15AUG…Tomorrow’s Cyber SA Today…People’s Republic of Hacking…

Good morning Folks –

It’s Mid-August 2013 and the our news from cyber-land today the 15th of AUG 2013 is relentless – pay particular attention to the blossoming new of the People’s Republic of China’s Operation Middle Kingdom…

Look also for the Firewalls and Firefight article below – great stuff!

Of mot curious news is the firm Booz Allen Hamilton, who gave us the United States, our latest traitor, was awarded $6 B-EEE-LLION USD for a contract to secure our country – does anyone else think that is simply ridiculous….?

Enoy!

People’s Republic of China ~ 中華人民共和國

People’s Republic of China Asks: Who gave America the right to launch network assaults? – People’s Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8363341.html
谁给了美国网络攻击权?(望海楼)…Who gave the United States the right to cyber attacks?
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrbhwb/html/2013-08/12/content_1281844.htm
Chinese Underground Creates Tool Exploiting Apache Struts Vulnerability | Security Intelligence Blog | Trend Micro
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/chinese-underground-creates-tool-exploiting-apache-struts-vulnerability/?
People’s Republic of China Opposes Cyber Attacks
http://www.news.cn/english/special/wlaq/

USAF’s New Idea for Spying on People’s Republic of China: Swarms of Tiny Bug Drones
Prediction: AB Kadena experiences Massive DDos in next 30 days…

http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/08/13/the_air_forces_new_idea_to_spy_on_countries_like_china_swarms_of_tiny_bug_drones

Operation Middle Kingdom is alive and motivated…Ignore the doomsayers: Beijing is playing the long game to win | Bangkok Post: business
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/364563/ignore-the-doomsayers-beijing-is-playing-the-long-game-to-win
Australia-China scientific collaboration benefits each other: chief scientist – Xinhua |
People’s Republic of China succeeds in Phase V Operation Middle Kingdom ~ colonizing Australia…

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/14/c_132631141.htm
Chinese Dream – Special Report – English.news.cn
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/special/chinesedream/

Electromagnetic catapult touted for People’s Republic of China’s next aircraft carrier|
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130814000008&cid=1101
Chinese national appointed UN assistant secretary-general|
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20130814000128

People’s Republic of China ‘hacking websites in hunt for Tibetan dissidents’ – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10240404/China-hacking-websites-in-hunt-for-Tibetan-dissidents.html
India: Hackers Attack Web Site of Tibetan Government in Exile
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/world/asia/india-hackers-attack-web-site-of-tibetan-government-in-exile.html?
Chinese Internet Celebrities Agree to Self-Censor
http://www.techinasia.com/chinese-internet-celebrities-agree-selfcensor/?
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei begins colonization of Myanmar…
Myanmar Telecom War: Huawei Main Supplier For Telenor And Other Myanmar Telecom Operators

Norway’s Telenor also doormat for China as Huawei helps colonize Norwegina market for the homeland…
http://www.ibtimes.com/myanmar-telecom-war-huawei-main-supplier-telenor-other-myanmar-telecom-operators-1383503?ft=a73y7

People’s Republic of China to launch fresh pharmaceutical bribery probe: Xinhua
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/14/us-china-bribery-probe-idUSBRE97D0BW20130814
What does the ‘world’s best China strategist’ say about the place now?
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/130812/jing-ulrich-jp-morgan-china-investment-opportunities
Carmakers Get A Taste Of China’s Changing Business Climate
http://chinabystander.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/carmakers-get-a-taste-of-chinas-changing-business-climate/
Does China’s crackdown on corporate wrongdoing mark the arrival of CSR?
Following a series of accusations against global companies such as Apple and BMW, Simon Zadek argues China’s CSR moment is here

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/china-corporate-social-responsibility

China’s Review of Multinational Pharma Companies 跨国药企游说政府能力强大:高薪吸高干子弟Powerful multinational pharmaceutical companies in the People’s Republic of China
http://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/cyxw/20130812/142616419768.shtml

Islamic Republic of Iran

The cyber capabilities of Iran can hit US
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/17064/cyber-warfare-2/the-cyber-capabilities-of-iran-can-hit-us.html?

Global Cyber Activity…yes other countries have cyber capabilities….

August 2013 global threats
http://www.scmagazine.com/august-2013-global-threats/slideshow/1502/#0
Friend or Foe? When IoT Helps You Get Hacked by Your Security
http://blogs.cisco.com/ioe/friend-or-foe-when-iot-helps-you-get-hacked-by-your-security

From Vietnam with tens of millions of harvested emails, spam-ready SMTP servers and DIY spamming tools
http://blog.webroot.com/2013/08/14/from-vietnam-with-tens-of-millions-of-harvested-emails-spam-ready-smtp-servers-and-diy-spamming-tools/

JAPAN: “LNK” Attacks are Back Again | Symantec Connect Community
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/lnk-attacks-are-back-again

Codefellas: North Korea Targets Dubstep With Nasty Computer Virus | Threat Level | Wired.com
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/codefellas-north-koreas-computer-virus/
North Korea ‘behind hacking attack’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23324172
South Korea blames North for cyber attack
http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/16/314049/s-korea-blames-north-for-cyber-attack/

