Featured Job- Cyber Information Security Automation Specialist with Booz Allen

Cyber Information Security Automation Specialist, Senior-01086286

Description

Key Role: Support security automation service offerings and business development initiatives. Apply knowledge of vulnerability analysis, security configuration analysis, vulnerability scoring, and the processing of standardized automated vulnerability content to provide expert guidance to enhance current service offerings. Support clients in the development of OVAL and SCAP scripts and automating a variety of security assessment processes.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: -4+…

Belarusian Accused of Running an ‘Online Bazaar’ for ID Thieves

A man who allegedly created and ran an online business aiding more than 2,000 identity thieves in more than 5,000 fraud incidents was indicted in New York yesterday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

According to the indictment unsealed Monday in Manhattan federal court, Belarusian national Dmitry M. Naskovets in 2007 created CallService.biz, an online business intended to…

Fake Anti-Virus Software a Major Problem According to Symantec

Fake security software was the primary security issue hitting computer users in 2009, according to a recently released report by Symantec. Also, Mac users have experienced an increase in number of victims of cyber crime as more users looked to store data on the Internet rather than on hard drives.

The U.S. remained as the primary country for…

Gen. Alexander has an iPad, but is it Secure Against Cyber Attacks?

During his recent hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, who has been nominated to head the new U.S. Cyber Command, told committee members that, as a technology lover, he has already purchased the new iPad from Apple and that it was “wonderful.” But is the iPad cyber secure?

Prior to its release,…

While You Were Sleeping, Your School Was Watching You

Earlier this year, The New New Internet reported that a school district in Pennsylvania had remotely activated a camera and caught a student taking pills (the student claimed he was eating candy). According to recently filed court documents, the school secretly activated the cameras and captured thousands of images that included students sleeping and in various states of undress.

The documents filed in court also claim that the…

To Shore Up Cyber Defense, USAF CENTCOM Looks to L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications’ STRATIS division was awarded a contract worth a potential $152 million to provide cyber operations and IT support to the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command. Under the contract, L-3 will be responsible for providing cyber specialists who will monitor, manage and defend CENTCOM systems from cyber attacks.

The contract runs for the next five years and is…

Virus Shuts Border Crossing

Over the weekend, thousands of Russian tourists were trapped on the Chinese side of the border after a computer virus crashed the electronic border control system. On Sunday, customs officials at the checkpoint in Heihe, China, reported that a virus had shut down the computer systems used by border control officials, RIA Novosti reports.

The virus was eventually cleaned and normal operations at the checkpoint were resumed on…

Featured Job- Cyber Intelligence Analyst with QinetiQ

Learn and employ Cyveillance patented technology to identify relevant intelligence collected from the Internet. Analyze the intelligence identified by Cyveillance technology, based on client-specific criteria, to assemble relevant findings and analysis. Assist in customer care and all aspects of the production of our range of deliverables and information products. Identify and communicate improvements to the client delivery process and departmental productivity. Help support continued company…

The New New Internet Exclusive: Maj. Gen. Steven Smith, Director of Army Cyberspace Task Force

The New New Internet recently sat down with Director of the Army Cyberspace Task Force Maj. Gen. Steven Smith. He spoke about the implications of social media to cybersecurity, the problem of attribution in cyberspace, identity management and how the culture of professionalism within the Armed Services is suited to tackle the…

‘Ransomware’ Targets Japanese Porn Site Users

A Japanese cyber gang has come up with a way to extort money off those who pirate adult games: Pay up, or you will be embarrassed online.

According to Computerworld, this type of scam is a new one in the world of “ransomware”–the practice of holding hostage a computer system or the data it contains, and then extorting money from its rightful owner.

Trend Micro researchers in Japan and the…