Six K-12 software providers have committed to developing products with enhanced security. PowerSchool, Classlink, Clever, GG4L, Instructure and D2L voluntarily signed a pledge for K-12 education technology software manufacturers in line with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s secure-by-design whitepaper. By signing the pledge, the companies agree to take ownership of customer security outcomes, embrace […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 2 carrying 13 satellites into orbit for the Tranche 0 segment of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, the Space Development Agency’s constellation for military data communications and missile tracking. The latest batch of PWSA satellites consists of 10 data transport spacecraft from […]
Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell and his office’s international affairs team have discussed responsible AI deployment in defense applications and data management and analytics with government officials in Singapore, South Korea and Japan. The talks were held during Martell’s visit to the countries between Aug. 20 and 25, following a summit at Camp […]
Raytheon, an RTX business, and the U.S. Air Force have fired an AIM-120C-8 missile from an F-15C Eagle fighter jet, marking the weapon’s first flight test. The missile is the latest advanced medium-range air-to-air missile developed under the Form, Fit, Function refresh program. According to Paul Ferraro, president of air power at Raytheon and a […]
The Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research is planning to develop applications that will allow U.S. diplomats to access unclassified, open-source intelligence using their mobile devices, including publications related to foreign governments and blog posts of senior public officials in other countries. The INR has existing partnerships with national security companies to identify […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking organizations interested in supporting a National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence project that aims to accelerate the adoption of digital identities, including digital driver’s licenses. NIST intends to partner with experts from industry, government and academia through an NCCoE cooperative research and development agreement, under which selected […]
The United States and its allies have released a joint report on a new malware campaign targeting Android devices used by the Ukrainian military. According to the report, a Russian military hacking team called Sandworm deployed the Infamous Chisel malware, allowing threat actors to access mobile devices to scrape multiple files containing credentials and key […]
Firefly Aerospace and Millennium Space Systems are awaiting an order from the Space Systems Command to deploy a satellite into orbit as the companies enter the six-month hot standby phase for the Tactically Responsive Space-3 Victus Nox mission. The SSC intentionally did not inform the companies when the deployment order would be issued within the […]
SpiderOak has demonstrated the capability of its OrbitSecure zero trust cybersecurity software to enable secure two-way data transmission between the International Space Station and ground networks via NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay System. John Moberly, SpiderOak’s senior vice president for space and a 4×24 member, said the demonstration showed that running containerized workloads in modern […]
DeEtte Gray, president of business and information technology solutions at CACI and a 4×24 member, will join a question-and-answer fireside chat segment of the Jefferies Industrials Conference on Sept. 6. A live audio webcast of the Q&A will be available on the investor relations website, with a replay to be uploaded following the conclusion of […]
