http://www.secuobs.com Observatoire de la securite Internet fr webmaster@secuobs.com 2016-04-25 22:10:01 - Risk Assessment Ars Technica : Cyber Command plans to mount hacking attacks that disrupt ISIS operations http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/604655.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/604655.shtml 2016-04-22 15:05:11 - Office of Inadequate Security : Rob Edwards reports The Ministry of Defence MoD has accidentally released a secret NATO report with codewords, ciphers, http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/604414.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/604414.shtml 2016-04-18 11:32:24 - Web Application Security Blog Acunetix : UK establishes 40m military cyber defense centre With the huge proposals and funding pumped into cyber security by the US government lately, there was no doubt the UK would soon be following suit Plans were unveiled last week for a 40m Cyber Security Operations Centre, to be based at a Ministry of Defense centre in Read More The post In the headlines UK military cyber defense centre, WordPress and Joomla applications, Magnitude Exploit kit and more appeared first on Acunetix http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603999.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603999.shtml 2016-04-11 19:25:49 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Reader wiredmikey writes Swedish military computers were hacked and used in an attack targeting major US banks in 2013, the armed forces said on Monday The attack knocked out the web sites of as many as 20 major US banks and financial institutions, sometimes for several days According to Swedish military spokesman Mikael Abramsson, a server in the Swedish defense system had a vulnerability which was exploited by hackers to carry out the attacks At the time, the attack, which began in 2012 and continued for months, was one of the biggest ever reported US officials blamed Iran, suggesting it was in retaliation for political sanctions and several earlier cyberattacks on its own systems IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603463.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603463.shtml 2016-04-11 16:46:29 - Office of Inadequate Security : Sometimes it takes years before we find out more details about a particular attack On Friday, AFP reported that the source http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603434.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/603434.shtml 2016-03-28 23:51:22 - Security Bloggers Network : Su Bin, a businessman active in aerospace and aviation, admitted to directing hackers back home on where to target and what to steal http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602226.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/602226.shtml 2016-03-23 22:38:45 - Office of Inadequate Security : A Chinese national pleaded guilty today to participating in a years-long conspiracy to hack into the computer networks of http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/601885.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/601885.shtml 2016-03-23 14:11:45 - TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog : A newly-discovered information theft campaign in India has stolen passport scans, photo IDs, and tax information from 160 Indian military officers, military attaches stationed in the said country, consultants, and resellers Some evidence suggests that the attackers are based out of Pakistan, although no evidence suggests ties to the government This operation was not particularly sophisticated, however it was still able to acquire sensitive information that was probably acquired from restricted sources within the Indian government This shows that targeted attacks don't need to be well-planned operations backed by a big budget and sufficient resources What attackers may lack in technical sophistication, they can make up for through tenacity, persistence, and clever social engineering Post from Trendlabs Security Intelligence Blog - by Trend Micro Indian Military Personnel Targeted by Operation C-Major Information Theft Campaign http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/601841.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/601841.shtml 2016-03-08 02:13:23 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : mmell writes The US military is spending millions on an advanced implant that would allow a human brain to communicate directly with computers If it succeeds, cyborgs will be a reality The goal of the proposed implant is to open the channel between the human brain and modern electronics according to DARPA's program manager, Phillip Alvelda In January, DARPA announced it plans to spend up to 62 million on the project, which is part of its Neural Engineering System Design program The implant would be small -- no larger than one cubic centimeter, or roughly the size of two stacked nickels -- according to DARPA The implantable device aims to convert neurons in the brain into electronic signals and provide unprecedented data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and the digital world, according to a DARPA statement announcing the new project DARPA sees the implant as providing a foundation for new therapies that could help people with deficits in sight or hearing by feeding digital auditory or visual information into the brain A spokesman for DARPA told CNN that the program is not intended for military applications Ordinarily, such a headline might be considered sensationalist reporting and a batch of sci-fi -- except DARPA is involved I can remember when internetworking computers was a radical concept until DARPA came up with some serious sci-fi style communications protocols to make it all work With only 62 million budgeted so far , we can only hope that it'll be a while before they succeed -- but then again, this is DARPA we're talking about IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/600419.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/600419.shtml 2016-02-27 05:12:57 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes A high-ranking general in the Norwegian Army and head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service E-tjenesten Etterretningstjenesten has made official statements accusing the Chinese government of launching cyber-attacks against his country Gen Lunde says that state-sponsored hacking groups have targeted many Norwegian companies during the past year He says that these companies are suppliers and collaborators of the Norwegian army and that hackers have stolen information considered to be state military secrets The statements were made to Norwegian TV station TV2 by General Lt Morten Haga Lunde, who was detailing his agency's most recent intelligence report IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/599539.