http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/01/pentagon-moves-tie-loose-ends-its-network-security/102471/
By Jack Moore
Nextgov
January 8, 2015
The Defense Information Systems Agency is turning to industry for “novel”
approaches to secure the millions of devices plugged in—and virtually
connected—to the Pentagon’s computer networks.
A Jan. 5 request for information queries contractors on a
“next-generation” endpoint security system that would allow the agency to
better configure, secure and keep tabs on network endpoints all using a
central management tool.
Put simply, endpoints are all those devices—desktops, laptops, mobile
devices, servers—connected to DOD’s networks. All told, there are 4
million of them. Endpoint security, then, describes the process of
safeguarding those devices — usually through software, such as antivirus
and firewall protections.
With the rise of cloud computing and other virtualized services, however,
DISA’s network has grown increasingly cluttered and complex.
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