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 IronNet and Mandiant Partner to Protect Public Sector and Commercial Supply Chains

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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IronNet and Mandiants new jointly managed collective defense service offering removes the burden of identifying new and novel threats from public and private security teams by providing a potent software and services combination.

Key Points: 
  • IronNet and Mandiants new jointly managed collective defense service offering removes the burden of identifying new and novel threats from public and private security teams by providing a potent software and services combination.
  • Keith B. Alexander, founder and co-CEO of IronNet and former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Founding Commander of U.S. Cyber Command.
  • This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to expectations, beliefs, benefits, plans and objectives with respect to the strategic partnership between IronNet and Mandiant.
  • In March of 2021, IronNet and LGL Systems Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DFNS) (LGL) announced that they entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in IronNet becoming a public company.

Former DOD Principal Director for Cyber Dr. Daniel J. “Rags” Ragsdale Joins Two Six Technologies

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Data security, Cyberwarfare, Computer network security, Computer security, Cryptography, Data protection, Malware, Ragsdale, DARPA, Articles

Im thrilled to announce the addition of an accomplished military, DOD, and DARPA veteran like Rags to our leadership team, said Joe Logue, CEO of Two Six Technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Im thrilled to announce the addition of an accomplished military, DOD, and DARPA veteran like Rags to our leadership team, said Joe Logue, CEO of Two Six Technologies.
  • Rags reputation goes before him, and his unmatched experience and expertise in cyber and other sectors will have a significant impact on our organic growth and strategic expansion.
  • Previously, as Principal Director for Cyber, Ragsdale was responsible for coordinating cyber modernization efforts across the DOD.
  • Prior to his return to the DOD in early 2019, Ragsdale was the founding director of the Texas A&M Cybersecurity Center.

Varonis Supports DoD Zero Trust Initiative at DreamPort Cyber Innovation Facility

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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NEW YORK, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNS), a pioneer in data security and analytics, announces it was selected for inclusion within the joint DoD Zero Trust Testbed located at DreamPort, a cyber innovation, collaboration, and prototyping facility in Columbia, Md., created via a public-private partnership between U.S. Cyber Command (USCC) and the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute (MISI).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNS), a pioneer in data security and analytics, announces it was selected for inclusion within the joint DoD Zero Trust Testbed located at DreamPort, a cyber innovation, collaboration, and prototyping facility in Columbia, Md., created via a public-private partnership between U.S. Cyber Command (USCC) and the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute (MISI).
  • The Varonis Data Security Platform will be utilized to test new Zero Trust strategies and technologies inside a Zero Trust cybersecurity-hardened cloud environment, part of a joint effort between the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), USCC, and Defense Information Security Agency (DISA).
  • "We are proud to be selected to support DreamPort and the DoD mission to help validate and further the adoption of Zero Trust, data-centric cybersecurity approaches."
  • Varonis aligns to NSAs recent guidance on Zero Trust, " Embracing a Zero Trust Security Model " which describes how deploying Zero Trust security principles can better position cybersecurity professionals to secure enterprise networks and sensitive data against the latest tactics, techniques and procedures hackers and nation states are using to penetrate systems.

Parsons and AFCEA Connect Global Militaries and Cyber Warriors

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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This international exercise is designed to improve allied nations partnership, share full-spectrum cyber best practices, and strengthen training and coordination.

Key Points: 
  • This international exercise is designed to improve allied nations partnership, share full-spectrum cyber best practices, and strengthen training and coordination.
  • The 2021 U.S. Department of Defense teams include Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER), U.S. Air Force Cyber, and U.S. Marine Forces Cyber.
  • "As global digital threats increase, it is critical to unite our allies in an effort to increase, enhance, and perfect our collective cyber capabilities," said Tom Barnes, Parsons' vice president of strategic cyber operations.
  • "We look forward to bringing together our partner nations in an effort to improve global cyber awareness and security."

