Friday, January 16
On guard: InfraGard makes strides under new leadership - SC Magazine US
On guard: InfraGard makes strides under new leadership - SC Magazine US: "With federal law enforcement veteran Kathleen Kiernan leading the way, InfraGard is ready for its coming-out party, reports Dan Kaplan.
In one of her first acts as chairwoman of the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), Kathleen Kiernan distributed the first-ever “Chairman's Corner” e-newsletter to the organization's 27,000 members."
In one of her first acts as chairwoman of the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA), Kathleen Kiernan distributed the first-ever “Chairman's Corner” e-newsletter to the organization's 27,000 members."
Drug Enforcement Administration Home
Drug Enforcement Administration Home: "JAN 12 -- WASHINGTON- Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Department of Justice announced today.
In addition to the $5 million penalty, Rite Aid and all of its subsidiaries agreed to a compliance plan with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to ensure compliance with all requirements of the CSA and applicable DEA regulations and to prevent diversion of controlled substances. The compliance plan also requires Rite Aid to implement a pseudoephedrine and ephedrine tracking system in each of its 4,915 stores that is designed to prevent the abuse of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine products, which are used to make methamphetamine."
In addition to the $5 million penalty, Rite Aid and all of its subsidiaries agreed to a compliance plan with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to ensure compliance with all requirements of the CSA and applicable DEA regulations and to prevent diversion of controlled substances. The compliance plan also requires Rite Aid to implement a pseudoephedrine and ephedrine tracking system in each of its 4,915 stores that is designed to prevent the abuse of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine products, which are used to make methamphetamine."
Monday, January 12
Fordham conference sheds new light on computer crime -- Newsday.com
Fordham conference sheds new light on computer crime -- Newsday.com: "In what the FBI calls Major Case 216, a 16-year-old Swedish hacker breaks into and rummages through the files in hundreds of U.S. computer systems, including sensitive ones involved in industrial secrets, nuclear power-plant operation and the military. Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point take a training course in which they construct computer networks that teams from the supersecret National Security Agency attempt to hack."
FOX New FBI Center in Omaha Aims to Combat Cyber Crimes
KPTM FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; Nebraska News, Sports; kptm.com New FBI Center in Omaha Aims to Combat Cyber Crimes: "'They're the best in the world, and they have the state of the art equipment, these individuals can do it all,' Robert Georgi,FBI Special Agent said.
It's a one of a kind all-encompassing cyber crime lab, combining the best brains in the business with the latest computer technology to track cyber criminals. 'For many years we've been playing catch up with computer crimes and cyber related crimes,' Georgi said.
Now with this new center policing the world wide web, the tables are turning and experts hope to stay one step ahead of cyber predators and thieves. Georgi says it's been a two year project in the works and two million dollars."
It's a one of a kind all-encompassing cyber crime lab, combining the best brains in the business with the latest computer technology to track cyber criminals. 'For many years we've been playing catch up with computer crimes and cyber related crimes,' Georgi said.
Now with this new center policing the world wide web, the tables are turning and experts hope to stay one step ahead of cyber predators and thieves. Georgi says it's been a two year project in the works and two million dollars."
Former judge hunts terrorists on the Internet
Former judge hunts terrorists on the Internet: "U.S. counterterrorism agents have found that it is important for leaders of different countries to share their solutions and challenges in fighting cybercrime. FBI Special Agent Anthony J. Ferrante was part of the New York squad that in 2006 uncovered a plot to blow up the Port Authority transit tunnel. Law enforcement agencies lurked in Internet jihadi meeting rooms, monitoring chatter about the plans.
'That case involved targets scattered in 22 countries,' Ferrante said."
'That case involved targets scattered in 22 countries,' Ferrante said."
Sunday, January 11
Fighting Cyberterror
http://www.foxnews.com/video-search/m/21742015/fighting_cyberterror.htm#q=cyber+fbi
Video to text transcript from the Fox report"on Capitol Hill it's no secret that al-Qaeda and other terrorists have been using high tech. And the Internet to advance their causes and for years the feds have had success running on line anti terror stings. Now they're ramping up their efforts bringing together hundreds of the world's top experts in cyber security. And looking for more people like a certain well mom from Montana. Okay. The terrorists who struck Mumbai weren't just armed with -- weapons and explosives. Blackberries and cell phones helped them carry out the attacks and they -- their targets on Google earth. Look radicals and extremists are using technology and the Internet to train for terror according to experts. Blasting US soldiers in the president and video games using thousands of web sites for recruiting fundraising and coordinating strikes.'
