FBI Awards ManTech Cybersecurity Contract

ManTech scooped up another hefty contract today.

The federal government awarded the Fairfax, Va., IT security firm a five year, $9.2 million contract to provide cybersecurity for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Under the contract, ManTech will supply the FBI with security policies, procedures, training and planning, and manage security for FBI communications.

The award follows previous contracts…

Iranian Cyber Army Takes Aim

Following in the footsteps of the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, Iran released plans to launch its own cyber policing unit, The Associated Press reported.

Iran’s Cyber Army, rumored to have Revolutionary Guard affiliation, begins its mission this month. The army will monitor the Net for traces of political opposition and cyber attacks.

Calling it part of…

Lockheed Martin’s IronClad Enhancement an Upgrade for Teleworkers

In its continued effort to cater toward federal agencies looking to meet the directives of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, Lockheed Martin has released an improved IronClad USB drive.

The IronClad technology is a secure, encrypted flash drive that lets employees carry their entire desktop on a rugged thumb drive the size…

Australia, UK Team to Battle Cyber Warfare

Australia and U.K have announced partnership to meet challenges in  cyberspace to address the growing rate of cyber attacks and crimes committed via the web, according to a news release.

The two countries have also agreed to develop global standards for cyberspace. The partnership provides for cooperation between agencies and departments dealing with cybersecurity in both nations.

Earlier,…

FBI Warns of Malware-Laced Email Sent to Private-sector Companies

Recent FBI analysis reveals that cyber criminals engaging in ACH/wire transfer fraud have targeted businesses by responding via email to job postings online.

The bureau said more than $150,000 was recently stolen from a U.S. business via unauthorized wire transfer as a result of an email the company received that contained malware. The malware was embedded in an email response to a job posting the business placed on an…

‘Insider Threat’- the Perfect Storm

Watching the trends and waves of popular evolutionary Internet patterns in government contracting from a publisher’s desk, the WikiLeaks story has created a booming crash on the beach of  fear, uncertainty and doubt (aka FUD).

While the average American may be thinking, as casual observers of an international…

General Dynamics IT Scores US Army Contract for Logistics Support

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a contract by the U.S. Army to operate its Supply Support Activity in Kuwait.

The contract has an initial value of $31.2 million for the first year, with a potential value of $177 million over five years if all options are exercised.

General Dynamics…

Report: Boosted Cyber Defense Won’t Scare Hackers

Although military cyber weaponry will become customary this century, it will unlikely prevent attacks by hacktivists and criminal gangs, and could easily be used for state-sponsored cyber attacks instead, according to study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The British authors of the study, which was released Monday, also warns that “lurid language” and…

Alleged IPad Hackers Face Conspiracy, Fraud Charges

Two self-proclaimed Internet trolls were arrested yesterday for allegedly hacking AT&T’s servers and stealing email addresses and other personal information of nearly 120,000 iPad users who accessed the Internet via AT&T’s 3G network, …

New Report Details Governmental Cloud Security in EU

Cloud computing will soon serve a significant number of EU citizens, subject-matter experts and public administrations, and national governments should thus develop a strategy and study the role cloud computing will play for critical information infrastructure protection, according to a new report from the European Network and Information Security…