Abu Dhabi Leads the Way in Cyber CSI

Digital forensics has come to play an important role in solving crimes as many criminals employ the Internet and digital devices in carrying out their illegal acts.

“Almost every crime that you can think of has some sort of digital evidence in it at this point,” said Dr. Ibrahim Bagilli, assistant professor…

John Lamboy of Vangent: ‘Be Aware of What You See on the Internet’

John Lamboy has been an information security specialist for more than 20 years. Working as the information assurance officer at TRICARE, his duties involved protecting military health systems and providing security solutions. It was at TRICARE Lamboy discovered there was an opening at Vangent for a position as the chief information…

Be Afraid: Hackers’ Scary New Tricks to Rip You Off

Nearly two billion Internet users are vulnerable to scams and cyber assaults, in particular what a security company calls “crimeware-as-a-service” carried out by organized cyber criminals.

In a newly released report by CA Technologies, researchers  noted how Trojans are today the most common category of new threats, accounting for 73 percent of total…

NATO Commander: Cybersecurity Problematic for All Countries

In the wake of the Stuxnet worm’s destruction and as the U.S. government marks National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe Adm. James Stavridis said cybersecurity remained an issue for every nation, according to a report on ExecutiveGov.

“Governments are struggling with individually,” he said. “Within their borders, within their cyberspace, they’re attempting to find the balance between availability of information and…

Northrop Grumman’s Cyber Academy Promotes Safer Surfing

To mark the beginning of the National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Northrop Grumman is launching several initiatives highlighting efforts to promote a safer cyber future.

“Securing our critical infrastructure demands a dedicated workforce and cutting-edge technologies,” said Linda A. Mills, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman…

USIS Names Cheryl Cohen New CIO

USIS, an Altegrity company, has a new chief information officer: Cheryl Cohen, who will be reporting to USIS President and CEO Bill Mixon.

Cohen has 26 years of experience in IT, with the last 13 years spent at ManTech International and DynCorp. Most recently, she served as vice president of information systems at…

CIBER Adds 700 Cyber Pros to Michigan Center

In a move to add more than 700 additional employees to its workforce, CIBER, Inc. has hired 150 IT professionals to join its expanded Detroit Global Solutions Center in Southfield, Mich.

The new jobs are the direct result of a partnership between the State of Michigan, the City of Southfield and CIBER, responding…

ManTech Wins $70 Million ISR Deal

ManTech International Corporation has received a task order under its Strategic Services Sourcing prime contract to provide Base Expeditionary Target Surveillance Systems-Combined operators in Iraq.

The multiple-award task order, in support of the U.S. Army’s Project Manager Night Vision/Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition, has an initial period of performance of one year and…

GTEC Closes Zytel Deal; Establishes GTEC Cyber Solutions

Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. yesterday announced it has completed the acquisition of Zytel Corporation for $26.8 million.

Zytel, which will become GTEC Cyber Solutions, will deliver cybersecurity and mission systems in support of the critical intelligence, counterterrorism, and cyber-warfare missions of its national-security clients.

John Hillen, GTEC’s president and CEO, said…

Notorious Worm Stuxnet Used in Poisoned Search Results

Cyber crooks are now taking advantage of the infamous Stuxnet worm as a way to deploy malicious code.

Trend Micro researcher Ivan Macalintal has discovered poisoned search results leveraging on this notorious malware threat. Among the search strings used in this blackhat SEO campaign were “stuxnet SCADA,” “stuxnet removal tool,” “stuxnet cleanup,” “stuxnet siemens” and “stuxnet worm.”

Some of these poisoned search words and phrases came up as…