Homeland Security Today had the opportunity to sit down with John Dalton, CEO of Perceptics, a small government contracting firm that has been working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection for over 30 years.
Recently, Perceptics was the victim of a directed cyber extortion attack on its company and has been weathering the attack, the subsequent investigation, and the process within the federal government to resolve implications of the breach on its contracts. Perceptics’ experience to date serves as an important use case for managing a cyber intrusion while at the same time addressing important government equities and core business imperatives. HSToday talked with Dalton to help inform contractors’ process and protections moving forward in the federal contractor market.
HSToday: Thank you for taking the time to sit down with us. Would you just take a moment to introduce yourself and Perceptics to our readers?
Dalton: Hi, I’m John Dalton. I’m CEO of Perceptics. We’re a small imaging equipment manufacturer based in Knoxville, Tenn.
HSToday: Thank you – so we’re here today to discuss the data breach you suffered earlier this year. Would you share a bit about what…
