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Volume 31 | 10.03.09 |
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bdpatoday blogs, discussions, and
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2009 Annual Awards Banquet | NOV 12
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Missed one? In case we missed you yesterday, our newsletter archives and Acronym of the Day are updated each week for new sponsors, BDPA chapter interest groups (CIGs) and new BDPA members up to the last 100 online editions. Discover more...
 AT&T Buys VeriSign Security Consulting Unit
bdpatoday--InformationWeek reports AT&T acquired VeriSign's security consulting unit for an undisclosed amount, and the telecommunications company said the deal will enable it to boost its network-based cybersecurity offerings for corporate customers.
VeriSign said the Global Security Consulting Services business worked with Fortune 500 companies to help them navigate regulations, understand corporate security requirements, identify vulnerabilities, meet industry compliance standards, and defend and respond to corporate attacks. AT&T will integrate the unit into its security team, and it is expected to augment the company's multi-layered network security offerings.
Enterprise security is becoming more complex as companies combine video, voice, and data onto a single network. The deal may help AT&T capitalize on this field, and research firm IDC estimates the annual market for U.S. IT security services is $11.7 billion, with the security consulting business alone being worth about $3.6 billion a year.
BDPA & Enterprise Security:
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NEOSSat
NEOSSat (Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite) is a satellite designed to identify and track objects in space, such as asteroids, comets and other satellites. One of the main purposes of NEOSSat's telescope will be tracking asteroids on a potential collision course with earth. The telescope will also be able to track space debris that could collide with other satellites and cause failures of major telecommunications systems.
NEOSSat is a miniaturized low earth orbit (LEO) satellite about 143 pounds and the size of a large suitcase. Orbiting close to earth enables a polar orbit that affords almost constant sunlight and a darker sky. From that vantage point, the telescope on NEOSSat will be able to monitor an area within 45 degrees of the sun. That area is very difficult, if not impossible, to observe from Earth-based telescopes and is also an area where near Earth asteroids tend to be concentrated.
NEOSSat is in development as a joint project of Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The satellite is expected to launch in 2010.
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Tech Target
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2009 Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet
November 12, 6-9 PM
Washington Navy Yard
Conference Center
Keynote: Cynthia Miller
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
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NROTC Scholarships
now on deck @ BDPA!
Cover story in bdpatoday
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FALL 2009 Print Edition
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About BDPA-DC
NBDPA's Washington, D.C. Chapter was founded in 1978 by Norman Mays. It was incorporated in 1981 as a domestic not-for-profit corporation in the District of Columbia. In February of 1988, Black Data Processing Associates of Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (BDPA-DC) became an IRS Section 501(c)(3) Public Charity. Today, BDPA-DC provides professional development services for its members and stakeholders in direct support of local and regional STEM (Science. Technology. Engineering. Math) initiatives. Towards this end, BDPA-DC partners with BDPA Baltimore, BDPA Northern Virginia, and BDPA Richmond to support members and stakeholders within the National Capital Region (NCR) and the Baltimore-Richmond Corridor. BDPA-DC also serves NBDPA, BDPA Chapters and Chapter Interest Groups (CIGs) as a federal news bureau, government relations liaison, and bdpatoday newsletter clearinghouse for emerging NBDPA Chapters.
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