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Why Our Firm Loves The Columbus Cyber Security Community

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Yesterday, I was doing an interview with one of my mentees. The questions she asked brought up some interesting points about MSI, our history and Columbus. I thought I would share 3 of the questions with the SoS readers:

How Did The Firm End Up In The Columbus Cyber Security Community?

Brent Huston:

“You have to remember that when I founded MicroSolved, back in 1992, there wasn’t a strong commercial Internet yet. Most of the electronic commerce efforts and digital business was done via dial-up or dedicated networks. I came to Columbus in 1988 to go to school and eventually ended up at DeVry. I was working at Sterling Software and doing a lot of experimentation with technology. Somehow, I got completely interested in security, hacking, phreaking and online crime. I took that passion and began to explore building it into a business. There were a few of us starting consulting companies back then, and Columbus was certainly an interesting place to be in the early 90s. Eventually, Steve Romig, from The Ohio State University started putting groups together – meeting at different parks and restaurants. That was the first place I really identified as the beginning of a security community in the city.”

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Cyber SA from the Queensland Police Cyber Crime & Fraud Symposium…

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Good day from Queensland Australia;

Today your are receiving Cyber SA from the 2013 Queensland Police Cyber Crime & Fraud Symposium…

Heard a variety of scintillating cyber fraud case histories from international law enforcement today as the 2013 Queensland Police Cyber Crime & Fraud Symposium Day One kicked off…other topics presented included data breach handling and online reputation remediation suggestions from some of Australia’s cyber duty experts in the field…

Enjoy today edition, albeit abbreviated, of Cyber Situational Awareness!

People’s Republic of Corruption Control…Discipline bodies launch website Globaltimes.cn |
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and theMinistry of Supervision on Monday jointly opened an official website, offering the public a new online channel to report corrupt officials
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/808182.shtml#.UiWHQmSG1JE
People’s Republic of China’s quest for world-beating brand held back by regime
http://wanderingchina.org/2013/09/03/chinas-quest-for-world-beating-brand-held-back-by-regime-guardian-risingchina-branding/
Jiang Jiemin removed from office: authority – People’s Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/8387285.html
Yahoo Kills Chinese Services
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/yahoo-pulling-out-of-china-126178
Targeted Attacks Deliver Disassembled Malware |
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/targeted-attacks-deliver-disassembled-malware

Chinese look for greater influence in UK nuclear programme
http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2013/09/chinese-look-for-greater-influence-in-uk-nuclear-programme.html
People’s Republic of China’s Lenovo CEO to Share $3 Million Bonus With 10,000 Employees The Diplomat |
http://thediplomat.com/tech-biz/2013/09/03/lenovo-ceo-to-share-3-million-bonus-with-10000-employees/
People’s Republic of China-Russia Ties Deepen
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/china-russia-ties-deepen/

Citadel Makes a Comeback, Targets Japan Users |
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/citadel-makes-a-comeback-targets-japan-users/
Fraud and ATM attacks hit Germany hard
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15495
Learning From One of the Most Successful Industry Verticals — Cybercrime
http://hacksurfer.com/amplifications/253-learning-from-one-of-the-most-successful-industry-verticals-8212-cybercrime

The TAO of NSA
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=15500&
NSA tops up exploit pool with $25m in ‘grey market‘ vulnerabilities
http://www.cso.com.au/article/525241/nsa_tops_up_exploit_pool_25m_grey_market_vulnerabilities_/
Cyber Warfare: Government-Endorsed Surveillance
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/special-reports/3338/cyber-warfare-government-endorsed-surveillance.html
More illegal NSA spying activities leaked – Xinhua | English.news.cn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/02/c_132684366.htm

Semper Fi,

謝謝,
紅龍!

