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CACI’s Paul Cofoni Sees Cyber Threat on Three Levels
Written on 1 Jul, 2010 at 12:51 in Featured Stories | viewed 147 views times | 0 Comments
Cyber threats can be seen on three levels: cyber theft, third-party nation threat, and the cyber-terrorist threat, according to CACI President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni Appearing on CNBC’s “Fast Money” to discuss the future funding... (Continue reading)
Smarter Security for the Smartphone
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 11:53 in Featured Stories | viewed 110 views times | 0 Comments
With the increasing number of smartphone theft and incidents with malware attacking mobile platforms, computer security businesses have realized the demand for a service that will protect consumers’ privacy and personal information. In an effort to protect consumers from losing vital... (Continue reading)
Indian IT Hub Launches Cyber-Awareness Site
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 11:43 in Featured Stories | viewed 54 views times | 0 Comments
As the IT hub of the Indian state of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram has seen its share of cyber crime and is now making strides to educate the public’s awareness by launching a website that will focus primarily Internet safety, New Kerala... (Continue reading)
Lance Cottrell of Abraxas: ‘Substantial civil-liberty impacts’ but no security benefits with large-scale Internet surveillance
Written on 30 Jun, 2010 at 9:10 in Featured Stories | viewed 283 views times | 6 Comments
It may not sound like the most straightforward avenue into cybersecurity, but Abraxas’ chief scientist and cyber expert Lance Cottrell began his career as an astronomer. Pursuing graduate studies in astrophysics in San Diego in the early 1990s, Cottrell had... (Continue reading)
US to Help Nigeria Battle Cyber Crime
Written on 29 Jun, 2010 at 10:44 in Featured Stories | viewed 125 views times | 0 Comments
Nigeria is trying to salvage its reputation of being an axis for cyber crime and infamous scams by partnering with the U.S. government to take strides toward improving its image and bolstering its monitoring and investigations skills. Bashir Gwandu, the acting... (Continue reading)
Naval Academy Plans $100M Cyber-Warfare Education Center
Written on 29 Jun, 2010 at 9:33 in Featured Stories | viewed 253 views times | 0 Comments
The Naval Academy is planning on building a $100 million cyber-warfare education center in Annapolis, Md., to give midshipmen full training in cyber warfare, top officials said yesterday. Navy Times reports that although academy leaders have yet to formally... (Continue reading)
Millions of Swedes Potential Victims of Phishing Scams, Says New Study
Written on 28 Jun, 2010 at 14:10 in Featured Stories | viewed 29 views times | 0 Comments
With nearly 4 million Facebook members, Sweden has one of the highest rates of users of the popular social networking site. But as familiar as the Swedes are with online networking, many will still fall victim to cyber crime and... (Continue reading)
Bob Dix of Juniper Networks: The threat has evolved from script kiddies to nefarious forms of criminal activity
Written on 28 Jun, 2010 at 12:27 in Featured Stories | viewed 127 views times | 0 Comments
After graduating from college, Bob Dix joined the utility industry, and shortly thereafter transitioned into the retail automobile business. After 15 years, he decided to chase his dream of serving his community as an elected official, and subsequently spent the... (Continue reading)
Gen. Wesley Clark: US Can Stop Cyber Attacks
Written on 25 Jun, 2010 at 8:13 in Featured Stories | viewed 196 views times | 0 Comments
The increasing number of attacks via cyberspace on U.S. federal and private sector networks can and should be stopped, according to General Wesley Clark. Speaking before an audience at the National Press Club, Clark told audience members that the United States... (Continue reading)
NIST Launches Cyber Awareness Program
Written on 24 Jun, 2010 at 12:13 in Featured Stories | viewed 163 views times | 0 Comments
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a new interagency program to raise cybersecurity awareness and teach Americans of all ages better practices for computer use. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program has evolved from the... (Continue reading)
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