Security News > 2010 > September > Big cybersecurity contractors turn to little firms for specialized monitoring services

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/03/AR2010090305331.html By Marjorie Censer Captial Business The Washington Post September 6, 2010 Large defense contractors are increasingly readying to bid for cybersecurity work by buying or partnering with smaller firms that specialize in closely monitoring the data that courses over communications networks. One chief capability in demand these days is known as "deep packet inspection," or the ability to analyze the packets of data traveling along Internet lines. Companies able to do this kind of work are attracting considerable attention from contracting powerhouses, reflecting the fast pace at which the cybersecurity market is developing and the substantial investments companies are making now in hopes they will pay off later. McLean-based Science Applications International Corp. bought CloudShield Technologies of Sunnyvale, Calif., earlier this year, and Boeing's St. Louis-based defense business announced this summer it would purchase Narus of Sunnyvale. More recently, deep packet inspection company Bivio Networks of Pleasanton, Calif., said it would partner with both General Dynamics of Falls Church as well as Global Crossing, which has its government business in Reston. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn

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