Firm Develops Technology to Crush Cyber Attacks in Their Tracks

Cyber attacks are becoming the bane of governments and companies alike. Recently, search giant Google announced plans to potentially leave China following a series of cyber attacks on its email system.

A Virginia-based engineering research company may have the answer. InZero Systems has developed computer protection technology some experts claim is foolproof. The firm is presently demonstrating the system to the DoD, federal agencies and private industry.

The new…

Texaco Looking for Money Mules?

While cyber criminals often create false companies to recruit ‘money mules,’ or individuals to move stolen funds for them, sometimes they choose to use established companies instead. Often the recruited money mules do not even understand that they are participating in cyber crime.

According to researchers at F-Secure, a recent ad used to recruit money mules purports to be from Texaco, an oil company. The ad offers prospective ‘employees’…

Featured Job- Cyber Professional VI with Raytheon

Security research engineers will work on a variety of projects related to software protection, security auditing, vulnerability research and malicious mobile code. Because of the highly technical nature of this work, a strong background in low-level programming and operating systems is essential, as is previous experience with application security, reverse engineering or malware.

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C/C++ on Windows and Win32 API/internals

TCP/IP networking and common networking hardware

Knowledge of contemporary security…

Botnet Assaults CIA

The Central Intelligence Agency has come under attack by a modified botnet on the SSL port (secure sockets layer). The same botnet has also launched attacks against PayPal and several hundred other websites.

The botnet sends a flood of legitimate-looking information requests over the SSL port, which forces them to consume more resources, according to Shadowserver Foundation, a security research collective.

The attacks began approximately a week ago and appear to…

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Primary responsibilities are to provide direct support to the Quality Assurance and Field Engineering directorate. Duties will include assisting in the coordination of administrative and operational support activities for the directorate. Provide direct support to the procurement office, proposal teams, proposal review teams, field teams….

Vulnerability Found in E-Passports

Computer science researchers at a university in Britain have discovered a vulnerability in E-passports issued by the United States, U.K. and around 50 other countries, according to HomelandSecurityNewswire.

According to the researchers, the E-passports are vulnerable to “traceability attacks,” which allows hackers to remotely track a passport holder.

The vulnerability allows the hacker to follow the holder of the E-passport without having to first crack the cryptographic keys, which protect the…

Schmidt Claims Internet More Secure

Earlier this week, White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt gave his first public appearance following his appointment, claiming the Internet is more secure now than it has been in recent years.

Schmidt spoke at the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus’ State of the Internet Conference in Washington, D,C.

“I get asked this question all the time: are we more…

Featured Job- Cyber Program Security Officer with Booz Allen

Support Special Access Programs (SAP) security management, administration, and oversight for program security, personnel security, information security, physical security, operations security, security policy, security education, administrative security, technical security, and automated information systems. Support Security IAW DoD Directive O-5205.7, Special Access Program (SAP) policy, DoD Instruction O-5205.11, Management, Administration, and Oversight of DoD Special Access Programs (SAPs), DoD 5220.22-M-Sup 1 Overprint, DoD Overprint to the National Industrial Security…

Most Sectors Not Prepared for Cyber Attack, Yet the Chinese are Best at Cybersecurity?

The United Stats is perhaps the most-networked nation in the world. We use information technology networks to conduct business, bank, shop and even conduct warfare. One of the greatest assets of the U.S. infrastructure is the prevalence of IT networks. It allows us to access information rapidly and conduct essential transactions.

This absolute reliance on networks also serves as one…

Cost of Data Breaches Continues to Rise

The cost of data breaches has continued to rise, according a report recently released by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by PGP Corporation.

The fifth annual U.S. Cost of Data Breach Study found that while total number of incidents reported decreased in 2009, the total cost associated with data breaches has increased in the past year.

For 2009, data breaches cost $204 per compromised customer record, an increase from $202…