Cyber-Mania & Situation Awareness in the Binary Worlds…

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Good Friday Afternoon Folks;

In today’s issue of the latest cyber news we have quite a bit in the way of Cyber-Mania & Situation Awareness in the Binary Worlds…

Pay particular attention to the immediate section below and the latest items of interest from the People’s Republic of Cyber Espionage…er, sorry, China…
There are a couple of interesting items regarding cuber attacks and a cuber timeline from NATO…yeah OTAN…go figure!
And yes the F-B-I is looking for Hacker love…be sure to use a condom … or those executable files ail ruin your weekend…:-)

People’s Republic of China allows spies to plunder companies
http://www.news.com.au/business/chinese-inaction-over-industrial-spies/story-e6frfm1i-1226693898798
Slight shift seen in official Chinese attitude on cybersecurity
http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/slight-shift-seen-official-chinese-attitude-cybersecurity/2013-08-07
People’s Republic ofChina firmly pursues peaceful development: defense minister
http://english.qstheory.cn/news/201308/t20130801_255078.htm
How America Is Fighting Back Against Chinese Hackers |
http://gizmodo.com/how-america-is-fighting-back-against-chinese-hackers-754599685
President Xi inspects Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing _ Qiushi Journal
http://english.qstheory.cn/news/201307/t20130718_250255.htm
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Looks to Build Up Enterprise-Network Business
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323977304578654840024408084.html

NATO History of Cyber Attacks – A Timeline
http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2013/Cyber/timeline/EN/
Fitting cyber attacks to jus ad bellum — Consequence-based approachPart III
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/fitting-cyber-attacks-to-jus-ad-bellum-consequence-based-approachpart-iii/?
Cyberattacks devastated my business!
http://money.cnn.com/gallery/smallbusiness/2013/05/28/cybercrime
NSA behind cyber attacks the took down ‘Dark Web’ used by online pedophiles
http://bbb-news.com/blog/2013/08/09/eric-eoin-marques-nsa-behind-cyber-attacks-the-took-down-dark-web-used-by-online-pedophiles/
Defendant in Romanian Cyber Crime Ring Convicted of Wire Fraud and Identification Document Fraud Conspiracies
http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2013/defendant-in-romanian-cyber-crime-ring-convicted-of-wire-fraud-and-identification-document-fraud-conspiracies?

Are Black Hats and White Hats Really Grey Hats?
http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/Are-Black-Hats-and-White-Hats-Really-Grey-Hats.html

FBI director calls on private sector to help with cyber threat
I’ll be sure to send him a .pdf with an executable file in it – oh wait the Minneapolis Cyber Field Office already received it….Nyarch!
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/fbi-director-calls-on-private-sector-to-help-with-cyber-threat/
CIA, FBI and NSA Leaders Ask for Help Fighting Cyberattacks
http://mashable.com/2013/08/08/cia-fbi-nsa-cyberattacks/?
The Government Wants to Create Cybersecurity Insurance
http://gizmodo.com/the-government-wants-to-create-cybersecurity-insurance-1046375980
IPv6 is latest tool for stealing credit card numbers and passwords
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2286734/ipv6-is-latest-tool-for-stealing-credit-card-numbers-and-passwords

Semper Fi,

謝謝
紅龍

8/8…八/八 Cyber Situation Awareness…People’s Republic of Hacking…

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Good day Folks;

Today is usually considered an auspicious day in the People’s Republic of China…八八…8/8 ~ the number 8 being lucky, auspicious while the eight day of the eighth month doubles your good fortune…unfortunately for a couple of our favorite state owned enterprises (SOE), Huawei and Sinovel are in today’s issue of Chinese Cyber SA as they have been linked to economic cyber espionage … naughty, naughty…

People’s Republic of China’s Sinovel charged with cyber espionage in US…｜
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130808000097&cid=1206
Chinese inaction gives technology thieves a shield…FACT: People’s Republic of China supports commercial economic cyber espionage
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Chinese-inaction-gives-technology-thieves-a-shield-4716698.php
Breaking Down the China Chopper Web Shell – Part I – 推酷
http://www.tuicool.com/articles/zURZnm
Report: Joint U.S.-China Aviation Ventures Are More Prone to Cyber Intrusions than U.S. Firms
Hey – infosec boyz @ Boeing in Seattle – you paying attention to this….!?
http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/08/report-joint-us-china-aviation-ventures-are-more-prone-cyber-intrusions-us-firms/68225/?oref=ng-skybox
People’s Republic of China has a massive Windows XP problem
How do you say ‘cyber target rich environment’? Outdated OS in China….
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241429/China_has_a_massive_Windows_XP_problem
NSA spy server in Chongqing could be used to bury Bo Xilai: Duowei
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130808000136&cid=1101

