NSA Chief Outlines Cybersecurity Plans

Gov 2.0 Summit: NSA Chief Outlines Cybersecurity Plans
By Elizabeth Montalbano, InformationWeek September 8, 2010 01:14 PM

Teamwork, global leadership and respect for privacy are necessary as feds work to secure critical infrastructure, the National Security Agency's Gen. Keith Alexander said.

Addressing challenges to the federal government's cybersecurity efforts, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA) said that teamwork, global leadership, and a respect for citizens' privacy are necessary to secure U.S. critical infrastructure against cyber attacks.

There are 250,000 probes trying to find their way into Department of Defense (DoD) networks every hour, and cyber attacks on federal agencies have increased 150% since 2008, Gen. Keith Alexander, NSA director and commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, said Tuesday at the Gov 2.0 Summit at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, produced by O'Reilly Media and UBM TechWeb.

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ManTech wins $100M contract for FBI cybersecurity services

Five-year award includes round-the-clock support

• By David Hubler
• Aug 16, 2010

ManTech International Corp. will provide cybersecurity services to the FBI under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $99.5 million.

Under the contract from the FBI’s Security Division, ManTech will provide round-the-clock cybersecurity support, including intrusion-detection monitoring, security engineering, and incident identification and response.

The company also is obligated to provide vulnerability assessment and penetration testing, cyber threat analysis, and specialized cyber training services.

ManTech will use ISO 9001-compliant security processes and will introduce new security technologies to reduce the risks associated with cyber threats, the company said in its announcement today.

ManTech International, of Fairfax, Va., ranks No. 31 on Washington Technology’s 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal contractors.

About the Author: David Hubler is the associate editor of Washington Technology.

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