Massapequa native tracks cybercrime for FBI :: Hack In The Box :: Keeping Knowledge Free

Massapequa native tracks cybercrime for FBI :: Hack In The Box :: Keeping Knowledge Free: "He's known as the 'human firewall.' Massapequa native Shawn Henry is the head of investigating computer crimes for the FBI, and after he was introduced with that informal title, he talked of the breadth of the computer-crime problem facing the country and the world at a conference in New York of many of the world's computer experts Tuesday."

Web-based terrorist hunter to teach | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/09/2009

Web-based terrorist hunter to teach Philadelphia Inquirer 01/09/2009: "Shannen Rossmiller, a former Montana judge whose late-night hunts for al-Qaeda on the Web led to the two largest terror convictions in U.S. history, announced yesterday that she would begin teaching others her arcane and dangerous craft."

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency - Huntington News Network

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency - Huntington News Network: "The CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency has released its final report, 'Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency.' The Commission’s three major findings are:

1. Cybersecurity is now one of the major national security problems facing the United States;

2. Decisions and actions must respect American values related to privacy and civil liberties; and

3. Only a comprehensive national security strategy that embraces both the domestic and international aspects of cybersecurity will improve the situation."

El Defensor Chieftain: N.M. Tech Out $165,000 in Cyber Theft

El Defensor Chieftain: N.M. Tech Out $165,000 in Cyber Theft: "The Kansas City bank revealed that the money was processed on behalf of Fidelity and routed to the account of a man in Indiana who was listed as living in Casper, Wyo.
Agents who interviewed the man found that he had never lived in Wyoming, didn't use the e-mail address associated with the fund transfers and had never done business with Fidelity even though his birth date and Social Security number were used on the account."

FBI Coordinates Global Effort to Nab 'Dark Market' Cyber Criminals

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FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Shawn Henry said, "In today's world of rapidly expanding technology, where cyber crimes are perpetrated instantly from anywhere in the world, law enforcement needs to be flexible and creative in our efforts to target these criminals. Leads in many of these investigations take us to the online world of Internet forums, where criminals go to engage in the business of selling and trading an innocent person's credit card numbers and other personal information. By joining forces with our international law enforcement counterparts, we have been, and will continue to be, successful in arresting those individuals and dismantling these forums. The arrests in the U.K. are a good demonstration of the coordination taking place today between the FBI, the Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA), and other law enforcement agencies around the globe."

TG Daily - FBI ranks cyber attacks third most dangerous behind nuclear war and WMDs

TG Daily - FBI ranks cyber attacks third most dangerous behind nuclear war and WMDs: "Washington (DC) - Yesterday, the FBI announced it considers cyber attacks to be the third greatest threat to the security of the United States. The only two preceding it are nuclear war and weapons of mass destruction (WMD)."

National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- FBI Experts To Discuss Cyber Threats

National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- FBI Experts To Discuss Cyber Threats: "FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Shawn Henry and Deputy Director Christopher M.E. Painter are among several key law enforcement officials slated to speak at the International Conference on Cyber Security next week in New York City."

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Cyber Investigations - Cybercrime

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Cyber Investigations - Cybercrime: "The FBI's cyber mission is four-fold: first and foremost, to stop those behind the most serious computer intrusions and the spread of malicious code; second, to identify and thwart online sexual predators who use the Internet to meet and exploit children and to produce, possess, or share child pornography; third, to counteract operations that target U.S. intellectual property, endangering our national security and competitiveness; and fourth, to dismantle national and transnational organized criminal enterprises engaging in Internet fraud. Pursuant to the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace signed by the President, the Department of Justice and the FBI lead the national effort to investigate and prosecute cybercrime."

TG Daily - FBI ranks cyber attacks third most dangerous behind nuclear war and WMDs

TG Daily - FBI ranks cyber attacks third most dangerous behind nuclear war and WMDs: "Shawn Henry, assistant director of FBI's cyber division, said terrorists are attempting to create a type of 'virtual 9/11' by 'inflicting the same kind of damage on our country, on all our countries, on all our networks, as they did in 2001 by flying planes into buildings.' Though, he indicates, this time the damage will come without commensurate levels of visible destruction."

'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI - Yahoo! News

'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI - Yahoo! News: "'Other than a nuclear device or some other type of destructive weapon, the threat to our infrastructure, the threat to our intelligence, the threat to our computer network is the most critical threat we face,' he added."

FBI warns of cyber attack threat - Breaking News - World - Breaking News

FBI warns of cyber attack threat - Breaking News - World - Breaking News: "Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, told a conference in New York on Tuesday that computer attacks pose the biggest risk 'from a national security perspective, other than a weapon of mass destruction or a bomb in one of our major cities.'"

National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- FBI Experts To Discuss Cyber Threats

National Journal Online -- Tech Daily Dose -- FBI Experts To Discuss Cyber Threats: "This gathering of international cyber security experts will host more than 300 delegates from around the world, officials said in a press release. ICCS -- which is sponsored by Google, Booz Allen Hamilton, BAE Systems and others -- will consist of three full days, 50 unique lectures, cutting edge demonstrations and networking opportunities."

[Owasp-nynjmetro] MEETING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC EXPERTS

[Owasp-nynjmetro] MEETING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIC EXPERTS: "As many of you on the NY/NJ Metro chapter list already understand NYC is a very tight community in INFOSEC. We frequently see our peers at Infragard, ISSA, ISACA, HTCIA, ASIS, NYCBUG, NYCPHP and OWASP meetings. For example, the OWASP APPSEC 2008 event in NYC last month was a DIRECT result of that collaboration with volunteers and attendees from all organizations resulting in over 700 people - Thank you. If you did miss that event you can now
watch ALL of the 50+ presentations online at http://www.owasp.tv"

Fordham/FBI Conference Draws Experts In Fight Against Cyber Crime

Fordham/FBI Conference Draws Experts In Fight Against Cyber Crime: "Some 300 international experts on cyber security gathered at Fordham University Tuesday, Jan. 6 for a three-day conference on the emerging global threat of cyber crime and cyber terrorism.

The conference, which attracted representatives from 37 nations, runs through Thursday and is sponsored jointly by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s New York Division and Fordham’s Department of Computer and Information Sciences."

FBI Thanks Fordham for Partnering on Conference

FBI Thanks Fordham for Partnering on Conference: "'The conference has been an apparent, and huge, success,' said Joseph M. Demarest, assistant director in charge (ADIC) of the FBI’s New York Division. 'We’re giving this to you to express our sincere appreciation to Fordham University.'"

LAPD Advertising Crime-Fighting Jobs as Rescession-Proof: Top News Stories at Officer.com

LAPD Advertising Crime-Fighting Jobs as Rescession-Proof: Top News Stories at Officer.com: "Applications for Los Angeles police officer jobs surged last month as LAPD recruiters began advertising crime-fighting as one of the few recession-proof careers.
The spike in interest, from 401 people taking the applicants' written test in December 2007 to 870 a year later, followed months of sharp but less eye-popping increases, recruiters said."