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ISC West Conference 2013: Pan Kamal, AlertEnterprise

Pan Kamal, VP of Marketing for Alert Enterprise, a security software company headquartered in Fremont, CA, explains in his opening remarks that he is going to describe Alert Enterprise’s award-...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: RedSeal Networks, Allan Thompson, Executive VP Global Sales and Business Development

RedSeal Networks is both a Sponsor of the 2012 Awards Program and recipient of a Winner’s trophy in the IT Security Category of “Best Continuous Monitoring Solution”. According to Allan Thompson,...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Steven Ringelberg, COO, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Vanguard Security Professionals has been a multiple Winner and Finalist in previous GSN Awards Programs and was named Winner in the 2012 category of “Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution” and...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Brivo, Inc, John Szczygiel, Executive VP Sales and Marketing

John Szczygiel describes Brivo, Winner of the 2012 Award for “Best Integrated System for HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Compliance” for the second year in a row, as a cloud company that provides hosted subscriber...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Jody Mack, Director Business Development, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Jody Mack provides a thumbnail description of Vanguard Integrity Professionals, a Sponsor of the 2012 GSN Awards Program as well as a Winner in the 2012 IT security category of “Best Intrusion...

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Ken Ammon, Chief Strategist, Xceedium Corporation

Xceedium Corporation garnered its second GSN awards trophy for the entry of its Xsuite solution in the “Best Privileged Access Management” category of the 2012 Awards Program. Ken Ammon, Chief...

ASIS 2012: John Bartolac, Manager Government Programs, Axis Communications

2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Joe McDonald, Board of Directors Member, ASIS International

Joe McDonald states that ASIS International, which has deep roots in federal government and law enforcement, has had a banner year in which membership increased from 37,000 to 38,000, with...

GSN 2011 Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors: Bill Conner, President and CEO, Entrust, Inc:

GSN 2011 Award Winners and Sponsor Interviews: Mike Potts, CEO, Lancope, Inc

Company CEO Mike Potts talked with GSN on November 14th shortly after Lancope, Inc was awarded the Winner’s Trophy for its StealthWatch product in the IT category of “Best Network Security/Enterprise...

ASIS 2011: Mark Desmarais, Clear View Systems Product Manager, Raytheon Corporation

Mark Desmarais discusses Raytheon’s new “Security and Transportation Systems” business, recently created in a restructuring instituted by Raytheon’s Network Centric Systems president, Dan Crowley....

ISC West 2011: Jasvir Gill, Founder/CEO, Alert Enterprise

Alert Enterprise is a security software company documenting all standards and providing insider threat management, prevention of suspicious activity and protection against acts of sabotage and...

RSA 2011: Patrick Bedwell, VP Product Development, Fortinet, Inc

Fortinet pioneered the concept of consolidating multiple security technologies in a single device, according to Patrick Bedwell. The simple firewall later evolved into a complex gateway incorporating...

RSA 2011: Derek Manky, Senior Security Strategist, Fortinet, Inc

As Senior Security Strategist, Derek Manky says his team’s job at Fortinet is to study the latest threats in cybersecurity. This entails finding threats, developing signatures, reverse engineering...

News

Tenth issue of terror magazine includes article by dead Al Qaeda leader

Mon, 2013-03-04 09:55 AM

Al Libi

The tenth issue of the infamous terrorist-authored Web magazine, Inspire, includes an article from now-deceased Al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya Al Libi. The English language magazine published by Al Qaeda...

FBI looks for partnerships to counter cyber threat

Fri, 2013-03-01 09:50 AM

Mueller at RSA

Federal law enforcement needs private industry help to battle a growing and dire cyber threat to the U.S., the FBI told a gathering of the nation’s leading cyber security experts.

NIST formally asks for Cyber security ideas

Tue, 2013-02-26 02:33 PM

NIST headquarters

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) formally issued a Request for Information (RFI) on developing voluntary industry standards to protect against Cyber attacks and intrusions.