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/599539.shtml 2016-02-25 03:45:36 - Help Net Security : Transforming the way enterprises perform cyberthreat analysis, Siemplify emerged from stealth mode with the first security operations platform to employ the same cybersecurity methodologies used by military intelligence organizations The Siemplify Threat Analysis Platform automatically correlates security alerts, identifies and prioritizes incidents, and graphically depicts the complete threat chain The platform acts as a central hub linking an organization s existing security, threat intelligence and risk management tools, including Splunk and popular SIEMs According to a More http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/599316.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/599316.shtml 2016-01-26 22:58:49 - TorrentFreak : Netflix is increasingly blocking users who circumvent geo-restrictions though VPNs and proxies This issue worries many US soldiers stationed oversees, but according to Netflix American military bases will still be able to access the content library of their home country Source TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/596555.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/596555.shtml 2016-01-21 19:43:19 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes A hidden backdoor account was discovered embedded in the firmware of devices deployed at the White House and in various US Military strategic centers, more precisely in AMX conference room equipment The first account was named Black Widow, and after security researchers reported its presence to AMX, the company's employees simply renamed it to Batman thinking nobody will notice AMX did remove the backdoor after three months In its firmware's official release notes, AMX claimed that the two accounts were only used for debugging, just like Fortinet claimed that its FortiOS SSH backdoor was used only internally by a management protocol IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/596153.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/596153.shtml 2016-01-09 18:12:21 - Office of Inadequate Security : Natasha Pace reports that a hard drive found nearly one year ago at a recycling depot is believed to belong to the Canadian http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595241.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/595241.shtml 2015-12-14 15:25:33 - Office of Inadequate Security : Kavita Iyer reports In response to the ISIS day of trolling , the ISIS-affiliated Islamic Cyber Army ICA have reportedly http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/593062.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/593062.shtml 2015-12-05 20:17:09 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Lasrick writes Two articles in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists analyze the IAEA's December 2nd report PDF on the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program Ariane Tabatabai goes into what the report did and did not reveal According to US intelligence, Iran ceased its nuclear-weapon-related activities in 2003 and did not subsequently make a political decision to resume them The IAEA report unsurprisingly indicates that Tehran did have a coordinated nuclear weapon development program until 2003 Iran further engaged in some activities after 2003 but these were not coordinated, according to the report Harvard's Martin Malin summarizes key takeaways from the process T he report points out that, unfortunately, Iran has taken steps that make it more difficult for the country to put the past behind it IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592207.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/592207.shtml 2015-11-25 19:33:49 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : Cyber-espionage effort may be tied to the arrest of Iranian American in Tehran http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591232.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/591232.shtml 2015-10-29 14:00:03 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : McGruber writes The Baltimore Sun reports that a military surveillance blimp has broken free of its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and was last seen drifting at 16,000 ft over Pennsylvania The 243-foot-long, helium-filled JLENS Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System aerostat detached from its mooring at about 11 54 am Wednesday It was trailing approximately 6,700 feet of cable Anyone who sees the aerostat is advised to contact 911 immediately, spokeswoman Heather Roelker said People are warned to keep a safe distance from the airship and tether as contact with them may present significant danger IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/588398.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/588398.shtml 2015-10-19 11:21:25 - SecurityTube.Net : Dariusz Mikulski GrrCON 2015 For More Information Please Visit - http wwwgrrconcom http wwwirongeekcom iphp page videos grrcon2015 mainlist http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587160.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587160.shtml 2015-10-16 20:24:14 - Security Bloggers Network : IMAGE Each week, the PhishLabs team posts The Week in Cybercrime TWIC to recap noteworthy cybercrime articles and reports open source http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587029.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587029.shtml 2015-10-16 18:38:42 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes The Islamic State hacker detained at Bukit Aman in Kuala Lumpur, has been identified as 20-year-old Kosovo student name Ardit Ferizi The US arrest warrant alleges that the Kosovo hacker executed computer attacks and committed theft violations, stealing the personally identifiable information of members of the US military and federal employees The Department of Justice warned that the leaked data was intended for the purpose of encouraging terrorist attacks against those individuals IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587019.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/587019.shtml 2015-10-16 03:54:03 - Office of Inadequate Security : Was a hack of a US retailer used to develop an ISIL hit list of American military members and government employees http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/586924.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/586924.shtml 2015-10-07 19:26:14 - Office of Inadequate Security : CBC News reports The Canadian military is looking for a car hacker to hack into its vehicles to test how vulnerable they http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/585981.