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A Neustar report on the incidence and impact of distributed denial-of-service attacks in North America indicates that businesses are more prepared to address DDoS attacks as their number and scale of impact also increase. The company said Monday the number of North American firms that use a hybrid of on-site and cloud-based technologies to protect against DDoS has grown by 55 percent […] More
Booz Allen Hamilton has indicated that companies are looking into active cyber defense capabilities and intelligence-driven technologies to counter future threats in the Internet of Things. The company said Monday that emerging trends in incident response and cybersecurity point to changes in the threat environment due to the connectedness of the cyber network. “When it comes […] More
Xerox Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $564.9 million contract to modernize New York’s Medicaid claims processing system in an effort to help fulfill the specific requirements of Medicaid members and providers. Xerox’s team will manage Medicaid programs such as healthcare delivery and coordination in compliance with the Affordable Care Act using its health enterprise […] More
Joseph D’Alu, a 16-year architectural and mechanical engineering veteran, has been promoted to the role of division manager for RMF Engineering’s Virginia facilities. He will oversee the Virginia office staff, act as the point-of-contact for customers, manage project completion and handle RMF projects in the state, RMF said Friday. “When it came time to make […] More
Lynne Doughtie, former head of KPMG LLP’s advisory business, has been elected to the roles of chairman and CEO at the accounting and consulting firm, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Michael Rapoport writes Doughtie will begin her five-year term on July 1. She will succeed current chief executive John Veihmeyer, who will remain as […] More
Northrop Grumman has agreed to invest $17.5 million into a three-year space solar power research program the company initiated with California Institute of Technology. The initiative is meant to produce technologies applicable to the ultralight photovoltaics, ultralight deployable space structures and phased array and power transmission areas, Northrop said Monday. “The potential breakthroughs from this research could […] More
An International Data Corp. subsidiary has designed a framework that seeks to help government information technology leaders encourage citizen participation with third platform and connected devices. IDC Government Insights forecasts that more than half of public-sector organizations that provide services to the public will invest at least a quarter of their budgets in Internet of […] More
FireEye President Kevin Mandia has recommended enterprises emphasize training of employees in order to build up the human aspects of cyber threat detection efforts, CNBC reported Sunday. The goal is for 10 percent of a tainted email’s recipient to alert security staff to a potential threat, Mandia told CNBC. He told the network one factor that helps hackers […] More
The Defense Department‘s U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking information on potential providers of integrity verification and tamper detection tools for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. USSOCOM said Thursday it wants a technology that can help special operations forces to monitor and audit BlackBerry 10 software and application modules. The command is also interested in acquiring a […] More
Science Applications International Corp. will provide support for information systems end users at Toyota Motor Corp. sales and manufacturing affiliates in North America under a five-year, $54 million contract. SAIC said Monday it will provide Toyota Motor North America with information systems services to support end user and dealer service desks, messaging and collaboration, and access administration. The contract also includes […] More
Red Hat has received Common Criteria certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ for its JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 offering, indicating its capability to meet international security standards. The company said Wednesday third-party assessor atsec information security evaluated the Red Hat product against the standards indicated in the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation. “Common Criteria accreditation is a high watermark for security […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries unveiled its new submersible named Proteus, which was developed in partnership with Battelle and Bluefin Robotics, at the recent Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Maryland, the Daily Press reported April 13. Hugh Lessig writes that HII highlighted Proteus’s “flexible” design as the company seeks to potentially deploy the submersible to support the U.S. Navy‘s undersea naval operations and warfare. […] More
