Cybercom’s Gen. Alexander, Spy Chief Clapper to Keynote GEOINT Event

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation yesterday announced the first keynote speakers for its annual GEOINT Symposium, which will include National Security Agency and Cyber Command head Gen. Keith B. Alexander and Director of…

McAfee to Acquire Sentrigo

McAfee announced today it is looking to buy privately held Sentrigo, a provider of database security and compliance, assessment, monitoring and intrusion prevention solutions.

The proposed transaction will merge best-in-class technologies to stop database attacks, diagnose and assess the…

Google, UMD Collaborate on New Cybersecurity Seminar Series

Google and the University of Maryland have teamed up to develop a cybersecurity seminar series that will feature speakers from industry, academia and government, addressing topics related to cybersecurity, including technology, policy and economics.

Invited speakers will also examine the impact that cybersecurity threats and protective measures are having on…

Qatar Safer from Cyber Crime than US, Security Pro Claims

Qatar is safer than the United States from the blitz of cyber crime because it has developed the right infrastructure to deal with it, according to a security expert.

“From the people I talked to, it looks like Qatar is in pretty good shape because your infrastructure is all…

Texan Charged in Hacker Stock Fraud Scheme

A Texan is accused of organizing a ruse using a Russian hacker and a spam campaign to artificially inflate the value of certain stocks, according to the Justice Department.

Christopher Rad, 42, was arrested and charged yesterday with one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and transmit commercial email messages with fraudulent information.

According to the indictment and court documents, Rad allegedly conspired with stock…

‘Ghost Exodus’ Gets Jail Time for Hacking Hospital’s Computer System

A Dallas man who was a member of hacking group Electronik Tribulation Army and called himself Ghost Exodus has been sentenced to serve 110 months in federal prison, according to a release from the FBI’s Dallas office.

Jesse William McGraw, 26, worked as a security guard at a Dallas-based hospital, where he hacked into the computer by gaining physical access to more than 14 computers, including a…

Code-stealing Programmer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison

A former computer programmer has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for stealing proprietary computer code from Goldman Sachs.

Last December, a federal court found Sergey Aleynikov guilty of theft of trade secrets and interstate transportation of stolen property charges.

According to evidence presented at trial and at the sentencing hearing, Aleynikov resigned from Goldman Sachs in April 2009 as he had …

Scientist Mark Thompson Receives Harris Fellow Award for 2011

Mark Thompson, a senior scientist with the Harris RF Communications Division, has been named a recipient of the Harris Fellow Award for 2011, which is the company’s highest recognition for engineering achievement.

Thompson is being honored for his expertise and ongoing contributions to sustaining Harris’ position as the leading provider of military tactical communications around…

DISA Moves HQ to Fort Meade

With 1,300 members of its workforce already relocated, the Defense Information Systems Agency has moved its headquarters from Arlington, Va.,  to Fort Meade, Md., which also houses the National Security Agency, according to The Washington Post.

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett said last week 600 more employees would be…

Alleged Hacker Wants ‘Do Over’ of Trial; Complains Prison Food is ‘Yuky’

A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to sending threatening emails to Vice President Joe Biden and then attempted to frame his neighbors who had accused him of kissing their 4-year-old child last week told a court he wants to withdraw the guilty plea and act as his own lawyer, according to StarTribune.

Barry Ardolf, 45, initially pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated identity theft,…