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Leidos, Claroty Partner on Industrial Control System Network Protection Offering

Leidos and Claroty have teamed up to offer an industrial control systems network protection technology equipped with passive monitoring features. Leidos said Wednesday it will integrate the company’s Industrial Defender Automation Systems Manager offering with Claroty’s passive monitoring platform to help customers monitor, detect and respond to infrastructure network security threats. Current and future customers of Industrial […] More

by Ramona Adams December 14, 2017, 5:05 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Cyber Vet Melissa Hathaway Talks Threats to Critical Infrastructure at UN University

Melissa Hathaway, former White House cybersecurity adviser, discussed the cyber threats to critical infrastructure, internet economy and critical services during a conversation at the United Nations University“™s headquarters in Japan, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies reported. Hathaway, a senior fellow for the Potomac Institute, spoke with Sebastian von Einsiedel, director of the UNU Center for […] More

by Jane Edwards October 30, 2017, 9:12 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Ron Costella, SVP, Enterprise IT Sector at AECOM

“Our ‘design-build-finance-and-operate’ model brings all of AECOM’s capabilities to bear across the full project life-cycle and sets us apart from our competitors.” EM: Tell me about your background and how you ended up in the federal contracting industry. Ron Costella: The first 20 years of my career I was an active duty Army officer, where […] More

by Andy Reed October 10, 2017, 9:33 am
in Executive Spotlight, General

Executive Spotlight: Interview with Manish Parikh, VP, Business Development and Strategy at BAE Systems

“…the solutions [BAE] develops today will (likely) become the backbone of tomorrow“™s artificial intelligence solutions…We are positioning ourselves to be on the cutting edge of these breakthroughs so we can help lead the way.” EM: How did your background and previous roles prepare you for your role as VP of business development and strategy with […] More

by Andy Reed September 8, 2017, 10:40 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Elbit Subsidiary, Baltimore Cyber Range Unveil Cybersecurity Training Facility in Maryland

Elbit Systems“™ Cyberbit subsidiary has teamed up with the Baltimore Cyber Range to open a new facility in Maryland to provide simulation training support to cybersecurity professionals to help safeguard and defend critical infrastructure from potential cyber attacks. The Baltimore-based center is equipped with the Cyberbit Range platform and is designed to help cyber professionals build […] More

by Jane Edwards August 4, 2017, 3:41 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

SAP NS2“™s Mark Testoni: Policymakers Should Facilitate Public-Private Collaboration Against Cyber Threats

Mark Testoni, president and CEO of SAP National Security Services, has said government regulators and lawmakers should work to advance collaboration between public and private sectors in order to protect data networks and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Testoni wrote in an opinion piece published Monday on The Hill that a collaborative environment can be achieved through threat […] More

by Jane Edwards April 18, 2017, 7:18 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

BAE Systems to Develop Tech to Address Electric Grid Failure After Cyber Attack

BAE Systems has received an $8.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create new technology that will work to restore electric grid operations in the event of a power loss due to a cyber attack. The company said Tuesday the technology will support DARPA’s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation and Characterization Systems […] More

by Scott Nicholas March 15, 2017, 9:00 am
in Industry News, News

DHS S&T Opens Tech Testing Opportunity for GPS Equipment Manufacturers

The Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate has issued a request for information participation for global positioning system equipment manufacturers to offer an opportunity for product testing against jamming and spoofing threats. DHS said Monday it will host a GPS Testing for Critical Infrastructure event April 17-April 21 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in […] More

by Scott Nicholas February 14, 2017, 7:07 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

DOE Picks Veracity-SEL-Sempra Team for Critical Infrastructure Network Security Platform Devt

The Energy Department has selected an industry team composed of Veracity Industrial Networks, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Sempra Renewables to develop a networking platform designed to keep utility and industrial infrastructure operational in the event of a cyber attack. Engineers from the companies will incorporate Ethernet communications technology into the new networking system, automate intrusion […] More

by Jane Edwards February 10, 2017, 5:10 am
in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

Raytheon, Utilidata Forge Strategic Alliance to Help Boost Power Grid Security; Dave Wajsgras Comments

Raytheon and Utilidata have formed a strategic alliance with the goal to help power utilities defend, detect and respond to cyber threats as well as bolster power grid security and incident response capacity. The partnership seeks to combine Raytheon’s proactive cyber threat hunting, automation and managed security services with Utilidata’s knowledge on cyber attack detection and response using real-time data from […] More

by Scott Nicholas February 9, 2017, 4:45 am
in Executive Spotlight, Featured, General, News

Kirk Dye on Engility’s Key Civilian Bookings in 2016 & GovCon HR Strategies

Kirk Dye transitioned in February 2016 to a new role as federal civilian business leader for Engility Corp. after nearly two years as senior vice president of human capital strategies at the Chantilly, Va.-based government services contractor. Engility landed a pair of major civilian contract wins in 2016 as part of the company’s new emphasis on […] More

by Ross Wilkers February 8, 2017, 2:15 pm
in Industry News, News

Unisys“™ PV Puvvada: ‘Proactive’ Risk Assessment of Federal IT Projects to Advance Under New Administration

PV Puvvada, president of Unisys“™ federal systems business, has said he predicts federal employees and contractors to “proactively“ evaluate risks in information technology projects under President Donald Trump“™s administration through implementation of DevOps and agile development processes. Puvvada wrote in an FCW article published Friday that such a move is part of the administration“™s objective […] More

by Jane Edwards January 23, 2017, 11:10 am

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