Cyber SA for 1302Z26AUG2013

Good Monday Morning Fans!

Extraordinary amount of Cyber Situational Awareness (SA) news from around the globe today!

The People’s Republic of China suffers a massive DDoS attack; Chinese military modernization of information warfare doctrine circa 2000 & 2008 – There are also stories about Russian Cybercrime; India’s cyber architecture and much other relevant good stuff to share in the variety of news posts below!

Enjoy!

People’s Republic of China suffers major DDoS attack on .cn domain
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047427/china-suffers-major-ddos-attack-on-cn-domain.html#
People’s Republic of China’s Internet hit by biggest cyberattack in its history
http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/26/technology/china-cyberattacks/index.html?

Information Defense: An Important Part of Information Warfare…解放军报网络版-军事沙龙
This is Chinese Military (中國人民解放軍) Information Warfare (信 息战争) Doctrine Circa 2000

http://www.pladaily.com.cn/item/vote/houqing/content/7-015.htm
Chinese Military Networks also Need to Relate To Battle Strategies…网络攻防战也需讲谋略
This is Circa 2007 – 中國人民解放軍信 息作战

http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/xwpdxw/2007-11/06/content_1007865.htm
Cyber Warfare & the People’s Republic of China…Has the Wolf Come Yet?网络战,狼真的来了吗
This is Circa 2007 – 中國人民解放軍信 息作战

http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/xwpdxw/2007-11/01/content_1002668.htm
Chinese Military Active Defense: Target Enemy Critical Infrastructure信息防卫–信息化战争的重要一环
This is Chinese Military (中國人民解放軍) Information Warfare (信 息战争) Doctrine Circa 2008

http://www.chinamil.com.cn/site1/2008b/2008-06/17/content_1320115.htm

U.S., China and an unthinkable war
Both have planned for a conflict they hope to avoid.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-gompert-kelly-war-china-u-s–20130826,0,6126914.story?
US Navy seeks more cooperation with China in counter-piracy exercise
http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/us-navy-seeks-more-cooperation-with-china-in-counter-piracy-exercise-1.237354?
John McCain, China Trade Barbs Over Senkaku Islands
http://thediplomat.com/the-editor/2013/08/26/john-mccain-china-trade-barbs-over-senkaku-islands/?
China’s worried elites
Not since Mikhail Gorbachev began speaking of ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’ has there been such a ferment among policy intellectuals.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Walker/2013/08/26/Walkers-World-Chinas-worried-elites/UPI-48771377490260/

China IP Rights. The Lackey View.
http://www.chinalawblog.com/2013/08/china-ip-rights-the-lackey-view.html

Sinopec profits surge as China eases pricing rules
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23838922
China to investigate vice president of oil firm CNPC
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/26/uk-china-oil-cnpc-idUKBRE97P01V20130826?
China’s Military Says Pacific Rim Is American Propaganda
http://kotaku.com/chinas-military-says-pacific-rim-is-american-propagand-1196612758
PH, Vietnam hold talks to boost defense amid China tension

PH, Vietnam hold talks to boost defense amid China tension

Top Japanese firms’ classified info leaked on People’s Republic of China’s Baidu
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/08/national/leading-japanese-firms-confidential-documents-leaked-on-chinese-website/

People’s Republic of China Wants to Rise Peacefully, But So What?
http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/08/22/china-wants-to-rise-peacefully-but-so-what/?

The Pervasiveness of Foreign Collection Efforts via Cyber Espionage
http://ci.speartip.com/blog/bid/329389/The-Pervasiveness-of-Foreign-Collection-Efforts-via-Cyber-Espionage
Cybersecurity Expert: Assume You’re Being Attacked Right Now
http://www.crn.com/news/security/240160280/cybersecurity-expert-assume-youre-being-attacked-right-now.htm

Local man Taiwanese gets suspended sentence spying the People’s Republic of China
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/08/23/387135/Local-man.htm
Chinese mainland’s Internet speed ranks 98th |Industries |chinadaily.com.cn
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-08/16/content_16898964.htm

People’s Republic of China’s Huawei, ZTE win bulk of China Mobile’s $3 billion 4G bonanza: sources
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-chinamobile-4g-idUSBRE97M02020130823
Is Taiwan’s HTC about to get acquired by People’s Republic of China’s ZTE, Lenovo or Huawei?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/082213-android-roundup-273111.html
Electric carmaker Tesla hits roadblock in People’s Republic of China over trademark
Tesla will pay dearly for not havinf read of Apple’s dillemma regarding IP & Trademark registration within the People’s Republic of China…but I’m certain they hired only the best to get them to this point 🙂

