Spammers Use ‘Disposable’ Domains to Prevent Shutdowns

Spammers and botnet operators have been reported as using disposable domains for their activities to evade security technologies.

According to research by security firm M86 Security Labs, spammers are buying dozens of domains at a time and moving from one to another as often as several times a day to avoid getting shut down. For years, spammers have been buying domains in bulk and using…

Navy Gets New Cyber Guidelines

The Department of the Navy has released new cybersecurity guidelines which assigns compliance responsibilities and defines cyber workforce management.

The new directive, sent throughout the Navy last month, is designed “to establish policy and assign responsibilities for the administration of the Department of the Navy (DON) Cybersecurity (CS)/Information Assurance Workforce (IAWF) Management Oversight and Compliance Program,” according to…

Progress Report Finds Administration Has Made Sound Cyber Steps

Back in May 2009, President Barack Obama announced his intention to make cybersecurity an administration priority. The administration released yesterday a progress report on what the administration has accomplished to date.

The Cyberspace Policy Review, spearheaded by Melissa Hathaway, offered a number of recommendations for the administration to implement in the field of cybersecurity….

White House Cyber Meeting Stresses Partnerships

Yesterday, President Barack Obama and several key officials met with members of the private sector to discuss the progress of cybersecurity efforts in the past year. Chaired by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, the meeting also included Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Larry Clinton, president of the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), also attended…

Webcam Chat Site Leaves Users Vulnerable Study Says

Privacy flaws in Chatroulette.com, a webcam-based chat site, could leave users open to security risks, according to researchers. Security researchers at McGill University and University of Colorado at Boulder demonstrated that a pre-recorded low-quality video of an attractive woman could cause most participants to believe that the feed was actually live.

The technology could be used prior to a phishing attack. The researchers found a way to use…

DHS Announces Winners of Cyber Awareness Challenge

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the winners of DHS’ National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge. The competition, launched earlier this year, asked private sector companies and members of the public to submit creative ways to increase cybersecurity awareness in the United States.

“Everyone has a stake in cybersecurity, and everyone has a role to play in keeping our networks…

Northrop Grumman Receives Award for Role in Cyber Education

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded the 2010 Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award by the Air Force Association (AFA), in recognition of its contribution to aerospace education. Recently, Northrop Grumman was a sponsor of CyberPatriot, a cyber wargame used to prepare future cybersecurity professionals.

“We are proud of our entire CyberPatriot team, and appreciate…

Featured Job- Senior Director, Cyber Security Business Development with CACI

Date: Jun 16, 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA, US

Senior Director, Cyber Security Business Development (47024)

USA-VA-Fairfax

Security Clearance : Top Secret

Clearance Status : Must be Current

Schedule : Full Time

Shift : 1st

Type of Travel : Local

Percent of Travel Required : Up to 25%

Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct business development activities to identify and qualify Cyber Security programs & task orders of significant value, with a special focus on emerging business opportunities at U.S. Cyber Command, Service component cyber…

State Department Reveals WikiLeaks’ Whistleblower Tactics

The Department of State has told BBC it believes an alleged whistleblower obtained secret diplomatic data despite being at a field base in Iraq.

Private First Class Bradley Manning faces two charges related to the illegal transfer and transmission of classified information from a U.S. military network. He is suspected of downloading from the Secret Internet Protocol System Net, then passing on Army videos and diplomatic messages to WikiLeaks.

Now the…

Chinese Hackers Change Grades for College Slackers

It is every college slacker’s dream: Change a bad grade into a good one–without any effort.

Xinhaunet reports Chinese hackers are now claiming they can break into computer systems at universities and certification institutes and change students’ grades for a fee. Depending on the majors and schools involved, the price can range from a few thousand yuan to more than 10,000 yuan.

One of the websites…