Cyber
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Business/FinancialJacobs Engineering Acquires Government IT Business From TechTeam Global
Jacobs Engineering Group [JEC] last week acquired the government solutions subsidiary of TechTeam Global Inc. [TEAM], for $43 million in cash, boosting its capabilities and presence in the strategic consulting […]
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CongressLawmakers: GAO Cybersecurity Report Shows Need For Their Intervention
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are using a new report describing slow implementation of the Obama administration’s cyber-policy plans as a call for Congress to step in and strengthen U.S. cybersecurity […]
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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/FinancialRaytheon 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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CyberDHS 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/FinancialManTech 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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CyberCyber 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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CyberDHS 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/FinancialNorthrop 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) […]