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Bells Corners tech firm to combat cyber threats for DND Innovation program sees 40 new contracts awarded through government departments Jennifer McIntosh jennifer.mcintosh@metroland.com
EMC news - A Bells Corners company will be charged with protecting the federal department of defence from cyber threats thanks to an initiative that pairs emerging products with government departments. Solana Networks and Nepean-Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre announced July 24 that the company was awarded a six-month $160,000 contract to test their SMARTFlow network security monitoring tool. The Bells Corners-based company, made up of former Nortel and JDS Uniphase employees, was awarded the trial contract through a government program called the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. The program was launched in 2010 and connects Canadian companies with federal government departments and agencies that have a need for innovative products and services. Since its inception, 40 contracts have been awarded. “Usually the government is slow to use new technology,” Poilievre said. “They wait until it’s proven and then buy it from the lowest bidder. That means it’s already been on the market for a couple of years. Under this program, the government will buy the newest technology before anyone else.” Nabil Seddigh, the president of Solana, said the technology uses an anomaly detection approach, which could potentially be more effective than the current signature based techniques used now. The signature-based approach looks at already
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Nabil Seddigh, president of Solana, along with NepeanCarleton MP Pierre Poilievre announced July 24 that the Bells Corners company has been awarded a contract with the Department of National Defence.
known security threats and analyzes traffic on a company’s network or router. SMARTFlow is designed to detect threats sooner by looking for any kind of anomaly in the traffic. A demonstration of the software at the company’s Moodie Drive office on July 24 showed that it could break down traffic by country and then focus down to a single IP address if an anomaly is detected.
As the criminals get more sophisticated in their technology so must we. PIERRE POILIEVRE MP, NEPEAN-CARLETON
“As the criminals get more sophisticated in their technology so must we,” Poilievre said. The technology will be tested in a two-phase program at DND. The first, three-month phase would test the software under normal working conditions. The second phase would move the software into a lab where it would be tested to its limits. Seddigh said Solana will be on hand during the trial of the software to consult with the DND’s technicians. “We would help with the set up and be available to consult if any threats are detected,” he said. Bells Corners Business Improvement Area executive director Alex Lewis thanked Solana for their contribution to the community and congratulated them on their recent growth. “This is exactly the type of growth we want to see in Bells Corners,” Lewis said.
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