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Chinese Cyber Military Situational Awareness & other fun stories from ‘Cybernia”

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Good day Folks;

Some very peculiar chatter from within the People’s Republic of China today lends itself to this edition of Chinese Cyber Military Situational Awareness & other fun stories from ‘Cybernia”…
Make note of the Huawei stories as well the PLA’s 86th birthday…while China’s President Xi Jinping tell’s the army in China how to behave…

People’s Republic of China’s Hackers, bloggers & professors team up to tap into blocked microblog content
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/799621.shtml
Asian Spying Said to Focus on U.S. Radiation-Hardened Electronics
http://www.nationaljournal.com/global-security-newswire/asian-spying-said-to-focus-on-u-s-radiation-hardened-electronics-20130725
Move over Huawei, there’s a new People’s Republic of China bogeyman in town and it’s called Lenovo
http://qz.com/109356/move-over-huawei-theres-a-new-bogeyman-in-town-and-its-called-lenovo/
Intelligence Agencies Ban People’s Republic of China’s Lenovo
http://www.ibtimes.com/lenovo-banned-international-intelligence-agencies-deem-computers-vulnerable-hacking-1363611?ft=j979o
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei announces successful completion of Boracay-Palawan submarine cable system
China’s OP Middle Kingdom now completes Phase V in the Philippines…
http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2013/07/30/huawei-announces-successful-completion-of-boracay-palawan-submarine-cable-system/?
French Scholar Challenges Western Preoccupation With Chinese ‘Threat’
People’s Republic of China’s OP Middle Kingdom now completes Phase VI in France…Manadrin Chinese classes no longer optional at university….
http://www.ibtimes.com/china-not-threat-nature-qa-dr-lionel-vairon-1363679?ft=a73y7

People’s Republic of China’s Economic Strategy Series…观察者网-中国关怀 全球视野
Detailed Operational Panning Documents for Operation Middle Kingdom…
http://www.guancha.cn/strategy-book/

People’s Republic of China’s Xi: Troops must strictly follow CPC leadership – Xinhua |
PLA Troops must demonstrate IDEOLOGICAL PURITY…
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/29/c_132584552.htm
China’s Ambassador Cui Tiankai Celebrating the 86th Anniversary of the Founding of the PLA |
Soldiers of People’s Republic of China’s female special forces unit – Xinhua |
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-07/30/c_132585113.htm

How much does it cost to buy one thousand Russian/Eastern European based malware-infected hosts
http://blog.webroot.com/2013/07/29/how-much-does-it-cost-to-buy-one-thousand-russianeastern-european-based-malware-infected-hosts/

Iran’s Next Cabinet: Technocratic and Security-Focused
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/irans-next-cabinet-technocratic-and-security-focused

Navy awards contract to Boeing to prepare EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jet to accept Next-Generation Jammer
How long before BOEING admits they were targeted and hacked again by the People’s Republic of China….?
http://www.avionics-intelligence.com/articles/2013/07/ai-boeing-ngj.html

Battle line: Cyberspace –
http://dawn.com/news/1032735/battle-line-cyberspace/?view=print

When Would Cyber War Lead to Real War?
http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2013/07/when-would-cyber-war-lead-real-war/67580/#.

Enjoy!

謝謝
紅龍

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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People’s Republic of China’s Foreign Ministry sets up cyber security office – as Australian Defence Mag Day Three Cyber Security Summit concludes…Canberra…Red Dragon Rising & the People’s Republic of Hacking…err, China..

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Good Day from the Front Line of Cyber – Here are today’s top Chinese Cyber Threat Stories from an international perspective….your daily dose of Cyber Threat Situational Awareness (SA)….

