Qatar Safer from Cyber Crime than US, Security Pro Claims

Qatar is safer than the United States from the blitz of cyber crime because it has developed the right infrastructure to deal with it, according to a security expert.

“From the people I talked to, it looks like Qatar is in pretty good shape because your infrastructure is all…

‘Ghost Exodus’ Gets Jail Time for Hacking Hospital’s Computer System

A Dallas man who was a member of hacking group Electronik Tribulation Army and called himself Ghost Exodus has been sentenced to serve 110 months in federal prison, according to a release from the FBI’s Dallas office.

Jesse William McGraw, 26, worked as a security guard at a Dallas-based hospital, where he hacked into the computer by gaining physical access to more than 14 computers, including a…

Code-stealing Programmer Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison

A former computer programmer has been sentenced to 97 months in prison for stealing proprietary computer code from Goldman Sachs.

Last December, a federal court found Sergey Aleynikov guilty of theft of trade secrets and interstate transportation of stolen property charges.

According to evidence presented at trial and at the sentencing hearing, Aleynikov resigned from Goldman Sachs in April 2009 as he had …

DISA Moves HQ to Fort Meade

With 1,300 members of its workforce already relocated, the Defense Information Systems Agency has moved its headquarters from Arlington, Va.,  to Fort Meade, Md., which also houses the National Security Agency, according to The Washington Post.

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett said last week 600 more employees would be…

Alleged Hacker Wants ‘Do Over’ of Trial; Complains Prison Food is ‘Yuky’

A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to sending threatening emails to Vice President Joe Biden and then attempted to frame his neighbors who had accused him of kissing their 4-year-old child last week told a court he wants to withdraw the guilty plea and act as his own lawyer, according to StarTribune.

Barry Ardolf, 45, initially pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated identity theft,…

New UK Cyber Czar Appointed to Wrangle £650 Million Budget

The U.K.’s Armed Forces Minister Nick Harvey has announced the appointment of a “very senior military officer” to spearhead the government’s cybersecurity operations group.

Speaking in the House of Commons earlier this week, Harvey reiterated the government’s focus on cybersecurity, detailed in its Strategic Defence and Security Review, published last year, eWeekEurope reported. The minister said there has been…

Cyber Commander Sees DoD Cloud Shift

While U.S. Cyber Command’s Keith Alexander testified before Congress and advocated the Defense Department’s move to cloud computing, three companies announced a strategic alliance to address the security concerns that have impeded the progress of the commander’s proposal, C4ISR Journal reported.

Alexander, who also heads the National Security Agency, told a House…

Michael Hayden: Cyber Threat Info Too Secretive

Too much information on cybersecurity vulnerabilities is classified, and it is much easier to learn about kinetic threats from federal agencies than to learn about cyber threats, according to the former head of the CIA.

Writing for the Air Force’s Strategic Studies Quarterly, retired four-star Gen. Michael Hayden discussed the future of all things…

Cyber Commander: US Has No Manpower, Authority to Fight Cyber Attack on Homeland, Allies

The U.S. military lacks educated cyber warriors and the legal authorities it needs to respond to a cyber attack on the nation or its allies, and a crisis would quickly deplete the force the U.S. does have, the chief of Cyber Command said yesterday.

Gen. Keith Alexander, who is dual hatted in his…

No (Tax) Break from Cyber Crooks

Death and taxes are commonly said to be two facts of life. But as more people file their taxes online, there is a third certainty to consider: cyber crooks.

With tax season in full effect, cyber crooks have crafted legitimate-looking websites and emails with IRS-related content designed to lure hapless consumers into clicking a malicious link or downloading an…