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Objectivity, Inc

Warren Davidson, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, says that Objectivity provides data management solutions for large, scalable government databases with an emphasis on complex data. Being able to manage a mountain of data, connect the dots and find the 3-4 degrees of separation, involves pedabytes of data. Davidson argues that Objectivity’s ability to find the right data is critically important to the security of our country.

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News

Commerce Dept. launches major inquiry into cyber challenges to the Internet economy
Wed, 2010-07-28 10:24 AM
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force has launched a sweeping inquiry into the nexus between “cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet...
DHS to issue EAGLE II solicitation for IT support on about Oct. 1
Tue, 2010-07-20 09:01 AM
DHS is getting ready to issue its formal solicitation for the second wave of contracts under its Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II, or EAGLE II, program under which it will...
Xceedium’s Glenn Hazard pays a friendly visit to GSN
Fri, 2010-07-16 04:32 PM
Glenn Hazard
Glenn Hazard, a hard-charging CEO who has experienced success in growing and selling off software and information technology companies in the past, has taken on a new challenge: spearheading the...
GSA is re-thinking its HSPD-12 implementation strategy
Wed, 2010-07-14 04:57 PM
The General Services Administration (GSA) is gathering information from government agencies as well as current and potential vendors of products and services related to the implementation of Homeland...
Security and privacy advisory board to meet in DC on August 4-6
Tue, 2010-07-13 08:50 AM
Marriott Hotel in DC
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, which looks at security and privacy issues related to federal government computer systems, will hold a three-day public meeting in Washington, DC...
TSA wants to capture evidence on hard drives more efficiently
Fri, 2010-07-09 03:14 PM
DeepSpar's imaging system
Fed up with its current forensic imaging system, which is designed to gather evidence from computer hard drives, TSA’s digital forensic lab is planning to purchase a state-of-the-art “CD / DVD / Blu-...
U.S.-CERT needs more authority and staff to better protect America’s computer systems
Fri, 2010-07-09 12:23 PM
The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) - whose mission is to secure the government’s computer systems - was recently audited by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector...
Boeing acquires Narus to protect against cyber-attacks
Thu, 2010-07-08 05:58 PM
On July 7, the same day that GSN published a guest column on its Web site by Greg Oslan, CEO and President of Narus, The Boeing Company announced it had reached an agreement to purchase Narus. The...
Audit reveals security flaws in DHS’s Microsoft Windows active directory
Thu, 2010-07-08 03:02 PM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses Microsoft Windows Active Directory services to manage users, groups of users, computer systems, and services on its headquarters network. But an audit...
The threat of search engine optimization poisoning
Wed, 2010-07-07 01:03 PM
“Hooligans” (i.e., international soccer fans) now have more to worry about then getting into a brawl with another team’s fan at a game of “footie.” In the midst of the worldwide enthusiasm over the...
On cyber security, with Symantec’s intelligence and public sector leadership
Tue, 2010-07-06 04:53 PM
Schumm and Turner
At the 2010 Symantec Government Symposium held June 22, GSN: Government Security News had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with the president and general manager of Symantec’s public sector, Gigi...
New technology blocks hackers
Tue, 2010-07-06 04:18 PM
A new technology was unveiled at the National Press Club that claims to be able to block hackers around the world in their attempts to penetrate computers in the U.S. More than two million attempts...

Commentary and Opinions

Tainted information: Poisoned document control

Attacking systems for sensitive information for the purpose of espionage or monetization is certainly not new. In fact, it's a predictable aspect of crime because in our modern cyber era, digital information flows with ease, as systems become further integrated. The new trend that we continue to observe involves the vehicles that are used for these attacks.

Best practices for controlling contractors and privileged users who access your critical IT infrastructure

Government agencies are more dependent than ever on computer systems to carry out their missions. From providing citizens access to public information over the Web to processing and accounting for trillions of dollars in spending, computer systems permeate virtually every aspect of government work.

Rethinking software security evaluation: Time to interrogate the chef

If you were running Windows XP at work and used McAfee to protect it, Wednesday, April 21st was probably a pretty interesting day. Through an automated update, McAfee antivirus software wrongly identified a core Windows system file as a virus on some machines. It "cleaned" the infection, removing the suspicious file, which put thousands of government and corporate machines into an infinite reboot cycle.

Agency caulk: How a data leakage focus closes the holes opened by end-users

For years, agencies took the same approach to information security as they did for physical security  --  they focused on locking down the perimeter, using firewalls and routers and VPNs. The objectives centered on external threats.

There is more to risk than vulnerabilities

The public rift between China and Google has brought the notion of cyber-warfare into the public discourse. But the dangers of cyber-warfare have been around in various forms for a long time. The U.S. Government developed extensive security programs to counter that threat.

Company News

Safe Banking Systems and Centrifuge Systems partner to combat money laundering, terrorism and fraud

Safe Banking Systems Software, LLC (SBS), a provider of anti-money laundering and compliance solutions, and Centrifuge Systems, Inc., of McLean, VA, a provider of advanced link analysis software, have joined forces to provide government agencies, banks, financial services firms and other organizations with the ability to combat financial crime by detecting entities in corporate databases that pose risk.

SAIC awarded $19 million task order to provide support to the U.S. Air Force

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), based in McLean, VA, has announced it has been awarded a task order by the General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Region to provide software development and sustainment support to the U.S. Air Force.  

