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

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 Outdated OS in China….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