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GovConExec Magazine’s Summer Issue Highlights Insider Threat
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 14:59 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 67 times | No Comments
Executive Mosaic, publisher of The New New Internet and other web properties related to government contracting, has announced the launch of the latest issue of GovConExec magazine, which highlights the insider threat, emerging federal IT topics and data breach remedies.
From yesterday’s clandestine spies to today’s insidious insiders, the cover story spotlights how malicious actors perfected the…
New Commerce Proposal Suggests Policy to Boost Cybersecurity for E-Commerce
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 14:07 in Cyber | Viewed 48 times | No Comments
The Commerce Department today released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to bolster the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly rely on the Internet to do business, but are not part of the critical infrastructure sector.
The report, Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, focuses on the “Internet and Information Innovation…
Salient Federal Solutions Releases Web-Training Videos on World IPv6 Day
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 12:27 in Industry News | Viewed 33 times | No Comments
Salient Federal Solutions, a provider of federal IT and engineering solutions, today took part in World IPv6 Day to call attention to the need to transition government networks to Internet Protocol version 6.
During the event, Salient released free web-training videos to highlight the security issues and…
Cyber Threats Abound for World IPv6 Day
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 12:13 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 59 times | No Comments
Wired magazine calls it the “nerdiest holiday ever” and the “biggest geek party since Pi Day,” but around the world, some are taking World IPv6 Day very seriously.
“Granted it isn’t up there with the World Cup final, or the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but today many of the key…
Report: Inconsistency in Creating Cybersecurity Strategies Common among EU Nations
A new report on network and information security finds that European nations are highly varied in how prepared they are for dealing with cyber crime, network attacks and network resilience, according to the European Network and Information Security Agency.
ENISA’s “Country Reports” features an overview and detailed reports on 30 European nations, with information…
Hacker Cracks Skype to ‘Become Famous’
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 10:43 in Cyber | Viewed 67 times | No Comments
A Russian self-proclaimed “freelance researcher” claims to have reverse-engineered part of Skype’s code to make the program an open source and then released the code online, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The hacker, Efim Bushmanov, said in addition to making Skype open source, he wants to find “friends who can spend many hours” to finish the task.
Skype’s operators say they are ensuring their customers’ safety and…
Greek Police Nab Alleged FBI, Interpol Teen Hacker
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 10:11 in Cyber | Viewed 80 times | No Comments
Greek police have arrested a teen accused of having hacked into the electronic systems of the FBI and Interpol, CNN reports.
The unnamed 18-year-old allegedly also took over the computers of unsuspecting users, accessed their data and used it to obtain new credit cards in their names. A raid on his home resulted in 120 credit cards, thousands of euros in cash, as well…
SafeNet Joins CyberMaryland
Published on 8 Jun, 2011 at 9:37 in Industry News | Viewed 32 times | No Comments
Information security company SafeNet has joined the nation’s epicenter of cybersecurity, CyberMaryland, which is part of a strategy launched by Gov. Martin O’Malley to create and protect Maryland jobs and to advance the cause of cybersecurity across the world.
Headquartered in Belcamp, Md., SafeNet is the third largest information-security company…
Another eBay Scammer Bites the Dust; Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Software for $1M
Published on 7 Jun, 2011 at 16:11 in Cyber | Viewed 119 times | No Comments
A Cincinnati man has admitted to selling more than $1 million worth of counterfeit financial and tax preparation software through an online auction site, according to an announcement from the Justice Department.
Brandon C. Davis, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, one count of copyright infringement and two counts of filing a false income tax return.
According to court documents, Davis purchased Quicken and…
Cyber Experts Take On Cybersecurity in Estonia Meet
Published on 7 Jun, 2011 at 15:47 in Cyber | Viewed 61 times | No Comments
Three hundred cyber experts from around the world gathered in Tallinn today for a NATO Cyber Conflict conference to discuss the legal and political aspects of national and global cybersecurity amid a surge of attacks,
