UMBC announced a partnership this week between Northrop Grumman and bwtech@UMBC to create a new business incubator tailored to the challenge of developing technology to protect the nation from a growing range of cyber threats. (See the full announcement here.)

The Baltimore Sun, the Baltimore Business Journal and the Maryland Daily Record reported on what is being called the Cync Program. The program will conduct a national search for high-potential, early-stage companies looking to commercialize and develop their technologies.