Cubic Defense Acquires Safe Harbor Holdings

Cubic Defense Applications Inc. has announced its acquisition of Safe Harbor Holdings, Inc., a cybersecurity hardware and software provider located in Vienna, Va. Safe Harbor provides network infrastructure and cyber solutions to Intelligence Community and defense clients.

“This acquisition launches Cubic’s participation in the cyber security market and enhances our network security credentials in the intelligence community,” said Jeff C….

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Civil Systems Division (CSD), within Northrop Grumman Information Systems (NGIS) sector with annual sales in excess of $2 billion, is seeking a Strategic Account Executive to support the growth of the division; specifically the thought leadership, market shaping and customer relationships within the civil cyber security market. This leader will be responsible for meeting both the strategic goal positioning Northrop Grumman…

Tech Professionals Pessimistic on Future Data Breaches

IT security professionals are pessimistic regarding the future of data breaches, according to a recently published survey.

More than 94 percent of respondents said the number of data breaches in 2010 will increase.

The survey also found that the principle focus for IT security professionals was meeting compliance requirements, with 30 percent of respondents listing it as the foremost issue. Nevertheless, survey respondents also claim that senior executives are…

Australian Politicans Call for Forced Firewall and AV Software

The Australian government has been exploring ways to tackle the growing threats in cyberspace over the past year. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications has thrown its own investigation into the mix with the publication of a new report titled “Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime.”

The report provides a number…

Cyber War Part of Kyrgyzstan Ethnic Conflict

The recent ethnic troubles in Kyrgyzstan have also included attacks in cyberspace against government and media websites, according to Russian cybersecurity experts.

The assaults appear to be a result of distributed denial of services (DDoS) attacks which flood websites with illegitimate data requests from “bot” computers, blocking any legitimate data requests from getting through. The DDoS attacks targeted websites in the .kg domain, leaving individuals without access to…

Cyber Cops Want Stricter Rules on Domain Registration

International police would like stricter rules surrounding domain registration in order to facilitate finding and acting against cyber criminals. If industry fails to regulate, governments might be forced to, the police warn.

During 38th public meeting of ICANN in Brussels, Belgium, police from four agencies said that domain registrars should crack down on criminals that submit fake contact information when…

Authorities Nab Attempted ATM Skimmer

Police have arrested a man of Serbian origin living in Chicago for attempting to purchase an ATM skimmer. Louis Sokolovic was arrested last week and charged with one count of attempting to obtain device-making equipment with intent to defraud, according to documents filed in U.S. District court in Chicago.

According to the court documents, Sokolovic began his search in July 2008 for an ATM skimming device with the help…

David Helms Selected to Lead Cyber Engineering at Command Information

Command Information has announced the selection of David Helms as vice president for cybersecurity engineering. Helms will be responsible for government projects and the delivery of a strategic product development road map.

“On July 1st the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) will be updated to require all federal agencies to purchase computer hardware, and in some cases software,…

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Responsible for providing Business Development support to the Worldwide…

Richard Steinnon: DHS Not Using Right Tools for Cyber War

The Department of Homeland Security is not employing the right tools for cyber warfare, writes Richard Steinnon, author of Surviving Cyberwar.

Citing the recent hearing in which the inspector general of DHS gave testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Steinnon writes that the problem with U.S.-CERT is not the staffing…