Spamhaus Suffers Possible Revenge DoS Attack

Anti-spam nonprofit Spamhaus has recovered from a denial of service attack over the weekend, but the cyber whodunit was not linked to WikiLeaks supporters as initially believed, according to The Register.

Speculation was that Spamhaus may have been attacked in response to its warning that a WikiLeaks mirror called WikiLeaks.info was being hosted by a Russian bullet-proof hosting outfit Webalta, which also housed phishing, carding and malware…

DARPA Works to ‘Surprise’ Cyber Enemies

After determining the nature of the cybersecurity threat, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has created programs to tackle the problem and, most importantly, surprise their adversaries, the agency’s deputy director said.

Speaking at the Dec. 16 Cyber Security Forum, sponsored by The Atlantic and Government Executive magazines,…

CSC Acquires CenTauri Solutions to Boost ISR Capabilities

CSC has acquired CenTauri Solutions, LLC, a provider of IT systems and services, systems engineering and intelligence analysis, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance solutions that serve the national security and intelligence communities.

The acquisition will allow CSC to deliver IT services and solutions as a prime contractor through the Defense…

DHS Will Lead on Cybersecurity, Napolitano Says

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said last week the first step in dealing with cybersecurity is changing how people, both in the government and out, view it.

“Cyberspace is fundamentally a civilian space,” Napolitano said at a cybersecurity conference sponsored by Atlantic media, rejecting the idea that…

Fannie Mae UNIX Engineer Gets 41 Months for Planting Logic Bomb

Computer programmer Rajendrasinh Babubhai Makwana was last week sentenced to 41 months in prison for planting a logic bomb on Fannie Mae’s computer servers.

Montgomery County, Md., resident Makwana was a contractor working at Fannie Mae’s Urbana facility from 2006 to 2008. A UNIX engineer, he worked on the organization’s network of nearly 5,000 computer servers.

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Makwana was fired…

Unisys Expands Cybersecurity Offerings

Unisys Corporation has added the Security Event and Log Management solution to its Unisys Managed Security Services offering, providing customers with enhanced capabilities to identify and thwart potential cybersecurity threats.

“Regulations governing management of information security technology and access logs are evolving as fast as the technology itself,” said Sam Gross, vice…

Phishers Use UPS, FedEx as Bait to Hook Consumers

Consumers have reported receiving emails claiming to be from UPS and FedEx, warning them that a package went undelivered and asking for information, WalletPop reports.

“While the rest of us are pulling the decorations out of the attic, scammers are blowing the dust off of their tried and true holiday scams,” said Edward Johnson, BBB President and CEO, in a statement. “We can all help…

Disgruntled Neighbor-turned-Hacker Admits Email Threats to Joe Biden

A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to hacking into his neighbors’ Wi-Fi to send a threatening email to Vice President Joe Biden.

Barry Ardolf stopped his trial to plead guilty to two counts of aggravated identity theft, possession and transmission of child pornography, unauthorized access to a protected computer and making threats to the vice president, according to TwinCities.com.

The Associated Press reported that in…

Raytheon Inks Deal to Purchase Applied Signal Technology, Inc.

Raytheon Company today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Applied Signal Technology, Inc., for a total cost of $490 million.

Applied Signal’s tactical signals and communications intelligence systems, data fusion and information operations/information assurance products, combined with Raytheon’s sensor technology, program management, mission support and system integration capabilities, will…

Rodney Joffe: In 2011, Look Out for Web Traffic Hijacking

Businesses should brace themselves for Internet traffic hijacking and sophisticated attacks on computerized control systems in 2011, according to a cybersecurity expert.

In an interview with ComputerWeekly, Rodney Joffe, senior vice president and senior technologist at Neustar, said those two trends are indicated by the discovery of Stuxnet and China’s…