Latest National Security Agency Stories

SAIC to Add Enhanced Cybersecurity Services to the Commercial Market Offering MCLEAN, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program to become a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) of approved ECS services that will strengthen protection of U.S. critical infrastructure against imminent cyber attacks. In...

Pacileo to lead TASC team supporting intelligence, cyber customers CHANTILLY, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TASC, Inc. has named Joseph Pacileo vice president of the company's Mission Solutions business unit. In this role, Pacileo will oversee TASC operations supporting its intelligence and cyber customers at Ft. Meade. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120730/PH48590LOGO ) "The threats to our national security are constantly evolving, and TASC provides the...

World's Leading Information Security Event Welcomes Four-Star General and Cyber Security Commander SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Hat, the world's leading family of information security events, announced that Gen. Keith Alexander -- Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) -- will present the Day One keynote address at Black Hat USA 2013. Black Hat USA will take place July 27 - August 1, 2013,...

Social Media Summit will discuss citizen privacy rights and the Government. Catonsville, MD (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 InTTENSITY Corporation will be hosting its second annual Federal Social Media Summit at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA on May 22, 2013. This years summit will focus on federal agency use of social media for message dissemination, citizen polling, monitoring, collecting, and analyzing social media data. InTTENSITY announces that Mr. Richard Marshall will be...

Renders stored data unclassified in extreme environments CARLSBAD, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) has certified the KG-200R Hardware Encryptor, a ruggedized inline media encryptor from ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) that protects classified (TS/SCI and below) Data at Rest (DAR). The KG-200R meets or exceeds MIL-STD-810F and F-15/F-18 Air Worthiness Requirements (AWR), providing Type 1 encryption to protect classified...

NSA, Military Service Academy Experts Test Advanced Cyber Tactics and Technologies HANOVER, Md., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host emerging cyber leaders from U.S. and Canadian military service academies to test their capabilities this week against experts from the National Security Agency in the annual Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/PH85737LOGO-b) "Cyber Security is at the core of all we do, so...

ProtecD@R® Network encryptor reduces cost and streamlines handling of stored classified data. TAUNTON, Mass., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Security Agency (NSA) recently certified the new ProtecD@R Network (KG-202) data-at-rest encryptor by General Dynamics to secure information classified at the Top Secret level and below on removable and fixed storage devices. The certification allows military and government personnel to transport classified information stored...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online In an attempt to reach the next generation of cybersecurity personnel, officials from Carnegie Mellon University and the US National Security Agency (NSA) are launching a computer-hacking competition for high school students. The online game, which has been dubbed “Toaster Wars,” features a space robot that crash-lands on Earth, according to the project’s official website. The competition is free, open to any individual...

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas Drake, a former senior executive at the National Security Agency who was charged under the Espionage Act after he blew the whistle on waste and fraud at the spy agency, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, March 15, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) The event is part of NPC's recognition of Sunshine Week, an initiative to underline the importance of open government and...

According to cyber experts, there will be a 22 percent growth in demand for cybersecurity professionals through 2020. Each of Excelsior College's five cybersecurity programs developed to meet this demand has been certified by the National Security Agency to meet the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Training Standards. Albany, New York (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 Excelsior College today announced five of the College’s programs have been certified by the National Security...