Army To Establish Cyber Command HQ

The U.S. Army today announced plans on establishing a new Army Forces Cyber Command Headquarters within the National Capital Region, which will be created no later than October 2010, according to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense.

Army Forces Cyber Command, the Army’s component to U.S. Cyber Command, capitalizes on existing Army cyber resources,…

eBay Scammer Gets 30 Months in the Slammer

A Houston man who defrauded 46 customers on eBay by charging them for hot tubs they never received has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced Wednesday.

Indicted in February 2008, Todd Lanni, the owner of Factory Direct Spas, pleaded guilty to wire fraud just before his jury trial was scheduled to begin in December 2009. On Wednesday, …

Iranian Cyber Army Second-Largest in the World, Claims Iranian Commander

After hacking Twitter and various Iranian websites and engaging in a cyber war with China, Iranian Cyber Army is said to be looking at the Revolutionary Guards for direction, according to a senior Revolutionary Guards Corps commander.

Fars news agency reports Ebrahim Jabbari, commander of the Ali Ebn-e Abi Taleb Guards in Qom, said Thursday the Revolutionary Guards has been successful in establishing a cyber army and “today,…

GAO: Veteran Affairs Easy Cyber Target

Veterans Affairs has made little progress in securing its IT networks, according to a recently released report from the Government Accountability Office. Based on the GAO Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual, the VA was sub-par in the five categories.

“VA has also consistently had weaknesses in major information security control areas,” according to the report. “Further,…

Harris Opens Cyber Integration Center

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) recently announced its decision to create the nation’s first cyber integration center, which will provide managed hosting services in a trusted environment for federal and commercial clients.

The new Harris Cyber Integration Center will be located on the outer cusp of the Washington Metropolitan area, according to Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose, vice president…

Dale Meyerrose on What Cyber Command Means for Government Contracting

Last week, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander was confirmed as the head of U.S. Cyber Command, which will be responsible for protecting Department of Defense networks. Alexander, who was nominated back in October 2009, was confirmed by the Senate on May 11.

“I think that Gen. Alexander is a great choice to be the…

Security Flaws Cheap to Purchase

The vast majority of flaws are sold for $5,000 or less, according to a recent survey  posted by Unsecurity Research. The survey examined the trustworthiness and responsiveness for organizations that buy vulnerabilities. TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative is the highest rated by researchers as the most trustworthy, making the buyer of choice.

The survey asked researchers that have sold vulnerabilities to private and public buyers to rate the buyers…

Committee Approves Cybersecurity Overhaul Bill

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved a bill that would overhaul the current federal cybersecurity laws. The bill will provide for continuous network monitoring, create permanent positions for federal CTO and Cyber Coordinator and remove the paper work driven compliance system.

“This has truly been a bipartisan effort. This is a very good bill,” said…

USBs Infected with Malware Distributed at Conference

At the recent AusCERT conference, attendees who stopped by the booth of one particular vendor received USB drives that were pre-infected with malware.

During the conference in Queensland, delegates were given free USB drives at one of the booths. The drives were infected with malware that has been known since 2008 and is detected by most anti-virus machines.

“The malware is known by a number of names and is contained in…

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