The Snowden Revelations and Cybersecurity
http://www.lawfareblog.com/2013/08/the-snowden-revelations-and-cybersecurity/
N.S.A. Leaks Make Plan for Cyberdefense Unlikely
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/13/us/nsa-leaks-make-plan-for-cyberdefense-unlikely.html?&pagewanted=all
Don’t Get Hacked — Tools to Fight Cyber Attacks
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/227815
Firewalls & Firefights….
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21583251-new-breed-internet-security-firms-are-encouraging-companies-fight-back-against-computer
Stop Thinking That Tech Hacks Will Fix Our Surveillance Problems |
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/08/yah-surveillance-sucks-but-technology-isnt-the-only-solution/

Booz Allen to Lockheed Win Part of $6 Billion Cyber Award
Yeah – this makes sense … NOT.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-13/booz-allen-to-lockheed-win-part-of-6-billion-cyber-award.html

GCHQ Launches Twin-Track Approach to Cyber Incident Response Scheme
http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/33979/gchq-launches-twintrack-approach-to-cyber-incident-response-scheme/?

London Police Commissioner’s cyber-crime open letter laughed at by industry
http://www.computerworlduk.com/in-depth/security/3463524/london-police-commissioners-cyber-crime-open-letter-laughed-at-by-industry/

A Framework for Aviation Cybersecurity
http://www.aiaa.org/uploadedFiles/Issues_and_Advocacy/AIAA-Cyber-Framework-Final.pdf

Enjoy!

Semper Fi,

謝謝
紅龍

Cyber Situational Awareness (SA)…People’s Republic of Hacking, Cybercrime and so much more….

Good day Folks;

Today’s post about Cyber Situational Awareness (SA)…includes the People’s Republic of Hacking, Cybercrime and so much more….please particular attention to China’s Number One State Owned Enterprise (SOE), Huawei…they cannot seem to get out of their own way when comes to cyber espionage and claims of compromise…
Another story of note is the post about a Chinese Professor teaching Offensive Security…discovered this interesting gem from a French website in Ghana…go figure…
Finally – way at the bottom is a post about BLACKHAT 2013…if you dare read that far…

Enjoy!

People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Strikes Back at Ex-CIA Head
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/08/01/huawei-strikes-back-at-ex-cia-head/?mod=WSJBlog
In-Depth: People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Strikes Back at Ex-CIA Head
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/01/huawei-strikes-back-at-ex-cia-head-2/
People’s Republic of Chain’s Huawei hunting Australian ICT companies
http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/govenrment-tech-policy/60958-huawei-hunting-australian-ict-companies
The Real U.S.-People’s Republic of Chinese Cyber Problem | The National Interest
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-real-us-chinese-cyber-problem-8796

Offensive Cyber Security taught by Chinese Professor….
Taught by a Chinese professor – learn Offensive Cyber Security from the Master….Prof. Xiuwen Liu (homepage: http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~liux/)

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~redwood/OffensiveSecurity/
Why Chinese Companies Should Take the Rest of the World Seriously
http://www.techinasia.com/sina-weibos-failure-chinese-companies-rest-world/?
People’s Republic of China – Hong Kong Technical Hub Number 1
http://www.techinasia.com/hong-kong-chinas-number-tech-hub-infographic/

Mail from the (Velvet) Cybercrime Underground — Krebs on Security
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/07/mail-from-the-velvet-cybercrime-underground/
A 30 Year-Old Hacker Just Cursed At The Most Powerful Man In Global Surveillance
http://www.businessinsider.com/keith-alexander-gets-heckled-at-black-hat-2013-7
5 scariest cybersecurity threats @ BlackHat DEFCON…
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57596263/5-scariest-cybersecurity-threats-at-black-hat-defcon/
NSA XKeyscore Tool ‘Could Crack VPNs And Expose The Anonymous’
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/nsa-xkeyscore-vpn-cracking-123499?
NSA chief: Snooping is crucial to fighting terrorism
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/31/tech/web/nsa-alexander-black-hat/index.html
Ex-USAF Chief Scientist Likens U.S. Cybersecurity Challenge to Whac-A-Mole: Scientific American |
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=usaf-cybersecurity-drones-qa-maybury

Britain ‘Not Winning War on Cyber Crime’ MPs Warn
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/495541/20130730/britain-winning-cyber-crime-war-home-affairs.htm
UK report: Banks let e-criminals pinch gobs of money underneath the law’s nose |
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/07/30/uk-report-banks-let-e-criminals-pinch-gobs-of-money-underneath-the-laws-nose/?

Ghana Government develops cyber security policy |
http://www.modernghana.com/news/478715/1/government-develops-cyber-security-policy.html

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Major Communications Websites
http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/cyber-exploits/2013/07/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-major-communications-websites.html?
Cyber Jihadists, State Department Now In Full-Blown Twitter War
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/07/29/jihadis_ape_state_department#.UfgW1Rss8CI.twitter

2013 BLACKHAT Presentations….
https://www.blackhat.com/us-13/archives.html#Healey

Semper Fi;

謝謝
紅龍