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The National Cyber Security Awareness Month has entered its fourth week with a focus on help for small- and medium-sized businesses to protect their assets from cyber threats. The Department of Homeland Security, Capital Factory, the University of Texas and the Austin Chamber of Commerce hosted an event Oct. 21 in Austin to highlight cyber risks, best practices and […] More
Mark Thurston, formerly director of European operations for CH2M Hill, has taken the role of European managing director following the appointment of Mark Fallon as corporate vice president for facilities and urban environments. “[Thurston] has worked on some of the UK’s most iconic infrastructure programs including the London 2012 Olympic Games and Crossrail and has a wealth of […] More
Jay Kidd, formerly senior vice president and chief technology officer at NetApp, has joined the advisory board of Infinio. He will assist Infinio in the company’s initiatives to expand its product offerings and holds experience in storage, networking, software and high-performance systems, Infinio said Tuesday. “Our collaboration with NetApp is strategic to Infinio, and we are honored to have Jay Kidd’s […] More
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide updates on its maritime surveillance systems and the Littoral Combat Ship at the Euronaval conference October 27 through October 30 in Paris. Lockheed’s executives and program officials will also be available for media interviews at the Paris Marriott Hotel Champs-Elysees, the company said Tuesday. Doug Wilhelm, director of international Aegis programs, will brief the media on the milestones […] More
Joseph Loretto, formerly U.S. resident partner for Grant Thornton‘s Brazil business, has taken a new role as audit partner and International Business Center director for the Americas and Central region. Loretto will support engagement between member firms of Grant Thornton International and oversee international business opportunities as an IBC director, the company said Monday. “He will be integral in continuing […] More
Wray Varley serves as area vice president of advanced programs for the departments of Homeland Security and Justice at CenturyLink’s federal government industry. In this role, he directs a sales team that focuses on CenturyLink’s national security-related contracts. Prior to this role, Varley had sales and business development responsibility for all civilian government agencies such as the departments of Energy […] More
Steve Lubniewski serves as vice president and industry leader for the defense and intelligence business unit within the public sector organization at IBM‘s global services segment. He leads a team that works with defense and intelligence agencies on projects related to enterprise resource planning, cloud computing, business analytics, consulting and new technologies along with IT infrastructure operations […] More
Leidos sensor technology work on the Blue Devil program for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has been recognized with the Joe Sciabica Innovation and Collaboration Award. The company was presented the prize at the recent Ohio Innovation Summit in Dayton, Leidos said Wednesday. The Blue Devil platform contributes to battle preparation, force protection, improvised explosive […] More
Hewlett-Packard has provided a cybersecurity intelligence tool to several academic institutions for them to detect and prevent network security threats. Loyola University Chicago, California’s Irvine unified school district and Illinois’ Collinsville community unit school district 10 have started to implement HP’s TippingPoint network security tool to thwart intrusions, block threats and control applications, HP said Monday. “HP TippingPoint’s network security offerings, including next-generation […] More
Textron‘s aviation business plans to open a service center in Paris that will provide maintenance and modification services for the company’s European clients. The service center at Paris-Le Bourget Airport will house more than 156,000 square feet of customer, office and maintenance space, Textron said Friday. “Our global service network remains a key factor when Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker customers select […] More
More than 2,150 teams of middle school and high school students from 50 states, Canada and U.S. military schools have registered to participate in a cyberdefense contest run by the Air Force Association. Registrations for AFA’s CyberPatriot VII challenge are up approximately 40 percent from the 1,566 entrants recorded last year, AFA said Monday. The […] More
Northrop Grumman is helping to sponsor a contest in Singapore for university students around the world to build and demonstrate unmanned surface vessels. Fifteen college teams from the U.S., Singapore, Korea, Japan and Australia will take part in the Maritime RobotX Challenge from Oct. 20 to 26 at Singapore’s Marina Bay complex, Northrop said Monday. […] More
