Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Pilot
Comments OffRemarks at the 28th Annual International Workshop on Global Security
As Delivered by Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III, Paris, France, Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thank you Roger.
It is a pleasure to be here in Europe, and have so many of our closest allies and defense partners here with us today.
I would like to acknowledge [...]
Fact Sheet: Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal
Comments OffThe White House, Press release
We count on computer networks to deliver our oil and gas, our power and our water. We rely on them for public transportation and air traffic control… But just as we failed in the past to invest in our physical infrastructure – our roads, our bridges and rails – we’ve failed [...]
Telos to Provide Cybersecurity Consulting Services for DMDC
Comments OffTelos Corporation has been awarded a new contract to provide information technology (IT) security support to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The task order, worth more than $4 million if all options are exercised, was awarded under the Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract vehicle and will run for approximately two years.
Under the contract, Telos [...]
Mergers & Acquisitions: NICE Acquires CyberTech International
Comments OffNICE Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), acquires CyberTech International, a provider of compliance recording solutions and value-added applications. The addition of CyberTech solutions to the NICE portfolio will broaden the company’s cyber security offering for financial institutions, strengthen its commitment to the SMB sector, and add to its public safety solutions. NICE will be acquiring [...]
SAIC Demonstrates Innovative Cybersecurity and Information Security Technologies at the 2011 RSA Conference
Comments OffSAIC will join the nation’s most influential cybersecurity and information security professionals at the 2011 RSA Conference February 14-18 at the Moscoe Center in San Francisco, Calif. RSA is a comprehensive forum featuring more than 350 leading information security companies, offering first-hand interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies.
SAIC professionals will demonstrate [...]
TeleCommunication Systems Won $49 Million Contract to Deliver Department of Defense Cyber Security Training
Comments OffTeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS), a provider of secure mobile communication technology, won a competitive five-year contract (a base plus five option periods) valued at approximately $49 million to provide the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) military and civilian personnel with on-site computer network operations (CNO) training to support the government’s cyber security workforce development. The government’s [...]
CARDIN INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM CYBERCRIMINALS AND CYBERTERRORISTS
Comments OffAt the height of the cybershopping season and just as millions of Americans prepare to use their e-tickets to board airlines around the country for the holidays, U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee, has introduced major legislation that would require the government to work with [...]
New Public-Private Cybersecurity Partnership: NIST, DHS and Financial Sector
Comments OffMemorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed on Dec. 6, 2010 between NIST, the Department of Homeland Security and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council. The parties agreed to work together to speed the application of research into practice for better cybersecurity for the critically important financial services sector. A new public-private partnership has [...]
Stuxnet Changes Rules of the Game
Comments OffStuxnet specifically targets computer systems that control electricity, water treatment, nuclear and chemical plants, pipelines, communications networks, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure, and it is unique in its complexity, flexibility, and resilience. Neither its creator nor its target is known. Stuxnet was called a “game changer” at a hearing of the Homeland Security and [...]
Gates: Cyber Attacks Present Huge Threat
Comments OffBy Elaine Wilson, American Forces Press Service
Leaders are taking steps to bring defense industrial and domestic partners under an umbrella of protection from cyber attacks, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
“There is a huge future threat and there is a considerable current threat [from cyber attacks],” Gates said here yesterday during a question-and-answer session at [...]
