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defense contractor

Part of the Government IT glossary:

A defense contractor is any person who enters into a contract with a federal government of the United States for the production of material or for the performance of services for national defense.

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This was last updated in February 2007

Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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A spear phishing campaign contains a message about industrial control systems security and a malicious .pdf file that downloads malware to steal data. (SearchSecurity.com)
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