Cyber
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CyberLand Border Pilot Showed That Travelers Are Comfortable With Cameras For Face Recognition, CBP Official Say
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is continuing to lean toward capturing facial photos of departing foreign nationals on international flights as the biometric of choice in its nascent program to […]
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CyberGD Designs Tactical Information Gateway For Dutch Marines
General Dynamics [GD] is designing a tactical information gateway for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to allow better exchanges of information for the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, the company said […]
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CyberTRANSCOM Commander Looks at Cyber, Other Future Challenges
The commander of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) identified several challenges on facing the command, including cybersecurity issues, at an association meeting speech yesterday. Gen. Darren McDew characterized the command’s role […]
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Business/FinancialCSRA Wins $73 Million Contract To Manage Cloud Computing Across VA Enterprise
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded CSRA Inc. [CSRA] a $73 million four–year period contract to manage a portfolio of cloud computing services across the department’s enterprise, the […]
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Business/FinancialCrowdStrike Fills Two Leadership Positions
CrowdStrike has appointed Jerry Dixon as chief information security officer (CISO) and Rod Murchison as vice president of product management, the company said Wednesday. The cybersecurity-focused company delivers cloud-based endpoint […]
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CyberFlorida State University Wins $4.6 Million NSF Grant For Cybersecurity Education
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the Florida State University (FSU) Department of Computer Science a $4.6 million grant to help fund the education of students pursuing cybersecurity studies, the […]
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Business/Financial
Maryland Cyber Incubator Graduates Two More Startups, Including First International One
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the bwtech@UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Cyber Incubator announced Thursday that two more cyber startups have graduated from the company’s Cync program, including the first […]
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CyberU.S. Cyber Command Mission Force Teams Achieve Initial Operating Capability
The U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) 133 Cyber Mission Force teams have achieved initial operating capability (IOC) on schedule as of Oct. 21, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced Monday. IOC […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Turns In Strong Third Quarter Aided By Pension Tailwind
Strong operating results combined with a boost from its pension plans led to higher sales and earnings at Raytheon [RTN] in the third quarter, the company said on Thursday. Net […]
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CyberDHS Plans To Release Guidelines For IoT Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been developing “strategic principles” for securing the Internet of Things (IoT) and will release them in the coming weeks, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh […]