Friday, January 9
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."
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."
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
http://www.govtech.com/gt/582293?topic=117671
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."
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."
Thursday, January 8
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"
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."
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.'"
Monday, January 5
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."
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."
Thursday, January 1
Please watch these videos!
Please watch these video clips. If you wondered how the technology and data age has impacted our world, and what the future looks like, watch closely!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
As you watch keep in mind the technology space that Ms. Venditti focuses on, visualization and intelligent search of data for crime analysis. Technology is available that helps form an understanding ...conceptually, of disparate (structured and unstructured) data sources. This technology combined with sophisticated visualization technology allows us to present quality data to the crime analyst to help them with their daunting task of identifying suspicious activity, behaviours and trends. A critic on YouTube commented that this is all computing power, not thinking. They are wrong. Artificial intelligence is here and technology, affordable technology, is designed to help understand this massive and growing amount of data. If you have to look up Terebyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabyte) then do yourself a favor and look up Petabyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petabyte) and Exabyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exabyte) because they are measurement terms used with sizing data ...NOW! There are very few search technologies that are capable if searching the Petabyte volumes of data, let alone EB.... As an independent security advisor, Ms. Venditti puts you in touch with the technology providers who are offering the solutions (that are deployed now) to meet your needs. She is a virtual Business Development Manager working for YOU the client instead of the manufacturer, taking a reverse engineering approach to providing a security solution. Contact her via email to venditti@partnerforsecurity.com or visit http://www.partnerforsecurity.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
As you watch keep in mind the technology space that Ms. Venditti focuses on, visualization and intelligent search of data for crime analysis. Technology is available that helps form an understanding ...conceptually, of disparate (structured and unstructured) data sources. This technology combined with sophisticated visualization technology allows us to present quality data to the crime analyst to help them with their daunting task of identifying suspicious activity, behaviours and trends. A critic on YouTube commented that this is all computing power, not thinking. They are wrong. Artificial intelligence is here and technology, affordable technology, is designed to help understand this massive and growing amount of data. If you have to look up Terebyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabyte) then do yourself a favor and look up Petabyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petabyte) and Exabyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exabyte) because they are measurement terms used with sizing data ...NOW! There are very few search technologies that are capable if searching the Petabyte volumes of data, let alone EB.... As an independent security advisor, Ms. Venditti puts you in touch with the technology providers who are offering the solutions (that are deployed now) to meet your needs. She is a virtual Business Development Manager working for YOU the client instead of the manufacturer, taking a reverse engineering approach to providing a security solution. Contact her via email to venditti@partnerforsecurity.com or visit http://www.partnerforsecurity.com/
Tuesday, December 23
What can you afford NOT to do on IT security? - Network World
What can you afford NOT to do on IT security? - Network World: "Even in an economy gone sour, a growing number of government and industry regulations impose security compliance costs that there is simply no getting away from. For instance, new data-protection laws in states such as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Nevada require companies to use data encryption tools and implement other security controls to safeguard the personal information of state residents.
Similarly, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, created by the major credit card companies, requires all businesses that accept credit and debit transactions to adopt a broad set of data protection controls. And the federal HIPAA law includes data security and privacy rules for health care providers in order to protect patient information."
Similarly, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, created by the major credit card companies, requires all businesses that accept credit and debit transactions to adopt a broad set of data protection controls. And the federal HIPAA law includes data security and privacy rules for health care providers in order to protect patient information."
Wednesday, December 17
Retired Marine, State Trooper Missing In Idaho - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston - Memorial Service
Ronald Gray Memorial Service - A Celebration of Ron's Life will be held on September 26th. Information regarding the memorial services and hotel arrangements can be found on http://www.findrongray.com/?p=92#more-92
Retired Marine, State Trooper Missing In Idaho - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston: "BOSTON -- Relatives fear officials aren't doing enough to find a war and state police veteran who disappeared during a hunting trip in Idaho.
Ronald Gray, of North Brookfield, disappeared 12 days ago while on a hunting trip in the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho."
