An inside-the-beltway group called VT IDEA, for Intelligence & Defense Executive Alumni, takes a look at research that may have cybersecurity applications benefitting intelligence and military agencies. Virginia Tech’s Outreach and International Affairs (http://www.outreach.vt.edu/) supports the university’s engagement mission by creating community partnerships and economic development projects, offering professional development programs and technical assistance, and building collaborations to enrich discovery and learning – all with the overarching goal of improving the quality of life for people within the commonwealth and throughout the world. Outreach and International Affairs leads Virginia Tech’s presence on five continents; its regional research and development centers across the commonwealth focus on graduate education and professional development. Blacksburg-based centers are dedicated to student engagement, language, policy, and…

Riverbed Technology announced its participation at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Customer & Industry Forum, taking place August 15-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The DISA conference brings together decision-makers and subject-matter experts from the military services, combatant commands, industry and academia to share information and ideas that are critical to helping the Department of Defense (DoD) achieve success. At the conference, Riverbed (booth# 455) will showcase wide area network (WAN) optimization, satellite communications and application-aware network performance management (NPM) solutions for defense and intelligence agencies. Visitors to the Riverbed booth can learn how the company's WAN optimization and application-aware NPM solutions can help accelerate the transmission of mission-critical data to help the defense and intelligence…