Tag Archives: information security

Skyview Capital has purchased Fidelis Cybersecurity, an automated threat detection and response technology provider to the government and commercial sectors, for an undisclosed sum. "This transaction aligns well with our investment philosophy of targeting and investing in mission critical technology businesses across a wide spectrum of verticals, from telecommunications to cybersecurity," said Alex Soltani, chairman and CEO of Skyview Capital.

The U.S. Air Force released a draft request for proposals for a potential $4.5B contract for cybersecurity and physical security services in support of the service’s Special Access Programs, Bloomberg Government reported Wednesday.

BayFirst Solutions announced on Tuesday that the International Auditors Inc. (IAI) has granted the company certification to AS9100D (Aerospace), ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 (IT Service Delivery) and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Information Security). IAI specializes in auditing government contractors and certifies companies across the globe, and BayFirst underwent …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 19, 2018 — Deloitte has entered into a partnership with technology accelerator Dcode in an effort to help startup companies market their information security and space offerings to public sector customers, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The team aims to build on the number and capabilities of technology startups focused …

L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has agreed to purchase information security firms Linchpin Labs and Azimuth Security for approximately $200 million combined in a push to develop synergies for future growth and build up its cyber, surveillance and intelligence collection capabilities. L3 said Wednesday the acquired companies will operate as L3 …

Chris Niggel, director of security and compliance at San Francisco-based identity management services provider Okta (Nasdaq: OKTA), has said government agencies seeking to protect information systems from cyber threats should adopt security controls “that match the level of risk.” Niggel wrote that choosing such controls begins with the process of …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 8, 2017 — CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has signed a three-year enterprise agreement with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) that will allow the former to migrate its workload to the latter’s Azure Government cloud platform, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Falls Church, Virginia-based information technology contractor said Monday the cloud migration will help …

Phil Quade, former special assistant for cyber of the National Security Agency director, has joined Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) as chief information security officer and strategic consultant to C-level enterprise clients. Fortinet said Tuesday Quade will oversee the company’s information security, compliance with global regulations and standards as well as efforts to …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 28, 2016 — CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has received an enterprise-wide certification from the International Organization for Standardization for the company’s information technology infrastructure policies and practices, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 21. An external audit was conducted on CACI’s internal information security practices in an effort to …

Steven Earls, former senior vice president and deputy chief information security officer at Fifth and Third Bank, has joined Ntrepid Corp. as vice president of information security strategy. Ntrepid said Monday he brings more than two decades of commercial and government information technology experience to his new role and will oversee the company’s business …