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Red Dragon Rising…Closer to the Middle Kingdom…HITCON 2013 – TaiBei, Republic of China (ROC)

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Good morning from Taipei, Republic of China (ROC)…

Many interesting cyber stories available today for your reading enjoyment and Cyber Threat SA – of particular note is the People’s Republic of China’s anti-corruption campaign focused on Brit firm GSK…
Another trend is the People’s Liberation Army’s cooperation with Russian military friends from a Naval Littoral power projection perspective…

Enjoy!

Xi urges development through scientific innovation – People’s Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/8330757.html
People’s Republic of China’s US T-bill holdings hit record in May – People’s Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/8330299.html
People’s Republic of China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign: Old Wine in an Old Bottle

http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2013/07/17/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-old-wine-in-an-old-bottle/
People’s Republic of China says probe of British GSK part of business climate clean-up – People’s Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/8330200.html
Overseas joint exercise strengthens Chinese navy’s real-combat capabilities
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2013-07/12/content_4458425.htm
Chinese military lashes out at Japanese defense report
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Press/2013-07/12/content_4458304.htm
People’s Republic of China in $5 billion drive to develop disputed East China Sea gas

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/17/us-cnooc-eastchinasea-idUSBRE96G0BA20130717

Barrage of Cyberattacks Challenges Campus Culture
“..most of it thought to be from the People’s Republic of China, with millions of hacking attempts weekly.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/education/barrage-of-cyberattacks-challenges-campus-culture.html?
More foreign companies involved in People’s Republic of China IPR suits
“With fiercer global competition, as well as a tendency for trade protectionism in certain countries, we have seen a remarkable increase in cross-border IPR conflicts,” said Kong Xiangjun, president of the top court’s intellectual property tribunal.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/china-business/2013/07/16/383812/More-foreign.htm
People’s Republic of China’s 50 Cent Party: Pro-China Online Commenters May Also Be Convicts

http://www.techinasia.com/chinas-50-cent-party-prochina-online-commenters-convicts/
Hacking accusations erroneous: Chinese defense spokesman
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/Press/2013-05/31/content_4453733.htm
Cisco stops hiring from People’s Republic of China’s Huawei in India –

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Cisco-stops-hiring-from-Huawei-in-India/articleshow/21113317.cms

Targeted Attacks Hit Asian, European Government Agencies

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/targeted-attacks-hit-asian-european-government-agencies/

We need to develop cyber weapons fast – before our enemies turn them on us –

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/micwright/100009376/we-need-to-develop-cyber-weapons-fast-before-our-enemies-turn-them-on-us/
German Military Knew About PRISM: Report

http://www.securityweek.com/german-military-knew-about-prism-report

N.S.A. Leaks Revive Push in Russia to Control Net

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/business/global/nsa-leaks-stir-plans-in-russia-to-control-net.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

S. Korea confirms DPRK behind June 25 cyber attack

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/16/c_132546181.htm

Semper Fi –
謝謝

紅龍

Red Dragon Rising in the Republic of China (ROC)…Taiwan for HITCON 2013

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Good morning from Taipei, Republic of China – (ROC) Taiwan –

MicroSolved will be presenting at HITCON 2013 here in Taipei this week, among visits to other ‘agencies’…if you are here in Asia and can attend HITCON 2013 this week – please do and drop by to say ‘hello’ as Red Dragon Rising presents entirely in Mandarin Chinese…

Of particular note for today’s Asian Cyber Threat Intelligence SA are stories about the US targeting Chinese Cyber spies…interesting mention in the WSJ about offensive uses of cyber weapons directed at the People’s Republic of China…is the US prepared for the 2nd & 3rd order effects of this type of cyber targeting?

U.S. government and Internet providers target Chinese cyberspies

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324694904578600041603746114.html
Google China Boss John Liu Quits, New Successor Named…it doesn’t seem like a good idea for Google to place a foreigner with no China experience to be taking the role in such a tough market…
http://www.techinasia.com/google-china-boss-john-liu-quits/
Illustrated Guide to the Slowing Economy in the People’s Republic of China

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/15/chinas-slowing-economy-an-illustrated-guide/?

