Archive for October, 2009

Report on Chinese Cyberwarfare Capability

Friday, October 30th, 2009

“Capability of the People’s Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation,” prepared for the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Northrop Grumman Corporation, October 9, 2009. I have not read it yet. Post the interesting bits in comments, if there are any….

Taliban charges US security firm Blackwater for ‘devastating’ Peshawar blast – Sify

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Times Online
Taliban charges US security firm Blackwater for 'devastating' Peshawar blast
Sify
TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud said if the Taliban could target the Army General Headquarters and other major security installations in the country,
Pakistan looks to tighten securityCCTV
The 'security situation'The News International
Pakistan army kills 11 militants in Taliban strongholdsXinhua
MEMRI -Press Trust of India -A Pakistan News
all 4,844 news articles »

X Factor house to have increased security – stv.tv

Friday, October 30th, 2009

stv.tv
X Factor house to have increased security
stv.tv
X Factor bosses have decided to increase security at the contestant's house in north London. Following complaints, workers are to built a ring of barriers
'X Factor' security 'increased by bosses'Digital Spy

all 5 news articles »

UN to boost Afghan security after Kabul attack – Reuters

Friday, October 30th, 2009

guardian.co.uk

Dorset security expert: SBS rescue of couple kidnapped by Somali pirates is … – Bournemouth Daily Echo

Friday, October 30th, 2009
Dorset security expert: SBS rescue of couple kidnapped by Somali pirates is
Bournemouth Daily Echo
THE pirate hostage drama has got “10 times more complicated” said a Bournemouth-based security expert. Paul and Rachel Chandler from

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Security podcasters get hairy for charity

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Movember challenge spans Australia and the US.

Iraqi security officials held – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Iraqi security officials held
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
BAGHDAD — Iraq detained dozens of security officials responsible for protecting the Baghdad district where twin suicide bombings this week killed 155
61 security force members arrested over Baghdad blastsSaudi Gazette
Iraqi army, security officers arrested in Baghdad blastCBC.ca
Iraqi Government Arrests Security Personnel After Twin Suicide BlastsSecurity Management
Albuquerque Express -Telegraph.co.uk -Radio New Zealand
all 131 news articles »

China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. to Participate in November … – Reuters

Friday, October 30th, 2009
China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. to Participate in November
Reuters
About China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. Based in Shenzhen, China, CSST manufactures, distributes, installs and services surveillance and safety

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The UN Security Council has backed a call by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon … – BBC News

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Review: Bradford Networks NAC Director

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Features a policy-driven architecture.

Virtualisation and security: Enterprise solutions in reach of SMBs

Friday, October 30th, 2009

SMBs that have considered virtualisation but decided that it is too expensive or simply not viable, especially in terms of security, should think again.

US National Security aide says satisfied with meetings in Moscow – ITAR-TASS

Friday, October 30th, 2009

ABC News
US National Security aide says satisfied with meetings in Moscow
ITAR-TASS
WASHINGTON, October 29 (Itar-Tass) – US National Security Advisor James Jones said Thursday he is satisfied with the meetings he has had during the recent
US security adviser in Moscow nuclear arms talksThe Associated Press
Top US adviser assures Russia at nuclear talksAFP
Five ways Britain can get the most from RussiaTimes Online
RIA Novosti -WashingtonTV -Washington Post
all 345 news articles »

Understanding Risk

Friday, October 30th, 2009

People tend to not prioritize their risk correctly. SANS Top Cyber Security report in September 2009 pointed out that people are not patching third party applications or taking care of web servers correctly.

I recently ran across the image below (click for full size) that showed the number of deaths in the last 300 days broken down by category and compared that to the number of deaths for H1N1.

risk.jpg

(not sure who to credit on the photo, it wasn’t giving to me in context, here is the original link..

Police search for lost parents of China’s stolen children – Independent

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Police search for lost parents of China's stolen children
Independent
"It's the first time the Ministry of Public Security has published data about children whose parents couldn't be found through the national DNA database,"
Chinese crackdown nets thousands of 'stolen' childrenOttawa Citizen
Chinese officials try to find parents of 60 lost childrenCNN International
China turns to Web to reunite familiesUnited Press International
BBC News -Shanghaiist -The Associated Press
all 168 news articles »

Snow Leopard vs Windows 7: Which is more secure?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Apple fanboys take heed: you are still vulnerable.

Brief: Sensitive gov’t docs leaked over peer-to-peer

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Sensitive gov’t docs leaked over peer-to-peer

Brief: Vulnerability sales help secure Microsoft

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Vulnerability sales help secure Microsoft

Twitter warns of new phishing attack

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Latest scam designed to harvest login credentials.

Major smartphone brands fall to spear phishing experiment

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Smartphones are falling to spear phishing campaigns after they receive a fake LinkedIn invitation from ‘Bill Gates’.

Second Facebook spam email campaign detected this week

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

A new email threat has been identified that poses as being from Facebook.