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/585981.shtml 2015-09-26 15:22:17 - Office of Inadequate Security : Scott MacFarlane reports A pair of security breaches has compromised the private information of some US Army families, http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/584770.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/584770.shtml 2015-09-24 06:39:34 - Office of Inadequate Security : Josh Chin reports The email attachment would tempt anyone following the diplomatic standoff between China and other http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/584515.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/584515.shtml 2015-09-15 17:08:51 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : jrepin writes The Italian military is transitioning to LibreOffice and the Open Document Format ODF The Ministry of Defense will over the next year-and-a-half install this suite of office productivity tools on some 150,000 PC workstations making it Europe's second largest LibreOffice implementation IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583574.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/583574.shtml 2015-08-31 07:12:28 - SecurityTube.Net : Mainstreet Policing Meets Military-Grade Surveillance In the United States, people increasingly understand that local police departments often possess high-tech military grade weapons and equipment designed for the battlefield But what people don t realize is that the same police departments often also possess very sophisticated surveillance technology that can be used to monitor, track and record the population as we all go about our everyday activities The talk will explore the kinds of surveillance technologies now in the possession of ordinary police departments far from any crime or terrorism hotspots In the United States, particularly after protests in Ferguson in the wake of the police killing of Michael Brown, people increasingly understand that local police departments often possess high-tech military grade weapons and equipment designed for the battlefield But what people don t realize is that the same police departments often also possess very sophisticated surveillance technology that can be used to monitor, track and record the population as we all go about our everyday activities From stingrays to aerial surveillance to license plate readers and cell phone tracking, police now possess the ability to track people that the intelligence services could only have dreamed of decades ago The talk will explore the kinds of surveillance technologies now in the possession of ordinary police departments far from any crime or terrorism hotspots It will focus particularly on technologies of mass surveillance--ones that, like license plate readers, allow law enforcement agencies to monitor and record the movements or other activities of large numbers of people It will discuss the origins of these technologies, and what is known about their use Although the talk will focus on the US, similar technologies are present throughout Europe and audience members will be invited to talk about what's going on in their own communities For More Information Please Visit - https wwwcccde http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/581893.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/581893.shtml 2015-08-12 23:09:57 - Office of Inadequate Security : Nick Gutteridge reports Social media users claiming to be members of the extremist group say they have hacked computers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/580030.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/580030.shtml 2015-08-12 14:47:43 - Security Bloggers Network : This FBI alert is interesting U FOUO In May 2015, the wife of a US military member was approached in front of her home by two Middle-Eastern males The men stated that she was the wife of a US interrogator When she denied their claims, the men la http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579977.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579977.shtml 2015-08-06 14:50:17 - Office of Inadequate Security : On July 28, CNN reported The unclassified email network used by Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579498.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579498.shtml 2015-08-02 00:19:15 - Office of Inadequate Security : Christopher R Glenn, 34, a South Florida Resident, was sentenced on July 31, 2015, to 120 months of imprisonment to be http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579111.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/579111.shtml 2015-07-20 19:05:25 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes Fast information exchange is the key to a powerful military, and satellites have been an incredible boon to the commanders of modern fighting forces But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says the US military is vastly overpaying for its satellite communications, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars They say the Department of Defense has become increasingly reliant on commercial SATCOM to support ongoing US military operations You see, every part of the DoD is required to go through the Defense Information Systems Agency when procuring SATCOM equipment The problem is that this process is incredibly slow, and fraught with red tape Because of this, many in the military skip DISA and go straight to commercial providers at a steep markup The GAO estimates that this cost taxpayers around 45 million extra in a single year IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/577710.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/577710.shtml 2015-07-08 23:36:06 - Office of Inadequate Security : Canadian Press reports A defence lawyer for a Chinese man living in British Columbia and facing extradition to the United http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/576514.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/576514.shtml 2015-06-26 03:35:23 - Office of Inadequate Security : Candace Hopkins reports A young Albuquerque man found documents and more at his neighborhood park, but he knew they didn t http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/575519.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/575519.shtml 2015-06-17 19:06:52 - Security Bloggers Network : Israel Hayom is reporting the Israel Defense Forces IDF plans to create an entirely separate and new branch of the State of Israel's primary military defense targeting cyberwarfare The decision to create http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/574418.