Homeland Security Policy Institute finds broad support for Obama’s recent cyber order

Mon, 2013-02-25 05:08 PM

The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) has conducted a flash poll on President Obama’s recent executive order, entitled "Improving Critical Infrastructure...

Sandia formally opens cyber security research labs

Mon, 2013-02-25 11:13 AM

CERL opening

Sandia National Laboratories formally took the wrappings off of its Cyber security Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) and Cyber Engineering Research Institute on Feb. 19. The CERL, located in the...

Several agencies will continue duties under administration's anti-cyber theft strategy

Mon, 2013-02-25 10:14 AM

The FBI, DHS, ODNI, and DoD will continue their work to keep private industry informed of threats to intellectual property from foreign Cyber threats under a new strategy unveiled by the Obama...

Narus changes course by betting on its ‘machine learning’ expertise

Sat, 2013-02-23 03:58 PM

John Trobough

When, in 2010, Boeing bought Narus, a firm that specialized in “Big Data” analytics, Boeing probably thought it had acquired a highly-capable firm in a hot new niche. But, before too much time had...

White House rolls out Cyber espionage response

Thu, 2013-02-21 09:45 AM

Victoria Espinel

The White House Under took aim at curbing the electronic theft of U.S. companies’ intellectual property with a new strategy that improves coordination among U.S. intelligence, diplomatic and law...

U.S. concern over Cyber attacks grows, trade response possible

Wed, 2013-02-20 08:48 AM

Alleged Shanghai home
of APT1

As the latest report detailing substantial Chinese Cyber attack capabilities against western targets was released, U.S. officials said there were “substantial and growing” concerns at the highest...

State of Texas to use Microsoft’s Office 365 to house communication and collaboration capabilities in the Cloud

Tue, 2013-02-19 02:35 PM

Microsoft's data center
in San Antonio, TX

More than one-third of the public employees who work for the State of Texas -- about 110,000 employees out of a total of 300,000 -- will participate in a statewide IT modernization strategy that will...

Chinese group infiltrates vast number of companies’ computers, says report

Tue, 2013-02-19 09:09 AM

A huge, sprawling Cyber espionage operation emanating from a bureau of the Chinese army that employs dozens, if not hundreds, of hackers, but some of them are a little careless, a report by a U.S....

Cyber criminals leverage ICE cyber crimes unit

Mon, 2013-02-18 09:25 AM

Online scammers have again taken to using the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Cyber Crimes Center (IC3) to extort money from unsuspecting victims online. ICE issued a scam alert on Feb...

Company News

Accenture qualifies for FBI IT contract

Accenture’s federal services division was one of four contractors approved to provide technical support and consulting services for Microsoft products under a $34 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract at the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The IDIQ has a one-year base contracting period with four, one-year extension options, said the company.

FBI counter intelligence division gets new assistant director

An agent who helped coordinate federal investigations into foreign spying on U.S. nuclear technology and capabilities has been has been named assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division at the agency’s Washington headquarters.

Robert Anderson, Jr., who was named to the new position on Aug. 3 by FBI Director Robert Mueller, had served as the division’s deputy assistant director of operations since 2011, according to the FBI.

NJVC opens new data center in Reno, NV, to support government and commercial customers

NJVC on July 18 officially opened a 20,000 square-foot data center in Reno, NV. The facility, which includes 8,000-square-feet of raised floor space, will permit the company to provide government and commercial customers with secure, cost-effective and cloud-based data center solutions, says NJVC.

Lockheed Martin wants to retain interest in management contract for Sandia National Labs

Lockheed Martin is looking to hang onto its management and operations (M&O) contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.

Lockheed Martin has managed Sandia National Labs, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sandia Corp., since 1993 for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

TFS will organize NSTIC identity group

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced that Trusted Federal Systems (TFS) will serve as the formal organizer of a developing identity ecosystem group within the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) effort.

NSTIC is a White House initiative to work collaboratively with the private sector, advocacy groups, public sector agencies and other organizations to improve the privacy, security and convenience of sensitive online transactions.

