News and Events
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Control Point Receives Award on California Forensics Contract as a Prime Contractor
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Sacramento, CA. - July, 2007.
California Department of Technical Services (DTS) awards contract to Control Point to provide computer forensic services to the state. This 1 year contract is not only intended to deliver forensic services when needed, but also to help set the foundation for subsequent bids released in coming years.
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Federal Computer Week Magazine Interviews Control Point on Data Leakage Technology
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Falls Church, VA. - June, 2007. Federal Computer Weekly magazine interviews Control Point’s Chief Security Strategist, Jim Cowden on the data leakage challenges facing the federal government and the effect of current solutions available. Data leakage is the intentional or inadvertent exposure (or mishandling) of sensitive data to unauthorized internal persons, or the release of sensitive data to persons outside of your environment.
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Control Point Offers Free System Evaluation Program
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Newport Beach, CA. - June, 2007.
Control Point announced a promotional campaign to introduce small and medium size businesses to Information Security services. As part of the program, qualifying businesses will receive a free consultation and vulnerability scan and be provided with the results. According to Chief Security Strategist, Jim Cowden, “This is a great program to help business understand whether they are truly secure – or not. This type of evaluation service can cost upwards of $1000. We are ready, willing, and able to do it for free! Once businesses see the result, I believe that it will dramatically increase awareness for what really happens on their systems.
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Control Point Awarded California Energy Commission (CAEC) Contract for Risk Analysis
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Sacramento, CA. - May, 2007.
CAEC announces award to SAIC and Control Point to perform an in-depth Risk analysis for their facility and operations. The results of this comprehensive analysis will help the Energy Commission achieve safer, and more reliable operations during disasters and emergencies.
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Control Point on Sprint Nextel Team Receive Award on the $20 Billion GSA Networx Contract
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ContractReston, VA. - May, 2007.
GSA announces award to Sprint Nextel along with 4 other telecommunication Primes on the Networx Enterprise contract. Control Point is responsible for delivering the Vulnerability Scanning Service (VSS) under the Network Security portion of the contract. By subscribing to this Control Point-provided service, agencies can receive periodic systems scans which direct them to critical areas of need in their systems. They can then direct their security efforts toward that end, strengthening their security posture and gauging the results of their efforts over time.
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Control Point Launches the “Information Security Source”
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Newport Beach, CA. - April, 2007.
Control Point launches a quarterly newsletter, “Information Security Source”. This publication addresses critically important issues that decision makers must face in their efforts to secure their data, systems, and processes Protecting confidential Information is a business requirement, but many businesses face serious challenges as to what direction to take to confront their security issues. In ‘The Source’ we cut to the chase on issues that really matter, from a non-technical perspective. The “Information Security Source” is free and can be downloaded from the Control Point website, or mailed to you by calling our office, or filling out the form via the ‘Contact Us’ link on our website and requesting a subscription.
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Control Point on PenBay Team Awarded $5 Billion GSA VETS-GWAC Contract
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Camden, ME. - December 2006.
Control Point is part of the Penobscot Bay Media (Pen Bay) team awarded the Veterans Technology Services Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (VETS GWAC). This 5 year base (with a 5 year option) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) GSA contract, is open to all government agencies and is designed to stimulate usage of capable Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses. Control Point offers Information Security services and solutions in support of this vital contract. The VETS GWAC is the direct result of Executive Order 13360, signed by President George W. Bush, which calls for a strengthening of federal contract opportunities for SDVO small businesses
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Control Point Awarded Cal State University (CSU) Security Contract
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Long Beach, CA. - July, 2006.
The trustees of the California State University awarded SAIC, with principal subcontractor Control Point, a 3 year Master Enabling Agreement (MEA) to provide Information Security services and solutions to address security challenges throughout the 23 Campuses and the Chancellor’s Office.
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