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ViaSat To Provide Cyber Security Software For Tactical C4I Devices

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 29th, 2017

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ViaSat To Provide Cyber Security Software For Tactical C4I Devices

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ViaSat [VSAT] is building on its proprietary cyber security software capabilities with a new government contract to protect military wearable device platforms for tactical use in the battlefield.The California-based communications company announced Aug. 28 it will provide its Mobile Dynamic Defense (MDD) software to aid the cyber resiliency of the platforms on the military’s Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) Field Computing Device – Wearable used in the battlefield for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) missions."Protecting sensitive information stored…

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