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• Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon's US$10 billion cloud computing contract

  The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract is part of a broader digital modernization of the Pentagon meant to make it more technologically agile.

• Voice analysis software may help diagnose PTSD in veterans

  In a new study, voice analysis software detected which veterans had PTSD and which ones did not with 89 percent accuracy

• Microsoft workers demand it drop $480 million U.S. Army contract

  Though many governments want to draw upon the expertise of the biggest U.S. tech companies, employee resistance has added a new challenge to already complicated relationships.

• SpaceX halts US satellite launch for national security mission

  A successful launch would be a significant victory for Musk, a billionaire entrepreneur who spent years trying to break into the market for lucrative military space launches, long dominated by Lockheed and Boeing Co.

• Defence spends $11m on battle management system for Network Enabled Army

  The Government has contracted Danish firm Systematic to provide a new $11m battle management system as part of its Network Enabled Army programme.

Whitepapers about defence

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  Threat Monitoring; Fast Responses To Security Incidents

  As threats evolve and the effectiveness of signature based web security declines, IT departments need to play a bigger, more hands-on role in web security than ever before. In this whitepaper, we look at real-time advanced threat defences that provide immediate visibility into advanced threats, data exfiltration and infected systems.