Pentagon seeks tight ties with cyber contractors

Source:Jim Wolf, Reuters

(Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department aims to tighten ties with its cybersecurity contractors in an effort to better protect sensitive computer networks against growing cyber threats.

The department’s use of top-level system integrators and entrepreneurs will continue to grow, along with the need for so-called “active” defenses that scan incoming code to shield network perimeters, Robert Butler, the Pentagon’s top official for cyber policy, said on Wednesday.