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Objectivity, Inc

Warren Davidson, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, says that Objectivity provides data management solutions for large, scalable government databases with an emphasis on complex data. Being able to manage a mountain of data, connect the dots and find the 3-4 degrees of separation, involves pedabytes of data. Davidson argues that Objectivity’s ability to find the right data is critically important to the security of our country.

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News

USCIS to ‘mirror’ unclassified data on immigrants in a new classified data base
Wed, 2010-09-08 11:47 AM
In order to make it easier to handle classified requests for information from the federal law enforcement and intelligence communities concerning immigrants resident in the U.S., the Department of...
Researchers will have access to ‘real-world’ data on cyber-attacks across the Internet
Wed, 2010-09-01 04:40 PM
The Science and Technology Directorate at DHS is planning to gather “comprehensive real-world data” about cyber-attack phenomena, so it can make those data sets available to an estimated 200...
Don’t miss the many benefits to entering GSN’s 2010 Awards Program
Fri, 2010-08-20 01:50 PM
Adrian Courtenay
I’d like urge every vendor of IT Security products and solutions, every vendor of physical security products and solutions, and every government agency or department in federal, state or local...
Entry deadline for GSN 2010 Awards extended to September 10
Tue, 2010-08-17 01:33 PM
At the request of a number of vendor companies and government agencies, the entry deadline for entries in the GSN 2010 Homeland Security Awards Program has been extended to September 10, 2010,...
Multi-agency federal task force likes GammaTech’s Durabook rugged computers
Mon, 2010-08-09 10:12 AM
GammaTech's Durabook
A high-ranking official of the Drug Enforcement Administration, who is now posted at DEA’s headquarters, recently told GSN about his experience purchasing rugged computers for a multi-agency federal...
CBP to hold IT Industry Day in DC on August 13
Thu, 2010-08-05 11:29 AM
Ronald Reagan Building
The office of information technology with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold an Industry Day conference in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2010.CBP information technology officials will...
Commerce Dept. launches major inquiry into cyber challenges to the Internet economy
Wed, 2010-07-28 10:24 AM
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Internet Policy Task Force has launched a sweeping inquiry into the nexus between “cybersecurity challenges in the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet...
DHS to issue EAGLE II solicitation for IT support on about Oct. 1
Tue, 2010-07-20 09:01 AM
DHS is getting ready to issue its formal solicitation for the second wave of contracts under its Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II, or EAGLE II, program under which it will...
Xceedium’s Glenn Hazard pays a friendly visit to GSN
Fri, 2010-07-16 04:32 PM
Glenn Hazard
Glenn Hazard, a hard-charging CEO who has experienced success in growing and selling off software and information technology companies in the past, has taken on a new challenge: spearheading the...
GSA is re-thinking its HSPD-12 implementation strategy
Wed, 2010-07-14 04:57 PM
The General Services Administration (GSA) is gathering information from government agencies as well as current and potential vendors of products and services related to the implementation of Homeland...
Security and privacy advisory board to meet in DC on August 4-6
Tue, 2010-07-13 08:50 AM
Marriott Hotel in DC
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, which looks at security and privacy issues related to federal government computer systems, will hold a three-day public meeting in Washington, DC...
TSA wants to capture evidence on hard drives more efficiently
Fri, 2010-07-09 03:14 PM
DeepSpar's imaging system
Fed up with its current forensic imaging system, which is designed to gather evidence from computer hard drives, TSA’s digital forensic lab is planning to purchase a state-of-the-art “CD / DVD / Blu-...

Commentary and Opinions

The importance of increasing the use of Red Teams

The intelligence agencies and military branches of the U.S. Government need to operate live “Red Teams” for use against physical structures and Red Teams that are separate from the planners for the war-gaming phase of planning operations. These Red Teams need to be external to the agency or organization they support. Increasing the use of Red Teams is important now more than ever due to the dynamics of combating terrorism.

Securing USB flash drives with biometric authentication

 

Every day, people and organizations hand over their most valuable and vital personal information to government agencies. It is then up to the recipient – a federal or state agency, or another government organization – to safely store that data.

Tainted information: Poisoned document control

Attacking systems for sensitive information for the purpose of espionage or monetization is certainly not new. In fact, it's a predictable aspect of crime because in our modern cyber era, digital information flows with ease, as systems become further integrated. The new trend that we continue to observe involves the vehicles that are used for these attacks.

Best practices for controlling contractors and privileged users who access your critical IT infrastructure

Government agencies are more dependent than ever on computer systems to carry out their missions. From providing citizens access to public information over the Web to processing and accounting for trillions of dollars in spending, computer systems permeate virtually every aspect of government work.

Rethinking software security evaluation: Time to interrogate the chef

If you were running Windows XP at work and used McAfee to protect it, Wednesday, April 21st was probably a pretty interesting day. Through an automated update, McAfee antivirus software wrongly identified a core Windows system file as a virus on some machines. It "cleaned" the infection, removing the suspicious file, which put thousands of government and corporate machines into an infinite reboot cycle.

Company News

Gemalto launches new multi-application reader for contactless and contact versatility

Gemalto, a digital security provider, has announced the launch of its PROX DU smart card reader for physical and logical access control. The dual-interface reader makes it convenient to securely access a host of applications using both contactless and contact technologies, with one single device.

The PROX DU is fully plug-n-play on Windows OS in both contactless and contact modes, a feature unique to the Gemalto solution, the company says in a press release it issued on September 8.

Intergraph public safety and security software aids Kingdom of Jordan

The Kingdom of Jordan has successfully deployed Intergraph public safety and security incident management software as part of a comprehensive, nationwide homeland security initiative to prevent and respond to local and regional terrorism threats.

