 in […] More

by Jane Edwards June 13, 2016, 7:19 am
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GSA Requests Feedback on Cybersecurity Service Procurement via IT Schedule 70

The General Services Administration seeks feedback from industry and other stakeholders regarding the selling process forÂ cybersecurity services through IT Schedule 70. According to a notice published Wednesday on FedBizOpps,Â the request for information aligns with President Barack Obama’s mandate on the Cybersecurity National Action Plan. The plan works to driveÂ cybersecurity awareness and protection, privacy, public safety […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 13, 2016, 5:51 am
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AT&T’s Chris Smith: Managed Services From Industry Can Help Agencies Handle Cyber Issues

Chris Smith, global public sector solutions vice president of technology for AT&T‘s global public sector business, has said federal agencies withÂ limitedÂ information technology budgetsÂ shouldÂ team up with industry partners to address cybersecurity issues,Â Channelnomics reported Wednesday. Scharon Harding writes the government allocatedÂ $80.4 billion on IT spending last year withÂ cybersecurity concerns as a prime focus for many agencies. Smith […] More

by Scott Nicholas June 10, 2016, 9:48 am
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Biff Lyons: Parsons Seeks to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure as ICIT Fellows Program Member

Parsons has joined the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technologyâ€™s fellows program that aims to grow the instituteâ€™s cybersecurityÂ and infrastructure expertise. Biff Lyons, Parsons executive vice president and manager of the federal defense and security division; Josh Salmanson, senior business development director within the defense and security division; and Juan Espinosa, senior project manager, will represent […] More

by Jay Clemens June 10, 2016, 8:02 am
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Cisco’s Will Ash: Integration, Consolidation & Automation Key to DHS’ Continuous Monitoring Standards

Will Ash, CiscoÂ senior director forÂ U.S. public sector securityÂ sales, has saidÂ integration, consolidation and automation are key to meet the Department of Homeland Security‘s requirements for theÂ Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program. Ash wrote in a blog postÂ published MondayÂ that agencies will need technology partners to help meet the program’s continuous monitoring requirements and drive changes such as optimizedÂ response […] More

by Ramona Adams June 9, 2016, 1:02 pm
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Raytheonâ€™s David Wajsgras: Early Tech Educational Programs Key to Build Up Cybersecurity Workforce

David Wajsgras, president of the intelligence, information and services segment at Raytheon, has charted ways to foster a cybersecurity workforce in an effort to help maintain global security and economic stability. Wajsgras wrote in an opinion pieceÂ published WednesdayÂ onÂ U.S. News that he believes global security will rely on efforts to draw interest in science, technology, engineering […] More

by Jay Clemens June 9, 2016, 11:42 am
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Army Taps STG for NETCOM Cybersecurity Support Contract; Paul Fernandes Comments

STG Group has received a potential four-year, $7 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide cybersecurity support services for the service branchâ€™s Network Enterprise Technology Command. Joe Nicholas, senior vice president and sector lead for cybersecurity and secure information systems at STG, will be in charge of the companyâ€™s business with NETCOM, the company […] More

by Jane Edwards June 9, 2016, 9:29 am
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In-Q-Tel Backs Digital Immunity’s Endpoint Threat Prevention Tech Development

In-Q-TelÂ and Digital ImmunityÂ have formed a strategicÂ partnership to helpÂ further develop the latter company’s technology designedÂ to protect applications and operating systems from threats at the endpoint level. Digital ImmunityÂ said TuesdayÂ its endpoint cybersecurity platform usesÂ digital DNA mapping techniques and seeks to help usersÂ examineÂ the security ofÂ apps and operating systems in-memory and during runtime. John Murgo,Â President and CEO of Digital […] More

by Ramona Adams June 8, 2016, 9:15 am