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Chris Smith, vice president of technology for AT&T‘s government solutions business, has told Federal News Radio that five recently passed cybersecurity bills could help U.S. government agencies develop a unified approach to infrastructure security. Smith told Francis Rose in an interview aired Tuesday that the Federal Information Security Modernization Act brings clarity about what roles […] More
Agilex Chief Strategy Officer Roger Baker and other industry leaders expect to see the federal government take further steps to modernize systems and services in 2015 by adopting new practices and technologies, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Greg Otto writes that Baker pointed to agile management and operations, the migration to commercial cloud and data brokerage as potential developments in the […] More
Research and Markets has released a new prediction that the global Internet security market will achieve an 8.1-percent compound annual growth rate through 2020 to reach a market value of $42.8 billion. The company said Friday this growth is due to an increase in adoption of Internet-based applications in sectors such as financial services and an increase in security threats. In its report, […] More
Research and Markets forecasts that the banking, financial services and institutions (BFSI) security market currently valued at $21.53 billion will reach a market value of $37.35 billion by 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent. The firm said Monday that the BFSI security market is segmented into two widely adopted submarkets, the physical security systems […] More
Domingo Urena Raso, executive vice president for military aircraft at Airbus Defense and Space, has indicated how industry has started to come together and collectively look at new ways to defend intellectual property against cyber threats, Defense News reported Monday. “It’s a common enemy today when you talk about the cyber attacks,†Raso told audiences […] More
DLT Solutions has highlighted what it sees as the top cybersecurity threats the U.S. government faced in 2014 and the countermeasures agencies have adopted to combat those threats. Caron Beesley wrote in an analysis piece published Wednesday the lack of awareness and cyber training among federal employees hampers government efforts to counter sophisticated attacks. Beesley, editor of DLT Solutions’ […] More
The Department of Homeland Security has reached out to industry for ideas on how to automatically defend cyber systems and networks against attacks. DHS issued a request for information on Dec. 3 that indicates the agency’s plan to create an automated environment for monitoring security risks to government infrastructure. The Enterprise Automated Security Environment program […] More
A new IBM study indicates a growing concern among security leaders over what they perceive as rising external threats. The survey of chief information security officers and other leaders says 60 percent of respondents believe their organizations lack the necessary resources to engage in a cyber war, IBM said Tuesday. Organizations see big data, cloud and mobile as critical components in […] More
CenturyLink will continue to deliver cybersecurity services to U.S. federal civilian agencies under a one-year task order from the Department of Homeland Security‘s office of cybersecurity and communications. The company said Monday the task order is part of a four-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for cybersecurity services that CenturyLink won in March 2013. DHS awarded the order under its EINSTEIN program, which aims to help agencies […] More
The ISC Foundation has joined the Department of Homeland Security’s network of organizations that work to educate the public on cybersecurity. The Stop. Think. Connect. National Network intends to spread awareness of cybersecurity across their enterprise and the country, (ISC)² Foundation said Tuesday. Elise Yacobellis, director of global development at (ISC)², said the organization’s partnership with DHS aims to help […] More
FireEye is tracking a threat group that targets insider information of companies in order to take advantage of stock prices. The FIN4 group aims to obtain access to the emails of C-level executives, legal counsel, regulatory, risk and compliance personnel, FireEye said Sunday. FireEye said the group has targeted healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies and advisory firms since mid 2013. “We’ve been able to […] More
BAE Systems‘ recruitment efforts for 2015 will focus on cybersecurity as the company plans to allot one-third of its total graduate intake to its U.K.-based applied intelligence business. The company said Sunday that its cybersecurity arm will have the highest number of new hires for the third consecutive year due to the continued and evolving threat of cyber crime. “[We] need to recruit growing […] More