Codan network hacked by Chinese

http://www.electronicsnews.com.au/news/codan-network-hacked-by-chinese
Report: Australia spy plans hacked by Chinese

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/05/20135284536511454.html
Cybersecurity and the Limits of Leader Summits

http://thediplomat.com/the-editor/2013/06/28/cybersecurity-and-the-limits-of-leader-summits/
Trial flight photos of China’s J-31 stealth fighter – Xinhua | English.news.cn

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2013-07/02/c_132502418_4.htm
InterDigital loses first round of U.S. case against People’s Republic of China’s Huawei

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/01/us-interdigital-huawei-patent-idUSBRE96019420130701
Former Nokia head of sales takes his expertise to Huawei (updated)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/02/colin-giles-huawei/?
Nokia doubles up in networks to fight People’s Republic of China

http://blogs.ft.com/businessblog/2013/07/nokia-doubles-up-in-networks-to-fight-china/?
GCHQ claims British networks hit by 70 cyber attacks a month |

http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/20106/gchq-claims-british-networks-hit-70-cyber-attacks-month
NSA hacking and spying on EU officials

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15169
U.S. intelligence community is out of control |

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/01/opinion/rothkopf-surveillance-revelations/index.html?
Why the Story on Snowden and the NSA Doesn’t Add Up |

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/07/nyt-snowden-was-hacker-nsa
The danger of what Edward Snowden has not revealed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-the-danger-of-what-edward-snowden-has-not-revealed/2013/07/01/67f95a18-e251-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html?
HACKED!

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/05/27/3766576.htm
People’s Republic of China: US should ‘explain hacking activity’ – People’s Daily Online
Uh oh – NSA has compromised US National Security as the People’s Republic of China demands to know why it is being hacked by the Top US Spy Agency….

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8284267.html
People’s Republic of China’s Foreign Ministry sets up cyber security office – People’s Daily Online

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8285401.html
提醒大家新的APT高峰期即將出現, 新 PDF Exploit CVE-2013-2729 已經用在 APT Email 攻擊中

http://blog.xecure-lab.com/2013/06/apt-pdf-exploit-cve-2013-2729-apt-email.html
Will People’s Republic of China Offer Snowden Freedom in exchange for Information?

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/06/14/edward_snowden_reveals_details_of_hong_kong_and_china_nsa_hacking.html
Booz Allen’s Snowden Smuggled Documents From NSA on a Thumb Drive |

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/snowden-thumb-drive/
“Snowden is a ‘card’ that People’s Republic of China never expected… But China is neither adept at nor used to playing it.”

http://althouse.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/snowden-is-card-that-china-never.html
Who’d You Rather Be Watched By: People’s Republic of China, or the U.S.?

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/whod-you-rather-be-watched-by-china-or-the-us/276898/
Chinese Telecoms ‘A Security Risk’ To Britain

http://news.sky.com/story/1100187/chinese-telecoms-a-security-risk-to-britain

People’s Republic of China’s Huawei faces UK heat over cyber-attack fears

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/huawei-faces-uk-heat-over-cyber-attack-fears/story-fnb64oi6-1226658100939
OP Middle Kingdom: People’s Republic of China Becoming The Most Important Factor In Global Gold Markets

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1502512-china-becoming-the-most-important-factor-in-global-gold-markets?
Operation Middle Kingdom ~ Canada…Ottawa delaying Wind Mobile deals on national security concerns

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/security-concerns-delay-wind-deal/article12538800/
PRISM Whistle-Blower: US Has Been Hacking the People’s Republic of China For Years

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/prism-america-hacking-china-119004?
People’s Republic of China newspaper: Booz Allen’s Snowden could be useful to China

http://www.kimt.com/2013/06/14/china-newspaper-snowden-could-be-useful-to-china/
U.K. Warns on People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Cyber Security Risk

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323844804578529141741985244.html
UK defends China telecom firm deals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22795226
Can N.S.A. Surveillance Be Likened to Chinese Spying?

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/can-n-s-a-surveillance-be-likened-to-chinese-spying/?
People’s Republic of China: U.S. in “Awkward Position” After Latest Hacking Claims

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/netizens-on-us-hacking-what-a-hypocrite/?

