Maryland Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Bamboozling Cisco

A Gaithersburg, Md., man received a seven-year prison sentence for engaging in a scheme to defraud Cisco Systems Inc., the Justice Department announced.

Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, 39, also was ordered to pay restitution of $18,761,825 with co-defendant Robert Kendrick Chambliss, 31, and to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. Chinasa was convicted in February of conspiracy to commit mail and…

Contractors Welcome at Naval IT Day

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association is set to launch its 10th Annual Naval IT Day June 9.

The conference showcases IT projects implemented across the Naval enterprise, with an emphasis on cybersecurity, cloud computing and virtualization.

Sponsored in part by area contracting firms such as Cisco, CACI, Booz Allen Hamilton, HP, Juniper Networks and Serco, AFCEA NOVA Naval…

NCSA Picks SAIC VP John Havermann as New President for 2011 Board

The National Cyber Security Alliance today announced electing John Havermann, vice president and director of cyber programs at SAIC, to serve as president of NCSA’s board of directors.

“Cybersecurity education and awareness have emerged as a national priority thanks to the leadership of the National Cyber Security Alliance over the past decade,” Havermann…

US Firms Eye Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadis’ for Tech Investments

Fueled by venture-capital investment in industries like  communications, IT and green technology, Israel’s high-tech industry has in recent years become a worldwide leader, and more U.S. companies are eyeing the Middle Eastern nation for prospective investments.

Israel’s technology sector, which has been expanding at a 10-20 percent clip since 2003, has…

USIS|LABAT to Showcase at AIIM Expo

USIS|LABAT will demonstrate its offerings of information management services at the upcoming Association for Information and Image Management International Conference & Expo@ Info360 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Between March 21-24, representatives from USIS|LABAT will be on-site in booth 1034 to provide information about the firm’s e-records management…

Wounded Warrior Project Provides Vets with Cybersecurity Skills

Raytheon Company and Cisco have announced a joint effort to expand the Wounded Warrior Project’s education initiatives and support the development of a new cybersecurity training program.

The initiative will include the expansion of ongoing IT training programs with added focus on creating new cybersecurity training…

Verizon’s Marcus Sachs Joins Cybersecurity Board

Verizon Communications’ Marcus Sachs has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance‘s board of directors.

NCSA is a nonprofit public private partnership bringing together government, corporate, nonprofit and academic organizations to educate and raise awareness among citizens on how safely the Internet. Verizon joins NCSA’s expanding and diverse board with representatives from…

DHS Announces Winners of Cyber Awareness Challenge

The Department of Homeland Security has announced the winners of DHS’ National Cybersecurity Awareness Challenge. The competition, launched earlier this year, asked private sector companies and members of the public to submit creative ways to increase cybersecurity awareness in the United States.

“Everyone has a stake in cybersecurity, and everyone has a role to play in keeping our networks…

Operation Network Raider Nabs 30 Crooks, Fake Network Hardware

Thirty felony convictions and more than 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware worth an estimated $143 million were the results of a domestic and international enforcement initiative targeting the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware made in China.

Called Operation Network Raider, the initiative seeks to protect computer networks and the nation’s IT infrastructure from…

Zeus Botnet Disrupted

In recent weeks, there has been a marked increase in efforts to disrupt botnets, with Microsoft utilizing legal channels and Spanish authorities arresting botnet administrators. Approximately one quarter of the computers currently part of the Zeus botnet have been knocked off-line after two Eastern European network providers cut off service to “their downstream customers,” according to an article on TheRegister.

Mary Landesman, researcher with ScanSafe who…