Discovering Names Of Secret NSA Surveillance Programs Via LinkedIn | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/13482623512/discovering-names-secret-nsa-surveillance-programs-via-linkedin.shtml
EU Commissioner: We Don’t Want U.S. Reading Our Mail and Listening to Our Phone Calls
The growing National Security scandal is poised to spark even stronger data-protection laws in Europe…

http://allthingsd.com/20130715/eu-commissioner-we-dont-want-u-s-reading-our-mail-and-listening-to-our-phone-calls/
Twitter’s Surveillance Resistance while Google and others have built online systems to help the N.S.A.’s data gathering

http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/twitters-surveillance-resistance/
How much space would the filing cabinets of the Stasi and the NSA use up, if the NSA would print out their 5 Zettabytes?
Stasi versus NSA – How much space would the filing cabinets use up?
http://apps.opendatacity.de/stasi-vs-nsa/english.html
Travellers’ mobile phone data seized by UK police (Special Branch) @ border – Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10177765/Travellers-mobile-phone-data-seized-by-police-at-border.html

Enjoy tomorrow’s Cyber SA today from Taipei!

Semper Fi,

謝謝

紅龍

Ask The Experts: Daily Tasks

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This time around, we get a great question from a reader:

Q: “I’m a one man infosec team at a small financial company, and as such, I stay overtasked. Can you give me a few examples of some key tasks I should make sure I am doing daily/weekly/monthly to make sure I am hitting them all and to help me better structure my schedule?”

Bill Hagestad answered with:

Daily Tasks: 

– Keep self and staff educated about latest cyber threats to your business – read the MSI Blog @ State of Securityhttps://stateofsecurity.com/;
– Review what Federal Law Enforcement considers top cyber threats are base on current cases:
– Compromise of account holder credentials leading to legitimate account compromise;
-Via  phasing attack vectors; unauthorized ACH transfers; 
– Compromise of Third Party Payment Processors;
 
Source: FBI Threat To Financial Sector
 
-Insider attacks – perhaps the largest threat to any commercial enterprise – especially given the recent NSA dilemma via a US contractor
 
– Have staff follow all account verification standing operating procedures – covering all types of customer interaction, including but not limited to; phone, Internet, and in-person account interactions;
– Information Security/Assurance infrastructure configuration changes should be reviewed daily and approved/counter-approved internally to eliminate potential administrative abuses;
– Hold weekly Information Security/Assurance infrastructure team meetings – invite MicroSolved to participate as a credible resource for staff to ask questions of and make sound recommendations.
 
Weekly Tasks:
 
– Stay ahead of international financial sector threat intelligence – read the MSI Blog @ State of Securityhttps://stateofsecurity.com/;
– Ensure account access lists are secure and validated both for external customers (most importantly) and also internal employee need to access/right to access customer account information;
  
Monthly Tasks:
 
– Participate in professional cyber/information assurance mailing lists – if not sure who or what these are contact MSI Cyber Threat Intelligence;
– Be certain to review the US Government Hearing Notes: Cybersecurity: Threats to the Financial Sector downloadable @ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-112hhrg72601/pdf/CHRG-112hhrg72601.pdf
– Review or create a cyber threat identification strategy involving key staff and MicroSolved – install HoneyPoint Security Server to capture knowledge about who truly is probing your network, eliminate the proverbial network noise and focus on specific threat actors – e.g.; Russian Cyber Crimianls, Chinese entities using government cyber espionage tools for crime purposes
 
Adam Hostetler added:
It’s hard to answer exactly what you should be doing on a timely basis
without reviewing your current requirements, tools, processes, and
infrastructure. However, If you go to www.microsolved.com and look at
our 80/20 white paper, you can use that as a guideline to give you some
ideas to help build out your security program.

Examples of some things you could/should be doing.

Daily:
Log reviews. Not necessary for all logs, but if you have
IDS/IPS/Honeypots etc, they should be reviewed and investigated if needed
Spend a bit of time following up on the latest security news/threats.
That includes things like new vulnerabilities or exploits, and then
following up if it would affect you.

Weekly:
Check and verify backups and processes

Monthly:
Update software/OS patches.

 
Finally, Jim Klun weighed in with: 
1. Make sure your subscribed to security news-feeds/alerting services that apply to your environment. Review those daily.

2. Make sure you are reviewing your logs daily.  You should know every day about successful and unsuccessful logins. You should also be paying attention to your firewall logs for inbound activity and outbound activity.

