A major US intelligence agency has awarded a cyber security contract to CSC, the US outsourcing giant.

Under the $27 million contract CSC will work to secure the agency against cyber attack.

The outsourcer will provide vulnerability analysis to identify potential computer and network threats and penetration testing to evaluate overall network security.

The ‘task order’ is for an initial one year but may be extended up to five depending on performance. The contract was awarded in Q4 last year