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/574418.shtml 2015-06-13 14:48:37 - Computer Security News : Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several US officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach of federal records that could dramatically compound the potential damage The forms authorities believed to have been accessed, known as Standard Form 86, require applicants to fill out deeply personal information about mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests and bankruptcies http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/573933.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/573933.shtml 2015-06-08 07:55:57 - Computer Security News : Australian academics who teach mathematics may need to run new ideas by the Department of Defence before sharing them or risk imprisonment Some academics are set to become much more familiar with the department's Defence Export Control Office , a unit that enforces the Defence Trade Control Act 2012 , Australia's end of a 2007 pact with the US and UK over defence trade http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/573302.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/573302.shtml 2015-06-02 03:07:03 - Computer Security News : Congress wants the Pentagon to spend more than 200 million to identify holes in US weapons and communications software that could allow foreign militaries to disrupt or defeat advanced arms in cyber attacks The House version of the 612 billion fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill warns that despite a 2013 Pentagon report warning of major vulnerabilities in the cyber security of weapons systems, the military is lagging behind in closing the software holes http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572721.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572721.shtml 2015-05-27 16:13:43 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes The US Air Force has given private rocket company SpaceX clearance to launch military satellites into orbit This disrupts the lock that Boeing and Lockheed Martin have had on military launches for almost a decade SpaceX will get its first opportunity to bid for such launches in June, when the Air Force posts a contract to launch GPS satellites IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572109.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/572109.shtml 2015-05-22 02:41:22 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : Claims West and ideological traitors use Internet to weaken Party's authority http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/571605.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/571605.shtml 2015-05-21 00:07:21 - Office of Inadequate Security : Candice Nguyen reports One of three defendants accused of bribing a former Camp Pendleton Marine and unlawfully accessing http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/571451.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/571451.shtml 2015-05-07 14:28:58 - Security Bloggers Network : Permalink http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/570027.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/570027.shtml 2015-05-02 20:15:59 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Lasrick writes Adam Weinstein on a program designed to catch terrorists attacking Baltimore that is now being used to spy on protesters 'On Ambassador Road, just off I-695 around the corner from the FBI, nearly 100 employees sit in a high-tech suite and wait for terrorists to attack Baltimore They've waited 11 years But they still have plenty of work to do, like using the intel community's toys to target this week's street protests' Great read IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/569496.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/569496.shtml 2015-04-26 08:12:18 - Computer Security News : The new data measure the extent to which agency IT projects stay within budget and on schedule and the average time it takes to deliver key phases of a project Next week, Hack4Congress will bring together a wide array of participants to help solve challenges that could make Congress function more efficiently http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/568808.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/568808.shtml 2015-04-22 13:27:21 - LinuxSecurity.com Latest News : LinuxSecuritycom The Dark Net is under attack Actually, it's always under attack That's the smart attitude to take as the spotlight has been turned up on technology like the Tor-anonymizing network Threats from governments and hackers around the world have pushed Tor's decade-old hidden service technology to its limits http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/568276.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/568276.shtml 2015-04-19 11:55:17 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes The US Army is to create a new cybersecurity division, Cyber Branch 17, and is also considering launching a cyber career track for civilians, according to an announcement made this week by Lt Gen Edward C Cardon Cardon, who currently heads the US Army's cyber command, ARCYBER, spoke to the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Tuesday about the growing threats and capabilities used in cyber warfare He argued that creating a cyber career management field for civilians would result in an easier recruitment process, as opposed to recruiting internally and trying to retain the talent, he said Cardon maintains that recruiting and retaining talent in the field is often challenging, given internal employment constraints surrounding compensation and slow hiring processes IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567818.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567818.shtml 2015-04-19 04:36:29 - Computer Security News : Hackers have managed to penetrate computer networks associated with the Israeli military in an espionage campaign that skillfully packages existing attack software with trick emails, according to private security researchers The four-month-old effort, most likely by Arabic-speaking programmers, shows how the Middle East continues to be a hotbed for cyber espionage and how widely the ability to carry off such an attack has spread, the researchers said http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567793.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567793.shtml 2015-04-16 06:20:22 - Security Bloggers Network : We have seen a number of nation-states beginning to use black hat hacking tools and espionage tactics in an effort to steal intellectual property from corporations, target retailer customer databases, and monitor the electronic communications of entire national populations for terrorist threats This development, as well as the risk of cyber attacks against critical national Read More The post Private Companies Cyberwar Caught in the Middle of the Military Internet Complex appeared first on The State of Security IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567569.