People’s Republic of China’s Huawei: We’re not a security threat, we’re just a pawn | Digital Trends
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/huawei-were-not-a-security-threat-were-just-a-pawn/
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei Seeks Foothold in Enterprise Market
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/08/huawei-seeks-foothold-in-enterprise-market/
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei unveils SDN programmable switch, taking aim at Cisco | PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2046185/chinas-huawei-unveils-sdn-programmable-switch-taking-aim-at-cisco.html#tk.rss_all
Taiwan’s animators ridicule People’s Republic of China over cozy SOE relationships…ZTE & Huawei
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/08/taiwans-animators-ridicule-china-over-pr-smear-campaign-against-apple-inc

Rumor: Apple planning development center in Taiwan for future iPhones…Bye-Bye People’s Republic of China…
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/08/08/rumor-apple-planning-development-center-in-taiwan-for-future-iphones

Time to break the hegemony of western discourse – People’s Daily Online
From News of the Communist Party of China…
http://english.cpc.people.com.cn/206972/206977/8353120.html
Reflections on “The China Threat”
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/index.cfm/articles/Reflections-on-The-China-Threat/2013/08/01
Where There is Smoke, There is Fire: South Asian Cyber Espionage Heats Up
http://www.threatconnect.com/news/where-there-is-smoke-there-is-fire-south-asian-cyber-espionage-heats-up/

DNS Servers of 3 Dutch Hosting Firms Hijacked, Thousands of Sites Serve Malware
http://news.softpedia.com/news/DNS-Servers-of-3-Dutch-Hosting-Firms-Hijacked-Thousands-of-Sites-Serve-Malware-373308.shtml

Special Ops Mined Social Media for Data to Advance Mission
http://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2013/08/special-ops-mined-social-media-data-advance-mission/68216/

U.S. Cybersecurity Policy: Problems and Principles
http://heartland.org/sites/default/files/08-01-13_titch_policy_brief_cybersecurity.pdf

Enjoy!

Semper Fi,

謝謝

紅龍

People’s Republic of China Cyber Situation Awareness for 7 AUG 2013

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Good day folks;

Today’s edition of the People’s Republic of China Cyber Situation Awareness for 7 AUG 2013 includes some very interesting tidbits on the more claims of Intellectual Property theft by Chinese State Owned Enterprises…Sinovel for example…stay tuned for some interesting analysis regarding the world’s largest wind farm in Panama and the ties to the People’s Republic of China via the good ‘ol USA…

People’s Republic of China SOE SINOVEL, paid insider ‘to kill my company…’ 謝謝您, @zenrandom 紅龍
http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/06/19566531-chinese-firm-paid-insider-to-kill-my-company-american-ceo-says#comments
Chinese Comment Crew caught taking over a fake Water Plant
http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/16961/hacking/chinese-comment-crew-caught-taking-over-a-fake-water-plant.html
Flipboard is Now Blocked In China, But Chinese Edition Of App Is Left Unmolested
http://www.techinasia.com/china-great-firewall-blocks-flipboard/?
People’s Republic of China’s evolution on North Korea…”…No more petulance or obstinate behaviour…”
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2975673
Is the People’s Republic of China a challenge to the existing international order? |
http://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/jiangnan-zhu/is-china-challenge-to-existing-international-order
People’s Republic of China funding development of Gwadar Port in Pakistan
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1871210/report-china-funding-development-of-gwadar-port-in-pakistan-antony
Fighting corruption in the People’s Republic of China backfires by driving resistance
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/frank-ching/2013/08/07/385770/Fighting-corruption.htm
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei recruiting City workers for new London finance centre
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3462369/huawei-recruiting-city-workers-for-new-london-finance-centre/
China’s People’s Daily continues attack on US constitution
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1294861/peoples-daily-continues-attack-us-constitution

Cybercrime as a Service
http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/cybercrime-as-a-service/

Enjoy Folks!

Semper Fi –

謝謝

紅龍

Cyber Situational Awareness (SA) for 6AUG2013

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Good day Folks;

Below are series of very interesting and relevant cyber situational articles for reading and study.

