“It doesn’t matter how you define cyberwar,” says Amit Yoran

A central debate in recent months has been over the issue of cyber warfare and whether or not one is occurring presently. Mike McConnell, currently of Booz Allen and former DNI, wrote an article in the Washington Post in which he said that the U.S. was currently engaged in a cyber…

Featured Job- Sr. Information Assurance Technologist with Raytheon

Serve as the Information Systems Security Manager/Officer (ISSM/ISSO) reporting to the Site Security Manager. Provide day-to-day computer/information systems (IS) security support, administration and management for classified government contracts and programs. Be responsible for the life cycle of an information system. Specific responsibilities include:

· Generating and maintaining IS security plans (SSPs) and …

‘Some Improvements [to FISMA] are Warranted,’ Says Chris Fountain of SecureInfo

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, Christopher Fountain, president and CEO of  SecureInfo, told Congress members that, while FISMA is a good starting point, added reforms are needed to make it more effective. He also discussed NIST’s effectiveness and some of the current legislation under development by the Subcommittee.

During his…

Island Nation Tackles Problems with Cyber Crime among Youth

Nestled in the southwest Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, Mauritius a few years back set out to be the first-ever fully fledged cyber island. While the government-issued campaign promoting computer literacy helped citizens advance their technology skills, it also brought a new set of problems with elevated incidents of cyber crime committed by a younger generation.

Organized by The Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Mauritius, the release…

Congress Slams Brakes on CYBERCOM

The Senate Armed Services Committee is delaying the implementation of Cyber Command, according to an article in the Washington Times. A spokesman with U.S. STRATCOM said the Committee “has raised a number of detailed questions regarding the department’s plans for U.S. Cybercom, including its  relationship , and indicated that it would…

Laser Looks to Keep Hackers at Bay

A new invention by a professor at Tel Aviv University’s School of Electrical Engineering claims to help to stop hackers of today… and tomorrow.

Dr. Jacob Scheuer’s invention uses existing computer technology and fiber optic cables to transmit “binary lock-and-key information in the form of light pulses.”

The  “device ensures that a shared key code can be unlocked by the sender…

Email Users Still Like Spam

A significant percentage of Internet users continue to interact with spam messages according to a recent report released by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG). The report is a based on a survey of users in North American and Western Europe.

While around 80 million respondents are aware of the existence of botnets, tens of millions still follow spam links…

Hacker Gets 20 Years, Twice

U.S. hacker Albert Gonzalez was sentenced to two consecutive 20-year terms in prison Thursday. The two sentences were for a hacking spree conducted by Gonzalez that netted millions of credit card numbers when he lived in Miami.

Prosecutors called Gonzalez’s theft of the credit card data from major U.S. retailers as “unparalleled.” Gonzalez, along with several co-conspirators, hacked into the computer systems of TJX, Office Max, DSW and Dave and…

Zbot Trojan Targets European Banks

A new Trojan spreading primarily in Europe is attempting to steal sensitive information from financial institutions and their high-profile customers, including passwords and usernames.

The main targets have been reported to be four European banks with large customer bases in Italy, England, Germany and France, including Crédit Mutuel och Abbey National, according to Trend Micro.

“At this point, we do have the data that show that these banks are indeed being…

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Cyber Threat Analyst-01084536

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Key Role: Support the analysis efforts of critical communication networks and systems performing threat and risk assessments of computer networks and systems capabilities, technologies, designs, and implementations. Perform analysis on large-scale data networks, Internet data infrastructures, enterprise networks, and wireless communication networks in support of various federal agencies. Analyze sensor data for the indications of cyber threats. Apply analytic techniques to…