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/567569.shtml 2015-04-07 11:46:29 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : schwit1 writes In the past decade, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has wasted 10 billion on defense projects that were either impractical and impossible It's hard to choose a single quote showing the absurd stupidity of these projects the article is filled with too many to choose from Read it all and weep However, here's one quote that typifies the attitude Henry A Obering III, a retired director of the Missile Defense Agency, said any unfulfilled expectations for SBX and the other projects were the fault of the Obama administration and Congress for not doubling down with more spending 'If we can stop one missile from destroying one American city,' said Obering, a former Air Force lieutenant general, 'we have justified the entire program many times over from its initiation in terms of cost' We get the government we deserve Until we stop electing candidates from either party who promise pork, we will continue to get pork, and waste, and a society that is steadily going bankrupt IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/566290.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/566290.shtml 2015-04-01 14:50:09 - Security Bloggers Network : The top-of-the-line Blackphones are said to be NSA-proof, despite the FBI's new policy that demonizes encryption as a huge problem for law enforcement http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/565643.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/565643.shtml 2015-03-25 02:33:16 - Computer Security News : An online group claiming affiliation with Islamic State terrorists has threatened American military members and their families in the past, and over the weekend, a new threat surfaced on the Web A group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division posted the names, photos and addresses of about 100 US troops online, calling for attacks against them http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564703.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564703.shtml 2015-03-22 07:43:24 - Computer Security News : A group affiliated with the Islamic State published a list of addresses purportedly belonging to about 100 US service members late Friday night, calling for their beheadings The self-identified Islamic State Hacking Division claimed to have obtained the information by hacking into military servers, databases and emails, The Blaze reported Saturday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564403.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564403.shtml 2015-03-20 20:00:53 - Office of Inadequate Security : Elizabeth Shim reports The FBI is probing into possible Chinese military involvement in a data breach of Registercom, a http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564317.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564317.shtml 2015-03-20 15:19:01 - Computer Security News : China's Defense Ministry on Friday denied that it had anything to do with a cyber attack on Registercom, a unit of Webcom, following a report in the Financial Times that the FBI was looking into the Chinese military's involvement The relevant criticism that China's military participated in Internet hacking is to play the same old tune, and is totally baseless, the ministry said in a fax to Reuters in response to a question about the story http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564261.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/564261.shtml 2015-03-18 19:00:31 - Computer Security News : The FBI is looking into whether the Chinese military was involved in a cyber attack on Registercom, a unit of Webcom, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the probe A Federal Bureau of Investigation spokesperson said she was not familiar with the probe and that the agency does not comment on such matters http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/563954.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/563954.shtml 2015-03-10 17:30:20 - Security Bloggers Network : The United States' military is looking to hire 3,000 cybersecurity professionals to man its infosec unit over the next nine months The post US military looks to 3,000 new security hires by 2016 appeared first on We Live Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/562854.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/562854.shtml 2015-03-06 03:38:00 - Office of Inadequate Security : Stars and Stripes reports Names, addresses, emails and technical information belonging to 98,000 US military personnel http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/562339.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/562339.shtml 2015-03-02 17:52:39 - LinuxSecurity.com Latest News : LinuxSecuritycom In the fight to defend cyberspace from its enemies, the US military is rushing to hire as many skilled hackers as it can But no one is really sure how to get the two cultures to coexist http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/561769.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/561769.shtml 2015-02-11 12:24:18 - Computer Security News : A Chinese hacking group infiltrated the Forbescom site in November and used it to launch targeted attacks against website visitors from US banking and defense companies, a cybersecurity company said on Tuesday The attack took place over a period of several days, starting Nov 28, and took advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, according to ISight Partners http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/559068.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/559068.shtml 2015-02-10 13:03:54 - Hackaday : Whether you ve been following Retrotechtacular for a while or have firsthand experience with the US Army, you know that when they want to teach something to a someone, they ll get the job done in spades with a side of style The era between WWII and the Vietnam War was a golden age of clear, simple instruction that saw the Army use memorable material to teach a wide array of topics And speaking of golden ages, the Army found success with comic book-style instructional magazines drawn chiefly by Will Eisner of Spirit fame The first of these rags was called Army read more http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/558838.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/558838.shtml 2015-02-04 15:37:44 - Security Bloggers Network : Tightened Internet access is no longer limited to the Great Firewall -- instead, the military is now in the hot seat over blogging and device use http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/558025.