Paradigm Wins Subcontract for DOE NNSA IARC Security Operations Center

IT and cybersecurity provider Paradigm Holdings, Inc. has been awarded a 5-year, $14 million subcontract from OnPoint Consulting, Inc. to support the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Information …

USIS Taps Stephen Synnott to Lead Intelligence Analysis, Tech Solutions

Stephen Synnott has joined USIS, an Altegrity company, as director of intelligence analysis and technology solutions.

Synnott reports to USIS Security Solutions Division President Mike Fraser and is based in Falls Church, Va.

“Steve’s experience in the intelligence analysis space and strategic vision within the…

DoD, DHS Team Up to Strengthen Cyber Defenses

The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security have teamed up in an effort to strengthen cybersecurity for military and civilian computer networks and systems.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday released a new memorandum of agreement on cybersecurity, which was…

Aussie Military under Continuous Attack by Foreign Hackers

The Australian military networks are under continuous attack by foreign spy agencies, according to the country’s top electronic intelligence unit, the Defence Signals Directorate.

TechEYE.net reports that foreign spies are making 700 probes every month into Australia’s military networks, a number that last year was 200. It is not clear what the spies are looking for, as the Australian military is mostly engaged in peace-keeping missions–information that is readily available…

India to Develop Proprietary Hacker-Safe Systems

The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation is developing a proprietary operating system to protect its sensitive data from cyber attacks and hackers, according to Indo-Asian News Service.

“We initiated the indigenous computing project in September and a road map is being drawn to implement the programme,” DRDO Director…

Report: CyberScope Confusion May Cause Feds to Miss Vital Deadline

The confusion and uncertainty about the new Federal Information Security Management Act’s reporting tool many federal chief information officers experience may result in agencies missing a key deadline in adopting new cybersecurity reporting guidelines, according a recently published report.

Only a small number of federal IT managers have used…

US Army Col. Jim Barrineau Joins Apptis as VP for Cyber Initiatives

Apptis, Inc., a provider of IT and communications services to government and industry, announced retired U.S. Army Col. James “Jim” Barrineau has joined the company as vice president for strategic cyber initiatives.

In this role, he will work with Apptis teams and the company’s customers to develop integrated cyber solutions to meet unique…

ManTech Wraps Up QinetiQ’s S&IS Business Acquisition

ManTech International Corporation has completed the acquisition of QinetiQ North America’s Security and Intelligence Solutions business for $60 million.

S&IS provides integrated security solutions to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The division will be integrated within ManTech’s Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions group, led by L. William Varner.

“The addition…

‘Operation Payback’ Results in 550 Hours’ Downtime, 742 Interruptions

The shadowy hacker coalition Anonymous’ most recent DDoS attacks against 11 organizations across the world have caused more than 550 hours of downtime and 742 service interruptions since the web assaults began Sept. 17, PandaLabs reports.

The latest attacks that began Oct. 6 on the Spanish Copyright Protection Society, the Spanish Culture Ministry and Promusicae websites have resulted in 119 service interruptions and more than 68 hours of downtime…

Credit-Card Crime Up as Unemployment Climbs

Credit-card crime is soaring to unprecedented levels in the United States, with a 32 percent rise in the amount of fraudulent attempts to buy goods online, by mail order, or by phone in the first half of this year, and a payment fraud prevention company predicts the continuing rise in unemployment and the increasing ingenuity of fraudsters are partly to blame.

Crooks with stolen or cloned cards prefer to use…