Booz Allen Whistleblower Edward Snowden claims US targets Chinese computers for cyber attacks

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10117690/Whistleblower-Edward-Snowden-claims-US-targets-Chinese-computers-for-cyber-attacks.html
Pressure builds on US over Hong Kong civilian hacking allegations

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/13/hong-kong-demands-us-answer-hacking-allegations
Booz Allen’s Edward Snowden claims US hacks Chinese Military & Political targets
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10117478/Edward-Snowden-claims-US-hacks-Chinese-targets.html
Chinese State Media Suggest That N.S.A. Disclosures Will Hurt U.S. Ties

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/world/asia/chinese-media-suggest-nsa-disclosure-will-hurt-us-ties.html?
Australia gets ‘deluge’ of US secret data, prompting a new data facility…Recall Aussie Company Codan was haced by the People’s Republic of China….

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/australia-gets-deluge-of-us-secret-data-prompting-a-new-data-facility-20130612-2o4kf.html
Calls Grow in People’s Republic of China to Press Claim for Okinawa…Now that US Marines are gone to Austraia…we know the PLA will overrun the USAF Base @ Kadena…

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/world/asia/sentiment-builds-in-china-to-press-claim-for-okinawa.html?&pagewanted=all

Taking the West’s Technology, Leaving its Freedoms – China Digital Times

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/taking-the-wests-technology-leaving-its-freedoms/?
How China Got There First: Beijing’s Unique Path to ASBM Development and Deployment

http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=40994&cHash=4be1b6f4d1da712a29057d94f181c32c#.UbpnRPaG1JE

Thousands of Iranian Gmail Users Targeted in Attempted Hacks Before Election

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/iran-hack-election/

OWASP Top 10 for 2013 has been released! “Injection” tops the chart again. Download your copy here:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top10

Enjoy –

Semper Fi,

謝謝
紅龍

Latest Cyber Threat Intelligence News from Australia…People’s Republic of H@cking, NGC & Raytheon’s Best Public Appearance…FAIL

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G’Day from Day Two of Australian Defence Magazine’s 3rd Annual Cyber Security Summit from Canberra, Australia…

It was hilarious yesterday as pasty late middle aged Americans stormed into Canberra from two major DoD Contractors. Describing in acronym laden, nervous voices how they could save the Australian defense world both from themselves and the giant new menace called China…with, get this, VAPOR FRICKIN’ WARE…yes the boys from NGC and Raytheon came in for only their speaking portions and announced they would save the world and then left – typical disingenuous American behavior overseas – it was as if they, as American businessmen are too important to develop relationships here in Canberra… C’mon guys if you are the best from these two companies then executive leadership should review hiring practices at NGC & Raytheon…enough ranting…

Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Plan Sees $23 Billion Through 2018 (1)
This what those pasty white middle age exec’s from NGC & Raytheon smell…US taxdollars for their new enemy China…

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-10/pentagon-s-cybersecurity-plan-calls-for-23-billion-through-2018

People’s Republic of China’s agenda in Switzerland (and Europe)…Operation Middle Kingdom
Operation Middle Kingdom = colonization of the West…

http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/post/2013/06/13/Chinas-agenda-in-Switzerland-(and-Europe).aspx

In first response to Snowden, People’s Republic of Hacking e.g.; China, skirts direct comment

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/17595123/in-first-response-to-snowden-china-skirts-direct-comment/

NSA hacks People’s Republic of China, leaker Snowden claims
National Security FAIL…Booz Allen Hamilton
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/12/politics/nsa-leak

Communist Party of China in Hong Kong wants answers on Snowden’s hacking claims

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/13/nsa-leaker-snowden-hong-kong/2418755/

Australia under attack from cyber spies

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/cyber-war-could-kill-millions/story-fni0xqi4-1226662512944

Malawi govt set to award digital TV migration deal to People’s Republic of China’s Huawei

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/malawi-govt-set-to-award-digital-tv-migration-deal-to-huawei–948691

The NSA Has A Secret Group Called ‘TAO’ That’s Been Hacking China For 15 Years

http://au.businessinsider.com/us-nsa-unit-tao-hacking-china-for-years-2013-6

U.S.-Chinese Summit: 4 Information Security Takeaways — People’s Republic of China Dominates Obama

http://www.informationweek.com/security/government/us-chinese-summit-4-information-security/240156396?

