Cyber Situational Awareness (SA) for 6AUG2013

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

http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/08/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
http://technology.inquirer.net/27799/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
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/the-dangers-of-a-sensationalist-portrayal-of-veterans/?src=recg&_r=1&

Enjoy!

Semper Fi;

謝謝
紅龍