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-autos-tesla-idUSBRE97M0D920130823
Despite denials, docs show McAuliffe company asked feds to fast-track visa for investor tied to spy list
MAKING CONNECTIONS: Chinese telecommunications company like Huawei Technologies Co. “provide a wealth of opportunities for Chinese intelligence agencies to insert malicious hardware or software implants into critical telecommunications components and systems,”

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/despite-denials-docs-show-mcauliffe-company-asked-feds-to-fast-track-visa-for-investor-tied-to-spy-list/?
Africa’s Big Brother Lives in Beijing – Is Huawei wiring Africa for surveillance? Or just for money?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/07/30/africas_big_brother_lives_in_beijing_huawei_china_surveillance?page=full
U.S. Fears People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Backed Spy Network In Africa (Update) –

U.S. Fears Huawei Backed Spy Network In Africa (Update)


People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Secures $1.5 Billion Equivalent 5-year Term Loan
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/61663.php?
People’s Republic of China’s ZTE to post third quarterly profit due to cost cuts
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/21/us-zte-results-idUSBRE97K0XB20130821
People’s Republic of China’s Baidu buys majority stake in group buying site Nuomi | PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2047322/chinas-baidu-buys-majority-stake-in-group-buying-site-nuomi.html

Multinationals in China…Guardian warriors and golden eggs
The state’s crackdowns on big firms are not all about bashing foreigners

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21584045-states-crackdowns-big-firms-are-not-all-about-bashing-foreigners-guardian-warriors-and?
Volvo building two additional assembly plants in People’s Republic of China
http://www.leftlanenews.com/volvo-to-build-assembly-plants-in-china.html
Foreign Executives Need to Exercise Due Care in the People’s Republic of China
http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2013/08/23/foreign-executives-need-to-exercise-due-care-in-china.html

Xiaomi’s new funding round skyrockets valuation to $10B
http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/22/xiaomis-new-funding-round-skyrockets-valuation-to-10b/
People’s Republic of China arrests activist who campaigned about leaders’ wealth | Reuters
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/china-dissident-idINDEE97M05520130823

Review of US surveillance programs to be led by panel of intelligence insiders
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/nsa-surveillance-review-panel-insiders
US intelligence services go ‘on the record’ with new Tumblr blog
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/us-intelligence-community-tumblr-surveillance
If You’ve Ever Traveled to a “Suspicious” Country, This Secret Program May Target You

If You’ve Ever Traveled to a “Suspicious” Country, This Secret Program May Target You


How an Idealistic President Embraced Cyber Espionage
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/how-an-idealistic-preside_b_3799193.html

Exclusive: UK’s secret Mid-East internet surveillance base is revealed in Edward Snowden leaks
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-uks-secret-mideast-internet-surveillance-base-is-revealed-in-edward-snowden-leaks-8781082.html
New Study: Senior U.S. Military Schools Struggle to Include Cyber Education in Curricula
http://pellcenter.salvereginablogs.com/files/2013/08/JPME-Cyber-Leaders-Final.pdf
http://pellcenter.salvereginablogs.com/new-study-senior-u-s-military-schools-struggle-to-include-cyber-education-in-curricula/

New figures reveal extent of cybercrime risk to UK population
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-figures-reveal-extent-cybercrime-uk.html
www.cyber.kent.ac.uk/Survey1.pdf

Nasdaq outage resembles political hacker attacks – These are not the Hackers you are looking for…

Nasdaq outage resembles political hacker attacks

Serious cyber attack hits Belgian military intelligence service
http://www.mo.be/en/article/serious-cyber-attack-hits-belgian-military-intelligence-service

FEATURE-Ex-Soviet hackers play outsized role in cyber crime world
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/22/russia-cybercrime-idUSL6N0G61KM20130822

German IT officials reportedly deem Windows 8 too ‘dangerous’ to use
http://bgr.com/2013/08/21/microsoft-windows-8-nsa-back-door/

Govt to chart road map to safeguard India’s cyber security…
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1879193/report-govt-to-chart-road-map-to-safeguard-india-s-cyber-security-architecture

Semper Fi;

謝謝
紅龍

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