Featured Job- Cyber Defense Technical Engineer with BAE

Job Number: IT091112-8328 Location: Herndon, VA Category: Engineering Security Clearance Status: Active Security Clearance Type: Top Secret Job Level: Regular Travel Required: 20% Shift: 1st US Citizenship Required: Yes

This position reports to the Director of Cyber Programs. A candidate is expected to work as a member of an integrated systems engineering team with other vendor and Government organizations. A candidate will be involved with cyber defense activities such as identifying technologies, developing technical solutions, writing proposals, …

Russian Hacker Selling 1.5 Million Facebook IDs

A Russian hacker who calls himself Kirllos is offering to sell stolen usernames and passwords to 1.5 million Facebook accounts for prices varying from $25 to $45 per 1,000 accounts, according to PCWorld.

Researchers at VeriSign’s iDefense recently discovered Kirllos trying to sell Facebook usernames and passwords in an underground hacker forum. If Kirllos’s accounts are legitimate, he has the account information of about one in every 300 Facebook users.

VeriSign…

Alleged Cyber Extortionist Indicted in NYC

A California man has been indicted for attempting to extort approximately $200,000 or more from an insurance company by threatening to spam it and ruin its reputation by making false public statements in emails and on a website he created.

According to the indictment returned yesterday by a grand jury and other documents filed in court, Anthony Digati sought the return of his insurance premiums from New York Life after…

FBI Names Gordon M. Snow Assistant Director of Cyber Division

Gordon M. Snow was today named the new assistant director of FBI’s cyber division, and in his new role will be responsible for leading the agency’s efforts to protect the nation against cyber attacks and high-tech crimes.

“The FBI considers the cyber threat against our nation to be one of the greatest concerns of the 21st century,” FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III said. “Protecting the United States against cyber…

Service Academies Battle in Cyberspace

As attention continues to grow regarding the variety of threats from cyberspace, the U.S. government and private industry are on the hunt for the next generation of cyber professionals. The five service academies are currently working to build up the next generation of military officers as skilled cyber professionals by adding cybersecurity courses to the curriculum and encouraging students…

Botnet Server Escapes to China

Last week, security experts based in Hong Kong succeeded in taking out a key piece of the Koobface botnet, only to have it pop up in China. Koobface, which uploads stolen user names and passwords to a remote server, was taken down by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) last week.

However, the cyber criminals running Koobface merely moved the server to a hosting company in…

UK’s National Health Service Hit by Virus

The National Health Service in the UK has been hit by a virus designed to steal data from the computers. However, the worm is easily detected by off-the-shelf security software, according to researchers at Symantec.

“The logs show that there is a significant Qakbot infection on the National Health Service (NHS) network in the UK,” a Symantec update states. “This threat has managed to infect over…

US Needs Unity of Purpose in Cybersecurity

At a recent media roundtable on cybersecurity, SPAWAR representatives from the private, government and academic communities discussed the need for a “Cold War style” unity of purpose within the U.S. on cybersecurity. The roundtable was meant to discuss broader ideas about how to forge consensus and enhance cooperation while also making San Diego a “model city” for cybersecurity.

“SPAWAR is…

Lockheed Martin Finds Growing Use of Cloud in Government

Lockheed Martin, along with the company’s Cyber Security Alliance partners, have released a new study entitled “Awareness, Trust and Security to Shape Government Cloud Adoption.” According to a survey conducted for the study, “the awareness, trust and security issues that have limited federal government adoption of cloud computing appear to be more perceptual than prohibitive.”

The majority of individuals involved…

Featured Job- Manager- Cyber/ Information Assurance with Deloitte

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States Firm Service: Enterprise risk services Reference Code: E10WAKESRMMM38 Type of Position: Full-time Job Description

Deloitte & Touche LLP’s (“Deloitte & Touche’s”) Enterprise Risk Services business has a risk-based approach, experienced professionals, comprehensive methodologies, and technical resources. Deloitte & Touche’s services combine competency and experience in the areas of financial reporting, risk management, and compliance.

We are seeking the best Public Sector (Federal) industry…