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

Carmakers Get A Taste Of China’s 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