IT Security
Law enforcement on the cyber beat
January 8th, 2009
In the boundless, stateless universe of cyberspace, how do you track and find the criminals and terrorists lurking on the Internet?
"Even though the Internet does not exist within geographic borders, Internet Service Providers and people do," Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip said this week, in remarks prepared for delivery at the International Conference on Cyber Security, held in New York City. "As a result, as long as governments can exert control over what happens within their physical borders, they can attempt to positively control, at least to some extent, or at least fundamentally affect, what happens on the Internet."
Cyber crime and cyber terrorism are issues that transcend customary bureaucratic and national boundaries, according to Filip. And because both public and private Internet infrastructures are "closely linked," they transcend the usual public/private dichotomies as well.
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Serco completes acquisition of SI International
January 6th, 2009
Corporate - UK-based Serco Group plc, which bills itself as an FTSE 100 international service company (which means it is one of the 100 most highly capitalized companies on the London Stock Exchange), has completed the acquisition of Reston, VA-based SI International, Inc., a provider of information services, technology and network solutions to the U.S. Government.
According to a Serco statement, the merger will enhance the company's ability to deliver integrated solutions to the $290 billion U.S. federal government services market. Combined, Serco North America, also headquartered in Reston, and SI International will have annual revenue of $1.3 billion and approximately 11,500 employees. The corporate parent, Serco Group, has approximately $5 billion in annual revenues.
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Fortinet completes feds' certification for IPv6-capable firewall
January 6th, 2009
Certification - The Fortigate line of multi-threat security appliances from Sunnyvale, CA-based Fortinet has successfully completed IPv6 interoperability certification and is now approved for listing on the U.S. federal government’s Unified Capabilities Approved Products List (APL), the company announced recently.
The certification was based on testing conducted by the federal government’s Joint Interoperability Test Command. The FortiGate product line is now certified as an IPv6-capable firewall.
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Guident Technologies appoints Timothy Clements senior director of Systems Engineering
January 6th, 2009
People - Herndon, VA-based Guident Technologies, the business intelligence integrator and provider of management consulting and systems engineering services to both government and commercial marketplaces, has appointed Timothy Clements senior director of its Systems Engineering division.
In this role, Clements is responsible for building and growing the division through strategic planning and business development initiatives, according to the company, and he will develop go-to-market strategies, solutions and methodologies, as well as establish and manage a team of systems engineering professionals.
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Datamaxx’s protest of award under EAGLE contract too late, says GAO
January 2nd, 2009
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest by Datamaxx Applied Technologies, Inc., which argued that the Transportation Security Administration should have allowed various small businesses to bid on a specific software development project rather than restricting the award to vendors holding EAGLE contracts.
Metatomix knows if Florida county defendants have an outstanding warrant
December 24th, 2008
Warrant alert - Lee County, FL, has become the first jurisdiction in the Sunshine State to deploy Dedham, MA-based Metatomix, Inc.'s active warrant alert system (AWAS) to identify defendants appearing before the court who have open local, Florida, out-of-state or federal warrants.
According to the company, within the first seven days of implementation in Lee County, the Metatomix system identified 141 warrants that led to 16 arrests.
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ArcSight certifies Imperva interoperability
December 24th, 2008
Interoperability - Cupertino, CA-based ArcSight has certified that Redwood Shores, CA-based Imperva's SecureSphere v6.0.6 is interoperable with the ArcSight security information and event management (SIEM) platform.
According to an Imperva statement, SecureSphere's database monitoring and protection capabilities, when coupled with the ArcSight SIEM platform, provide an enterprise-wide view of security threats, risk management analytics and global reports.
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SonaSafe secures data
December 24th, 2008
Data protection - San Jose, CA-based Sonasoft Corp. has released a new version of its SonaSafe for SQL (or, standardized query language) servers.
According to the company, this latest SonaSafe release contains pre-defined templates for backup, a new user interface, improved manageability, enhanced replication and recovery capability.
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