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/558025.shtml 2015-02-02 12:55:42 - Security Bloggers Network : Danger Beware seductive women who contact you on Skype Particularly, if you are working for opposition forces in Syria http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557595.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557595.shtml 2015-01-30 19:15:58 - Security Bloggers Network : Sky News reports that the United States military is investing heavily in new identify verification techniques that could replace passwords and biometric solutions for security The post US military explores cognitive fingerprints as alternative to passwords appeared first on We Live Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557339.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557339.shtml 2015-01-29 16:17:04 - Security Bloggers Network : The US military hopes recording human behavior can replace the traditional password http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557133.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557133.shtml 2015-01-29 12:51:25 - Security Bloggers Network : DARPA has awarded researchers at the US military's elite West Point military academy a multi-million dollar contract to produce a replacement for password authentication based on cognitive fingerprints http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557101.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/557101.shtml 2015-01-27 23:31:08 - Computer Security News : This week in federal court, a Palm Beach County man tied to a strange case of international espionage pleaded guilty to the rack of criminal charges he was facing http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/556849.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/556849.shtml 2015-01-14 06:38:33 - Computer Security News : Hackers with a self-dubbed Aocyber caliphateAo took over the US Central Command Twitter account Monday, January 12, 2015, tweeting out pro-ISIS messages and what appears to be American military data What does the hack of social media accounts for the US military's central command - by people claiming to be working with Islamic State militants - mean to Canadian governments and politicians Here's what you need to know http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554447.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554447.shtml 2015-01-13 15:40:32 - Security Bloggers Network : It was reported yesterday that social media accounts belonging to the US Military were hijacked by ISIS supporters The message American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back, ISIS was posted on the US Central Command Twitter feed In a statement, CENTCOM was quick to point out that it did not believe that any sensitive Read More The post US Military Social Media Accounts Hijacked By ISIS Supporters appeared first on The State of Security IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554337.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554337.shtml 2015-01-13 13:12:30 - Security Bloggers Network : Twitter and YouTube accounts run by the US military s Central Command are hijacked by hackers claiming to back Islamic State Twitter and YouTube accounts run by the US military s Central Command are hijacked by hackers claiming to back Islamic State Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554311.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554311.shtml 2015-01-12 22:46:15 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : In an age when anyone can take credit for hacks, truth is a notable casualty http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554230.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554230.shtml 2015-01-12 22:45:18 - Office of Inadequate Security : Courthouse News reports For 40 minutes on Monday, hackers posted ISIS propaganda and purported military documents on US http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554229.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/554229.shtml 2014-12-20 22:40:58 - Kellep Charles Information Security Blog Space : The US Military Classification Scheme http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/551291.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/551291.shtml 2014-11-25 15:15:14 - Security Bloggers Network : Regin is another military-grade surveillance malware tech details from Symantec and Kaspersky It seems to have been in operation between 2008 and 2011 The Intercept has linked it to NSA GCHQ operations, although I am still skeptical of the NSA GCH IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/547177.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/547177.shtml 2014-11-21 14:16:55 - Computer Security News : The United States on Monday charged five Chinese military officers and accused them of hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies to steal trade secrets, ratcheting up tensions between the two world powers over cyber espionage China immediately denied the charges, saying in a strongly worded Foreign Ministry statement the US grand jury indictment was made up and would damage trust between the two nations http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/546651.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/546651.shtml 2014-11-12 18:36:39 - Security Bloggers Network : After taking a look at recent Korplug PlugX detections, we identified two larger scale campaigns employing this well-known Remote Access Trojan This blog gives an overview of the first one The post Korplug military targeted attacks Afghanistan Tajikistan appeared first on We Live Security IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/545122.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/545122.shtml 2014-11-11 14:44:47 - adafruit industries blog : Adafruit is open and taking orders, free shipping to any military base as always We ship free to US Military APO FPO addresses via USPS Priority mail So no tracking, but, also, free Make sure to enter city as APO or FPO and for state choose AA, AE or AP from the dropdown menu And to http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/544813.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/544813.shtml 2014-11-05 02:41:36 - Office of Inadequate Security : Two men, including a former military reservist who stole the identities of fellow soldiers while stationed overseas, pleaded http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/543789.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/543789.shtml 2014-10-28 20:19:42 - Help Net Security : FireEye today released a comprehensive intelligence report that assesses that an advanced persistent threat APT group may be sponsored by the Russian government The report APT28 A Window into http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/542940.