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Man Accused of Making Threats to Bomb Metrorail on Facebook
Published on 7 Jan, 2011 at 12:20 in Cloud | Viewed 47 times | No Comments
An Arlington, Va., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury of threatening to bomb the Metro in statements he made online.
According to the indictment, the suspect Awais Younis had a Facebook profile under the name of Sudullah “Sunny” Ghilzai, which he used to chat online with another individual. In November 2010, Younis allegedly threatened to injure the individual by harming her father,…
Navy Intel Chief: Next Decade Will See Focus on Nonkinetic Info Capabilities
Published on 7 Jan, 2011 at 12:04 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 246 times | No Comments
“Information as warfare” demands operational commanders to employ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to dominate the information realm even as they direct combat actions, according to the Navy’s senior intelligence officer.
Vice Adm. David J. “Jack” Dorsett, the director of naval intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations…
FCC: Faster Broadband Needed for Schools, Libraries
Published on 7 Jan, 2011 at 11:32 in Cyber | Viewed 53 times | No Comments
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday released a report on the state of broadband connectivity at schools and libraries receiving funds from the federal E-rate program, revealing that both need faster broadband.
The report is based on data from a survey examining the success and challenges related to broadband use faced by…
Gary Locke, Howard Schmidt to Speak on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
Published on 7 Jan, 2011 at 10:46 in Cyber | Viewed 281 times | No Comments
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard A. Schmidt are today visiting Stanford University to deliver remarks on the next steps in cybersecurity and the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, followed by a panel discussion featuring industry pros such as McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt.
Through its…
Report: Cyber Criminals Capitalize on Holiday Season
Published on 6 Jan, 2011 at 14:56 in Cyber | Viewed 120 times | 3 Comments
Fortinet unveils the darker side of the holiday season with its December 2010 Threat Landscape report, revealing that hackers are not only using regional-sounding domains to sound like legitimate sites, but they are also capitalizing on the holiday season by disguising malware as e-cards.
The survey exposes a revolutionary step cyber criminals are taking to diversify the distribution of their…
McAfee 2011 Threat Index: Sophisticated Cyber Threats Hiding in Plain Sight
Published on 6 Jan, 2011 at 11:57 in Cyber | Viewed 322 times | 2 Comments
2010 was a breakout year for cybersecurity: from the revelations of the attack on Google, Operation Aurora, and the controversy surrounding WikiLeaks, to the Stuxnet worm, which targeted Iran’s critical infrastructure and spawned a number of cyber conspiracy theories.
But like a block-busting, splashy Hollywood sequel, cybersecurity in 2011…
‘White House’ Christmas Card Laced with Malware
Published on 6 Jan, 2011 at 9:00 in Cloud | Viewed 382 times | No Comments
Cyber crooks used a fake White House email Christmas card to steal data from law enforcement, military and government workers, although analysts said no classified information was compromised, The Associated Press reports.
The Christmas tree-decorated e-card prompted recipients to click on a link, which then downloaded the Zeus malware commonly used to steal passwords and other online credentials. In this case, however, the…
Kashmir Valley Sees First Case of Cyber Bank Fraud
Published on 6 Jan, 2011 at 9:00 in Cyber | Viewed 366 times | No Comments
Police have uncovered a cyber crime network in Kashmir Valley and arrested four individuals, including two non-state residents, involved in siphoning funds from bank accounts by using tampered and cloned credit and debit cards, according to Greater Kashmir.
A police official said the gang duped people across India’s…
Report: Foreign Spying Focused on US Naval Technology
Published on 6 Jan, 2011 at 9:00 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 630 times | No Comments
The Department of Defense in a new report about espionage in 2009 said foreign governments are focusing their spying efforts on naval and marine technology that could provide the foundation for a next generation “blue water” navy.
Kaspersky’s ThreatPost reports the revelation comes in the 2010 edition of…
DISA Wants DoD Cloud Cover
Published on 5 Jan, 2011 at 12:46 in Cyber | Viewed 477 times | 3 Comments
The Defense Information Systems Agency says it has the capacity to be the “go to” cloud computing source for the Defense Department.
While there has been much talk about private cloud and commercial cloud solutions for federal departments and agencies, DISA wants DoD to think inside the box, or more accurate…