China Reveals First Space-Based Quantum Communications Experiment

http://wanderingchina.org/2013/06/12/china-reveals-first-space-based-quantum-communications-experiment-technology-review-risingchina-quantum/

Google Says It Has Uncovered Iranian Spy Campaign

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/google-says-it-has-uncovered-iranian-spy-campaign/?

Iranian phishing on the rise as elections approach

http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/iranian-phishing-on-rise-as-elections.html

The Shady Role of Start-ups in the NSA’s War on Cyber Terror

http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/the-shady-role-of-start-ups-in-nsa-war-on-cyber-terror.html?

NSA Snooping Was Only the Beginning. Meet the Spy Chief Leading Us Into Cyberwar |

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/general-keith-alexander-cyberwar/

NSA Snooping Was Only the Beginning. Meet the Spy Chief Leading Us Into Cyberwar

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/general-keith-alexander-cyberwar/2/

Wall Street goes to war with hackers in Quantum Dawn 2 simulation

http://blogs.reuters.com/unstructuredfinance/2013/06/13/wall-street-goes-to-war-with-hackers-in-cyber-dawn-2-simulation/

NSA leaker Edward Snowden: U.S. targets China with hackers
Massive National Security FAIL by Booz Allen….

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/snowden-wants-people-of-hong-kong-to-decide-my-fate/2013/06/12/a69e94ee-d370-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co

Chinese piracy ring operator sentenced after selling military-related software…OP Crack99

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/chinese-piracy-ring-operator-sentenced-to-12-years-after-being-lured-to-us/?

China Syndrome: U.S. Issues Build

http://www.aim.org/guest-column/china-syndrome-u-s-issues-build/?

Hawaii Spy Case: Did Chinese Girlfriend Lure Secrets From Contractor?

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2013/04/23/18889-hawaii-spy-case-did-chinese-girlfriend-lure-secrets-from-contractor/

Infosecurity – Gartner analysts drop the bomb on cyberwar hysteria

http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/32919/gartner-analysts-drop-the-bomb-on-cyberwar-hysteria/?

Presidential cyberwar directive gives Pentagon long-awaited marching orders

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2013/0610/Presidential-cyberwar-directive-gives-Pentagon-long-awaited-marching-orders-video

Cybersecurity hearing: NSA head Keith Alexander testifies in front of Senate

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130612/cybersecurity-hearing-nsa-keith-alexander-senate-live

Tens of thousands of spamvertised emails lead to W32/Casonline
http://blog.webroot.com/2013/06/12/tens-of-thousands-of-spamvertised-emails-lead-to-w32casonline/

Global BotNet Visualized
http://globe.cyberfeed.net/

RARSTONE Found In Targeted Attacks | …attacks were carried out using spear-phishing attacks against the target organizations, using messages related to diplomatic discussions in the Asia-Pacific region.

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/rarstone-found-in-targeted-attacks/?

Enjoy –

Semper Fi

謝謝
紅龍

MicroSolved’s Strategies & Tactics Talk: #3 APT: Less Advanced Than You May Think

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So how “advanced” is APT?

Listen in as our tech team discusses various aspects of APT such as:

  • How it has been portrayed.
  • Why it often isn’t an advanced threat
  • Where do they originate?
  • What can companies do about APT?

Panelists:

Brent Huston, CEO and Security Evangelist, MicroSolved, Inc.
Adam Hostetler, Network Engineer and Security Analyst
Phil Grimes, Security Analyst
Mary Rose Maguire, Moderator, Marketing Communication Specialist, MicroSolved, Inc.

Click the embedded player to listen. Or click this link to access downloads. Stay safe!