Falklands Invaded…Again

Over the weekend, Argentine hackers broke into the website of Falkland Islands’ Penguin News and placed an Argentine flag on the homepage. The hackers also posted a protesting note with bullet points claiming that the Falkland Islands should be part of Argentina, according to an article on The Register.co.uk.

The hack also included an audio recording of March of the Malvinas. The bullet points (in Spanish) claim that the…

CSC Brings in Former Office of the President CIO to Beef Up Cyber Capabilities

CSC, a global provider of technology-based solutions and services, has named Carlos C. Solari as vice president, cyber technology and services.

Solari will manage CSC’s development of technologies and solutions for cybersecurity. He will also manage the delivery of cybersecurity services and solutions to public and private sector clients.

Solari will report to…

Featured Job- Cyber Cross Domain Solutions Engineer with BAE

Datagate is looking for a dynamic customer orientated Solutions Engineer to support business development in both pre-sales and post-sales activities for the design and sale of Datagate Cross Domain Solutions. A candidate would report to the Datagate Product Manager and is expected to work with members of an integrated team with other vendor and Government organizations. A candidate will create Cross Domain …

The All Seeing Eye (or the Camera in your Computer)

One school district in Pennsylvania is using Macbook cameras for a whole new purpose. Parents in this district believe that schools periodically turn on the cameras to monitor the student and their usage of the county issued computer. Parents are outraged and have asked a federal judge to ban the practice.

The school district insists that the technology is only turned on if a laptop is lost or stolen, to…

Hampton, VA Looks to Set Up ‘Municipal Cyber Lab’

While most major cities have stood up emergency response teams for natural disasters and terrorist incidents, few are prepared to meet the challenge of a cyber attack. Hampton, VA is attempting to set up a ‘Municipal Cyber Lab’ that could help war game solutions for municipalities to help prepare responses to cyber incidents.

This lab would simulate a municipality…

US Getting Closer to Finding Google Hackers

US authorities believe they may have identified the programming author who wrote the code used in the hacking attacks against search engine giant Google, according to an article in the Financial Times. After the discovery last week of the possible complicity of two schools in China with known ties to the military, US analysts say they may have determined which Chinese programmer wrote the code that…

DoD Thumb Drive Ban Lifted (Sort Of)

The US military has lifted its ban on portable thumb drives, according to media reports. STRATCOM (US Strategic Command) has rescinded its previous ban on portable data storage units that has been in effect since November 2008.

In 2008, the Agent.btz virus managed to spread through the DoD networks following what may have been the use of a corrupted…

Cybersecurity Partnerships are ‘Absolutely Critical,’ says Gen. Dale Meyerrose

Recently, The New New Internet had the opportunity to speak with retired Air Force Gen. Dale Meyerrose, who currently serves as vice president and general manager for cyberspace solutions at Harris Corporation. In the interview, Meyerrose discusses the importance of building partnerships and the challenges to building them, making more people “cyber…

Featured Job- Senior Cyber Test Engineer with SAIC

None Currently possess security clearance? Top Secret SCI Location Norfolk, VA % Travel 25 Relocation No Requirements The SAIC Information Operations Division of the Intelligence and Information Solutions Business Unit currently has an opening for a Senior Cyber Test Engineer. Must have a current Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Description of Duties: Prepare Developmental and Operational Test & Evaluation (DT&E/OT&E) plans and procedures, and conduct tests based on approved…

Hazards of Social Networking Highlighted by PleaseRobMe.com

PleaseRobMe.com is an example of what could go wrong with social networking. A website, created by a Danish Web Developer, uses what people post on social networking sites such as Twitter and Four Square to reveal the location of empty homes. The sites original purpose was to expose the dangers of posting personal information on social networking…