Georgia governor and congressman to address grand opening of Perspecta office at Georgia Cyber Center

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
United States Army Cyber Command, United States Cyber Command, Augusta, Georgia, Fort Gordon, Military, Information and communications technology, Computing, Computer security

The office is strategically located close to the Perspecta's U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) customer, headquartered nearby at Fort Gordon.

Key Points: 
  • The office is strategically located close to the Perspecta's U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) customer, headquartered nearby at Fort Gordon.
  • With the move to Augusta, Perspecta will create 178 job opportunities in support of ARCYBER's headquarters relocation from Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
  • "The Georgia Cyber Center offers the perfect environment to attract the highly skilled cyber professionals needed to solve mission-critical, complex cyber challenges," said Mac Curtis, chairman and chief executive officer of Perspecta.
  • The $100 million Georgia Cyber Center was created by a public and private partnership among state and federal governments, academia and the private sector.

Cyber diplomacy and shifting geopolitical landscapes

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Security, Articles, National security, Security engineering, Computer security, Cybercrime, Safety, Proactive cyber defence, Cyberattack, Permanent Structured Cooperation, Cyberwarfare, United States Cyber Command

We need to look at what is going on around us – and prepare ourselves accordingly. Today’s arena is essentially characterised by five features:There is unprecedented competition between states. This is a world of power politics. We live in a multi-polar world, but without effective multilateralism. We see rising powers demanding a greater say and a US withdrawal from the multilateral system it helped to build. The strategic competition between the US and China is having a paralysing effect: in the UN Security Council, the G20, the WTO, the WHO and elsewhere. There are more disagreements and vetoes.We live in a world where interdependence is becoming more and more conflictual and where soft power is weaponised: trade, technology, data, information are now instruments of political competition.We see a broader trend where some countries seem to follow a logic of empires. They only recognise the sovereignty of states and not the sovereignty of the people. They think and argue in terms of historical rights and zones of influence, not agreed rules and local consent.Finally, the world risks becoming less free and more unequal. Democracy and human rights – our political model – are contested. Some are not shy in exploiting these dynamics. In the digital domain and elsewhere, there is a real battle of narratives going on.The EU Cyber Forum is a unique platform to showcase the European Unions efforts in the area of cyber and digital policies.

Key Points: 
  • We need to look at what is going on around us – and prepare ourselves accordingly. Today’s arena is essentially characterised by five features:
    1. There is unprecedented competition between states. This is a world of power politics. 
    2. We live in a multi-polar world, but without effective multilateralism. We see rising powers demanding a greater say and a US withdrawal from the multilateral system it helped to build. The strategic competition between the US and China is having a paralysing effect: in the UN Security Council, the G20, the WTO, the WHO and elsewhere. There are more disagreements and vetoes.
    3. We live in a world where interdependence is becoming more and more conflictual and where soft power is weaponised: trade, technology, data, information are now instruments of political competition.
    4. We see a broader trend where some countries seem to follow a logic of empires. They only recognise the sovereignty of states and not the sovereignty of the people. They think and argue in terms of historical rights and zones of influence, not agreed rules and local consent.
    5. Finally, the world risks becoming less free and more unequal. Democracy and human rights – our political model – are contested. Some are not shy in exploiting these dynamics. In the digital domain and elsewhere, there is a real battle of narratives going on.
    • The EU Cyber Forum is a unique platform to showcase the European Unions efforts in the area of cyber and digital policies.
    • ------ This morning I would like to talk about cyber issues from a geo-political perspective.
    • Everywhere we look, we see rivalries, especially between the US and China, with technology as a major fault line and cyber as the new domain.
    • This very much applies to the cyber world as well.
    • This is the wider context in which Europe should define its approach to cyber issues.
    • But also how can we protect our model of society from cyber threats - and support others to do so as well?
    • ----- Cyber issues are geopolitical and have a strong security dimension.
    • Ladies and Gentlemen, In recent years, the European Union has put a strong emphasis on strengthening our cyber resilience.
    • We are also working on the cyber defence front as part of the EUs Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
    • Our Member States, working together under PESCO or permanent structured cooperation have established four cyber projects, including Rapid Response Teams to help countering cyber attacks.
    • Since 2017, the EU has a comprehensive cyber diplomacy toolbox.
    • These act as cyber firefighters to detect and recover from cyber incidents.