ArcSight’s 6th cybersecurity user conference, Protect ’10, to offer many new attractions

ArcSight, Inc., a producer of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, has previewed a wide array of new and existing features that will highlight its 6th annual users’ conference, called Protect ’10, scheduled for September 19-22 in Washington, DC.

Leading the expanded program will be presentations by ArcSight executives Tom Reilly, President and CEO; Dr. Prescott Winter, CTO Public Sector; and Hugh Njemanze, Executive VP of Research and Development, as well as major customers and experts, including:

GD and Bivio partner to deliver innovative defenses against cyber-threats

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a principal contractor to defense, intelligence and homeland security customers, and Bivio Networks, a provider of network systems for securing, monitoring and controlling critical network infrastructure, announced on August 16 a strategic partnership to deliver an array of scalable, resilient and innovative cyber-security solutions for both the public and private sectors. 

Scalable Network Technologies awarded contract to advance cyber attack testing for military networks

Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT), which engages in wireless network evaluation, announced on August 18 that the company was awarded a project from the Test & Evaluation / Science and Technology Program at the Test Resource Management Center, which reports directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. 

Lieberman Software to present Webinar on securing federal information systems

Lieberman Software, a provider of privileged identity management solutions, has announced a specialized webinar for federal IT managers, security directors, information assurance managers, network administrators and other government agency executives charged with security, auditing, risk and regulatory compliance.

Safe Banking Systems and Centrifuge Systems partner to combat money laundering, terrorism and fraud

Safe Banking Systems Software, LLC (SBS), a provider of anti-money laundering and compliance solutions, and Centrifuge Systems, Inc., of McLean, VA, a provider of advanced link analysis software, have joined forces to provide government agencies, banks, financial services firms and other organizations with the ability to combat financial crime by detecting entities in corporate databases that pose risk.

SAIC awarded $19 million task order to provide support to the U.S. Air Force

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), based in McLean, VA, has announced it has been awarded a task order by the General Services Administration (GSA) Greater Southwest Region to provide software development and sustainment support to the U.S. Air Force.  

 
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Verint

Elan Moriah, President of Video Communications and Enterprise Business divisions, describes Verint’s business as collecting, analyzing and distributing information focused on voice and video.  The trend in vertical such as finance, retail, critical infrastructure and government, he says, is for customers to seek their whole system from one vendor such as Verint, who provides innovative tools and technologies that add up to a solution.

Altor Networks Winner, Most Innovative Company RSA 2010 Conference “Sandbox Competition”

According to Amir Ben-Efraim, Founder and CEO, Altor Networks focuses on securing virtual environments in clouds by securing the virtual machines that are the underlying atoms in cloud computing. Federal government clients to date include the U.S. Army, Brookhaven National Institute and the National Renewable Energy Labs. 

Lieberman Software Corporation 2010 RSA Conference

Philip Lieberman, President, indicates that Lieberman Software provides privileged identity management, primarily to organizations with more than 1000 employees. Clients include most branches of the military, DHS and other federal agencies, plus state and local governments.  The latest Enterprise Random Password Management is the first version to support privileged identity management in the cloud, ensuring zero information to departing employees with privileged entry.

Tipping Point 2010 RSA Conference

Tipping Point, a global brand of the 3Com corporation, focuses primarily on intrusion detection systems that provide deep packet inspection of network traffic, according to Roark Pollock, Worldwide Product Manager. The company provides security solutions for federal, state and local governments, creating a secure network that brings network and security components together on a single platform.

Hugh Thompson 2010 RSA Conference

In providing GSN with a sneak preview of the 2010 Conference, Dr. Hugh Thompson, Program Chair of RSA Conferences and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, cited Cloud Security, Consumerization and Social Networking as the anticipated hot topics, while he recommended the Innovation Sandbox and its competition among start-up companies as an event that telegraphs what the big problems in IT Security will be in the next few years.

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Diebold Leveraging FICAM to Modernize Your Physical and Logical Access Control
Wed, 10/06/2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Leveraging FICAM to Modernize Your Physical and Logical Access Control

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Solera - Unveiling the Security Illusion: The Need For Network Forensics

THE NEED FOR ACTIVE NETWORK FORENSICS
Neither small to large enterprises nor government institutions are immune to the threats that pervade today’s security landscape. Leakage of congressional documents, a half million credit card numbers hacked from a leading web host provider, and even a major security vendor falling victim to a website breach are just a few recent headlines that proclaim the costly network threats facing organizations of all types and sizes. Active network forensics makes all past and present network data instantly visible and allows perfect fidelity through replaying past traffic, enabling organizations to detect and understand the full source and scope of any security event so they can protect against further attacks.

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SIMPLIFY MAC SMART CARD SUPPORT
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Use the resources you already have to easily deploy MACS with CAC and...

A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 1:00pm

GSN Webinar - A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Using Dynamic Traffic Intelligence

No vendor can solve the entire problem. Learn how to use...

Five Ways to Maximize Perimeter Security
Wed, 06/09/2010 - 11:00am

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New Products

Kanguru adds USB device control to its KRMC

Millis, MA-based Kanguru Solutions, a manufacturer of secure IT storage solutions, has announced the ad...

Input forecasts emerging tech markets for state and local governments

Reston, VA-based Input, which specializes in government business, has unveiled new research detailing adoption trends for cloud computing, virtualization, service-oriented archi...

Telvent in DHS SCADA testing project

Rockville, MD-based Telvent reports that it is the first vendor selected to participate in a DHS superv...