When Tom Vecchiolla stepped into the president and chief executive role at QinetiQ US on Jan. 20, 2025, he inherited a business in transition. The parent company, QinetiQ, had signaled in its trading update that the U.S. business needed recalibration, something leadership had been working toward even before Vecchiolla’s arrival. With a fresh perspective and mandate, he moved quickly to…

IBM has been selected to support the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD contract, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle with a $151 billion ceiling, covering research, development, engineering, production, integration and sustainment for homeland missile defense programs. The company said it has supported the federal government for nearly a century, providing technology focused on security and mission delivery. IBM said it is…

Zscaler has acquired SquareX to extend zero trust protections into the browser, allowing organizations to secure users on unmanaged devices without relying on third-party enterprise browsers. Zscaler CEO, Chairman and Founder Jay Chaudhry said enterprises have long relied on legacy VPNs and virtual desktop infrastructure despite security weaknesses in those technologies. “With SquareX, Zscaler is deepening our Zero Trust ExchangeTM…