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Obama wants government to free up more wireless spectrum

FedCyberTeam — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:13:00 +0000

President Barack Obama is directing federal agencies to look for ways to eventually share more of their radio airwaves with the private sector as the growing use of smartphones and tablets ratchets up the demand for spectrum, according to a memo released on Friday. via Obama wants government to free up more wireless spectrum | [...]

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Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal

FedCyberTeam — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:01:00 +0000

Facebook and Microsoft have struck agreements with the U.S. government to release limited information about the number of surveillance requests they receive, a modest victory for the companies as they struggle with the fallout from disclosures about a secret government data-collection program. via Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal | Reuters.

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Iranians Targeted In Massive Phishing Campaign

FedCyberTeam — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

“Google says it has detected and derailed several email-based phishing attacks targeting tens of thousands of Iranian users during the past few weeks in what appears to be a politically motivated campaign. Eric Grosse, vice president of security engineering at Google, said in a blog post that for three weeks Google has been spotting and [...]

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Medical devices are vulnerable to hacking, warns FDA

FedCyberTeam — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:28:00 +0000

“The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to the healthcare industry, calling for more vigilance when it comes to protecting medical devices from hacking. Anything from Pacemakers to hospital x-ray machines are at risk, thanks to a wide array of lax cybersecurity practices like ‘hard-coded passwords,’ out-of-date software, and poorly-protected internet connections. [...]

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Anti-Mugabe hackers attack website of South Africa’s ruling ANC

FedCyberTeam — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:28:00 +0000

Hackers opposed to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took out the website of the African National Congress (ANC) on Friday, accusing South Africa’s ruling party of a corrupt and bloodstained relationship with the former British colony’s leader. via Anti-Mugabe hackers attack website of South Africa’s ruling ANC | Reuters.

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Interact with Highly Regarded Cyber Intelligence Professionals at AFCEA’s Global Intelligence Forum 30-31 July 2013

FedCyberTeam — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:48:00 +0000

By Bob Gourley

AFCEA continues to help facilitate dialog on issues of importance to the nation regarding technology and national security. An event I believe you will find of high interest is their July 30-31 2013 Global Intelligence Forum. I have pasted information below from their site including a list of speakers.

AFCEA events almost always are booked solid and this will be no exception. Please register ASAP.

From their website: http://ctolink.us/11CXRZt

“Increasingly, state and non-state actors are gaining

and using cyber expertise.

…These capabilities put all sectors of our country at risk,

from government and private networks to critical infrastructures.”

-The Honorable James Clapper, Jr.

Director of National Intelligence

Worldwide Threat Assessment to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (March 12, 2013)

Welcome to the 2013 AFCEA Global Intelligence Forum (USA)!

For over 30 years, the government and industry members of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee have sponsored highly regarded classified symposia and conferences for intelligence professionals. Now – in partnership with AFCEA’s Cyber Committee – the Intelligence Committee is bringing that same expertise to an unclassified forum as part of its commitment to supporting the public-private partnership the nation needs to ensure secure operations in cyberspace.

On July 30-31, 2013, in the National Press Club in the heart of Washington, D.C. right near the White House, the AFCEA Global Intelligence Forum will focus specifically on the role of intelligence in the cyber domain.

During this day and a half, unclassified conference, leaders from across the government, military, and industry will explore the role that the Intelligence Community can play in helping to ensure free and secure cyberspace operations – from setting requirements, to collecting and analyzing data, to delivering insights and recommendations. In the end, the discourse will look at where industry can partner with the government to provide cyber situational awareness and indications and warning.

As you review the menu to the left, you will see a tab marked “Ask a Speaker a Question.” Using this tab you can help frame the conference agenda by submitting questions you would like specific speakers or sessions to address during the conference. On the “Program” page you can also click on a speaker’s name and submit a question for him or her.

We hope you will join us on July 30-31, 2013 for the AFCEA Global Intelligence Forum.

Best regards,


Mr. Zalmai Azmi

Consultant

Conference Co-Chair

Ms. Terry Roberts

Vice President for Intelligence & Cyber

Deputy Director of the Intelligence Group

TASC

Conference Co-ChairMr. Mark Rosenthal

Portfolio Manager, Prevention

The MITRE Corporation

Conference Co-Chair

This event is sponsored by the government and industry members of the AFCEA Intelligence and Cyber Committees.