Please pay particular attention to an uptick in the news regarding two of the People’s Republic of China’s significant State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Huawei and Lenovo…

The Diversified Employment of China’s Armed Forces
http://goo.gl/kN10J8
People’s Republic of China’s C919 commercial jet to have maiden flight in 2015｜
Hey Airbus & Boeing, these are not the airframe copies you are looking for…
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130806000083&cid=1102
Wiki reboot: Chinese Wikipedia makes comeback after early censorship
A censorship blackout lost Chinese Wikipedia many of its users. Now a new generation of mainland volunteers is resuscitating the site
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1293878/wiki-reboot-chinese-wikipedia-makes-comeback-after-early
Is the People’s Republic of China’s vast Web monitoring actually helping to grow democracy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/08/05/is-chinas-vast-web-monitoring-actually-helping-to-grow-democracy/
People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Truth: Worse Than the Soviet Union
WAR IS PEACE • FREEDOM IS SLAVERY • IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Ministry of Truth: Worse Than the Soviet Union


People’s Daily chief moves to State Council Information Office
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1601&MainCatID=16&id=20130512000014
Lu Wei, People’s Republic of China’s new internet chief
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1601&MainCatID=16&id=20130513000005
‘Father of Great Firewall’ steps down from Beijing university｜
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20130719000080&cid=1601
People’s Republic of China: Internet playing a major role in US military strategy｜
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1501&MainCatID=15&id=20130620000124
French Gvmt Report Warns of Money Laundering by Chinese, Russians in Wine Deals-Caijing
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2013-08-06/113135788.html
AirSea Battle, A2/AD and the Offense-Defense Balance
http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/08/06/airsea-battle-a2ad-and-the-offense-defense-balance/?all=true
Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2013/0726/Decoding-Xi-Jinping-s-China-Dream
People’s Republic of China’s Huawei $44 Million Connection Between Pakistan & China; Will it Be Censored?
http://www.techinasia.com/huawei-lay-44-million-fiberoptic-cableconnecting-pakistan-china/?
Despite spy raps, Filipino DepEd taking China computers from People’s Republic of China’s Huawei

Despite spy raps, DepEd taking China computers


India…Foreign vendors (HUAWEI) won’t share design details of telecom equipment
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/foreign-vendors-wont-share-design-details-of-telecom-equipment/article4993082.ece
US a high-risk place for data theft, second only to People’s Republic of China, say German companies
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-08/06/germany-fears-us-surveillance

Where Hackers and Spooks Mingle
Seeking to Boost Their Ranks, Government-Security Experts Try to Woo Tech-Minded Rebels at Two Vegas Conferences
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578648401799914658.html
Companies ‘not aware’ of being hacked
http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Companies-not-aware-of-being-hacked-20130802

New cyber range promotes cyber warfare…in Hawaii, closer to the People’s Republic of China…
http://www.kaleo.org/news/new-cyber-range-promotes-cyber-security/article_fea371f2-fd7b-11e2-8312-0019bb30f31a.html

The Future of US Cyber Command
http://rpdefense.over-blog.com/the-future-of-us-cyber-command

NSA Revelations Hurt Collaboration With Hackers Who Now Feel Betrayed
http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-revelations-hurt-collaboration-with-hackers-who-now-feel-betrayed-2013-8?
XKeyscore a ‘God-terminal’ into Internet | Germany | DW.DE | 03.08.2013
http://www.dw.de/xkeyscore-a-god-terminal-into-internet/a-16994780

Feds Are Suspects in New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity | Threat Level |
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/freedom-hosting/

Triangle universities strengthen cybersecurity as hackers grow bolder | Technology |
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/04/3081674/triangle-universities-strengthen.html
Hacker’s Mysterious Death Prompts Concerns About Pacemakers
http://www.wtma.com/common/more.php?m=58&ts=1375709704&article=A5AE5E8FFDCF11E286DEFEFDADE6840A&mode=2
Malicious Bank of America (BofA) ‘Statement of Expenses’ themed emails lead to client-side exploits and malware
http://blog.webroot.com/2013/08/06/malicious-bank-of-america-bofa-statement-of-expenses-themed-emails-lead-to-client-side-exploits-and-malware/
Anatomy of a cryptographic oracle – understanding (and mitigating) the BREACH attack
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/08/06/anatomy-of-a-cryptographic-oracle-understanding-and-mitigating-the-breach-attack/?
Freedom Hosting arrest and takedown linked to Tor privacy compromise
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/08/05/freedom-hosting-arrest-and-takedown-linked-to-tor-privacy-compromise/?

Inside Japan’s invisible army
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/08/05/inside-japans-invisible-army/

The Dangers of a Sensationalist Portrayal of Veterans

Enjoy!

Semper Fi;

謝謝
紅龍

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

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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

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

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