3 If you have a local help desk, talk to them at least monthly. They are often in a position to see things that are in fact security problems.

4. Automate your patching program if that is not true already, then review patch reports monthly.

5. If you have Internet exposures, check them monthly. Make absolutely sure at the end of each month you are absolutely sure of what services your organization offers to the Internet – and why.

As always, thanks for reading and if you have a question for the experts, either leave it in the comments, email us or drop us a line on Twitter at (@lbhuston). 

People’s Republic of China Cyber Situational Awareness for 11JUL2013…

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Good Day Folks;

Much cyber news fem around the globe today – pay particular attention to a very good letter written by the People’s Republic of China’s Premier Li Keqiang regarding the notion of Chinese Intellectual Property theft…much more cyber situational awareness news available below for today, Thursday 11 JULY 2013…enjoy!

Full text of Chinese vice premier’s signed article published in U.S. newspaper – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/10/c_132526707.htm
Commentary: China-U.S. dialogue to transcend talks of cyber security – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/10/c_132528418.htm
People’s Republic of China concerned over U.S. restrictions on high-tech product exports: officials – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/11/c_132531823.htm
New China-U.S. relations start with Asia-Pacific: senior Chinese official – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/11/c_132532664.htm
Economic Impact of Cyber Espionage and IP Theft Hits U.S. Businesses Hard
http://www.cio.com/article/736132/Economic_Impact_of_Cyber_Espionage_and_IP_Theft_Hits_U.S._Businesses_Hard#ixzz2YfNU5alM
Why the People’s Republic of China will not buy the world –
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/28d1a4a8-e7ba-11e2-babb-00144feabdc0.html
People’s Republic of China’s Evolving Overseas Interests and Its Diplomatic Strategy
http://en.siis.org.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=42&id=71
The Positive That Might Have Come Out the U.S.-China Cybersecurity Working Group
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2013/07/10/the-positive-that-might-have-come-out-the-u-s-china-cybersecurity-working-group/
Why isn’t LinkedIn Blocked in the People’s Republic of China?
http://www.techinasia.com/why-linkedin-not-blocked-china/
‘5 eyes’ spy network revealed
http://www.szdaily.com/content/2013-07/10/content_8282336.htm
New Snowden leak: Australia’s place in US spying web
http://rt.com/news/australia-nsa-snowden-surveillance-784/
People’s Republic of China, U.S. discuss cyber security
http://eng.mod.gov.cn/DefenseNews/2013-07/10/content_4458073.htm
People’s Republic of Hacking: Security in cyberspace ‘still major problem’- China.org.cn
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2013-07/10/content_29376741.htm
People’s Republic of Hackers…China’s freelance hackers: Proof that propaganda works
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57592999/chinas-freelance-hackers-for-love-of-country-and-proof-that-propaganda-works/
People’s Republic of China firmly supports cyber security: Chinese president – China.org.cn
http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2013-06/09/content_29080547.htm
Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Pondering Pakistan Plant
http://www.techinasia.com/chinese-telecom-giant-huawei-pondering-pakistan-plant/?
Japan’s ‘white paper’ hypes up ‘China threat’
In his own words: Confessions of a cyber warrior
http://www.infoworld.com/print/222266
Time to redraw mental map of Sino-US issues
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1279625/time-redraw-mental-map-sino-us-issues?login=1
People’s Republic of China’s security ministry says GSK executives confess to economic crimes
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/130711/china-security-ministry-says-gsk-execs-confess-crimes
People’s Republic of China To Loan Nigeria, Africa’s Largest Oil Exporter, $1.1B…OP Middle Kingdom continues…
http://www.ibtimes.com/nigeria-lands-11b-low-interest-loan-china-china-seeks-closer-ties-africas-largest-oil-exporter
IDC: People’s Repubic of China’s Lenovo Passes HP as World’s Top PC Maker
http://www.techinasia.com/idc-says-lenovo-passes-hp-worlds-top-pc-maker/
Recall Lenovo is under the leadership of China’s Chiese Academy of Science (CAS)…
http://www.techinasia.com/idc-says-lenovo-passes-hp-worlds-top-pc-maker/
Our computers are not going to kill us all: Cyber-war is military fiction
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/cyberspace-is-not-a-combat-zone/article13035562/
Luxembourg PM quits amid spying scandal –
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/luxembourg/10172654/Luxembourg-PM-quits-amid-spying-scandal.html
Iran Launches National Email Service For All Citizens
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/iran-national-email-service-121414?
MoD Data Compromised By Cyber Espionage Onslaught
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/mod-data-stolen-cyber-espionage-committee-report-121437?
Traitor Snowden case not the first embarrassment for Booz Allen, or D.C. contracting industry |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/snowden-case-not-the-first-embarassment-for-booz-allen–or-washingtons-burgeoning-contracting-industry/2013/07/08/30440b0a-d9b3-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html
Commentary: Snowden and People’s Republic of China’s High-Tech Trade | The National Interest
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/snowden-chinas-high-tech-trade-8712
Military Cyber-war wiped tens of thousands of PCs
http://www.myce.com/news/military-cyber-war-wipes-tens-of-thousands-of-pcs-67915/

