Rockwell Collins has added new features to its three-dimensional map application for the iPad. The updated Airshow 3D Moving Map is now available from Apple's online application store, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. Greg Irmen, Rockwell Collins vice president and general manager of flight information solutions, cabin and electromechanical systems, said the company aimed to help users […] More

When Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast of the U.S. in late October, the Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a contract to Pro-Line Embroidery to equip its workers with identifiable and weather-resistant clothing. George Steinbrenner, Pro-Line senior director of development, said the firm had to quickly get durable clothing to FEMA workers in affected areas to clearly […] More

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has won $6.1 million in contracts to make specialized products for programs involving national security. The company said its unmanned systems solutions division will make the products at a Kratos manufacturing facility. “As we begin 2013, approximately 70 percent of Kratos business is related to the manufacture, production or support of specialized […] More

  IBM executives are to head the keynote speaker lineup for an upcoming cloud computing conference taking place Dec. 5-9, 2011.  Cloudcor announced IBM‘s headline keynote speaker lineup for annual UP2011, a hybrid format cloud computing conference taking place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., and broadcast online. “At UP2011 senior-level business leaders […] More

Microsoft recently announced it is offering a $250,000 reward for any information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those involved with the Rustock spamming botnet. The bounty is part of Microsoft’s ongoing campaign against the authors of the infamous malware. Rustock, which is known as one of the Internet’s most damaging botnets, was […] More

With a booming market for developing capabilities that protect the U.S. networks and systems, government contractors are ramping up their efforts to get in on the action and make some cool cash from the emerging cyber threats. Guest blogging on CNBC.com, EarlyBird Capital analyst Alex Hamilton identified 17 companies that stand to gain the most […] More

A man who created extremist videos and uploaded them onto YouTube has been convicted of terrorist offenses following an investigation by London’s counterterrorism division. In addition to posting extremist videos on YouTube, Mohammed Gul, 23, made a compilation video on his laptop by editing footage of attacks on coalition soldiers together with logos of terrorist […] More

The FBI’s cyber crime center IC3 continues to receive reports of consumers receiving letters and emails declaring them as winners of sweepstakes and lottery schemes. These schemes employ counterfeit checks that have legitimate-looking logos of financial institutions to fool victims into sending money to the fraudsters. Crooks tell victims they won a sweepstakes or lottery, […] More

Earlier, The New New Internet reported that cyber criminals used legitimate company names and logos in an attempt to recruit ‘money mules.’ Hackers are launching increasingly sophisticated attacks against social networking users but utilizing profiling and geolocation, according to researchers at the Kaspersky Lab. As users have become more wary of widespread spam and phishing […] More

James O’Neill Appointed CEO of Siemens Enterprise Communications Jim O’Neill, former president of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s $4.5 billion Information Technology sector, which provides advanced IT engineering and business solutions for government, has been appointed to head Siemens Enterprise Communications Group. O’Neill will be based in Munich and have responsibility for the 14,000 person worldwide operation […] More

As the government evolves in its use of information LexisNexis allows end users to locate, screen and authenticate individuals in the areas of entitlement, fraud, waste and abuse. “In an era of declining tax revenues it's more important than ever to ensure limited resources are used efficiently,” says Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis Special Services […] More

United States Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff recently launched a blog in what he hopes will “open a dialogue with the American people about our nation's security.“ Started in the middle of September, the blog, described by the Department of Homeland Security as a Leadership Journal, has picked up steam to several posts a […] More