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PlanetRisk Nabs First DHS Contract; Will Support Cyber Security Office

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

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PlanetRisk Nabs First DHS Contract; Will Support Cyber Security Office

The enterprise risk analytics firm PlanetRisk this month said it won a potential $79 million contract to provide support to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) office that oversees cyber security, the small company’s first contract with the department.The contract is for up to five years and will support the DHS Office of Cybersecurity & Communications, which has responsibility for a number cyber security programs, including the EINSTEIN cyber intrusion detection and prevention platform, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and…

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