Semper Fi,

謝謝
紅龍

US & People’s Republic of China FINALLY Make Cyber Security a Strategic Issue…

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Good Day Folks;

US & People’s Republic of China FINALLY Make Cyber Security a Strategic Issue…FBI are you paying attention?
Many differing reporting styles from around the World regarding the US & the People’s Republic of China discussing cyber security as a strategic national/international matter…NOT one for Law Enforcement…Only now all the Chinese pay attention the US regarding the loosely attributable claims of hacking by the “Chinese” against the US…I wonder why it took so long for the “China Experts” in DC to figure this one out…!?

Enjoy the news folks – and note to the FBI – the People’s Republic of China perhaps isn’t the boogeyman we want them to be…interesting…no!?

People’s Republic of China, US hold talks on cyber security – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/10/c_132527602.htm
Commentary: Don’t let cyber security overshadow key China-U.S. dialogue – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-07/09/c_132525189.htm
Cyber, trade, relationship building among top issues at China-U.S. S&ED talks – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-07/09/c_132525193.htm
VLADIVOSTOK…CPC official urges global cooperation against cyber crimes, faster steps on norms – Xinhua |
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/04/c_132512368.htm
People’s Republic of China and US talks on cyber security ‘make progress’

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2280515/china-and-us-talks-on-cyber-security-make-progress
People’s Republic of China, US hold talks on cyber security – China.org.cn
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2013-07/10/content_29377680.htm
People’s Republic of China, US hold cyberissues talks
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2013-07/10/content_16754690.htm
People’s Republic of China, US talks on cyber security work…IRAN English Radio

http://english.irib.ir/news/political4/item/113895-china,-us-talks-on-cyber-security-work
People’s Republic of China, U.S. talks on cyber security go well: REUTERS

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/10/us-china-usa-cyber-idUSBRE96904820130710
U.S., China begin formal cybersecurity talks Cybersecurity |

http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130710-u-s-china-begin-formal-cybersecurity-talks
US, People’s Republic of China to take up hacking, business rows

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/business/17942478/us-china-to-take-up-hacking-business-rows/
U.S.-People’s Republic of China cybersecurity talks inching along –

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/us-china-cybersecurity-93909.html
US and People’s Republic of China cyber-security talks ‘go well’ despite Snowden factor |

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/07/10/us-and-china-cyber-security-talks-go-well-despite-snowden-factor/
Facts about the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-07/10/content_16756028.htm
People’s Republic of China has ‘mountains of data’ about cyber attacks coming from US

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2272851/china-has-mountains-of-data-about-cyber-attacks-coming-from-us
Japan highlights China as ‘security threat’
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-07/10/content_16754254_3.htm
China’s ministry of national defence slams US for cyber security

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2278206/chinas-ministry-of-national-defence-slams-us-for-cyber-security-hypocrisy
Pentagon accuses People’s Republic of China of hacking US government computer systems

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2266378/pentagon-accuses-china-of-hacking-us-government-computer-systems
US Government, Industry Fed up with Chinese Cyber Theft; What’s Being Done? | PBS NewsHour |

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec13/cybercrime_07-08.html
People’s Republic of China and US in cyber security talks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-23177538
U.S. Downplays Spying Accusations in China Hacking Talks

