Blackmail Email Scam Targets Physicians

The FBI’s cyber crime center is warning about an email scam that targets doctors and attempts to extort them, claiming that if they do not pay up, their reputation and business will suffer.

Since March 5, 2011, the Internet Crime Complaint Center has received more than 50 complaints reporting extortion emails targeting professionals, mainly physicians. Victims were told complaints had been filed against them and posted online, claiming…

Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking OneSky Jets’ Computer Systems

A Goffstown, N.H., man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into his former employer’s computer systems and using that information to solicit new business for a competing company, the Justice Department announced.

Lawrence R. Marino, 41, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him with computer intrusion. In the plea hearing, he admitted to breaking into the computer systems of OneSky Jets to obtain other employees’ email…

Jay Leno Tops List of Most Dangerous Hollywood Celebrities in Cyberspace

What do Jay Leno, Madonna and Cameron Diaz have in common, besides celebrity? According to new research, they are the most frequently spammed-about personalities.

Analysis of 25 million spam messages by Internet security solutions provider BitDefender revealed that cyber crooks most commonly use Jay Leno, Madonna and Cameron Diaz to spread spam. Barack Obama and Stephen King also make the dubious honor of placing in the top 10.

Other celebrities…

SAIC Sponsors UK’s National Cybersecurity Competition

Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) is sponsoring the Cyber Security Challenge UK as one of six platinum sponsors responsible for creating the competitions this year’s participants will have to complete to earn a place in the Masterclass grand final.

Aimed toward those considering cybersecurity careers, the Cyber Security Challenge UK is…

Crazed Wi-Fi Hacker Gets 18-year Sentence for Harassing Neighbors, Threatening Joe Biden

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for hacking into his neighbor’s wireless network to make threats against Vice President Joe Biden and disseminate child pornography, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Barry Ardolf, 46, was indicted in June 2010 and pleaded guilty in December. In his plea agreement, Ardolf admitted hacking into his neighbor’s Wi-Fi and creating several email accounts in his neighbor’s name. He…

Profile: James ‘Jim’ L. Zarnick of Deloitte

As national director of information technology for Deloitte’s Federal Practice, Jim Zarnick is responsible for the direction and execution of the work the Deloitte IT organization performs in support of the federal practice.

When Deloitte acquired BearingPoint in 2009, Zarnick was named director of international operations for Deloitte Consulting LLP. In April 2010, he transferred to Deloitte’s…

UK: Terrorists Use Facebook, Twitter for ‘Cyber Jihad’

The British government is warning about the threat of al-Qaida using online technology to plan attacks in pursuit of a “cyber jihad,” BBC News reports.

According to U.K.’s updated counterterrorism strategy published Tuesday, terrorists’ use of social media to disseminate information and radicalize people is “commonplace,” and evidence shows extremists are looking to “invade Facebook.”

The strategy also…

Expert: Cloud Can Slash Costs for Startups

Small-business owners launching new companies may want to start in the cloud, which could decrease startup costs and allow them to focus on generating revenue, says an industry cloud expert.

Ivanka Menken, CEO of Australia-based IT education company The Art of Service, said cloud computing has…

Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions Names Marc Hocking Tech Director

Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions, Inc. has named Marc Hocking senior director of technology in support of the company’s international growth, the firm announced today.

Hocking, who is based in London, will work with the company’s chief technology officer to grow RTCS’ current international presence by promoting the benefits of its cross-domain access and transfer capabilities throughout the United…

BAE Systems: More Business after Sony Hack

BAE Systems said its cybersecurity division is getting more business in the wake of the attacks on companies such as Sony Corp, Bloomberg reports.

In the last half-year, there has been “a significant shift in the understanding of cyber threats within board rooms,” Martin Sutherland, managing…