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TASC cyber expert says multi-faceted, layered defense is required to keep cyber enemies and cyber thieves at bay CHANTILLY, Va., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrating intelligence with network defense is essential to building a policy platform and operational structure that ensures robust and resilient cybersecurity for government and business, according to cyber experts at TASC, Inc. Today, cybersecurity is overly focused on response, mitigation and recovery - a reactive and...
ATLANTA, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Savvy Cyber Kids announced today that it has joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign's National Network, forming a partnership that will promote cybersecurity awareness to children nationwide. The Campaign will help provide Savvy Cyber Kids with tools and resources to help raise awareness about online dangers and the importance of cybersecurity among young children before they become active...
Obsidian Analysis, Inc. (http://www.obsidiandc.com) announced today that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has selected the company to perform a comprehensive risk-informed and performance-based assessment of radiological emergency response programs. Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 18, 2013 Obsidian Analysis, Inc. announced today that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has selected the company to perform a comprehensive risk-informed and performance-based assessment of...
BETHESDA, Md., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SANS today announced that it is returning to the Hilton Washington campus for SANSFIRE 2013. Slated for June 15 - 22, SANSFIRE 2013 will offer students 40 information security courses taught by the top practitioners in the industry. For more than 10 years, the Internet Storm Center (ISC) has provided free analysis and warning to the Internet community. Each evening during SANSFIRE 2013, the ISC incident handlers will share...
LOS ANGELES, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USC Stevens Center for Innovation, a university-wide resource that helps USC innovators make impact with their ideas, announced today that ARMORWAY Inc., has been issued an exclusive license to commercialize software that provides intelligently randomized security patrols for resource optimization of security agencies in order to make airports, municipalities, borders and waterways all over the world more secure. "Protecting...
Seeks Flexibility for Small and Medium-Sized Chemical Manufacturers WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony before Congress today, the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) commended the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for improving its implementation of the nation's chemical security regulatory program, while urging the agency to show more flexibility in setting deadlines for small and medium-sized chemical companies. Bill...
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, announced today that it received a number of purchase orders from an OEM customer, a major global electronic defense and aerospace company. The order was for rechargeable batteries amounting to approximately $1.5 million and to be delivered in the third quarter of 2013....
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the Massachusetts State Senate delivered a letter to Governor Deval Patrick urging Massachusetts's compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. This came after the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License (CSDL) filed a Public Records Request with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) regarding the state's low level of compliance with the federal regulations. (Logo:...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wurldtech Security Technologies, leaders in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attack, today announced that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Wurldtech's Achilles(TM) Product Portfolio a Bronze winner of the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management category. The security industry celebrated...
The Two Security Experts to Provide Strategic and Advisory Consulting to C-Suite Executives and Government Leaders WASHINGTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Ridge, the first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, and Howard A. Schmidt, former Cybersecurity Advisor to President Barack Obama and President George W. Bush, today announced that they are forming Ridge Schmidt Cyber LLC, a consultancy that provides strategic and advisory services that help leaders in business...