....it isn't unusual for me not to hear from Ronnie for a couple of months, but today I said to myself, why haven't I heard from Ronnie. I tried calling his cell phone, but it was disconnected. I said this can't be good, I called the home phone and left a message. I then called ret. Sgt Bobby Anderson down in Florida and he confirmed my sinking feeling that I had, that something had happened. Ronnie has been missing and last seen on 9-19-08 in Idaho and no one knows anything. This is a very, very sad day. 12-17-08 Lv
Retired Marine, State Trooper Missing In Idaho - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston: "BOSTON -- Relatives fear officials aren't doing enough to find a war and state police veteran who disappeared during a hunting trip in Idaho.
Ronald Gray, of North Brookfield, disappeared 12 days ago while on a hunting trip in the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho."
....it isn't unusual for me not to hear from Ronnie for a couple of months, but today I said to myself, why haven't I heard from Ronnie. I tried calling his cell phone, but it was disconnected. I said this can't be good, I called the home phone and left a message. I then called ret. Sgt Bobby Anderson down in Florida and he confirmed my sinking feeling that I had, that something had happened. Ronnie has been missing and last seen on 9-19-08 in Idaho and no one knows anything. This is a very, very sad day. 12-17-08 Lv
Thursday, December 11
FBI CIO - Chad Fulgham
For Immediate ReleaseDecember 8, 2008
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/fulgham120808.htm
Washington D.C.FBI National Press Office(202) 324-3691
Chad Fulgham Named Chief Information Officer
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III today announced the appointment of Chad Fulgham as the Bureau’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for directing the organization’s overall information technology (IT) efforts.
“In today’s global environment, information technology remains key to how the FBI conducts its business—capturing information that can be instantly retrieved and shared as we build our investigations, providing the means to collaborate across distances, and keeping our information secure,” Mueller said, noting that Fulgham’s extensive experience working with multi-national corporations and cutting edge technology fit well with the Bureau’s IT needs.
Before being hired by the FBI, Fulgham worked in the Information Technology Division of Lehman Brothers, where he served as a senior vice president in various capacities over the past four years. In addition to being credited with the transformation of much of its technological infrastructure, he was responsible for performing organizational needs assessments, developing policy and instituting IT strategies, managing budgets, directing products and services selection, and overseeing technology operations. He will have many of the same responsibilities at the FBI.
Previously, he carried out many aspects of computer security and information risk management for IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and Arthur Andersen. He is a member of three Microsoft Advisory Boards and serves on the Financial Services Industry Advisory Boards for both AT&T and Verizon.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Fulgham spent five years in the Navy where he also worked with information security, network management, and communications, ending his tour of duty at Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.Fulgham replaces Zal Azmi, who left the FBI last October to enter private industry.
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/fulgham120808.htm
Washington D.C.FBI National Press Office(202) 324-3691
Chad Fulgham Named Chief Information Officer
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III today announced the appointment of Chad Fulgham as the Bureau’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), responsible for directing the organization’s overall information technology (IT) efforts.
“In today’s global environment, information technology remains key to how the FBI conducts its business—capturing information that can be instantly retrieved and shared as we build our investigations, providing the means to collaborate across distances, and keeping our information secure,” Mueller said, noting that Fulgham’s extensive experience working with multi-national corporations and cutting edge technology fit well with the Bureau’s IT needs.
Before being hired by the FBI, Fulgham worked in the Information Technology Division of Lehman Brothers, where he served as a senior vice president in various capacities over the past four years. In addition to being credited with the transformation of much of its technological infrastructure, he was responsible for performing organizational needs assessments, developing policy and instituting IT strategies, managing budgets, directing products and services selection, and overseeing technology operations. He will have many of the same responsibilities at the FBI.
Previously, he carried out many aspects of computer security and information risk management for IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and Arthur Andersen. He is a member of three Microsoft Advisory Boards and serves on the Financial Services Industry Advisory Boards for both AT&T and Verizon.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Fulgham spent five years in the Navy where he also worked with information security, network management, and communications, ending his tour of duty at Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.Fulgham replaces Zal Azmi, who left the FBI last October to enter private industry.
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