Cyber
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CyberDoD CIO Takai Resigns, Last Day Friday
Defense Department Chief Information Office (CIO) Teri Takai has resigned and Friday will be her last day on the job, DoD spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said Monday. No successor […]
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CongressHouse Members To Introduce Bill On DoD Cloud Security
Two Democratic House members are introducing legislation requiring separate assessments of the Defense Department’s cloud computing environment. The Department of Defense Cloud Security Act, which will be introduced by Reps. […]
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CyberVerizon’s Annual Breach Report Finds 92 Percent Of Attacks Follow Nine Basic Patterns
Compiling 10 years of information and 100,000 incidents, Verizon [VZ] has found that the vast majority of data breaches follow nine basic patterns. “The techniques to exploit computer vulnerabilities are […]
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Business/FinancialParsons Acquires Cyber, Electronic Security Firm Secure Mission Solutions
Expanding its national security and defense work, engineering, construction and professional services company Parsons Corp. last Friday said it has acquired Secure Mission Solutions (SMS), which provides cyber and electronic […]
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CyberCoast Guard Fielding New Logistics Tracking System
An initial trial last December of a prototype system meant to standardize logistics tracking for Coast Guard assets is now being fielded to support one of the service’s HC-144A maritime […]
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Business/FinancialTSA Awards MorphoTrust Potential $85 Million Contract For Credential Authenticators
The Transportation Security Administration last Friday awarded MorphoTrust a potential $85 million contract to provide a credential authentication system to verify only legitimate passengers and other personnel gain access to […]
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Business/FinancialProper Cyber Security Data Sharing Unlikely To Raise Antitrust Issues, Administration Says
Moving to remove another hurdle to the unwillingness of some in the private sector to share information about cyber security threats, the Obama administration on Thursday issued guidance saying that […]
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CyberVerizon Aims To Enhance Security Services With Cyber Intelligence Center
Verizon [VZ]–one of the largest managed security services providers in the world–has pooled its cyber intelligence resources into a new center to enhance its security offerings. The company started the […]
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ArmySavi Nabs $102 Million DoD RFID-IV Contract
Savi said on Wednesday that the Defense Department has awarded it a potential five-year, $102 million winner-take-all contract to provide new capabilities to the department and its components for automatic […]
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CyberAV-8B, C-130T Will Be First To Meet Navy’s FACE Avionics Software Standards
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The AV-8B Harrier jet and the C-130T transport aircraft are the first systems being developed to meet the Navy’s avionics software standards under the Future Airborne Capability Environment […]