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-08/spying-accusations-shadow-u-s-china-cybersecurity-talks.html
No wonder the People’s Republic of China is worried about Android—the NSA helped write its source code

http://qz.com/102346/no-wonder-china-is-worried-about-android-the-nsa-helped-write-its-source-code/
Data Wiping Attacks in South Korea Were Culmination of Multi-Year Espionage Campaign

http://www.securityweek.com/data-wiping-attacks-south-korea-were-culmination-multi-year-espionage-campaign?
South Korea Plans a Big Boost to Cybersecurity Staffing

http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/07/04/south-korea-plans-a-big-boost-to-cybersecurity-staffing/
Cyber Security: Pakistan To Promote And Legislate Cyber Security

http://buitems.net/2013/07/cyber-security-pakistan-to-promote-and-legislate-cyber-security/?
Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives Demand Vigilance of Communication and Energy Infrastructure Owners and Operators
http://www.privsecblog.com/2013/06/articles/main-topics/data-breach-security/federal-cybersecurity-initiatives-demand-vigilance-of-communication-and-energy-infrastructure-owners-and-operators/
20 critical controls do improve cybersecurity, but are you using them?
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ttp://gcn.com/articles/2013/07/08/20-critical-security-controls-implementation-lags.aspx
NIST Releases Draft Outline of Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure
http://www.nist.gov/itl/csd/cybersecurity-070213.cfm
Iran will begin assigning state-issued email addresses to all citizens, a move officials are contending will maintain citizens’ privacy and facilitate communication between the state and the people.

http://www.fastcompany.com/3014054/fast-feed/iran-to-issue-national-email-addresses-to-all-citizens

Enjoy –

Semper Fi…

謝謝
紅龍

Average Knowledge Worker & Infosec

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Last week, I had the chance to interview someone I would consider to be an average knowledge worker. They work in the area of being a virtual personal assistant, often using the Internet and their computer to serve the needs of their clients. They were chosen at random from a pool of VPAs. Here’s the short interview I did with them:

Q. What types of information security threats concern you most as a person who is dependent on their computer to earn a living?

A: I am most concerned about the potential for my getting “hacked” to impact clients or colleagues. I would hate to be the “weakest link” in the chain of information, and therefore take information security very seriously.

Q. What types of security tools do you use to protect the systems that belong to your family (firewalls, anti-virus, anti-malware, etc.)

A. I have my home network secured and encrypted, installed McAfee’s anti-virus app on all computers in the household network, and have taught my oldest son, who uses it via his laptop, to ALWAYS ask if he’s in doubt about clicking a link or approving an update. I’d rather he pester me every time Windows wants to update itself than potentially put our network at risk!

Q. How much does information security impact your life on the Internet? (Do you bank, shop, vote, trade, etc. online?)

A.  I bank and shop online, and honestly I mostly just try not to think about it. I take every reasonable precaution and don’t want to let fear influence my decision-making beyond that. 

My takeaways from the interview were actually good news. The basics of having a network firewall, doing some basic wireless security and installing some basic AV on machines has clearly entered the mainstream of the computing culture. That’s the good news. Sadly though, it would seem, I would guess that the controls stop there. I was glad to see that knowledge workers are training their children in the basics as well. I remember when just those steps were quite a leap. 

I was also kind of sad that the person said they try not thing think about the security risks. I wish they had said something along the lines of “I try and make rational security decisions to still enjoy modern online conveniences while allowing a modicum of safety.” or something like that. Sigh, I guess we still have some work to do. 🙂

As always, thanks for reading!

 

Cyber Threat Situational Awareness for 09JUL2013

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Good Day Folks;

Below is a short list of some of the latest stories you need to be aware of to maintain & improve your Cyber Threat Situational Awareness for today,09JUL2013…

矽對海洋和平，帕拉戰爭 or in Latin…Si vis pacem, para bellum…

Talking Cyberthreat With the People’s Republic of China

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/opinion/global/talking-cyberthreat-with-china.html?_r=0
Traitor Snowden revelations imperil cyber hacking talks with People’s Republic of China |

http://www.intellasia.net/snowden-revelations-imperil-cyber-hacking-talks-with-china-292273
Patriot hacker ‘The Jester’ attacks nations offering Snowden help

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/04/patriot_hacker_takes_aim_snowden_asylum_candidates/
South Korea Attackers ‘Pierced Military Networks’
Same crew that hit TV stations and banks managed to get malware onto military networks

