PROTEUS recently underwent an annual inspection by the Defense Security Service. The inspection included an evaluation of working level security procedures, including interviews with employees to assess their knowledge of security responsibilities. Once again PROTEUS was awarded a "Commendable" rating, one of the highest ratings given, as result of this inspection.

We applaud our security department for their hard work and dedication to providing appropriate and sound security practices and policies that protect classified information and support the rest of the staff. Congratulations on a job well done!

In a special Cyber Security edition of the Baltimore Business Journal, PROTEUS Vice President of Business Strategy and Legal, Mr. Michael Kauffman describes a few of the techniques used by this woman-owned business to ensure success in the federal marketplace. Initially, the company founders and owners, Chuck Taylor (President) and Teresa Taylor (CEO), leveraged their software background and industry relationships to drive initial contracts. Over the past ten years, successful navigation of the government's federal acquisition process has also been key to securing work. According to Kauffman, "you can't treat the federal government as a monolithic entity. It's made up of different components which each need to be satisfied." He credits an understanding of the federal contract process, combined with networking and relationships as key to competitive advantage.

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SmartCEO magazine Associate Editor Rachel Cieri recently interviewed Teresa Taylor, PROTEUS' CEO, for a feature on corporate culture. If you are interested in reading Teresa's take on the evolution of our corporate culture, as well as perspectives from other area CEOs, you can read the entire article here.

According to the AAEDC, PROTEUS is among 27 county firms recently recognized as among the fastest growing companies in America. 24 companies appeared on The Inc. Magazine 500/5000 List, while 3 companies appear on the Deloitte 2011 Technology Fast 500. To learn more, check out the press release on the AAEDC website: AAEDC Press Release.

PROTEUS is pleased to announce its most recent business win, in partnership with G2, to provide support for a US DoD Cyber program. The contract win augments the software company's existing cyber support contracts. Specifically, the team will provide technical expertise in support of an intelligence program to develop and test a pilot capability that automatically triages and proactively mitigates malware.

Over the past two years, PROTEUS' internal research and development efforts have focused on the development of cyber engineering capabilities. The CyberVigilance proof of concept project has successfully demonstrated features such as cyber protection against existing and emerging cyber threats; enterprise wide health and status monitoring; intrusion reconnaissance; network asset and vulnerability knowledge bases; real-time complex event processing and more.