Christopher Young, former CEO of computer security software provider McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) as executive vice president of business development. He will report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and oversee the technology firm's global BD strategies that include strategic alliances, joint ventures and venture investments.
Read More »STG-Led Consortium to Buy Dell’s RSA Business for $2B Cash
A Symphony Technology Group-led consortium has agreed to purchase Dell Technologies' (NYSE: DELL) cybersecurity business RSA for approximately $2.075B in cash. All parties expect to close the transaction within six to nine months.
Read More »Report: Private Equity Firm Close to Deal for Dell’s RSA Business
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and STG Partners are close to reaching an estimated $2B deal for the Palo Alto, Calif.-based private equity firm to acquire a Dell business unit that offers cybersecurity products and services, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Read More »Former Mitre Exec Jacklyn Wynn Joins General Dynamics IT Business in VP Role
Jacklyn Wynn, formerly a vice president at Mitre, has joined General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology unit as VP of strategic programs, Women of Color Magazine reported Thursday. She will oversee programs within the federal health sector, military health and veterans affairs areas of the GDIT business.
Read More »RSA’s Robert Carey: Cybersecurity, Mission Outcomes Should Be Prioritized in Agency IT Modernization
Robert Carey, vice president and general manager of global public sector solutions at RSA, has said government agencies seeking to modernize their information technology infrastructure should prioritize mission outcomes and cybersecurity.
Read More »Tech Companies to Help NIST Establish ‘Trusted Cloud’ to Support Workloads; Cameron Chehreh Quoted
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 17, 2018 — Technology companies including Dell EMC, Gemalto, HyTrust, IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), RSA and VMware (NYSE: VMW) will work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a project to establish a “Trusted Cloud” that will ensure the security and privacy of workloads, …
Read More »RSA’s Steve Schmalz: Agencies Should Integrate Security From the Start of IT Modernization
Steve Schmalz, field chief technology officer of public sector at Dell Technologies’ (NYSE: DVMT) RSA subsidiary, has said government agencies should update their security platforms as they modernize their information technology infrastructure. “The key is making sure to incorporate security from the start because changing the infrastructure will require agencies …
Read More »Mitre to Use Open Source Tool for Cyber Evaluations on 8 Companies
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 20, 2018 — Mitre will deploy an open source tool to assess the cybersecurity capabilities of eight companies and subsequently release findings in October as part of an initiative by the nonprofit research organization, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Washington Business Journal reported Tuesday that Mitre will utilize …
Read More »Richard Ledgett, Christopher Painter, Michael Brown Named Palo Alto Networks Advisers
Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW) has added Richard Ledgett, former deputy director at the National Security Agency, and Christopher Painter, former top cybersecurity official at the State Department, to its public sector advisory council to help shape the company’s cyber strategy and offer advice on security and technological needs of …
Read More »Former IBM Security Lead Mathew Newfield Appointed Unisys CISO
Mathew Newfield, former director of the global managed security services business at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined Unisys (NYSE: UIS) as chief information security officer. He will lead a corporate team that aims to design, develop and implement an information security and risk program across Unisys’ regions and businesses, which include …
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