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CSC, garnering fat contracts; is acquisition target
CSC should be an ideal acquisition target for Lockheed Martin, in the same way Anteon offered an attractive target for General Dynamics
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NetClarity to use RSS for real-time reconfiguration of countermeasures to threats
Machine-readable RSS to be used to detect internet threats, disseminate the information, and instigate countermeasures
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Civil Air Patrol uses instant messaging from IMLogic
Instant Messaging is not for teenagers only anymore. The Civil Air Patrol and other emergency services are beginning to use it to good effect
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Arxceo signs first OEM agreement; market recognizes value of anomaly-based cyber defense
You may have received a call from your credit card company asking whether it was really you who purchased thousands of dollars worth of lingerie in Hawaii two weeks ago; why did they call you? Anomalous behavior, that’s why; now a similar same behavior-based defense is brought to corporate IT security
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Cyber Tracker has second Middle Eastern client
Violence is never too far from the surface in the Middle East, but a rash of Syrian-sponsored assassinations in Beirut and al Queda-inspired suicide bombings in Amman lead local businesses to take security measures
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Security Alliance calls for greater leadership in protecting U.S. information infrastructure
The 9/11 Commission gave the administration many F’s and D’s on keeping America safe, and the leading U.S. cyber security alliance agrees, while calling on the administration to show more leadership — and more energy — in protecting the nation’s IT infrastructure
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The lesson of Titan Rain: Articulate the dangers of cyber attack to upper management
Last year the debate raged over whether Titan Rain was sponsored by the Chinese government or was the work of hackers, but either way one lesson is clear: IT administrators should talk to top management
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SANS to offer graduate-level degree program in information security
As demand for qualified homeland security personnel increases, prestigious cybersecurity institute launches graduate degree programs in IT security
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CounterStorm receives $9.5 million in Series B funding
CounterStorm leads the way in addressing an especially dangerous cyber threat — zero-day attacks. Customers like the product, and investors like the company
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Innofone conducts successful IPv6 summit
Innofone is the only company dedicated exclusively to demonstrating how to exploit the benefits of the futuristic IPv6, and more and more companies are interested in what it has to offer
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Brown ignored reports of FEMAs inadequate disaster plans – a year before Katrina
Thousands of FEMA documents reveal organization’s inadequacies, Brown’s negligence
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HISS files for NASDAQ BB, acquires GPS specialist ActSoft
Cyber Tracker maker acquires Comet Tracker maker
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Falkenrath joins advisory board of mesh-networking specialist PacketHop
Mesh networking is a food emergency communication solution, and Falkenrath can help bring in clients
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The long view
Encryption Breakthrough Lays Groundwork for Privacy-Preserving AI Models
In an era where data privacy concerns loom large, a new approach in artificial intelligence (AI) could reshape how sensitive information is processed. New AI framework enables secure neural network computation without sacrificing accuracy.
Need for National Information Clearinghouse for Cybercrime Data, Categorization of Cybercrimes: Report
There is an acute need for the U.S. to address its lack of overall governance and coordination of cybercrime statistics. A new report recommends that relevant federal agencies create or designate a national information clearinghouse to draw information from multiple sources of cybercrime data and establish connections to assist in criminal investigations.