Guidehouse was awarded a three-year contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for cybersecurity and audit support for the eRA system which processes over $30 billion in grants annually. The project aims to enhance security and audit readiness. Helped by Guidehouse, the eRA decreased closure time for security vulnerabilities by 50%, reduced cross-site scripting and account security vulnerabilities, and boosted cyber resiliency. Their success was recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2022.
Malware Defense 101 – Identifying and Removing Modern Threats
Cybersecurity threats in 2025 have become more sophisticated, with malware leveraging AI, evasion tactics, and polymorphic code. Data-stealing malware dominates, increasing by 180% in 2024.
