Cyber
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Business/FinancialVendors Need To Offer ‘Best-Of-Breed’ Cyber Security Solutions, Narus Says
By Calvin Biesecker The defenses that organizations need against cyber attacks require integrated solutions pieced together from multiple vendors, the cyber security firm Narus says in a survey of security […]
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Cyber‘Maneuver Warfare’ Critical To Comprehensive Cyber Security, Lynn Says
By Calvin Biesecker Routine cyber defenses such as patches, firewalls, intrusion detection and monitoring software will protect computer networks from roughly 80 percent of cyber attacks but more sophisticated attacks […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Acquires Cyber Security Firm Serving Intel Community
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has acquired Technology Associates, Inc. (TA), a small privately-owned firm specializing in life-cycle computer engineering for programs in the U.S. Intelligence Community, boosting its capabilities […]
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Cyber
DHS Launches National Cyber Security Awareness Campaign
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday launched a public cyber security awareness campaign, fulfilling a key component of the Obama administration’s Cyberspace Policy Review undertaken last year. The "Stop. […]
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Business/Financial
ManTech To Buy QNA’s Intelligence Solutions Business For $60 Million
By Calvin Biesecker ManTech International [MANT] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the Security and Intelligence Solutions (S&IS) business of QinetiQ North America (QNA) for $60 million in cash, […]
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Cyber
Cyber Center A ‘Positive’ In Exercise: DHS Official
By Calvin Biesecker A national coordinating center established last fall to better coordinate the nation’s response to cyber attacks is making a "positive difference" so far in a major cyber […]
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Cyber
DHS Conducts Three-Day Cyber Incident Response Exercise
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today is wrapping up a three-day long cyber security exercise that is testing a wide range of incident responders at various levels of government, […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Nabs $2.6 Billion Order To Provide IT For New DHS HQ
By Calvin Biesecker The General Services Administration (GSA) last Thursday evening said that Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won a 10-year, $2.6 billion task order to develop the information technology (IT) […]
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Cyber
India Certifies Cross Match Products For UID Project
Cross Match Technologies said that two of its biometric capture devices are the first certified by the Indian government for the country’s unique identification numbers (UID) project. The two items […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Systems To Provide Cyber Security To FBI
BAE Systems has received a $40 million order to provide critical information security safeguards, including certification and accreditation, to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of FBI computer networks both in […]