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/mcafee-south-korea-attackers-military-hacks-121219?
Dissecting operation Troy: Cyberespionage in South Korea
http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1861
How Cybercriminals Operate — Dark Reading
A look at cybercriminal motives, resources, and processes — and how they may affect enterprise defense

http://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/how-cybercriminals-operate/240157738
Iran Planning Cyber Drills
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13920415000930
US agency baffled by modern technology, destroys mice to get rid of viruses
The US Economic Development Administration (EDA) is an agency in the Department of Commerce takes a cyber threat property destruction lesson from the German Government 🙂 “…$170,000 of PCs, printers, keyboards, cameras, and mice destroyed in gross overreaction.”

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/us-agency-baffled-by-modern-technology-destroys-mice-to-get-rid-of-viruses/
Across Europe, Nations Mold Cyber Defenses

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130709/DEFREG01/307090008/Across-Europe-Nations-Mold-Cyber-Defenses

Enjoy!

Semper Fi…

謝謝紅龍

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Audio Blog Post: Derbycon 3.0 & Sexism at Cons

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Check out this audio blog post between Brent Huston and Victoria Loewengart as they discuss this year’s Derbycon. There is a special segment towards the end of the conversation where they discuss females attending Derbycon, what to expect and attempt to counter some of the bad news about sexism at conferences going around these days. 

Download the m4a here.

International Cyber Intelligence & Situational Awareness (SA)…Operation Middle Kingdom

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Good day Folks;

Here is an extensive list of the recent International Cyber Intelligence & Situational Awareness (SA) you should be cognizant of…something cyber for everyone including the People’s Republic of H@cking, HUAWEI, Pakistan ~ People’s Republic of China relations and much, much more cybernia related…and coming soon to a computer and networked system near you OP Middle Kingdom…

Innovation and Disruption, & Why the People’s Republic of China Needs the Latter

http://www.techinasia.com/difference-innovation-disruption-important/
A Breakdown of the People’s Republic of China’s New Visa Rules
http://www.haohaoreport.com/l/43604
A New Anti-American Axis? People’s Republic of China & Russia…

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/opinion/sunday/a-new-anti-american-axis.html?
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Zambia to invest $500,000 in brand promotion | Times of Zambia
http://www.times.co.zm/?p=22996
People’s Republic of China, Pakistan Build Communication, Transportation Links

http://www.ibtimes.com/china-pakistan-agree-communications-transport-links-huawei-board-fiber-optic-project-1335227?ft=w18y0
PM urges People’s Republic of China’s Huawei to set up research centre in Pakistan

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/07/news/profit/pm-urges-huawei-to-set-up-research-centre-in-pakistan/
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei-Imperial plan renews Chinese cyber-security fears

http://theconversation.com/huawei-imperial-plan-renews-chinese-cyber-security-fears-15788
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei deploys high speed 4G on Mount Everest

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2279724/huawei-deploys-high-speed-4g-on-mount-everest
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei to build China-Pakistan link

http://www.defence.pk/forums/economy-development/262482-huawei-build-china-pakistan-link.html
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Ready to Outspend Ericsson in R&D Race to Woo Clients

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-02/huawei-woos-carriers-with-research-boost-beyond-me-too-networks.html
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei supports Asia Pacific hospitals

http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/60579-huawei-supports-asia-pacific-hospitals
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei boosts spending on research

http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1275572/huawei-boosts-spending-research
People’s Republic of China, Switzerland sign free trade agreement
Switerland is latest OP MIddle Kingom acquistion by the People’s Republic of China…

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/06/us-china-trade-idUSBRE96503E20130706
Studies: Cyberspying Targeted SKorea, US Military

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/studies-cyberspying-targeted-skorea-us-military-19602444
Turkish Agent Hacked US Air Force Culture & Language Center Website | Cyberwarzone
Didn’t the USAF tell the US Senate they were lead DoD on Cyber & were going to protect US Critical INfrastructure againsts hackers?
Hell, they cannot even protect themselves….
USAF CYBER ….MASSIVE FAIL….

http://cyberwarzone.com/turkish-agent-hacked-us-air-force-culture-language-center-website
Taiwanese Military to stage computer-aided war game later this month: MND
“tested the armed forces ability to fend off a simulated invasion by Chinese forces.”

