Legal Notes and Practical Analysis

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to create a new military command to coordinate the defense of Pentagon computer networks and improve U.S. offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare, according to current and former officials familiar with the plans. See full article HERE.

WASHINGTON — Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon’s $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project — the Defense Department’s costliest weapons program ever — according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks. See full article HERE.

Cyber Security

Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials. Read the Full Article HERE.

Below is a link to a newly introduced bill in the 111th Congress. I’m sure we’ll be hearing more about this as well as the results of recent 60-day review of U.S. cybersecurity conducted by the National Security and Homeland Security Councils. To view the...

By Gautham Nagesh 03/24/2009 Bankrupt technology consulting firm BearingPoint announced late Monday that it agreed to sell its government operations to international consulting giant Deloitte, a deal that would significantly expand Deloitte’s presence in the federal market, industry observers said. Read the full article HERE.

Biometrics Advances in Biometrics Remedy the Need For Increased Security (HelpNetSecurity, 03/20/2009) Cyber-crime Cybercrime Server Exposed Through Google Cache (The Register, 03/23/2009) Russian Spy Agencies Linked to Georgian Cyber-Attacks (The Register, 03/23/2009) Scareware Affilitates Playing Search Engines (The Register, 03/23/2009) Record Numbers of Crimeware Besiege...

Cyber-crime SEC: Magical Stock Brokering Software Was A Fraud (The Register, 03/11/2009) Chinese Crackers Create Counterfeit iTunes Racket (The Register, 03/11/2009) More Countries Sign Up For Cybercrime Treaty (IDG News Service, 03/12/2009) Tax Time Is a Feast for Identity Thieves (NewsFactor, 03/11/2009) Cyber-security House Politicians...

Given the increasing number of lives ruined by cyber bullying, emotional harassment and abuse, especially in schools, and the number of suicides stimulated…See the article HERE.