[May 21, 2013] SAIC Inks Agreement with Department of Homeland Security to be Commercial Service Provider Tweet May 21, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced that it signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program to become a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) of approved ECS services that will strengthen protection of U.S. critical infrastructure against imminent cyber attacks. The company noted that in accordance with the MOA, SAIC is developing the capability and security certifications to utilize threat indicators for securing critical infrastructure customers against cyber threats. Securing the Future is a guiding mission for SAIC. For decades, SAIC professionals have served the U.S. government and corporate America with expertise and technology to better protect our citizens, our military and our networks. SAIC is currently collaborating with community leaders and building key technologies and architectures that enable trusted sharing of threat information in real-time to protect against both the known and unknown threat landscape. The company noted that ECS is a voluntary information sharing program that assists critical infrastructure owners and operators as they improve the protection of their systems from unauthorized access, exploitation, or data exfiltration. DHS works with cybersecurity organizations from across the federal government to gain access to a broad range of sensitive and classified cyber threat information. DHS develops indicators based on this information and shares them with qualified CSPs, thus enabling them to better protect their customers who are critical infrastructure entities. John Thomas, National Security Sector Acting President, said "We must work together to protect our infrastructure, our economy, and our security from cyber attacks. If we don't work together, we won't succeed. This is why SAIC is proud to be a part of this endeavor to share valuable threat information between government and critical infrastructure providers." Julie Taylor, Cybersecurity Operation Manager for National Security Services, said "This collaboration between SAIC and DHS puts in place a new approach to threat sharing across public and private sectors that offers a positive shift in the threat landscape. Each step we take to cultivate our cyber ecosystem with trusted information sharing relationships will have a direct return on stabilizing our national security and our economy. Now that the doors of communication are open, we can further the cyber mission with valuable action as a team. " David Lacquement, Cybersecurity Program Director, said "As a former government executive in cyber threat management, I have seen firsthand the immense value that threat information sharing at network speed can offer to sustaining trusted channels for online transactions and communications. This public-private collaboration is strategically vital to significantly raising the level of cyber awareness, vigilance, and protection across our nation's critical infrastructure." SAIC is a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. More Information: SAIC.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]