PointClickCare has been selected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide a key data source for understanding COVID-19 and other threats impacting residents of long-term care facilities. Data insights will be made possible by Lighthouse, an initiative to provide health care organizations, government agencies and life sciences companies with de-identified real-world […]
Multinational consulting firm Deloitte announced an expansion of its collaboration with software company ServiceNow, to offer a new version of the IT operations platform, OperateEdge. The new product, called OperateEdge powered by ServiceNow, combines the partners’ capabilities, including IT service and operations management, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The pooling of strengths is touted to […]
Philadelphia-based ZeroEyes, Inc. has been awarded a one-year contract to install its proprietary artificial intelligence-based weapons detection solution, DeepZero, at Tyndall Air Force Base outside of Panama City in Florida. In a statement, the AI security company said the contract also carries an option for a two-year extension. Mike Lahiff, CEO of ZeroEyes, said the […]
The National Security Agency on Tuesday warned network administrators about the risks of using poorly scoped wildcard Transport Layer Security certificates. In a cybersecurity information sheet, titled, “Avoid Dangers of Wildcard TLS Certificates and the ALPACA Technique,” the agency outlined the risks of falling victim to a web application exploitation method called Application Layer Protocols […]
The Space Development Agency on Friday issued a draft request for proposals informing manufacturers that it needs 18 satellites for carrying experimental payloads. The new space vehicles will be added to the envisioned 126 satellite constellation that the SDA has already bid out to prospective vendors under the Transport Layer Tranche 1 project. The agency’s […]
Jon Hobgood is the vice president of advanced manufacturing and automation at Honeywell, working out of Pheonix, Arizona. His LinkedIn profile reveals that he leads his team “to the highest levels of excellence in operations and business processes, resulting in a significant increase in profit, quality, and customer service.” Hobgood is further described as a […]
As part of the Scarlet Dragon exercise, the U.S. Army on Thursday scanned 7,200 kilometers across four states on the eastern seaboard using artificial intelligence to find and destroy simulated targets in an area the size of a 10-square-foot box. The wargames, which was led by the XVIII Airborne Corps, used multiple technology platforms covering […]
The National Cancer Institute has turned to the cloud to facilitate the dissemination of valuable research data to scientists in search of better treatments for the disease. Jeff Shilling, the NCI’s chief information officer, called the cloud a “great enabler,” saying that it will allow medical researchers to access the work of others and share […]
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Wednesday led the launch of the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which will harness the Department of Justice’s expertise in civil fraud enforcement, government procurement and cybersecurity to combat new and emerging cyber threats. The anti-cyber fraud program was born out of a comprehensive review of government contractors’ adherence to cybersecurity […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Karagozian & Case, a California-based small enterprise, recently received a $1 million grant to develop advanced software that enables security professionals to assess threats and identify soft targets in crowded environments. The Small Business Innovation Research award will complement the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency‘s efforts to address […]