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/542940.shtml 2014-09-22 11:58:28 - Acunetix Web Application Security Blog : An important update has just been rolled out to Acunetix Online Vulnerability Scanner OVS which includes 2 features unique to Acunetix - AcuSensor and AcuMonitor Both technologies have been successfully used in Acunetix WVS to enhance scan results by improving The post Acunetix OVS Update Spots Vulnerabilities with Military Precision appeared first on Acunetix http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535937.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535937.shtml 2014-09-19 13:06:26 - Security Bloggers Network : Military contractors for the US Transportation Command were breached by hackers associated with the Chinese government at least 20 times in one year, according to a report released Wednesday by the US Senate Armed Services Committee IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535686.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535686.shtml 2014-09-17 17:32:38 - Computer Security News : Senate investigators are blaming China for nearly two dozen successful hacker break-ins of computer networks belonging to Pentagon contractors A yearlong investigation announced Wednesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee identified at least 50 intrusions since 2012 against unspecified contractors working for the US Transportation Command, or Transcom http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535353.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535353.shtml 2014-09-16 12:52:53 - WIRED Danger Room : A Military-Grade Drone That Can Be Printed Anywhere We have 3-D printed keys, guns and shoes now a research team at the University of Virginia has created a 3D printed UAV drone for the Department of Defense In the works for three years, the aircraft, no bigger than a remote-controlled plane, can carry a 15-pound payload If it crashes or needs a design tweak The post A Military-Grade Drone That Can Be Printed Anywhere appeared first on WIRED IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535095.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/535095.shtml 2014-09-05 18:52:44 - Computer Security News : NATO leaders agreed on Friday that a large-scale cyber attack on a member country could be considered as an attack on the entire US-led alliance, potentially triggering a military response The decision marks an expansion of the organisation's remit, reflecting new threats that can disable critical infrastructure, financial systems and government without firing a shot http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/533246.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/533246.shtml 2014-08-17 05:42:04 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : v3rgEz writes Wondering how the St Louis County Police ended up armed with surplus military gear, and what equipment other departments have A FOIA request at MuckRock has turned up every item given to local law enforcement under the Pentagon's 1022 program, the mechanism by which local law enforcement can apply for surplus or used military gear IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/530212.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/530212.shtml 2014-08-14 21:39:24 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Daniel_Stuckey writes with a story about an interesting or, you might think, creepy institution at the University of Washington's Seattle campus It's the Center for Game Science, a research lab that makes educational video games for children, and that received the bulk of its funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the wing of the US Department of Defense that supports research into experimental military technology Why is DARPA the original primary funder of the CGS According to written and recorded statements from current and former DARPA program managers, as well as other government documents, the DARPA-funded educational video games developed at the CGS have a purpose beyond the pretense of teaching elementary school children STEM skills IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529976.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529976.shtml 2014-08-13 20:31:45 - Office of Inadequate Security : Chris Strom reports Companies that do business with the Defense Department are bracing for new US rules requiring them to http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529779.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/529779.shtml 2014-08-04 03:15:47 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : Above image links to Foxnews Video from US Military Exercise Black Dart 14 1400 members of the US military met for the two weeks to perform confidential exercises at Black Dart 14 in California With over 50 countries currently using military capable drones, one topic of focus was tracking and intercepting foreign combat UAVs For http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/528196.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/528196.shtml 2014-07-29 18:13:28 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : Phishing attack let Unit 61398 spend 4 months installing trojans and keyloggers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/527417.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/527417.shtml 2014-07-21 18:55:57 - Security Bloggers Network : UAG's new rugged case for Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 provides military grade protection for drop and shock read more IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526235.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526235.shtml 2014-07-21 15:36:43 - Computer Security News : A military spokesman says the Twitter account run by Kenya's military has been taken over by hackers claiming to be from the activist collective Anonymous http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526191.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526191.shtml 2014-07-20 19:35:19 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : As Israeli ground forces push into Gaza to remove militant Islamic troops and missiles, hacking teams from both sides ply their trades Reports of multiple site hacking, denial of service attacks and defacement are being reported by both camps in this struggle for Israel s right to exist Israeli Attacks on Hamas According to the The Jerusalem http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526062.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/526062.shtml 2014-07-16 10:54:37 - adafruit industries blog : Ecouterre posted about these awesome new boots from Lockheed Martin and STC Footwear that will help people in the military charge their devices just by walking around Hop, skip, jump, march, dance, run or hike keep at it for an hour while wearing these kinetic boots and you ll be able to generate enough power http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/525390.