Northrop Grumman Awards Scholarships to CyberPatriot Winners

Northrop Grumman last week presented $54,000 in scholarships to 36 students at the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot National Finals Competition.

Each of the winners, part of the CyberPatriot program, received a portion of the total amount with first place winners awarded $2,000 each, second place winners awarded $1,500 and third-place winners receiving…

William Lynn: Cyber Warfare Unavoidable in the Near Future

Any large, future clash will “almost certainly” include aspects of cyber warfare–a threat that reaches far beyond military operations and into the core of the U.S. economy, said Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City last week.

“Any major future conflict will almost…

European Union Considers Stronger Cybersecurity, Stricter Penalties for Hackers

Europe must build stronger defenses against cyber attacks and enforce harsher punishments against convicted hackers, the European Commission said yesterday.

According to AFP, the commission proposed a new regulation imposing a prison sentence of at least two years for using malicious software or stealing computer passwords to commit a crime. For more serious crimes…

BAE Systems Wins Award to Serve as FBI’s Cyber ‘Gatekeepers’; Tom Sechler Comments

BAE Systems has won a $40 million award to provide critical information security safeguards, including certification and accreditation, to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of FBI computer networks in the United …

SAIC Honored for Supporting Next-Gen Cyber Warriors, Aerospace Education

The Air Force Association has recognized SAIC with the Hoyt S. Vandenberg Award for its contributions to aerospace education and its support of CyberPatriot, the national high-school cyber-defense competition.

The award honors outstanding achievements of men and women throughout the Air Force, government, academia and aerospace industry. SAIC shares…

Unstoppable Cyber Army Would Only Take 2 Years

It would take only two years and around $100 million to develop an unstoppable cyber army, according to a former NSA official. Charlie Miller, who currently serves as a researcher with Independent Security Evaluators, demonstrated a plan to develop a cyber army at the DefCon meeting in Las Vegas.

Miller said he was asked by…

CACI’s Paul Cofoni: ‘Cyber Defense Suffers from Being One of Many Priorities’

Cybersecurity should be just as much prioritized as issues pertaining to the ongoing wars, the economy, and the healthcare and immigration reforms, said CACI Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni in a recent podcast interview with GovInfo Security.

Although continuous efforts by the Obama administration to boost cybersecurity and raise public awareness on safe Internet use,…

Army Special Agent Receives Cyber Defender Award

Special Agent Thomas M. Williamson received the outstanding special agent of the year award from U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Command’s Computer Crime Investigation Unit, according to a blog post by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt.

“Special Agent Thomas M. Williamson delivered the highest levels of support,” Schmidt writes. “He directly contributed…

Northrop Grumman to Help Find NextGen Cyber Pros

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has announced that it will serve as the “Presenting Sponsor” of AFA’s Cyber Patriot III, a high school cyber defense competition that is designed to nurture interest in the cyber professions.

The sponsorship was announced yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

“Northrop Grumman is proud to contribute its time and…

To Shore Up Cyber Defense, USAF CENTCOM Looks to L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications’ STRATIS division was awarded a contract worth a potential $152 million to provide cyber operations and IT support to the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command. Under the contract, L-3 will be responsible for providing cyber specialists who will monitor, manage and defend CENTCOM systems from cyber attacks.

The contract runs for the next five years and is…