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  • Air Force Renews Telos’ System Security Review Licenses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Renews Telos’ System Security Review Licenses

    Telos will continue to carry out system security assessments to support the Defense Department’s cybersecurity authorization process after the U.S. Air Force renewed the company’s licenses. The renewal of the firm’s General Agent of the Security Control Assessor and Special ASCA certifications by the Air Force Space Command’s SCA would allow Telos to test networks, […] More

  • Research and Markets: US Defense Spending to Reach $798B by 2022 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: US Defense Spending to Reach $798B by 2022

    A new Research and Markets report predicts that U.S. spending on defense programs will grow 5.7 percent year-over-year to reach nearly $798 billion by 2022. The U.S. spent about $586.7 billion on defense during 2017 and is projected to have the largest defense expenditure in the world over the next four years, Research and Markets said Wednesday. The report also […] More

  • BlackRidge Technology Names 4 Execs to Newly Formed Govt Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackRidge Technology Names 4 Execs to Newly Formed Govt Advisory Board

    BlackRidge Technology International has appointed four executives to its newly established government advisory board that will work to provide insights on the cybersecurity and network requirements of the Defense Department and other public sector clients. David Peed, vice president and general manager at Equinix Government Solutions with oversight over the firm’s Americas public sector strategy, will […] More

  • InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    InferLink to Update Search System on DHS Cybersecurity Research Portal

    InferLink has received a $750,000 contract to update search functionality on a Department of Homeland Security website designed for the cyber research and development community. DHS’ science and technology directorate said Tuesday the company will develop search tools and methods for the Information Marketplace for Policy and Analysis of Cyber-risk and Trust, managed by the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects […] More

  • Merlin Invests in IT Performance Analytics Firm Centerity; David Phelps, Roi Keren Comment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Merlin Invests in IT Performance Analytics Firm Centerity; David Phelps, Roi Keren Comment

    Englewood, Colorado-based cybersecurity firm Merlin International has made a $10 million investment in Centerity, a Newton, Massachusetts-based provider of performance analytics and business services management offerings. Merlin said Tuesday Centerity will use the funds to expand its research and development center as well as its sales, marketing and distribution organizations. Centerity developed its software to help […] More

  • Endgame to Help Secure Navy Assets With Endpoint Protection Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Endgame to Help Secure Navy Assets With Endpoint Protection Tech

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Endgame a contract to provide an endpoint protection platform for the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet to protect the service branch’s critical infrastructure from cyber threats. The company said Thursday FCC/C10F will implement the company’s platform to safeguard mechanical, electrical, navigation and weapons systems, hull assets, control units and more than 500,000 […] More

  • Root9B Books Multiple Govt Cybersecurity Support Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Root9B Books Multiple Govt Cybersecurity Support Contracts

    Root9B received contracts worth more than $5.5 million combined during the last quarter of 2017 to provide cybersecurity services to multiple government and commercial customers. The company said Wednesday it received a contract extension to help the Defense Department manage active adversary pursuit missions and training events with the Orion HUNT platform. Root9B will also provide advisory, incident […] More

  • Amazon, Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Address Newly-Discovered Processor Vulnerabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amazon, Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Address Newly-Discovered Processor Vulnerabilities

    Amazon, Google and Microsoft have launched efforts to secure their respective cloud services and products amid the discovery of security vulnerabilities in various computer chips, CNBC reported Wednesday. A report from the Register revealed that vulnerabilities affecting various processors could allow hackers to steal information from devices that run those chips, such as computers and data center servers. […] More

  • Air Force Eyes Software Task Order Award to Raytheon-Led Cyber Venture - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Eyes Software Task Order Award to Raytheon-Led Cyber Venture

    The U.S. Air Force has announced its plan to award a task order to Forcepoint to provide a software platform for the service’s warrior preparation center. Raytheon operates Forcepoint as a cybersecurity joint venture with investment firm Vista Equity Partners. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the Air Force Europe’s WPC will use the Trusted Thin Client software offering to enable exercise […] More

  • BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Debuts Cloud-Based Supply Chain Cybersecurity Service

    BAE Systems has launched a cloud-based service offering designed to help organizations protect supply chains against cybersecurity threats, IFSEC Global reported Friday. The company’s Supply Chain Assurance service includes guidance on how to identify risks and measures to avoid a supply chain breach. The cybersecurity service uses a three-step approach that covers self-assessment, evidence-based analysis […] More

  • Reportlinker Forecasts Military Cybersecurity Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reportlinker Forecasts Military Cybersecurity Market Growth

    Reportlinker has released a forecast study that the military cybersecurity market is projected to increase from $9.8 billion to $13.8 billion at a compound annual growth rate of 3.5 percent between 2017 and 2027. The research firm said Wednesday the market is expected to globally hold a cumulative value of more than $130 billion during the period of forecast. […] More

  • Agari: Rise in Federal DMARC Deployment Linked to DHS Email Security Directive - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Agari: Rise in Federal DMARC Deployment Linked to DHS Email Security Directive

    A new report by cybersecurity firm Agari has found that federal agencies’ adoption of an email authentication standard – Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance – rose 38 percent from Nov. 18 to Dec. 18, 2017. Agari’s report attributed the increase in DMARC adoption to agencies’ compliance with a new binding operational directive the Department […] More