Cyber
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Acquires German Airport IT Services Firm BEONTRA
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has acquired Germany’s BEONTRA AG, an information technology services company serving airports worldwide, in a deal that expands its non-defense customer base and […]
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CyberMcAfee Discovers First .docx Zero-Day Exploit In Middle East And Asia
McAfee [MFE] has discovered the first known zero-day exploit of Microsoft [MSFT] Office’s .docx file format, the company said this week in a quarterly threat report. McAfee began working with […]
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CyberThousands Of Apps Stand Between DoD And The Cloud, Official Says
Thousands of applications pose additional challenges for the Department of Defense fully embracing the increasingly ubiquitous cloud computing platform, an official said Thursday. DoD will need to inventory its applications, […]
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CyberAlexander Reiterates Plans To Make CYBERCOM A Unified Command
Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) Commander Army Gen. Keith Alexander reiterated plans to raise the combatant command structure over the next year at a congressional hearing Wednesday. “We’re going to need to […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Industrial Defender
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Wednesday that is acquiring cyber firm Industrial Defender, which provides security solutions for control systems in the utilities and chemicals industries. “Industrial Defender’s expertise in cyber […]
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CyberBring-Your-Own-Device May Not Deliver On Cost-Cutting Promises, Officials Say
A recent federal pilot of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) showed that the policy, which has been touted for cost savings, may not actually improve bottom lines, officials said. “It is no longer […]
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Cyber
NIST Releases Draft Guidance On Mobile Credentials
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released draft guidance Friday on derived credentials for authenticating mobile devices on federal networks. Users who want to logon to a sensitive […]
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Business/FinancialL-3 Acquires Data Analytics Firm
L-3 Communications [LLL] on Wednesday said it has acquired the data analytics firm Data Tactics Corp., a small company that primarily supports the Defense Department. Terms of the deal were […]
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BudgetCybersecurity Spending Up At DoD And DHS In FY15 Budget Requests
Despite federal budget cuts, cybersecurity spending will be going up at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security if Congress approves their fiscal year 2015 budget requests. Cybersecurity will get […]
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CyberHP Provides Details On $32 Million Cyber Contract With DHS
Hewlett Packard [HPQ] has provided details on the software it will be offering under a $32.4 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of its Continuous […]