Naval Academy Looks for Cyber Training Center

The United States Naval Academy is looking to build a $100 million cyber education center to train midshipmen in conducting cyber warfare, officials announced recently.

While Academy officials have yet to submit a formal proposal to the Navy’s top leaders, the Navy’s demands for trained and skilled cyber professionals coming…

Featured Job- Cyber Database Administrator with BAE

Job Number: IT100602-0446 Location: Herndon, VA Category: Other Security Clearance Status: Active Security Clearance Type: TS/SCI with Polygraph Job Level: Regular Travel Required: 0% Shift: 1st US Citizenship Required: Yes Posting Date: 6/9/2010

BAE Systems is looking for a Cyber Database Administrator to work with a team of experts on high profile data sets for a customer. The DBA candidate will be the focal point for information extractions and manipulation of a large scale SQL database. Ongoing activities …

NIST Developed Software to be Used to Protect Health Data

Security software patented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology a decade ago looks poised for use the help protect health data, according to a statement by NIST.

The program, an algorithm that can be placed in larger software, controls access to information systems and has been looked into by a company operating in the health care field.

“We think…

Password Reuse Could Hold Key to iTunes Hack

Following recent revelations regarding Apple apps developers using hacked accounts to boost ratings, speculation has increased surrounding just how the accounts were compromised. Researchers at F-Secure view the matter as relatively simple, as figuring out the password to iTunes could be as simple as accessing the email password of the target.

According to a recent F-Secure survey, 20 percent of people use the same password for everything. A majority…

Software Vulnerability Numbers Increase Dramatically in 2010

The number of vulnerabilities recorded in the first half of 2010 is almost equal to the total number of vulnerabilities recorded in 2009, according to a report by Secunia, a security notification firm.

Apple, Oracle and Microsoft topped the list with the most recorded vulnerabilities. The company sees the threat landscape as shifting from targeting operating system vulnerabilities to hitting…

FBI Raids Cyber Gang Following Harassment

Federal agents raided the homes of three members of a hacker gang who allegedly harassed a security expert who helped to put the group’s leader into prison, according to media reports.

Back in May, Jesse William McGraw pleaded guilty to charges of computer-tampering for placing malware on computer machines at the Texas hospital. McGraw led the anarchistic hacking group Electronik Tribulation Army. His arrest fueled harassment by other…

Hackers Create New Zeus Trojan

Hackers have created a new version of the crimeware toolkit known as Zeus which is designed to appropriate login credentials for banks in Germany, Spain, the United States and the UK.

The malware, described by researchers with CA as “Zeus version 3,” is increasingly selective in its targets, with one variant targeting German and Spanish banks and the other targeting UK and U.S. financial institutions. Previous versions of the malware…

Featured Job- Principal Engineer – Cyber Security Operations with General Dynamics

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is one of the most visionary companies in the world. Our ongoing commitment is to provide unparalleled customer satisfaction and innovative technology through a variety of quality products and services. We are actively seeking individuals who like to work outside of the box and who challenge us with new ideas and original thinking. If you are ready for…

SAIC Forges Cyber Education Partnership with Capella University

SAIC (NYSE: SAI) has selected Capella University, an accredited online university targeting working adults, to design an education program for its employees, according to the university.

The program will be created for SAIC employees who enroll in Capella University’s master’s degree program focusing on Information Assurance and Security.

“Cybersecurity is a high growth area for SAIC as it plays…

Cybersecurity Malaysia Launched Workshop to Secure Wireless Networks

Beginning today, CyberSecurity Malaysia will host a five-day workshop focusing on securing wireless networks in order to better secure the nation.

The Computer Network and Wireless Communications Workshop, held in collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM)Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, is titled “Secured Wireless Network Towards Secured Nation.”

The workshop will…