RUSSELL DOTY, RED HAT

Perhaps best known for cryptocurrency, blockchain technology can also be a powerful tool for embedded systems. Put aside Bitcoin for a moment and consider what blockchain provides: A verified, immutable record of actions across distributed systems with robust security capabilities.  If desired, the actual contents of a blockchain can be encrypted - providing secrecy as well as integrity.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Navy officials announced that the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command's (FCC) Office of Compliance and Assessment (OCA) is launching its Command Cyber Operational Readiness Inspections (CCORI) program.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

U.S. Cyber Command (Cybercom) officials announced that all 133 mission force teams achieved full operation capability ahead of schedule.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Frost & Sullivan analysts are predicting the U.S. defense satellite market to reach $30.3 billion by 2023, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3 percent.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The U.S. Air Force has granted a contract worth $23.9 million to small engineering firm PreTalen (Dayton, Ohio) for continued development of an automated platform that analyzes wireless communication systems and warns of potential vulnerabilities.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

For the Game-Theoretic Reasoning and Analysis of Vulnerability (GRAVITY) effort, Charles River Analytics is developing a cyber defense tool for the U.S. Air Force that will identifying vulnerabilities in strategic systems and increasing these systems' resilience to cyberattacks.

MARIANA IRIARTE, TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

 U.S. Army officials tapped Leonardo DRS, Inc. to produce the next-generation of mission command computing systems called the Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS) II to support the Army's modernization strategy for tactical platforms, including ground combat vehicles, and command posts.

LISA DAIGLE, ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed an agreement with satellite communications company SES Techcom (Luxembourg) to develop what they call "QUARTZ" [Quantum Cryptography Telecommunication System], a platform for quantum key distribution, and administer it from space.