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  • Thales' Data Security Platform Adds New Encryption, Tokenization, Key Mgmt Functions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thales’ Data Security Platform Adds New Encryption, Tokenization, Key Mgmt Functions

    Thales has updated its data security management platform with new encryption, tokenization and key management features. The company said Wednesday the latest version of its Vormetric Data Security Manager provides support for the Vormetric Transparent Encryption Live Data Transformation tool, which is designed to lessen downtime during efforts to re-key and transform encrypted data. Thales also introduced the […] More

  • Executive Spotlight: Interview with Jones Tallent, CFO for Merlin International - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Spotlight: Interview with Jones Tallent, CFO for Merlin International

    “The goal of the government contracting world should be to provide goods and services to the federal government in the most convenient, cheapest, effective manner…That is a noble goal…” ExecutiveBiz: Please tell us about your background and previous experience and how it prepared you for your current position with Merlin. Jones Tallent: I’ve been fortunate […] More

  • Accenture Report: First Half of 2017 Saw Increased Use of Deception Tactics, Rise in Ransomware - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Report: First Half of 2017 Saw Increased Use of Deception Tactics, Rise in Ransomware

    A new report from Accenture’s security business has found that organizations have experienced a rise in ransomware attacks and use of phishing campaigns and deception tactics such as steganography, anti-analysis code and command-and-control servers during the first half of 2017. The 2017 Cyber Threatscape Report is based on research and analysis conducted by Accenture Security’s iDefense […] More

  • Fortinet Intros Threat Intell Service for Cybersecurity Execs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fortinet Intros Threat Intell Service for Cybersecurity Execs

    Fortinet has debuted a threat intelligence service offering designed to help cybersecurity leaders monitor global threat trends and cyber risks facing their enterprises. The cloud-based FortiGuard threat intelligence platform works to provide threat metrics and activity trends to boost chief information security officers’ cyber situational awareness, Fortinet said Monday. The service uses data from the FortiGuard Labs […] More

  • CSA, Onapsis Launch New Working Group to Ensure ERP App Cloud Migration Security - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSA, Onapsis Launch New Working Group to Ensure ERP App Cloud Migration Security

    Onapsis and the Cloud Security Alliance have formed a new working group to oversee the development of best practices designed to help organizations securely move Oracle, SAP and other enterprise resource planning applications to the cloud. CSA and Onapsis said Thursday they will work with chief information security officers from Deloitte, IBM and other technology […] More

  • Booz Allen Awarded Navy Enterprise Mgmt Support Extension - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen Awarded Navy Enterprise Mgmt Support Extension

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential five-year, $13.2 million contract modification to extend its enterprise management and technical support to the Navy Information Force’s Shore Modernization and Integration Directorate. Booz Allen will continue to support the directorate in the areas of enterprise architecture and operational transition planning; shore network and communications modernization; […] More

  • Industry Execs Launch New Institute to Address Private-Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Industry Execs Launch New Institute to Address Private-Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, former IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano and other industry leaders from two nonprofit and nonpartisan organizations have launched an initiative that aims to advance cyber risk management in the private sector. The Center for Global Enterprise and the Center for Responsible Enterprise And Trade formed the Cyber Readiness Institute to establish best practices and […] More

  • Cylance Endpoint Security Platform Gets FedRAMP Authorization - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cylance Endpoint Security Platform Gets FedRAMP Authorization

    Cylance has obtained Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certification to deliver its artificial intelligence-powered endpoint security platform to U.S. government agencies through a cloud-managed architecture. The company said Thursday it achieved FedRAMP certification at the moderate-impact level for its CylancePROTECT platform through a partnership with an independent third-party assessment organization that continuously monitors the product and reports to […] More

  • National Technologies Associates Certified Under Virginia Values Veterans Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    National Technologies Associates Certified Under Virginia Values Veterans Program

    National Technologies Associates, Inc. (NTA) announced Friday the company’s certification in the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program. The V3 program connects employers with a highly-skilled, well-educated and easily-trained workforce. “We are excited to expand our opportunities to recruit and hire veterans,” said President and CEO Mike Fraser. “NTA’s current workforce is made up of approximately […] More

  • BlackBerry Unveils Multi-Platform Encryption Tool for Govt Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Unveils Multi-Platform Encryption Tool for Govt Clients

    BlackBerry has added a new multi-platform encryption tool to the mobile technology firm’s portfolio of cybersecurity offerings designed for the public sector. SecuSUITE for Government is certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership as a voice platform that can support smartphones and tablets with Android, BlackBerry 10 and iOS operating systems, BlackBerry said Thursday. The company added that SecuSUITE […] More

  • Fujitsu Joins DHS' Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Fujitsu Joins DHS’ Public-Private Threat Intell Sharing Program

    Fujitsu has linked its cyber threat intelligence utilization system with the Department of Homeland Security‘s CTI sharing system as part of DHS’ Automated Indicator Sharing program. The connection was established in June and will allow Fujitsu to analyze its own CTI as well as threat information from the AIS program, which involves government and private institutions in U.S. […] More

  • CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSRA Subcontracts SkyePoint for EPA Cybersecurity Support

    CSRA has awarded SkyePoint Decisions a five-year, $10 million subcontract to provide cybersecurity support services to the Environmental Protection Agency. SkyePoint said Tuesday it will help the EPA Office of Information Technology Operations to secure virtual and cloud network components as well as consolidate IT infrastructure and management functions under the OITO’s Infrastructure Support and Applications Hosting project. Bo Kimbrough, founder […] More