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

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

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

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