Paradigm Releases Fiscal Numbers

Paradigm Solutions has presented financial stats for the third quarter, reporting revenues of $8.1 million with a gross profit of $2 million.

CEO Peter LaMontagne said the company was pleased with its financial results for the third quarter and the …

Northrop Grumman, UMBC Partner to Work on Cybersecurity Incubator

University of Maryland Baltimore County is partnering with one of the largest defense contractors, Northrop Grumman, to create a new incubator tailored to the specific challenge of developing technology to protect the nation from cyber threats.

The Northrop Grumman Cync Program will build on bwtech@UMBC’s business-incubation framework by offering a “scholarship…

Romanian Hacker Attacks UK Navy Website

The British Royal Navy was forced to take down its website after it was compromised by hackers, the Ministry of Defence announced earlier this week, Reuters reports.

Visitors to www.royalnavy.mod.uk were greeted with a message that said, “Unfortunately the Royal Navy website is currently undergoing essential maintenance. Please visit again soon.”

The breach came only weeks after the government announced a $1.35 billion national cybersecurity program.

“We can confirm…

Hacker Accesses Info of 56,000 EMTs

A hacker may have gained access to a Louisiana state licensing database that contained the personal information of tens of thousands of emergency medical technicians, according to The Advocate.

The state Department of Health and Hospitals sent letters to the emergency medical technicians, notifying them of the incident that happened Sept. 17.

According to DHH spokeswoman Lisa Faust, the unauthorized entry gave the hacker access to individuals’ names…

Boeing Cybersecurity Products Debut at Australia’s MilCIS 2010

The Boeing Company highlighted its cybersecurity products in Australia for the first time at the Military Communications and Information Systems Conference, which concluded today in Canberra.

Boeing’s demonstrations of products included the Cross Domain Solution, used by governments to share secure data while planning and monitoring critical situation; Cyber Concepts Analysis…

SAIC Awarded IT Services Contract by FBI

Science Applications International Corporation has won one of the prime contracts by the FBI to provide IT services to the bureau and other Department of Justice agencies.

SAIC is one of 46 firms that will compete for task orders under the IT Triple S contract….

Chinese Official Urges US Collaboration to Battle Cyber Crime

China urgently needs to collaborate with the United States to combat cyber crime, an official of the Ministry of Public Security said.

Gu Jian, vice director of the ministry’s network security protection bureau, said since computer crimes were included in China’s Criminal Law last year, police have dismantled more than 80 gangs involved in…

FBI Investigates ‘Anonymous’ DDoS Attacks

The FBI is investigating the “Operation: Payback” DDoS attacks that began in mid-September and took down multiple websites belonging to anti-piracy and entertainment groups,  and the U.S. Copyright Office, CNET reports.

Over the past two months, Anonymous has launched cyber attacks against websites belonging to the Motion Picture Association of America, The Recording Industry Association, Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, and others.

While one of the most recent…

Hacker Targeting Conservative Politicos Gets 30 Months Behind Bars

Mitchell L. Frost, who launched DDoS attacks on the websites of multiple conservative political leaders and a university, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

He was also ordered to pay $40,000 to billoreilly.com and $10,000 to the University of Akron, as well as $200 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.

In May, Frost pleaded guilty to a two-count information,…

Rodrigo Fontecilla of Sevatec: Giving Back to the Community a Core Belief at Sevatec

Dr. Rodrigo Fontecilla’s career began as a professor at University of Maryland’s computer science department. While teaching, he began consulting for clients such as National Research Lab. Discovering consulting was something he really enjoyed, Fontecilla decided to pursue that avenue and ended up working for a small 8(a) firm. Five years later,…