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Space Force Awards Cybersecurity Contract To Protect Space Architecture

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

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Space Force Awards Cybersecurity Contract To Protect Space Architecture

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Xage Security on Wednesday said it has received a $17 million contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide a cybersecurity platform to protect the service’s ground and space-based systems and to ensure the integrity of data exchanged from the source or network edge to the consumer. Xage, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif., has 90 employees. The company’s Xage Fabric mesh platform helps defend operational and information technology, and the cloud. For the Space Force,…

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