Airbus Defence and Space has announced plans to purchase German cybersecurity company Infodas to boost its cybersecurity services in the European and global markets. The rapid rise in cyberthreats coupled with increased digitalization and connectivity have made cybersecurity pivotal to the company’s future growth, the company said. In a separate statement, the shareholders of Cologne-based...
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Carahsoft to Deliver Qmulos Risk Management Automation Solutions to Canada; Matt Coose Quoted
Carahsoft will offer Qmulos compliance, security and risk management automation solutions to the Canadian government as part of an expanded partnership. Qmulos products and services include the Q-Compliance platform, which analyzes data to identify compliance gaps and security weaknesses, and the Q-Audit platform for insider threat management. Both applications are powered by Splunk and are...
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Charles Fielden to Head QinetiQ’s Intelligence, Cyber and Information Advantage Business; Shawn Purvis Quoted
QinetiQ US has appointed Charles Fielden as executive vice president and general manager of the McLean, Virginia-based defense solutions company’s intelligence, cyber and information advantage department. Shawn Purvis, QinetiQ president and CEO and a Potomac Officers Club member and Wash 100 winner, said Fielden brings in more than 25 years of experience as an Intelligence...
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Australia Partners With Microsoft to Create Cyber Intelligence Sharing Platform
Australia has unveiled a collaborative effort between the Australian Signals Directorate and Microsoft to beef up the country’s cybersecurity. Under the partnership program, ASD connected its Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing platform with Microsoft Sentinel, allowing the latter’s Australian users to immediately share cyberthreat information on the combined systems. According to ASD, the collaboration provides access...
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US, Finland Sign MoU to Exchange Data, Best Practices on Cybersecurity
The United States and Finland have agreed to exchange cybersecurity information to strengthen both nations’ resilience against current and emerging threats. On March 13, representatives from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Finnish Ministry of Finance signed a cybersecurity cooperation memorandum of understanding. “This partnership will help Treasury protect the financial sector from...
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IBM to Provide NATO With Enhanced Cybersecurity Visibility, Asset Management Capability
IBM has secured a contract from the NATO Communications and Information Agency to strengthen the cyber resilience of the alliance’s enterprise networks. Under the agreement, a customized asset, configuration, patching and vulnerability management service will be developed and delivered to the organization starting in January 2024, according to IBM. IBM Consulting Chief Operating Officer Mohamad...
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Accenture Seals Deal for Acquisition of New Zealand’s Solnet
Global professional services company Accenture has completed its acquisition of Solnet, a New Zealand IT services provider. The Accenture press release on the latest acquisition did not disclose the terms of the acquisition but noted that it adds over 100 cloud technology professionals to Accenture New Zealand, which maintains offices in Auckland and Wellington. Solnet,...
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Cyber Analysis Center Beefs Up European Digital Domain’s Shield
The European Commission’s continuous cyberattack risk monitoring of the digital infrastructure in Europe can now be accomplished via the continent’s first cyber analysis center, U.K. aerospace, defense and security company Leonardo announced Tuesday. The facility is part of a $20 million project that the EC’s DG Connect awarded to a consortium comprising Leonardo and Spanish transport,...
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Canada Chooses Netskope as Preferred Cloud Access Security Vendor
Canada has selected Netskope as a preferred cloud access security broker under Shared Services Canada’s cybersecurity procurement vehicle. Netskope said it won the CSPV slot after passing a competitive process to determine if a commercial CASB meets the wide-ranging requirements of Canadian government organizations and agencies. The services that qualified brokers provide to government users...
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UK Cyber Chief Urges Developers to Secure AI Tech
Security should be a core requirement in developing artificial intelligence capabilities, according to Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre in the U.K. Appearing as a keynote speaker at the recent Chatham House Cyber 2023 conference, Cameron called on developers to anticipate security risks and embed mitigating measures when designing AI tools, the...