HOB, Inc. and KOBIL Systems announce partnership to deliver a remote access solution for secure mobility

HOB, Inc., based in Hawthorne, NY and KOBIL Systems, based in Germany, a manufacturer of innovative and highly secure IT solutions in the field of digital identity, announced a strategic partnership to deliver a remote access solution for secure mobility. The joint solution, HOB Planet mIDentity, is based on KOBIL's mIDentity smartcard technology and incorporates HOB's flagship Remote Desktop VPN solution.

Federal agencies increasingly purchase Q1 Labs’ QRadar SIEM solution

It seems that the global economic crisis has not impacted every comapany, and that is good news. Q1 Labs, of Waltham, MA, announced on June 15 that it has seen a skyrocketing growth in its federal segment, as several government agencies have asked the company to enhance protection against cyber threats, help comply with federal mandates, and keep them updated with emerging technologies such as cloud computing platforms and virtualization.

SAIC is given technology expertise contract by DoD

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), based in McLean, VA, announced on June 14 that it has been awarded a contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), to provide technical services to help secure mission critical data and strengthen sharing capabilities at DoD components and other government agencies.

Bit9 Inc. releases updated 6.0 Whitelisting solution against advanced threats

Bit9, Inc., of Waltham, MA, announced in May the launch of Bit9 Parity Suite 6.0, the next version of its award-winning Application Whitelisting solution that provides protection against advanced threats attacks.

Attacks are now more organized and sophisticated and therefore they require a new approach to security. That’s why Bit9 Parity Suite 6.0 has been updated.

IDmachines’ CEO selected to chair by Security Industry Association Personal Identity Verification working group

The Security Industry Association - based in Alexandria, VA - selected IDmachines’ CEO Salvatore D’Agostino as the vice chair of its Personal Identity Verification (PIV) working group. The Security Industry Association is a trade group for businesses in the electronic and physical security market. SIA protects and advances its members' interests by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation on Capitol Hill and throughout the 50 states.

MobileCamViewer is now compatible with Android Phones

mobiDEOS of Sunnyvale, CA, which provides mobile access to video surveillance and remote video camera monitoring, has announced that its MobileCamViewer is now compatible with Android Phones.

Users can purchase the MobileCamViewer directly from mobiDEOS and have the application up and running in approximately three minutes. It will be available soon on the Android Market place. It connects with all Microsoft compatible webcams, popular IP cameras and DVR/NVRs.

 

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Recent IT Security Videos

Verint

Elan Moriah, President of Video Communications and Enterprise Business divisions, describes Verint’s business as collecting, analyzing and distributing information focused on voice and video.  The trend in vertical such as finance, retail, critical infrastructure and government, he says, is for customers to seek their whole system from one vendor such as Verint, who provides innovative tools and technologies that add up to a solution.

Altor Networks Winner, Most Innovative Company RSA 2010 Conference “Sandbox Competition”

According to Amir Ben-Efraim, Founder and CEO, Altor Networks focuses on securing virtual environments in clouds by securing the virtual machines that are the underlying atoms in cloud computing. Federal government clients to date include the U.S. Army, Brookhaven National Institute and the National Renewable Energy Labs. 

Lieberman Software Corporation 2010 RSA Conference

Philip Lieberman, President, indicates that Lieberman Software provides privileged identity management, primarily to organizations with more than 1000 employees. Clients include most branches of the military, DHS and other federal agencies, plus state and local governments.  The latest Enterprise Random Password Management is the first version to support privileged identity management in the cloud, ensuring zero information to departing employees with privileged entry.

Tipping Point 2010 RSA Conference

Tipping Point, a global brand of the 3Com corporation, focuses primarily on intrusion detection systems that provide deep packet inspection of network traffic, according to Roark Pollock, Worldwide Product Manager. The company provides security solutions for federal, state and local governments, creating a secure network that brings network and security components together on a single platform.

Hugh Thompson 2010 RSA Conference

In providing GSN with a sneak preview of the 2010 Conference, Dr. Hugh Thompson, Program Chair of RSA Conferences and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, cited Cloud Security, Consumerization and Social Networking as the anticipated hot topics, while he recommended the Innovation Sandbox and its competition among start-up companies as an event that telegraphs what the big problems in IT Security will be in the next few years.

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Unveiling the Security Illusion: The Need For Network Forensics

THE NEED FOR ACTIVE NETWORK FORENSICS
Neither small to large enterprises nor government institutions are immune to the threats that pervade today’s security landscape. Leakage of congressional documents, a half million credit card numbers hacked from a leading web host provider, and even a major security vendor falling victim to a website breach are just a few recent headlines that proclaim the costly network threats facing organizations of all types and sizes. Active network forensics makes all past and present network data instantly visible and allows perfect fidelity through replaying past traffic, enabling organizations to detect and understand the full source and scope of any security event so they can protect against further attacks.

Recent Webinars

A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:00pm

GSN Webinar - A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence

No vendor can solve the entire problem. Learn how to use...

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Five Ways to Maximize Perimeter Security
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00am

Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Time: 11 A.M. Eastern Time

An Educational Webinar Sponsored by BIGBOOTH.COM and GSN Magazine

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An Effective Approach to Continuous Monitoring Requirements under FISMA
Tue, 04/27/2010 (All day)

Recently, the OMB established a task force to develop new metrics to measure the performance of information security at Federal Agencies. Among other things, the new metrics...

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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...