Diebold appoints Adam Williams as chief security officer

Diebold, Incorporated announced on July 2 that Adam Williams has been named chief security officer (CSO), leading the company's global risk and security team. Williams is responsible for providing a secure environment for Diebold's customers and employees. He is also responsible for protecting the company's logical and physical assets against evolving and persistent threats and maintaining a secure infrastructure through the design, monitoring and testing of security controls.

nCircle expands coverage for six SCADA suppliers

Information risk and security performance management provider nCircle, expanded coverage for SCADA systems and devices that manage and control critical infrastructure.

Critical infrastructure is designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) as the assets, systems, and networks so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security and public health or safety.

DeEtte Gray to head BAE’s intelligence and security sector

BAE Systems announced on June 6 that DeEtte Gray will join BAE Systems, Inc. as president of the intelligence and security sector. Gray succeeds John Gannon, who retired June 1, following a distinguished career.

Commentary and Opinions

The bright cloud over public safety

With every day that dawns, the global technology skies are becoming more and more cloudy. However, I’m not predicting dark, stormy days ahead -- far from it.

These are the cumulus clouds of computing opportunity. From the federal government to banking to healthcare, organizations and industries across the spectrum are realizing that moving their premises-based technology infrastructure to off-site, cloud-based solutions can offer real benefits.

IT spending at DHS: High technology meets budget realities

Government agencies are standing on the edge of a financial cliff. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken that to heart, requesting less in the FY2013 budget than in previous years. Despite the dip, DHS will still make inroads in mobility, cloud computing and data center consolidation, across all its sub-agencies.

COTS software in government: A sign of a healthy system

When the concept of interchangeable parts was introduced a hundred years ago, the purpose was
to facilitate an economical means to replace worn and damaged parts, thereby increasing the maintainability, lifetime, and overall value of products. This is a familiar concept to anyone who’s ever owned a car.

The human factor of technology acquisition

While travelling through TSA lines at an airport, I often wonder how to make the process more efficient. TSA obviously has thought about this, too. Online pre-screening for frequent travelers and advanced imaging technology have been added to their repertoire to ease the screening process. Both advances are technological and both aim to increase efficiency and decrease human contact. Technology and humans cannot be on divergent paths in the homeland security and law enforcement arenas. They must work together.

The future of mobile computers is rugged

We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving the global workforce true mobility, for the first time in history. Many of them will use smartly designed mobile rugged computers for their everyday computing and communication needs, instead of traditional laptops.

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GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Jody Mack, Director Business Development, Vanguard Integrity Professionals

Jody Mack provides a thumbnail description of Vanguard Integrity Professionals, a Sponsor of the 2012 GSN Awards Program as well as a Winner in the 2012 IT security category of “Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution” and 2012 Finalist in the categories of “Best ID Management Platform” and “Best Compliance/Vulnerability Assessment Solution”, not to mention a multiple Winner and Finalist in prior GSN Awards Programs.

GSN 2012 Award Winners/Finalists/Sponsors: Ken Ammon, Chief Strategist, Xceedium Corporation

Xceedium Corporation garnered its second GSN awards trophy for the entry of its Xsuite solution in the “Best Privileged Access Management” category of the 2012 Awards Program. Ken Ammon, Chief Strategist for the company, describes how privileged access management has become increasingly important as physical and logical access have merged, and the government, through HSPD-12, has required that the PIV smart card, historically used for physical access now must be used for logical access as well.

ASIS 2012: John Bartolac, Manager Government Programs, Axis Communications

John Bartolac relates that Axis invented the first IP Video camera in 1996 and is now the world’s largest provider of IP Video products, releasing about 30 products per year. In the government world, there is a higher threat level, requiring a very high frame rate with IP Video cameras, which led Axis to produce its Q 60 model that offers up to 1.5 kilometers of viewing.

2012 ISC West Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Joe McDonald, Board of Directors Member, ASIS International

Joe McDonald states that ASIS International, which has deep roots in federal government and law enforcement, has had a banner year in which membership increased from 37,000 to 38,000, with interesting new changes in membership demographics, accompanied by strong growth internationally. As a standards and training organization, ASIS has written and released a new organizational resilience standard and a code of conduct standard for provide security service providers, and is working on a new standard for the Department of Defense.

