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    Jonathan Couch Named ThreatQuotient Strategy VP; John Czupak Comments

    Jonathan Couch, co-founder and former vice president of iSIGHT Partners, has joined ThreatQuotient as vice president for strategy at the Reston, Virginia-based enterprise security technology company. ThreatQuotient said Wednesday he will work to develop the company’s software roadmap and partnership strategy as well as collaborate with its partners and clients to help them  secure their business operations. “Couch has a deep understanding of the threat […] More

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    Engility to Continue Tactical Intell Gathering Support for Army; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has secured a potential $24 million contract to support the U.S. Army‘s efforts to gather and provide global intelligence data to military commanders. The company said Wednesday it will continue to provide engineering services for the service branch’s Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Program under the recompete firm-fixed-price contract. “Our systems engineering knowledge, combined with insight into advanced […] More

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    NATO Agency, AFCEA International to Address Euro-Atlantic Security at Estonia Conference

    Participants from NATO’s communications and information agency and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International will host a conference in Estonia to discuss new strategies to address Euro-Atlantic security and cyber threats. The international event called NITEC will include panel discussions with Estonia’s president Toomas Hendrick Ilves and Adm. Michael Rogers, U.S. Cyber Command director and National Security Agency […] More

  • in Cybersecurity News, Featured, General, News

    MarkLogic’s Amanda Mason Joins Panel Discussion on Cybersecurity at US News STEM Conference

    MarkLogic’s Amanda Mason has said her experience in the U.S. Air Force has helped her coordinate groups from both the private and public sectors to provide students of cybersecurity learning programs with “hands on experiences,” U.S. News & World Report reported Friday. Tom Risen writes Mason, director of strategic programs for the intelligence community at […] More

  • in Education

    NSA, DHS Name Multiple Universities as Centers of Excellence in Cyber Defense

    Five universities were commended by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as national centers of academic excellence in cyber defense, HSToday reported Wednesday. The new centers of academic excellence in cyber defense are the University of Delaware, University of Cincinnati’s Information Technology School, University of Missouri in St. Louis, University of West Florida and […] More

  • in Government Technology

    UCF Wins 3rd Straight Title in Raytheon-Backed College Cyber Competition; David Wajsgras Comments

    The University of Central Florida has won its third consecutive national championship in an annual national college cybersecurity competition that Raytheon acts as title sponsor for. The top 10 college and university teams from regional competitions faced off to protect a network from the attackers with the use of Raytheon tools to detect insider threats, track network activity and […] More

  • in Industry News, News

    NSA, Parsons Facilitate 2016 Cyber Defense Exercise; Mary Ann Hopkins Comments

    The National Security Agency and Parsons teamed up Monday to launch a four-day cybersecurity competition at the company’s Columbia, Md. cyber center for students from military institutions. At least 150 competitors participate in the Cyber Defense Exercise that tests their ability to defend computer networks against network security intrusions or compromises, the company said Tuesday. Teams design, build […] More

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    Capella University, Pearson to Issue Digital Badges for NSA/DHS Master’s Program Students

    Capella University has collaborated with Pearson to issue digital badges that utilizes the latter company’s Acclaim platform for students under the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security master’s program. Badges issued through Acclaim will record professional skills its students have gained through coursework and certificate programs and be available for delivery to potential employers, Capella said Wednesday. “While […] More

  • in Mobility, News

    MobileIron Near NSA, NIAP Security Certifications for Mobile Device Mgmt Tool

    MobileIron is in the process of obtaining two security certifications for its mobile device management platform, Fedscoop reported Tuesday. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s MobileIron Core tool is under review by the National Information Assurance Partnership and the National Security Agency, Greg Otto writes. NIAP — a joint venture of NSA and the National Institute of Standards […] More

  • in Education, News

    Raytheon-Sponsored Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Kicks Off; David Wajsgras Comments

    The Raytheon-sponsored 2016 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for 2016 will start Monday in an initiative to educate and develop both current talent and future generations of cybersecurity workers. “Now more than ever before, the U.S. and countries around the world are connected by global information networks,” David Wajsgras, president of Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services unit, said in a […] More

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    Mike McConnell Joins Securonix Senior Advisory Board; Sachin Nayyar Comments

    Mike McConnell, former director of national intelligence, has joined Securonix as a member of the company’s senior advisory board. McConnell is a retired military officer and has served as chairman of the board of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance before former President George W. Bush appointed him as director of national intelligence in 2007, […] More