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 $1,000 each. “We [...]
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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 certainly include [...]
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European Union Considers Stronger Cybersecurity, Stricter Penalties for Hackers
October 1, 2010 1 CommentEurope 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 committed [...]
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BAE Systems Wins Award to Serve as FBI’s Cyber ‘Gatekeepers’; Tom Sechler Comments
September 21, 2010 1 CommentBAE 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 States and worldwide. Under the new contract, BAE Systems will serve as the prime contractor offering information security risk assessments. “We’re serving as the [...]
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SAIC Honored for Supporting Next-Gen Cyber Warriors, Aerospace Education
September 20, 2010 No CommentThe 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 the award with the University of [...]
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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 [...]
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CACI’s Paul Cofoni: ‘Cyber Defense Suffers from Being One of Many Priorities’
July 20, 2010 No CommentCybersecurity 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, [...]
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