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DoD Taps ForAllSecure to Implement Software Security Tool Across Military
ForAllSecure has received a $45M contract to integrate its software security testing tool into a range of critical systems used by the Department of Defense.
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CenturyLink’s Zain Ahmed, Campbell Palmer Talk Gov’t Needs to Support Secure Telework
CenturyLink senior leaders have said that agencies need to update their network architectures in order to accommodate continuing telework needs in line with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s guidelines, FedScoop reported Monday.
Carahsoft to Serve as Skybox Security’s Federal Distributor
Carahsoft Technology has agreed to distribute Skybox Security’s cyber protection products across the federal government through a reseller network and contracts with NASA and the General Services Administration.
Frank Duff on Mitre’s Assessment of 21 Cyber Platforms Against ‘APT29’ Threat Group
Frank Duff, principal cyber operations engineer at Mitre, told Federal News Network in an interview published Friday about the nonprofit corporation’s evaluation of cybersecurity offerings from 21 vendors against cyber threat group APT29. Mitre assessed the cyber platforms using its ATT&CK knowledge base to emulate the techniques used by APT29, which is believed to be related to the Russian government and involved in the Democratic National Committee compromise.
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RTI Gets New DoD Funds to Boost Cyber Interoperability
Real-Time Innovations has received additional funds worth $500K to help the Department of Defense bolster cybersecurity and address standardization gaps.
ManTech Unveils Threat Simulation Offering for Space Assets; Rick Wagner Quoted
ManTech International has launched a cyberattack simulation offering designed to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in their space-based technologies.
Cloudera’s Shaun Bierweiler: Agencies Should Have Data Strategy for AI Adoption
Shaun Bierweiler, president of Cloudera’s government solutions business, said agencies seeking to adopt artificial intelligence should come up with a data strategy that considers four key elements: data security, openness, interoperability and scalability, GovInsider reported Wednesday.
Blackberry Products Undergo Mitre-Led Cybersecurity Evaluation to Address Potential Russian Threat
Mitre has evaluated Blackberry-made endpoint security products for use in efforts to address a group potentially linked to Russia.
Fortinet’s Jim Richberg: AI, Automation, Machine Learning Could Aid Agencies’ Cybersecurity Efforts
Jim Richberg, field chief information security officer at Fortinet, wrote in a guest piece published Wednesday on GCN that government CISOs with limited budget resources and staff should leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation to accelerate detection and response to cyber attacks.