    • Fort Gordon Cyber District / Alliance for Cyber Education named 2019-2020 CyberPatriot Center of Excellence of the Year

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    Wednesday, September 2, 2020
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    ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association's CyberPatriot Program Office has announced the Fort Gordon Cyber District (Alliance for Cyber Education) as the CyberPatriot Center of Excellence of the Year for the second year in a row.

    Key Points: 
    • ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association's CyberPatriot Program Office has announced the Fort Gordon Cyber District (Alliance for Cyber Education) as the CyberPatriot Center of Excellence of the Year for the second year in a row.
    • Fort Gordon Cyber District / Alliance for Cyber Education was awarded the title of Center of Excellence in December of 2018 and has since grown even further its support to the program.
    • "We are so very proud of our students, our teams, our school superintendents, our teachers, the Fort Gordon Cyber District, the Alliance for Fort Gordon, our education committee, our local businesses, the GA Cyber Center, our sponsors, and our region for being named the Cyber Patriot Center of Excellence of the year for two straight years," said Dr. Tom Clark, Executive Director of the Alliance for Fort Gordon.
    • For more information on the Fort Gordon Cyber District and CyberPatriot's Center of Excellence program, visit http://uscyberpatriot.org/about/centers-of-excellence.

    Devo Awarded $9.5M U.S. Air Force Contract for Next-Generation SIEM Technology

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    Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Devo Technology, the cloud-native data analytics and security company, announced it received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for the Enterprise Cyberspace Security & Defense (CS&D) Global Security Information Event Management (SIEM) System.

    Key Points: 
    • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Devo Technology, the cloud-native data analytics and security company, announced it received a contract award from the U.S. Air Force for the Enterprise Cyberspace Security & Defense (CS&D) Global Security Information Event Management (SIEM) System.
    • Devo was selected as part of the initiative driven by Air Forces Cyber Command (ACC) known as 12N12 , which is intended to streamline cyber weapon systems tools for the Air Force.
    • This powerful combination will enable the Air Force to transform its security operations centers (SOC) and scale security operator effectiveness.
    • Devo will serve as the central security hub for protection, detection, and response across the U.S. Air Force worldwide for enterprise defense.

    Recorded Future Awarded Threat Intelligence Contract for Accelerated Security With U.S. Cyber Command

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    Thursday, February 20, 2020
    Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, Information technology, Information and communications technology, Computing, Cyberinfrastructure, United States Cyber Command, Computer security, Recorded Future

    The P-OTA, with a ceiling value of $50 million, also marks the first P-OTA contract awarded by the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Enterprise.

    Key Points: 
    • The P-OTA, with a ceiling value of $50 million, also marks the first P-OTA contract awarded by the U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Enterprise.
    • Recorded Future delivers relevant, real-time threat intelligence powered by machine learning to manage risk.
    • Recorded Future delivers security intelligence to amplify the effectiveness of security and IT teams in reducing exposure by uncovering unknown threats and informing better, faster decisions.
    • Recorded Future arms threat analysts, vulnerability management teams, security operations centers, and incident responders with context-rich, actionable intelligence in real time that's ready for integration across the security ecosystem.

    Red River Awarded Two Five-Year, $95 Million Contracts with U.S. Air Force

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    Friday, February 14, 2020
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    Red River, a technology transformation company, announced today that it has been awarded two U.S. Air Force LevelUP Cloud Services Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA).

    Key Points: 
    • Red River, a technology transformation company, announced today that it has been awarded two U.S. Air Force LevelUP Cloud Services Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA).
    • The contracts are each for five years and each have initial funding of $95 million.
    • The first contract is for cloud services to support the Air Forces new LevelUP Unified Platform, a cyberspace operations system for future cyber mission force capabilities.
    • Red River is proud to have yet another opportunity to serve our warfighters and support the U.S. Air Force as it reimagines technologys role in achieving its mission, said Ross Woodley, Chief Programs Officer for Red River.