ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT – News) (www.mantech.com), a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, announced today that it received a new contract to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Agriculture Security Operations Center (SOC). Under the contract, ManTech will provide 24/7 incident handling and strategic support to help detect and report malicious cyber activities on the agency’s enterprise information infrastructure. The contract, which has an initial period of one year and four one-year extension options, is estimated to be worth up to $10.8 million.
The 13th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection (RAID) and the International Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec) will be hosted in Canada for the first time, from September 14 to 17, 2010.
Defence Research and Development Canada – Ottawa (DRDC Ottawa) of the Department of National Defence (DND), in partnership with the Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC), of Industry Canada, are pleased to announce these two international cyber security events. These events will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear presentations by, and to network with, leading academic experts and researchers on a variety of topics in the fields of intrusion detection and cyber security. Scientific, industrial and military communities will benefit from first-rate presentations, workshops, panel discussions and a showcase of innovative technology
McAfee Labs: It’s Time to Be Proactive on Cybersecurity
By · CommentsA new report published by McAfee, Inc.(MFE 31.47, -0.06, -0.19%) stresses the need for the security industry to take a more proactive position against cybercriminals. In light of recent cyberespionage, the breakup of cybercrime rings, and the threats that sophisticated malware such as Stuxnet present to critical infrastructures, McAfee Labs(TM) researchers and industry experts call for a more proactive strategy for fighting cybercrime.
AT&T Government Solutions* business unit announced it has won a task order worth up to $350 million to provide Managed Security Services and deploy a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Services.
AT&T* today announced the lineup of judges for the 2010 AT&T Big Mobile on Campus Challenge(SM), a national higher education contest that invites college students to design the next generation of e-learning mobile applications that demonstrate usability, quality, innovation, utility, and marketability.
Black Hat USA, the world’s leading family of information security events produced by UBM TechWeb, today announces the largest event in the history of Black Hat. Organizers report an increase of 25 percent in sponsorships and a record 35 percent increase in conference attendance over 2009. These record numbers confirm Black Hat is the industry’s largest and most important security event of its kind. New programs like Black Hat Arsenal and Black Hat Uplink, in addition to an event launch in Abu Dhabi later this year, demonstrate continued innovation and tremendous momentum. For more information visit http://www.blackhat.com/.
Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC:PTSC) (BULLETIN BOARD: PTSC) today reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Patriot Data Solutions Group (PDSG), has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with SRA International, Inc. Under the agreement SRA will become a reseller of PDSG’s Crossflo DataExchange® (CDX) line of products. SRA serves government organizations in the national security, civil government and global health markets with technical expertise in areas including cyber security; enterprise resource planning; IT systems; strategic management consulting; systems engineering; and wireless integration.
Myouterspace.com, a new Social Network created for those passionate about Science Fiction, will officially launch with William Shatner who will soar over the San Diego Harbor in a helicopter, landing onto deck of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier at Comic Con. William Shatner’s Myouterspace.com launch will be held at the Tweet House on the USS Midway from 7:30pm-9:30pm PST on Friday, July 23, 2010.
When it comes to U.S. job growth, startup companies aren’t everything. They’re the only thing.
It’s well understood that existing companies of all sizes constantly create — and destroy — jobs. Conventional wisdom, then, might suppose that annual net job gain is positive at these companies. A study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, however, shows that this rarely is the case. In fact, net job growth occurs in the U.S. economy only through startup firms.