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/07/03/382727/Military-to.htm
EU and People’s Republic of China close in on solar panel deal

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-china-solar-idUSBRE9640L720130705
Pakistan, China set sights on Arabian Sea link |

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=235&sid=25866836&title=pakistan-china-set-sights-on-arabian-sea-link
Is People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Becoming Less Chinese?

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/07/04/is-huawei-becoming-less-chinese/?
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei to overtake Ericsson in R&D spending

http://www.intomobile.com/2013/07/05/huawei-overtake-ericsson-rd-spending/?
Papua New Guinea’s fixed line incumbent Telikom recruits People’s Republic of China’s Huawei for NBN project

http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/07/05/telikom-recruits-huawei-for-nbn-project/?
FCC approves deals between Japan’s Softbank, Sprint, Clearwire
Softbank signs huge deal with Huawei….backdoor to United States critical infrastructure now wide open for Huawei courtesy of Japan…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/fcc-approves-deals-between-softbank-sprint-clearwire/2013/07/05/f48c88d8-e5ad-11e2-a11e-c2ea876a8f30_story.html
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei, Imperial College, London announce big data joint venture |

http://www.zdnet.com/huawei-imperial-college-announce-big-data-joint-venture-7000017582/
Chinese Web giant Tencent faces obstacles in its goal to expand in global IM market

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chinese-web-giant-tencent-faces-obstacles-in-its-goal-for-a-global-im-market/2013/07/05/6ee4016c-cff4-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?
People’s Republic of China Says Private Banks Possible

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=198990603
Emerging market giants quick to grab Australian foothold
Chinese banks, among the world’s largest, are busy in Australia

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/emerging-market-giants-quick-to-grab-australian-foothold-20130705-2phh7.html
NJRAT ESPIONAGE MALWARE TARGETS MIDDLE EASTERN GOVERNMENTS, TELECOMS AND ENERGY

http://threatpost.com/njrat-espionage-malware-targets-middle-eastern-governments-telecoms-and-energy/
Current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service |
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15173
TARGETED ESPIONAGE ATTACK BORROWING FROM CYBERCRIMINALS

http://threatpost.com/targeted-espionage-attack-borrowing-from-cybercriminals/
Traitorous Snowden Says the NSA and Israel Wrote Stuxnet Malware Together

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Snowden-Says-the-NSA-and-Israel-Wrote-Stuxnet-Malware-Together-366371.shtml?
EU adopts stricter penalties for cyber criminals
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15183
EU Parliament to launch inquiry into US surveillance programs
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15181
Piratin Nocun über den Überwachungsskandal…Cyberwar governments against their citizens

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/ueberwachungsskandal-cyberwar-der-regierungen-gegen-ihre-buerger-1.1713200
Iran to hold nationwide cyber maneuver

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/06/312582/iran-to-hold-nationwide-cyber-maneuver/
United Kingdom Cyber War ‘At Its Gunpowder Moment’

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/05/cyber-war-gunpowder-moment_n_3549048.html
Beware the Internet and the danger of cyberattacks

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/sunday-commentary/20130705-robert-j.-samuelson-beware-the-internet-and-the-danger-of-cyberattacks.ece
U.S. military realm extends to cyberspace

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Technology/2013/07/02/US-military-realm-extends-to-cyberspace/UPI-85321372770741/
The cyber-intelligence complex and its useful idiots
“Those who tell us to trust the US’s secret, privatised surveillance schemes should recall the criminality of J Edgar Hoover’s FBI”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/01/cyber-intelligence-complex-useful-idiots
Cyberwar: Angriffe auf Industrieanlagen wachsen…Cyberwar: Attacks on industrial plants grow

http://business.chip.de/news/Cyberwar-Angriffe-auf-Industrieanlagen-wachsen_62848164.html
Blind Fear Of Cyberwar Drives Columnist To Call For Elimination Of The Internet |

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130701/10561323680/blind-fear-cyberwar-drives-columnist-to-call-elimination-internet.shtml
Cyberwar ist kein Kalter Krieg
http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/interview/2162803/
Brazil was target of U.S. signals spying, Globo newspaper says
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/07/brazil-espionage-snowden-idUSL1N0FD05120130707

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