The agency best known for its use of satellites and sensors to pump out weather and climate data for forecasters needs some extra cybersecurity help.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking for small businesses that might be able to help with the IT security of its data centers and systems, as well as the data flow of everything between them and its satellites, according to an agency request for information.
NOAA’s “Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) requires an IT Security Program to implement required security controls to ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information resources integral to the successful operation of OSPO satellite ground systems, product processing and distribution systems, and Admin LANs,” the agency’s RFI says.
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