GSN 2011 Awards Dinner Winners and Sponsors: Bill Conner, President and CEO, Entrust, Inc:

Entrust, Inc is an identity-based security company that focuses on government and enterprises, according to Bill Conner. The company had a big night at GSN’s 2011 Awards Program, being named Winner in “Best Certificate Management Solution”, “Best Smart Card Solution” and “Best Integrated Systems for HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Compliance”. In the same week, Conner reports, the company also won a four-year GSA contract for PKI capability estimated at $4.5 million.

White Papers

Narus - CYBER ATTACKS ON THE RISE

Narus, a leader in real-time traffic intelligence for protecting governments, service providers and enterprises, just completed its 2010 annual cyber security survey focusing on the United States. Sponsored jointly with Converge Network Digest and Government Secuirty News, the survey queried a cross-section of security professionals in a variety of industries, and revealed compelling details relating to cyber security concerns, opinons and expectations for protection against attacks. More...

Upcoming Events

Event Details	Dates of Event
Critical Security Controls International Summit 2013	Apr 26 - May 2
Secure India @Bangalore 2013	Apr 29 - May 4
Cloud Security Alliance CCSK Certification Training	May 6 - 7
SANS Security West 2013	May 9 - 19
SANS Brisbane 2013	May 13 - 18
GovSec Conference & Expo	May 14 - 15
CPM East Conference & Expo	May 14 - 15
TREXPO - The Law Enforcement Expo	May 14 - 15
SANS Austin 2013	May 19 - 24
DoD VA Healthcare Training Forum	May 20 - 23
ISSA-LA Fifth Annual Information Security Summit	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Perimeter Defense Seminar	May 21 - 21
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 22 - 22
Transport and Logistics of Hazardous Material	May 27 - 28
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 28 - 28
Border Management Southwest Summit	May 29 - 31
Cyber Security Conference & Expo	May 30 - 30
Mobile Device Security Summit 2013	May 30 - Jun 6
Security Analytics Summit 2013	May 30 - Jun 6
Cyber Security Conference & Expo	May 30 - 30
Southwest Microwave Seminar	May 30 - 30
SANS Malaysia @ MCMC 2013	Jun 3 - 8
2013 SIA Government Summit	Jun 4 - 5
Southwest Microwave Seminar	Jun 4 - 4
NCT: CBRNe Israel, 4 - 6 June 2013, Tel Aviv	Jun 4 - 6
SEL Modern Solutions Power Systems Conference	Jun 5 - 7
Mission Command	Jun 10 - 12
Cyber Securty Brainstorm	Jun 11 - 11
EDGE Summit 2013	Jun 11 - 11
IPv6 Summit 2013	Jun 14 - 16
SANSFIRE 2013	Jun 15 - 22
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's 2nd Biosurveillance Symposium	Jun 17
Biodetection Technologies 2013	Jun 18 - 19
Southwest Microwave Seminar	Jun 18 - 18

New Products

Kanguru adds USB device control to its KRMC

Millis, MA-based Kanguru Solutions, a manufacturer of secure IT storage solutions, has announced the ad...

Input forecasts emerging tech markets for state and local governments

Reston, VA-based Input, which specializes in government business, has unveiled new research detailing adoption trends for cloud computing, virtualization, service-oriented archi...

Telvent in DHS SCADA testing project

Rockville, MD-based Telvent reports that it is the first vendor selected to participate in a DHS superv...

Mobile Active Defense launches GeoLocation-based firewall and content filtering for iPhones and smart phones

Mobile Active Defense, LLC (M.A.D.) has announced the release of its patent-pending mobile firewall and contents filtering mecha...

GammaTech debuts newest mobile, rugged Durabook notebook computer

GammaTech Computer Corp., a manufacturer of notebook and tablet computers, has introduced the newest member to its line of cost-effecti...