Forum Featured Speakers:

ADM Dennis Blair, USN (Ret.), Former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, Former U.S. Director of National Intelligence
Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and Chairman, Kaspersky Lab
Mr. Sean Kanuck, National Intelligence Officer for Cyber, National Intelligence Council, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Chief Cathy Lanier, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department Washington, D.C.
Congressman Mac Thornberry, United States House of Representatives

Forum Sessions:

Intelligence Requirements for Cyber Security
Cyber Intelligence Best Practices
Creating Multi-Disciplinary Cyber Intelligence Teams
Delivering Cyber Intelligence – What is Missing?

Forum Session Speakers:

Mr. Steven Chabinsky, Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and Chief Risk Officer, CrowdStrike, Inc.
Lt Gen Charlie Croom, USAF (Ret.), Vice President, Cyber Security Solutions, Lockheed Martin
RADM Edward Deets, USN (Ret.), Deputy Director, Defense Cyber Solutions, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon
RADM Sean Filipowski, USN, Director of Intelligence, US Cyber Command
Mr. Rick Howard, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, TASC
Mr. Robert Mayer, Vice President of Industry and State Affairs, US Telecom Association
Mr. Rick McFeely, Executive Assistant Director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Troy Mattern, Technical Director for Cyber Intelligence, SEI Innovation Center, Carnegie Mellon University
BGen Kevin Nally, USMC, Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers, Deputy Chief Information Officer for the United States Marine Corps
Ms. Miriam Perlberg, National Intelligence Manager for Cyber, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
VADM Michael Rogers, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet
Mr. Paul Tiao, Partner, Hunton & Williams
RADM Elizabeth Train, USN, Director for Intelligence, Joint Chiefs of Staff (J2)
Mr. Mark Young, J3 Executive Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, United States Cyber Command
Mr. Larry Zelvin, Director, National Cyber and Communications Integration Center, Department of Homeland Security

For program details, the complete speaker line-up, and online registration: http://intelforum.afcea.org

ABOUT AFCEA

AFCEA International, established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, information technology, intelligence, and global security. AFCEA supports local chapters and sponsors events worldwide, brings the solutions of industry to the requirements of government, publishes the award-winning SIGNAL Magazine, promotes education, and provides member benefits – all with the purpose of equipping its members to meet government’s challenges and to further their careers. AFCEA and its chapters provide a common ground for learning that is unquestioned in its integrity and unequaled in the reach of its relationships. More than 35,000 individual members and over 2,000 corporate members support AFCEA International for the same reason: we help them succeed and enable them to serve. For more information or to join AFCEA, please visit our website: www.afcea.org.

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Google detects Iran phishing attacks ahead of election

FedCyberTeam — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Google says it has detected and stopped thousands of phishing attacks targeting email accounts of Iranian users ahead of the 14 June presidential election. via BBC News – Google detects Iran phishing attacks ahead of election.

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Drudge Report Links to Malware-Infected Story

FedCyberTeam — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:25:00 +0000

“Drudge readers who clicked on the Free Beacon link would in many cases have been infected immediately. The malware being used had polymorphic code, meaning it changes often and would not have been detected by code-analyzing anti-virus software.” Source:Drudge Report Links to Malware-Infected Story – Technology & science – Tech and gadgets – TechNewsDaily | [...]

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NSA chief says data disrupted ‘dozens’ of plots

FedCyberTeam — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:21:00 +0000

“The US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by an ex-intelligence worker had disrupted dozens of terror plots. In a US Senate hearing, National Security Agency (NSA) Director Keith Alexander defended the internet and telephone data snooping programmes. Also, US Secretary of State John Kerry said they showed a ‘delicate but [...]

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Unique in the Crowd: The privacy bounds of human mobility

FedCyberTeam — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:57:00 +0000

“We study fifteen months of human mobility data for one and a half million individuals and find that human mobility traces are highly unique. In fact, in a dataset where the location of an individual is specified hourly, and with a spatial resolution equal to that given by the carrier’s antennas, four spatio-temporal points are [...]

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