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Craig Abod: Carahsoft-Conceal Partnership to Help Government Clients Secure Endpoints With Isolation Tech

Carahsoft Technology and cybersecurity platform vendor Conceal have teamed up to help government customers adopt technology built to protect endpoint devices, networks and cloud environments from malicious threats. The Conceal Platform, which comprises three integrated products, is available from Carahsoft or its resellers for procurement by federal agencies through the General Services Administration’s Schedule contract […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 20, 2022, 11:56 am
in Cybersecurity News, Cybersecurity, News

NCCoE Taps 12 Companies to Help Standardize Post-Quantum Practices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with 12 technology companies on a demonstration project the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence launched in support of efforts to standardize practices for post-quantum cryptography. Collaborators for the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography project will aim to showcase tools that could be used to automatically discover usage of […] More

by Kacey Roberts July 19, 2022, 12:01 pm
in Cybersecurity, Contract Awards, News

Swish Lands DHS Contract for Coast Guard Cybersecurity Services

Swish Data will help the U.S. Coast Guard implement security information and event management tools under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security. The company said Wednesday it partnered with a cybersecurity technology vendor to deliver a platform for USCG’s security operations center to detect, manage and address potential threats to more than 65,000 […] More

by Regina Garcia July 15, 2022, 2:55 am
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Ariento Secures Authorization to Assess Defense Contractors’ CMMC Readiness

Ariento has secured authorization from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body to perform cyber readiness assessments of companies looking to pursue contract opportunities with the Department of Defense. The cybersecurity compliance company said Friday it passed the Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center’s level 2 evaluation to become a third-party assessor organization under the […] More

by Naomi Cooper July 5, 2022, 11:51 am
in Cybersecurity, Contract Awards, Cybersecurity News, Government Technology, News

QuSecure to Provide Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Tech Under SBIR Phase III Award

Software company QuSecure has received a contract award for its post-quantum cybersecurity as part of the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program. QuSecure said Wednesday the award is for the procurement of QuProtect, a PQC offering designed to leverage quantum secure channels to ensure quantum resiliency and security of encrypted communications and […] More

by Christine Thropp June 30, 2022, 11:49 am
in Cybersecurity, Government Technology, News

PSC Comments on SEC’s Proposed Rules on Cybersecurity, Climate-Related Disclosures

The Professional Services Council and 33 other organizations submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission their feedback on proposed rules on cybersecurity incident disclosures and risk management. PSC said Friday it also relayed comments on SEC’s proposed regulations on climate-related disclosures. For the cybersecurity aspect, PSC and other organizations called on SEC and other agencies […] More

by Jane Edwards June 27, 2022, 11:56 am
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Guidehouse’s Marianne Bailey: Organizations Need Strong SLAs as Part of Incident Response Plans

Marianne Bailey, a partner and cybersecurity practice lead at Guidehouse, said organizations should understand the importance of service level agreements when it comes to developing cyber incident response plans that involve third parties, InformationWeek reported Thursday. “When you’re looking for a third-party incident response, and support agreement, you have to know what you, as a […] More

by Jane Edwards June 24, 2022, 11:59 am
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Q&A: Keith Cooperman on Millennium’s Cybersecurity Support for Defense Customers

Keith Cooperman, vice president of business development at Millennium, recently participated in an Executive Spotlight interview to discuss the company’s focus areas and potential opportunities to grow its cybersecurity work outside of the Department of Defense. Cooperman joined the Arlington, Virginia-based company in April and oversees growth, business development, capture and proposal functions in his […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman June 17, 2022, 11:46 am
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Carahsoft to Offer Cofense’s Phishing Detection & Response Tools to Public Sector; Alex Whitworth Quoted

Carahsoft Technology will bring Cofense’s phishing detection and response platforms to federal, state and local government customers through its contract vehicles and reseller partners. Cofense’s PDR platform uses automated technology and crowdsourced intelligence to help organizations mitigate cyberthreats in minutes and protect themselves from phishing, ransomware, malware threats and other cyber vulnerabilities that bypass secure […] More

by Jane Edwards June 15, 2022, 11:57 am
in Cybersecurity, Executive Moves, M&A Activity, News

Godspeed Launches Consolidated Cybersecurity, Intell Brand SilverEdge With Robert Miller as CEO

Cybersecurity, software and intelligence services provider SilverEdge Government Solutions has been established through the merging of three technology organizations owned by Godspeed Capital Management. Robert Miller, former Parsons executive, will preside over SilverEdge as CEO, directing the united forces of Varen Technologies, Exceptional Software Strategies and Savli Group to serve the defense and intelligence communities, the private equity […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt June 8, 2022, 12:05 pm
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Mandiant-Interos Partnership Aims to Bring New Cybersecurity Intelligence Product to Market

Mandiant and Interos have partnered in an effort to help enterprise and government customers avoid cyberattacks on supply chain operations through the use of risk intelligence. The two companies seek to introduce an offering that will allow organizations to use data-driven insights from Mandiant’s threat intelligence research and Interos’ software-as-a-service platform for supply chain risk […] More

by Kacey Roberts June 6, 2022, 12:02 pm
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Microsoft, Tenable Partner to Help Federal Agencies Meet Cyber Executive Order’s Goals

Microsoft and Tenable have expanded their collaboration to help U.S. federal agencies accelerate the detection, investigation and remediation of cybersecurity threats in accordance with the cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021. The extended partnership will facilitate the integration of Tenable.io with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender Cloud platforms to “support vulnerability assessments for hybrid […] More

by Jane Edwards June 3, 2022, 11:55 am