Tag Archives: cybersecurity

TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 19, 2019 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) chose an Expanse-built security monitoring platform to help increase visibility into the former’s network of defense suppliers, ExecutiveBiz reported Nov. 6.

Katherine Gronberg, vice president of government affairs at Forescout Technologies (Nasdaq: FSCT), has said federal agencies should have better visibility of nontraditional endpoints within their information technology systems to help ensure network security.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) has released a report that describes nine trends the company anticipates in 2020's cybersecurity landscape.

Aubrey Merchant-Dest, federal chief technology officer at Symantec, has said government agencies should work to achieve interoperability to improve their security posture, address tool complexity, reduce costs and establish a framework to leverage automation.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has become a founding member of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which aims to serve as the main communications channel for space industry to address security risks.

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will analyze potential risks and vulnerabilities in Department of Energy information technology networks as part of a potential seven-year, $116M contract.

NortonLifeLock (Nasdaq: NLOK) has announced the appointment of key leaders following its launch as an independent publicly traded consumer cyber safety company as a result of Broadcom’s (Nasdaq: AVGO) $10.7B acquisition of Symantec’s enterprise security assets. Vincent Pilette, a more than 20-year financial management executive, has been named CEO of NortonLifeLock, the company said Thursday.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has created a set of best practices for smaller companies  and government agencies to defend against cyber threats. "CISA is committed to raising the bar in cybersecurity across all companies and government, regardless of their size,” said Christopher Krebs, director of CISA and a 2019 Wash100 awardee.

Twenty-seven companies have landed spots on a blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide cloud services to the militay branch's LevelUP cyber factory.

Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) has wrapped up its acquisition of Symantec’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) enterprise security assets for approximately $10.7B.