Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Sotera’s John Hillen IT security technology provider Sotera Defense Solutions was awarded a $31 million task order to support the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System’s (CJIS) ongoing efforts to enhance the organization’s IT architecture. Under the new task order, Sotera said its team will…
Oklahoma bombing, 9/11 investigator named director of FBI’s criminal, Cyber, response unit
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Richard McFeely Richard McFeely, an FBI special agent whose experience includes lead agent on the Oklahoma City bombing and on-scene commander after the Pentagon attack on 9/11, has been named executive assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal, Cyber, Response Services Branch (CCRSB)….
FBI’s WMD directorate sets workshop on agriculture and water infrastructure security
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: education_training The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD), along with government agencies charged with protecting the nation’s food and water supplies, will host an extensive and detailed workshop in Michigan to build partnerships and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
FBI’s next-gen criminal ID technology, including facial recognition, on track
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: Pender testifies The FBI’s next-generation of identification technology is 60 percent deployed and will be completed by 2014, said Jerome Pender, deputy assistant director the agency’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division on […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full…
FBI’s Top Cyber Cop Says U.S. Outgunned In Hacker War
WASHINGTON – The Federal Bureau of Investigation's top cyber cop offered a grim appraisal of the nation's efforts to keep computer hackers from plundering corporate data networks: "We're not winning," he said. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
The one tiny slip that put LulzSec chief Sabu in the FBI’s pocket
Analysis The man named by the FBI as infamous hacktivist Sabu was undone by an embarrassing security blunder, it has emerged. The alleged LulzSec kingpin eventually copped to a battery of hacking charges last August and was reported to have been “co-operating” with the FBI in the months leading up…
FBI’s Operation Ghost Click takes out operators of DNS Changer malware network
The FBI is cock-a-hoop today, having just announced the bust of six Estonians for malware-related cybercrimes. The case goes back to 2007, with the investigation itself apparently having taken two years. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Inside the FBI’s Hunt for Anonymous [Hacking]
# hacking We’ve seen the law’s efforts to smash Anonymous’ hacker network from the outside—mostly teens getting rounded up and cuffed. But what’s the offensive look like on the inside? Ars Technica got a firsthand look at the police work. More » View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News…