Featured Job- Cyber Intelligence Analyst with Booz Allen

Cyber Intelligence Analyst-01083307

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Key Role: Serve as an all-source intelligence analyst as part of a Computer Network Operations (CNO) intelligence team, focusing on the threat to networked weapons platforms and US DoD information networks. Conduct research and evaluate technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on network operations and information warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures. Analyze network events to determine the impact on current…

Errors by External Partners Account for One Third of Data Breaches

According to a recent study carried out by the Ponemon Institute and supported by PGP Corporation, errors by external partners accounted for over a third of data breaches in Germany in 2009. The study ‘Jahresstudie 2009: Kosten von Datenpannen’ (2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach), found that companies in Germany were forced to invest more money in…

Industry Looks to Develop Better Info-sharing Method

Commercial firms that form the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee are looking to develop better methods for sharing information on cybersecurity threats, according to SpaceNews.

The group started a pilot program at the beginning of this week to develop a repository of cyber threat information that is sector specific.

NSTAC is currently made up of executives from IT, telecommunications, network service…

US Cyber Challenge Announces Security Treasure Hunt to ID Cyber Pros

In an effort to help identify the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, U.S. Cyber Challenge has partnered with the California Office of Information Security and Cal Poly Pomona to launch an online competition. The 2010 Security Treasure Hunt began yesterday and will end on May 30.

Currently, many cybersecurity experts bemoan the dearth of skilled cyber professionals.

“It is critical to…

Advisory Committee on Cybersecurity forms for California Attorney General

The Chief Security Strategist of Hosting.com, Jim Garrity, has joined the Advisory Committee on Cybersecurity for the Attorney General. California State Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris has formed the advisory committee to discuss the threat landscape, cybersecurity issues and industry trends along with policy recommendations to combat cyber crime and security breaches.

“I am honored and grateful to have the…

Researchers Find New Botnet

Security researchers with Arbor Networks have found a new botnet that consists of computers infected with a Trojan designed to enable a remote user to download malware onto the machine. The researchers found that the Trojan, called Heloag, is downloaded via one of two possible domains and then loads itself into the MS Windows directory.

The Trojan also assigns itself a registry key which allows the malware to…

Featured Job- Cyber Malware/ Media Forensic Analyst with Northrop Grumman

Description: Where Technology and Teamwork come together… Northrop Grumman Information Technology (NGIT) sector is seeking a Malware/Media Forensic Analyst to join our team in defining the future. This position will be located in Arlington, VA. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman’s dynamic team. Working as an Information Technology Security Specialist for the Forensic & Malware Analysis Section (F&MA), Computer Network…

Air Force Adds Cyber Training to Curriculum

The U.S. Air Force will be teaching the basics in cyberwarfare to new recruits and add more advanced cybersecurity schooling to its curriculum, The Associated Press reports.

According to Four-Star Gen. Robert Kehler, the cyberwarfare part of basic training would be short and would cover only the fundamentals such as passwords and firewalls. The more advanced, undergraduate-level training…

Proposed Legislation Designates a Cyber Ambassador

Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y) yesterday announced plans to introduce a bill that would create the position of ambassador-at-large to handle international cyberspace issues, according to GCN.

The ambassador would have the responsibility of serving as principal adviser to the secretary of state and provide strategic direction for U.S. international policy. The position would also require…

Federal Agencies Lagging in Implementing Cybersecurity Measures

No federal agencies have yet fully actualized a cybersecurity program or implemented federal desktop core configuration requirements as recommended by the Government Accountability Office, according to Homeland Security Today.

In a statement on Monday, Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said security of federal IT systems is “an ever-growing…