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ATLANTA, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., a leader in flow-based security and network performance monitoring, is joining forces with leading Internet security research organization, Team Cymru, Inc., to incorporate advanced research on today's top cyber threats into its StealthWatch(®) System. Lancope customers will benefit from the combination of Lancope's advanced network behavioral analysis and Team Cymru's cutting-edge global threat intelligence. "The current...

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soldiers will soon have a system that enables them to protect sailors and safeguard commercial and military navigation in strategic waterways. In June, a series of tests demonstrated that Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) JLENS is capable of detecting and tracking swarming boats from hundreds of miles away. During the tests, JLENS simultaneously detected and tracked multiple speedboats on the Great Salt Lake. The boats, similar to...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While violent, physical attacks between and among nations aren’t a common occurrence these days, the same can’t be said in the murky world of cyberspace where attacks are becoming more brazen than ever, according to the National Security Agency. "We're starting to see nation-state resources and expertise employed in what we would characterize as reckless and disruptive, destructive behaviors,” said NSA Information Assurance...

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) completed testing of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) upgrades, which make the combat-proven missile more precise and accurate, while reducing collateral damage. HARM suppresses or destroys surface-to-air missile radars, early warning radars and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. The upgrade, called the HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM), adds a GPS receiver and an improved inertial...

John Neumann for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The US Air Force (USAF) is looking for a few good nerds as it has been tasked with protecting America’s world wide web. The purview of the USAF includes low-earth orbit, and it has a group known as Space Command who oversee its orderly and peaceful use. Since cyberspace includes the word space, logically, the Air Force should oversee its protection. This is the Pentagon we are talking about so just go with it. Kaspersky Lab...

LONDON, August 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently released findings of a survey conducted by Defence IQ indicate that only 35% of the public have faith in the cyber defence strategy devised by their national government. The global survey, undertaken ahead of the 2012 Cyber Defence Forum taking place in Prague from October 23-25, sought to discover the most current trends in action and perception when it comes to both personal cybersecurity measures and overall confidence...

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is marking the 40th anniversary of the combat-proven AGM-65 Maverick missile. Maverick was first produced and delivered to the U.S. Air Force in August of 1972. Raytheon has continued to evolve the missile to meet today's needs. Maverick is a versatile precision-guided missile that is effective against a wide variety of fixed, stationary, moving and maneuvering targets, both on land and at sea. With more than...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has acquired the defense operations of Gayston Corporation, a privately held company that supplies precision metal components used in several munitions programs. The value of the cash transaction, which General Dynamics expects to be accretive to earnings in 2013, has not been disclosed. Gayston's defense operations employ 187 people at a state-of-the-art facility in Springboro, Ohio, which is optimized...

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CounterTack, the industry's first and only provider of in-progress cyber attack intelligence and response solutions, today revealed findings of an independently commissioned study, which shows organizations are ill-prepared to detect and stop advanced, targeted attacks. One hundred information security executives at enterprise organizations with revenues greater than $100 million were surveyed in the company's "Cyber-readiness Reality...

FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received an $81 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It will provide general and fires command and control capabilities to ground forces, from mission planning to execution. The contract extends over a 24-month period, with an $18 million, 12-month option. AFATDS is designed to integrate and use...