Dave McQueeney on IBM’s Cyber Partnership with FAA

IBM has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct research and development project to help secure the civilian aviation system from cyber threats. IBM will build a prototype security system which is scalable to work on the FAA’s high speed networks.

“The prototype system will go beyond traditional security approaches of encryption, firewalls, intrusion-detection devices and anti-virus…

Journalists’ Email Hacked in China

Earlier this year, search engine giant Google revealed that it had been targeted in a widespread cyber attack that appeared to emanate from China. It now appears that Yahoo has also been targeted, according to the BBC.

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) has confirmed that eight email accounts of foreign journalists based in China have been hacked. Yahoo condemned the attacks but the FCCC accused Yahoo…

Boeing’s Barbara Fast Sees Continued Government Spending on Cyber

The cyber market remains relatively new, with a number of integrators looking to break into the market through mergers or acquisitions of smaller companies with a cyber capability. Barbara Fast, VP of Cyber  Solutions at Boeing, believes that the federal government will continue to increase spending levels on cybersecurity despite larger budgetary cutbacks.

Over the…

Norton Brings in Adam Palmer as New Cybersecurity Advisor

Norton from Symantec (NASQAQ: SYMC) has appointed Adam Palmer as Norton Lead Cybersecurity Advisor. Palmer is a former cyber crime prosecutor and legal director for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). He has pioneered efforts at cyber crime law and enforcement.

In his new duties at Norton, Palmer will help to promote educational efforts by…

MI5 Fires Older Spies for Inadequate IT Skills

The domestic British intelligence agency MI5 is firing older employees for not having up-to-date IT skills and replacing the jokingly called James Bond Generation of elderly spies with new intelligence officers who have better command of new technologies, according to the Daily Telegraph.

Most of MI5′s counterterrorism work focuses on Islamic extremists, many of whom use of the Internet and other computer technologies…

Europe Declares War on Cyber Crime

1500 cybersecurity experts from 23 countries will meet in Lille, France at the International Forum on Cyber Crime (FIC). Topics of debate and discussion will include identity theft, data piracy, virus attacks, electronic fraud, network penetration, botnets and espionage.  This summit represents an effort to foster international cooperation in securing cyberspace and reconcile differing privacy and intellectual property laws from across the world.

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Carlos Solari of CSC: ‘The Alarm Bell is Ringing’

Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly central to the public debate surrounding homeland security and defense operations. The private sector, particularly government contractors, are heeding the call and are positioning themselves as integral partners in the cybersecurity efforts taking place in the federal government, according to an article in Aviation Week.

“Demand is growing with awareness, and awareness comes because the …

Gen. Harry Raduege on Legal Hurdles in Cyberspace

In the fight against cyber crime, while exciting technological advances and major data heists often steal the spotlight, most of the effective actions taken against cyber criminals have taken place in court.

Writing about the Waledac botnet take-down on Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center blog, program manager Jeff Williams opined, “we’ve also learned from this experience that our legal action has been successful in helping to sever…

Proxy Servers Can Help Terrorists

The debate continues to rage in the U.S. regarding the potential for cyber terrorism. Several government officials, including the FBI Director, have said that cyber terrorism is a real threat to the U.S. However, other critics, like Dr. Jim Lewis of CSIS and Robert Knake of CFR believe the potential for cyber terrorism is quite low.

In India, a recent instance of a teen using a…