Ford Sues Ferrari for Cyber Squatting, Name Theft

Ford has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Ferrari, alleging www.ferrarifl150.com infringes on cyber-squatting laws, with respect to Ford’s F-150 pickup truck and the name of Ferrari’s new Formula 1 car.

According to Autoblog UK, Ferrari said it was “speechless” and a Ford spokesman told the blog, “It is now a legal matter, so it is not possible to comment.”

Ferrari had named its new race car the…

Missouri Politicos Hacked

A handful of Missouri lawmakers have reported having their Facebook accounts hacked since the beginning of the year.

Graham Cluley writes on the NakedSecurity blog some have speculated the hackers took advantage of a free, unsecured wireless network to sidejack state representatives’ Facebook accounts and post messages such as, “I love lobbyist! All the free food and stuff you get. This job is awesome!”

Since the legislative session started Jan….

Official: Commanders Must Train for Electronic Warfare

The military needs to do a better job of training to conduct operations in less-than-perfect conditions, given the expanding nature of the threats from cyber and space environments, the chairman of the Defense Science Board said.

Paul G. Kaminski yesterday told the Defense Writers Group that commanders must be ready for…

Israel Hires Hackers to Cyber Spy

A military spokesman said the Israeli army is seeking “hackers who were born and raised online” to break into databases for espionage purposes, Ynet news reported.

Speaking at a panel on the subject of  the digital medium as strategic weapon in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Brig. Gen. Avi Benayahu said…

Arrest of Cyber Activist Sparks Uproar among Human Rights Group

Amnesty International on Tuesday questioned Libya’s detention of a cyber activist for an alleged hit-and-run accident, saying it had evidence the arrest was politically motivated.

Jamal al-Hajji was detained Feb. 1 for allegedly hitting another man with his car, which he denies. His arrest came shortly after he made a call on the…

Maryland Man Convicted of Defrauding Cisco

A federal jury this week found a local man guilty of multiple fraud charges and obstruction of an official proceeding related to his participation in a scheme to defraud Cisco Systems Inc., the Department of Justice announced in a press release.

Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, 39, of Gaithersburg, Md., was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, eight counts of mail…

Juniper Execs to Speak at RSA Conference

Juniper Networks executives will participate in various speaking engagement at the 2011 RSA conference, covering topics ranging from mobile device security to the impact of cyber attacks, the firm announced.

In the “Defend Your Mobile Life” Plenary Session, Mark Bauhaus, executive vice president and general manager of the Service Layer Technology…

Tuscon Man Held for 2009 Super Bowl Porn Interruption

An Arizona man accused of interrupting the 2009 broadcast of Super Bowl with a 37-second clip of pornography has been arrested on charges of fraud and computer tampering, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced.

Frank Tanori Gonzalez was arrested last week for his alleged role in interrupting the local Comcast feed of the game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers, Feb. 1, 2009, with what Reuters…

CIA Website Gets a Makeover

The CIA has launched a revamped website with links to YouTube and Flickr to help Americans better understand the agency’s often secretive work, officials said.

“The idea behind these improvements is to make more information about the agency available to more people, more easily,” CIA Director Leon Panetta said in a statement Monday. “The CIA…

CACI Co-sponsors Symposium on Cyber, Insider Threat

Along with the U.S. Naval Institute and the Center for Security Policy, CACI will co-sponsor a March symposium that will explore the issues revolving around cyber and insider threats.

Called “Countering Cyber Challenges to the Industrial Base,” the conference is an invitation-only, apolitical event part of  a series on…