ARINC Cyber Conference Pushes for Cyber Industry Growth in Maryland

ARINC and the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs co-sponsored a cyber conference Thursday at the ARINC headquarters in Annapolis, Md. 

Up to a hundred Veteran-owned small business leaders with a focus on cyber and IT had the chance to hear about opportunities in the cyber environment from Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and Secretary of Veterans Affairs,…

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…

New Bill to Fuel $100 Million Investment in Maryland’s Innovation Economy

More than 400 entrepreneurs, educators and business leaders convened in Annapolis, Md., last week to show support for an initiative that aims to inject $100 million into the state’s Innovation Economy, which includes cybersecurity, biotechnology and environmentally friendly technology.

Touted by experts as a national model, InvestMaryland seeks…

Maryland High School Gets Cyber Curriculum

Anne Arundel county school officials say Meade High School will soon be the site of their first curriculum developed to meet the demand for a much-needed cybersecurity workforce, according to HometownAnnapolis.com.

Uncovering the plan last week during a forum on the regional impact on cybersecurity, county school officials said they expect to…

Lockheed Martin’s Charles Croom Talks Cyber at Upcoming ‘Visionaries’ Forum

Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of Cyber Security Solutions Charles Croom has been announced as a featured speaker at the upcoming UMBC Visionaries in IT Forum, a four-part breakfast series developed to help elevate the prominence and recognition of Maryland as a critical hub of information and emerging …

Maryland Senator Proposes Minimum Cybersecurity Standards

A Maryland senator introduced legislation this week that would require the development and adoption of minimum cybersecurity standards to protect Americans from cyber crime and terrorism.

The Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act, crafted by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., would require the federal government and industry to collaborate to…

Northrop Grumman, UMBC Partner to Work on Cybersecurity Incubator

University of Maryland Baltimore County is partnering with one of the largest defense contractors, Northrop Grumman, to create a new incubator tailored to the specific challenge of developing technology to protect the nation from cyber threats.

The Northrop Grumman Cync Program will build on bwtech@UMBC’s business-incubation framework by offering a “scholarship…

New UMD Cyber Center to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships

The University of Maryland is launching a new cybersecurity initiative that aims to stimulate public-private partnerships and address national vulnerabilities, including those facing industry.

The focal point of the initiative, the new Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC-squared, or MC2), will implement a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity education, research and technology…

SAIC’s Larry Cox to Chair New Cybersecurity Commission

Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman last week announced the creation of a cyber commission to advise him on how to maximize opportunities presented by the expanding cybersecurity business in the Baltimore-Washington area.

The commission will look into things companies considering moving to the area will want, including business-related needs, such as having hotel conference…

Programmer Convicted for Planting Logic Bomb in Fannie Mae’s System

A federal jury last week convicted a Maryland-based computer programmer of computer intrusion after he planted a logic bomb on his employer’s computer servers.

Rajendrasinh Babubhai Makwana was a contractor working at Fannie Mae’s Urbana, Md., facility from 2006 to 2008. As a UNIX engineer, he worked on the organization’s network of nearly 5,000 computer servers.

According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Makwana was fired Oct. 24, 2008…