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  • Lookout Releases DHS-Funded Mobile Security Platform; Vincent Sritapan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lookout Releases DHS-Funded Mobile Security Platform; Vincent Sritapan Comments

    The Department of Homeland Security has announced the availability of a technology platform Lookout developed to help secure mobile devices against phishing attacks. DHS said Thursday it partly funded the development of Lookout’s Mobile Endpoint Security system, designed to help users block attempts to deliver malware or steal credentials in virtual messages and applications. Vincent Sritapan, program manager for mobile […] More

  • Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract

    Hypori Federal has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to further develop a virtual mobile infrastructure technology the company designed to help agencies secure mobile enterprise systems. DHS said Tuesday that Hypori will work to integrate Bluetooth access functionality, high-level authentication and cloud tools into the company’s VMI under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions contract. […] More

  • Kryptowire's Mobile Security Tech Added to GSA IT Schedule - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kryptowire’s Mobile Security Tech Added to GSA IT Schedule

    Kryptowire has secured a position on the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 contracting vehicle to offer a tool the company designed to help agencies secure third-party applications in federally approved mobile devices. The company built its technology as part of a cybersecurity research and development program run by the Department of Homeland Security‘s science and technology directorate, DHS said Friday. DHS S&T […] More

  • DHS, Boeing Kick Off Mobile Device AI Chip Development; Vincent Sritapan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS, Boeing Kick Off Mobile Device AI Chip Development; Vincent Sritapan Comments

    Boeing has kicked off the development of a computer chip meant for the company’s Black smartphone with a $2.2 million award from the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes the chip will be designed to work on any mobile device and identify a user’s characteristic gestures such as the walking style to […] More

  • DHS Selects 8 Firms, Universities for Mobile Security Tech R&D Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DHS Selects 8 Firms, Universities for Mobile Security Tech R&D Program

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded six companies and two universities contracts worth $10.4 million combined to help DHS secure federally approved mobile devices. DHS said Thursday the eight awardees will explore tools and methods for mobile device instrumentation, transactional security, device layer protection and security management through the initiative. “While initially focused […] More

  • IBM Lands Mobile Tech Security R&D Contract From DHS S&T - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Lands Mobile Tech Security R&D Contract From DHS S&T

    IBM‘s Thomas J. Watson Research Center has received a $1.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security‘s Science and Technology Directorate for research and development work on mobile technology security. DHS said Tuesday the award aims to utilize mobile security management tools to secure mobile devices for federal government use. IBM will work to develop a […] More

  • Kryptowire to Commercialize DHS-Funded Mobile Security Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kryptowire to Commercialize DHS-Funded Mobile Security Tech

    A mobile security archiving technology developed by George Mason University and funded by the Department of Homeland Security will reach the commercial market through an agreement with Kryptowire, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Michael Hardy writes that the product’s commercial release is an extension of a George Mason research project, which originally received a $250,000 federal grant to create the […] More