Lackland Air Force Base Chosen for Cyber Command

Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio has been chosen as the site for the 24th Air Force, part of Space Command, after four years of deliberation. The inauguration, activating the Cyber Command, was held today for the facility whose goal is to prevent cyber attacks on military bases and systems. The Base borrows from three wings, including: the 688th Information Operations Wing, the 67th Network Warfare Wing, and…

Google Opposed for Internet Library by Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo

Google, which acquired the rights to create an online library in 2008 as the outcome of a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement at the cost of $125 Million, is being taken on by the Open Book Alliance. Google aims to use the rights to create an online Book Rights Registry

Although it is not yet official, Microsoft and Yahoo have confirmed, and Amazon is also expected, to join the…

NIST to Reorganize IT Lab for Enhanced Cybersecurity Research

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has started reorganizing its Information Technology Laboratory, aiming to enhance NIST cybersecurity research.

After the reorganization, NIST’s chief cybersecurity adviser, Curt Barker, (also its Computer Security Division cheif) will relocate to the IT Laboratory office, while continuing to oversee the Computer Security Division. The IT Laboratory organization chart already shows Barker in the ITL office, because he serves as the cybersecurity and privacy coordinator…

Moore’s Law Could be Preserved Due to DNA

IBM researchers in conjunction with Paul W. K . Rothemund of the California Institute of Technology are working on a new technology that is will allow them to arrange DNA origami structures on surfaces that are compatible with current semiconductor manufacturing equipment capabilities.

This research is part of an ongoing effort to maintain Moore’s Law, which says that every two years the amount of transistors that can be placed on…

Cyber Crime Kingpin Indicted

Albert Gonzales, 28, believed by police to be one of the nation’s largest cyber crime kingpins, was indicted Monday along with two Russian accomplices for the largest hacking/identity theft caper in U.S. history.

Federal prosecutors allege the trio stole data from 130 million credit and debit cards worldwide by hacking into the computer…

Hackers Use Social Media, Stolen IDs to Perform Cyber Attacks

New research suggests that during last year’s five-day war between Russia and Georgia, Russian hackers used a combination of hijacked American identities and U.S. software tools to carry out an attack on Georgian governmental websites. A major issue with cyber warfare is that current military and international agreements do not yet account for the use of new American technologies as weapons.

The U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit has determined that to…

Gordon R. England Appointed to CACI Board of Directors

Former Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England has been chosen to join the CACI International Inc. board of directors. England has previously served at both the national and industry levels. During his almost four-year stint at DoD, he performed the duties of COO and worked to strengthen U.S. defenses against budding threats through innovative technological resources.

At present, England is president of E6 Partners, LLC. Other previous experience includes two…

Wiki Latest Tool Enlisted in Cybersecurity War

The National Cyber Security Center under the Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to use a wiki to communicate important information among federal agencies. The goal is for interested parties to use the wiki to share time sensitive information on threats, attacks and responses. It will also serve as a storage center for documents on standards and procedures.

This is the latest in efforts to coordinate federal cybersecurity, a…

Lockheed Martin’s Mission Maker Initiatives Arm Cyber Warriors

 Military operations threatened by cyberassault will be aided by Lockheed Martin’s new information security tools: the “Mission Maker” initiatives.

Lockheed Martin’s “Mission Maker” initiatives embed cybersecurity into command and control, add cyber threat monitoring to situational awareness capabilities, and enhance information operations. These capabilities are designed to ensure essential communications and data exchanges continue securely, even when networks are under cyberassault. Additionally, cybersecurity has been added as a key portion of…

Navy CIO Robert Carey: Cybersecurity is “Most Serious Economic and Security Challenge of the 21st Century”

Robert Carey, Navy Chief Information Officer, was quoted yesterday at Virtual FOSE’s keynote presentation calling cyber threats “the most serious economic and security challenge of the 21st century.”

“We are being exploited at unprecedented scale by a growing array of state and non-state actors,” Carey added.“The U.S. must take action, protecting the critical infrastructure upon which our economy and security is based, from potential exploitation, disruption or destruction…We need to transition from the…