Video to text transcript from the Fox report"on Capitol Hill it's no secret that al-Qaeda and other terrorists have been using high tech. And the Internet to advance their causes and for years the feds have had success running on line anti terror stings. Now they're ramping up their efforts bringing together hundreds of the world's top experts in cyber security. And looking for more people like a certain well mom from Montana. Okay. The terrorists who struck Mumbai weren't just armed with -- weapons and explosives. Blackberries and cell phones helped them carry out the attacks and they -- their targets on Google earth. Look radicals and extremists are using technology and the Internet to train for terror according to experts. Blasting US soldiers in the president and video games using thousands of web sites for recruiting fundraising and coordinating strikes.'
Nitesh Dhanjani: International Conference on Cyber Security 2009
Nitesh Dhanjani: International Conference on Cyber Security 2009: "International Conference on Cyber Security 2009
I'll be speaking at the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York (Jan 5 - 9). My talk is titled Suddenly Psychic (content modified from the talk of the same name I discussed before). The agenda is below."
I'll be speaking at the International Conference on Cyber Security 2009 in New York (Jan 5 - 9). My talk is titled Suddenly Psychic (content modified from the talk of the same name I discussed before). The agenda is below."
Cyber-spy shares her know-how tracking terrorists
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cyberterror11-2009jan11,0,7148230.story
....Experts from Bulgaria, the Netherlands, China and the U.S. spent three days at the New York conference tackling the issue of cyber-crime -- including terrorism, child pornography and the underground economy in which passports, bank accounts and Social Security numbers are stolen, bought and sold. U.S. counter-terrorism agents are increasingly convinced it is important for countries' leaders to share experiences fighting cyber-crime. FBI Special Agent Anthony J. Ferrante was part of the New York squad that in 2006 reported uncovering a plot to blow up the PATH commuter train tunnel beneath the Hudson River. Law enforcement agencies lurked on Internet jihadi meeting rooms, monitoring chatter about the plans."That case involved targets scattered in 22 countries," said Ferrante. "Clearly, the Internet is a tool for recruitment, radicalization and raising money for terrorists," said FBI Special Agent Thomas Nicpon. "Working on our mission, it has become apparent to me that many of these countries do not possess the cyber skills we have in New York."
....Experts from Bulgaria, the Netherlands, China and the U.S. spent three days at the New York conference tackling the issue of cyber-crime -- including terrorism, child pornography and the underground economy in which passports, bank accounts and Social Security numbers are stolen, bought and sold. U.S. counter-terrorism agents are increasingly convinced it is important for countries' leaders to share experiences fighting cyber-crime. FBI Special Agent Anthony J. Ferrante was part of the New York squad that in 2006 reported uncovering a plot to blow up the PATH commuter train tunnel beneath the Hudson River. Law enforcement agencies lurked on Internet jihadi meeting rooms, monitoring chatter about the plans."That case involved targets scattered in 22 countries," said Ferrante. "Clearly, the Internet is a tool for recruitment, radicalization and raising money for terrorists," said FBI Special Agent Thomas Nicpon. "Working on our mission, it has become apparent to me that many of these countries do not possess the cyber skills we have in New York."
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Faces of the FBI - Video
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Faces of the FBI - Video: "The face of the FBI has changed over the past century, but the core mission remains the same—to protect the nation from dangerous threats."
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressional Testimony: "Increasingly, the FBI is called upon to address criminal and terrorist threats to U.S. interests in countries across the globe. Advances in technology, communications, and transportation have done more to blur international boundaries in the past decade than ever before. As a result, effectively combating transnational crime and terrorism now requires significantly greater cooperation among law enforcement, domestic security, and intelligence agencies on a global scale."
CyberCrime & Doing Time: US Army hacked as Gaza protest
CyberCrime & Doing Time: US Army hacked as Gaza protest: "Today the anti-Israeli hackers for the first time brought their Cyber Propaganda War to Washington DC in the form of their attack against the United States Army's Military District of Washington website, www.mdw.army.mil"
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."
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