UMD and Superlative Technologies Announce New Cybersecurity Partnership

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The University of Maryland and Superlative Technologies Inc. (SuprTEK) have announced a new partnership to establish collaborative activities in cybersecurity.

The partnership will promote cybersecurity education, research and technology development through the Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC²). UMD and SuprTEK will leverage each other's resources, expertise, and unique perspectives to develop innovative cybersecurity expertise, educational opportunities and technology solutions.

"We are very excited to establish this relationship with SuprTEK," said Michael Hicks, director of MC² and associate professor of computer science. "SuprTEK has a track record of significant growth in the past few years, and they have an impressive suite of offerings, services and talent from which the nation benefits. We look forward to working together to develop solutions to our nation's cybersecurity challenges," added Hicks.

The Maryland Cybersecurity Center is forging alliances and partnerships between academia, industry and government to deliver advanced educational programs designed to prepare the cybersecurity workforce of today and tomorrow. UMD researchers are applying their expertise in a number of critical cybersecurity fields, including, secure software, supply chain risk management, wireless and network security, attacker behavioral analysis, and the economics of cybersecurity. MC² stresses comprehensive solutions to cybersecurity education, research, and technology development by bringing together experts from computer science, engineering, social sciences, economics and public policy to establish interdisciplinary cybersecurity initiatives.

Since 1996, SuprTEK, a small business, has provided, according to the company, "exceptional and innovative services in technology strategy and architecture development, cyber security, enterprise IT solutions engineering and delivery, managed IT service management, and healthcare IT solutions." SuprTEK supports over a dozen enterprise cyber security solutions for Department of Defense (DoD) customers, some implemented across over 4 million systems and devices, and engages in new and emerging security solutions development to radically improve the overall DoD security posture. Since 2009, SuprTEK has grown over 50 percent annually.

"SuprTEK is excited about an opportunity to partner with MC² and exploit natural synergy in formulating and demonstrating new cyber security capabilities, especially to our DoD customers such as DISA, US Cyber Command, and NSA," said T.K. Gil, CEO of SuprTEK. "We are thrilled about the cybersecurity education and R&D potential with MC²," commented CTO Les Owens. "SuprTEK understands the critical need for increased defensive capabilities and a stronger cyber workforce. Therefore, we plan to be a very active participant in this important new initiative," added Owens who also spearheads the Cyber Security line of business for SuprTEK.

About UMD:
The University of Maryland ranks among the top 20 public research universities in the nation, and is the closest in proximity to the nation's capital. As the state's flagship university, UMD educates the most talented students from Maryland and beyond. For more information, visit www.umd.edu, or to learn more about MC², please visit www.cyber.umd.edu

About SuprTek:
SuprTEK technical professionals have satisfied numerous Defense customers such as DISA, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, USTRANSCOM, Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and Intelligence agencies. SuprTEK is an ISO-9001:2008-registered, quality-focused organization that embraces process best practices such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).

SuprTEK has achieved an impressive portfolio of notable awards, which include being Congressionally recognized as an outstanding small business as well as the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Small Disadvantaged Business of the Year. Finally, SuprTEK has received nominations for the President's SAVE Award and the Navy Captain Dooling's Professional Team of the Year Award. For more details, see: http://www.suprtek.com/main/

Media Contacts:
Eric Chapman
Associate Director
Maryland Cybersecurity Center
301 405 7136
echapman@umd.edu

Tieu Luu
Director of Enterprise Solutions Architecture
703 564 2012
tluu@suprtek.com

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