Cyber Veteran Tapped as New Navy CIO

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has selected cybersecurity expert Terry Halvorsen to serve as the department’s chief information officer, replacing Robert Carey.

In his new role, Halvorsen heads the Office of the DON CIO and is the DON’s senior official and advises on issues related to information management, IT/cyberspace and information resources management.

Halvorsen…

Self-proclaimed Algerian Hackers Paralyze Vietnamese Website

A popular Vietnamese website that often publishes controversial news and criticizes China was hacked yesterday, according to Deutsche Presse-Agentur.

VietnamNet, an online newspaper, was attacked 3 a.m. Monday. Visitors to the site encountered several messages saying “Server is too busy” and “Hacked By Team Mosta Algerian Hacker.”

“I have no answer for you why VietnamNet was hacked,” Nguyen Anh Tuan, editor in chief of the website, told dpa. “We need…

DLT Solutions Exec Honored for Commitment to Community

DLT Solutions Vice President of Marketing Christine Schaefer has received the Heroines in Technology Award for balancing her demanding role in the technology sector with significant contributions to the community.

As a winner in the award’s Individual Heroine category, Schaefer’s volunteer work ranges from roofing homes with

Foreign Cyber Spies Target British Defense Official

A senior British defense official was targeted by a spear phishing attack that attempted to steal military secrets, The Register reports.

The plan was uncovered last year when the official became suspicious of an email she received from a contact she had met at a conference. The official showed the highly personalized message to Ministry of Defence IT experts, who then discovered the attachment contained malicious code created…

NASA, Google Invite Techies to Contribute with ‘Random Hacks of Kindness’

Are you a hacker and want to make a difference? Look no further: NASA, Google, Microsoft, The World Bank and Yahoo are inviting software developers, computer experts and students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness event Dec. 4 and 5 in various locations…

CIBER to Host Meeting to Highlight Strategy, Future Success

CIBER, Inc. will host a meeting for investors and analysts Dec. 15, 2010, from 8:30-10 a.m. in New York City at Le Parker Meridien hotel.

Hosted by President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Peterschmidt and …

Juniper Appoints Sean Dolan Senior VP of EMEA

Juniper Networks has named former Alacatel-Lucent executive Sean Dolan to the role of senior vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In his new role, Dolan will be responsible for sales development, training and enablement, strategic planning, customer engagement and revenue growth, among other areas. Reporting to

Vivek Kundra, Jeffrey Zients Unveil Federal IT Acquisitions Strategy

The Office of Management and Budget has announced its new strategy for improving the acquisition of major IT systems by the federal government.

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and OMB Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients unveiled the…

US-CERT Warns of Holiday Season Scams, Malware Campaigns

Consumers should be extra cautious when receiving unsolicited emails this upcoming holiday season as they could be part of phishing scams or malware campaigns, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns.

These campaigns may include electronic greeting cards infested with malware, or requests for charitable contributions that could be phishing scams. Consumers should also beware of screensavers or other forms of media that may contain malware, and online…

New Digital ‘Fingerprinting’ Allows Real-Time Tracking of Hackers

New digital fingerprinting software invented by computer scientists in Scotland could be the solution to the growing trend of cyber crime, BBC reports.

Developed at Edinburgh Napier University, GuardInQ allows CCTV-style monitoring of online systems. It digitally mimics the DNA-matching process used in the real world. The software determines what…