Linda Walsh, a 21-year FBI veteran and former supervisory special agent at the bureau, has joined Deloitte as managing director of cyber risk services practice within the company’s risk and financial advisory business. Deloitte said Tuesday that Walsh will work with enterprise clients to help them address cyber and network security risks through the implementation of analytics […] More

A security response team at Symantec collected intelligence data to help the FBI track and facilitate arrest of three cyber criminals in Romania that are part of a cyber crime group called “Bayrob.” Symantec said Friday the group conducted computer intrusion, credit card fraud and auto auction scams that resulted in the theft of up […] More

The General Services Administration has asked potential vendors to submit letters of interest to provide construction management services for the new consolidated FBI headquarters in Washington. GSA said in a FedBizOpps presolicitation notice posted Thursday CM support for the bureau’s future 2.1 million-square-foot facility includes consulting and professional services, budget and finance, contracting documentation, design reviews, cost […] More

The FBI wants to license Dataminr‘s alerting tool that can provide the bureau access to the company’s indicators and warnings service as well as customizable filters to search the entire Twitter database. A notice posted Tuesday on the FedBizOpps website says the FBI plans to enter into a sole-source agreement to use the company’s technology and receive comprehensive technical support services. The […] More

Brian McCauley, formerly a deputy assistant director and special agent at FBI, has joined the advisory board of Brainwave Science, a provider of brain fingerprinting technology. The 30-year U.S. government veteran was most recently responsible for FBI’s international operations in more than 100 countries and for the agency’s legal attache offices, Brainwave Science said Friday. […] More

The FBI has started to search for information on potential information technology and audio-visual design and construction services for the bureau’s future headquarters site, a process currently in the source and site selection phase. The request for information posted Monday asks for feedback from contractors with “in-house capability” to design, construct and maintain IT and AV networks and systems with […] More

Jim Jasinski joined Silicon Valley-based Fortinet one year ago to help the computer security technology product maker build its U.S. government market presence as vice president of federal business development for supply chain. Jasinski previously led the federal and state systems business at 3M Cogent and entered private industry in 2000 after a long FBI career that […] More

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center cooperates with the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department to identify the hackers responsible for a cyber attack that disrupted the hospital’s access to electronic health records, Defense One reported Wednesday. Kaveh Waddell writes the hospital’s medical personnel are not able to access data such as the treatment history of patients […] More

Timothy Murphy, president of Thomson Reuters Special Services, has joined the advisory board of New York City-based cybersecurity company Global Data Sentinel. Murphy brings a portfolio of cyber, counterterrorism, intelligence, law enforcement and security experience to GDS, the company said Thursday. He has previously served as deputy director at the FBI, where he provided expertise in online security. […] More

Raytheon-Websense has received a potential $8 million contract from the Justice Department to build a virtual network for FBI agents and analysts to access and view secret and unclassified systems on the same monitor, GCN reported Wednesday. Stephanie Kanowitz writes DOJ awarded the contract through the FBI’s Enclave Consolidation Initiative that seeks to reduce costs associated with […] More

Zalmai Azmi, formerly CIO at FBI, has joined management consulting firm IMTAS as president and chief operating officer. “He has exceptional experience in law enforcement, security and intelligence and has an excellent background and senior level expertise in both the government and private sectors,” Ajay Bhatia, CEO and chairman of the board at IMTAS, said July […] More

The FBI has started its work to respond to a recent data breach on Italy-based surveillance company Hacking Team in collaboration with Rook Security. Rook Security has begun to supply intelligence to the FBI Indianapolis Cyber Task Force on the leaked company files as found in its research, Rook Security said Friday. “This breach has been very […] More