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/525390.shtml 2014-07-14 11:50:47 - Security Bloggers Network : As the cybersecurity row between the US and China escalates, another Chinese man has been arrested on hacking and data theft charges IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524992.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/524992.shtml 2014-07-07 20:10:49 - Security Bloggers Network : IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/523964.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/523964.shtml 2014-06-23 20:55:36 - WIRED Danger Room : Workers digging a trench on Governor's Island came across a rusted, filthy piece of train machinery and had no idea what it was IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/520308.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/520308.shtml 2014-06-19 23:41:31 - WIRED Danger Room : The force has bought a Zero MMX electric motorcycle that offers the advantage of stealth IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/519836.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/519836.shtml 2014-06-10 05:49:57 - Computer Security News : In May, the US indicted five Chinese hackers linked to People's Liberation Army Unit 61398 that allegedly targeted the US nuclear power, metals and solar industries to steal trade secrets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517927.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517927.shtml 2014-06-10 03:07:44 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : In operation since 2007, Putter Panda is latest group to be implicated by researchers http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517914.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517914.shtml 2014-06-07 14:31:09 - Office of Inadequate Security : Cassandra Vinograd reports The US military said Thursday that a hacking attack may have stolen the personal data of more http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517656.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/517656.shtml 2014-05-30 14:16:09 - SecurityTube.Net : Paul Thompson, Dartmouth The DARPA Detection and Computational Analysis of Psychological Signals DCAPS program provided initial funding for the Durkheim Project While DCAPS as a whole addressed PTSD, the Durkheim Project sought to predict military and veteran suicide risk We developed a clinician's dashboard, which presents suicide risk predictions for the clinician's patients based on analysis of a free text portions of VA medical records and, b opt-in social media postings Dartmouth's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects approved our protocol to conduct a Veterans Affairs VA medical records study with the White River Junction, Vermont, VA Medical Center A second protocol has been approved to study opt-in Facebook postings from active duty military personnel and veterans We have built the software infrastructure to collect these opt-in postings in collaboration with Facebook A third protocol is currently being developed to support intervention, when high suicide risk is predicted This talk will describe the Durkheim Project, focusing on privacy issues related to using opt-in social media postings Paul Thompson's thesis research was on probabilistic information retrieval He was an assistant professor at Drexel University's College of Information Studies and then a member of PRC, Inc's now part of Northrop Grumman artificial intelligence development group, where he conducted research in natural language understanding and information retrieval He later worked for West Publishing Company now part of Thomson - Reuters After joining Dartmouth College s Institute for Security Technology Studies in 2001, he became the technical lead for the Semantic Hacking project He also participated in an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection I3P research project on control system security in the oil and gas industry He is currently an instructor in the Department of Genetics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth He was the co-principal investigator on the DARPA Detection and Computational Analysis of Psychological Signals program s Durkheim project Visit wwwceriaspurdueedu For More Information please visit - http wwwceriaspurdueedu IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/516282.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/516282.shtml 2014-05-29 15:13:41 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : People trust and share way too much on social media sites, and unfortunately this extends to government employees and military troops around the world Iranian hackers have taken advantage of this and for the last three years have been targeting high ranking officials worldwide by attacking social media accounts using social engineering Social Engineering means http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/516106.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/516106.shtml 2014-05-26 11:02:37 - Help Net Security News : Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, podcasts, and articles Record month for Linux Trojans If you think that you are protected from malware if you use Linux, think a http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/515444.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/515444.shtml 2014-05-25 15:26:34 - Computer Security News : Five Chinese military officers were indicted by the US today and charged with hacking US companies to steal industry secrets about nuclear and solar power in what one official called 21st century burglary http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/515365.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/515365.shtml 2014-05-21 21:16:44 - Network World on Security : US Department of Justice computer hacking charges against five suspected members of the Chinese army should send a message that the US government is fed up with state-sponsored cyberattacks, some lawmakers said Wednesday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514786.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514786.shtml 2014-05-21 17:55:30 - adafruit industries blog : Memorial day is 05 26 2014 Adafruit will be open and taking orders online, free shipping to any military base as always Orders will ship out on May 27th There will not be any deliveries or shipping on Monday Any order placed after 11am ET on Friday May 23rd will not start to ship out until http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514746.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514746.shtml 2014-05-20 19:52:48 - Help Net Security News : Yesterday, for the first time ever, the US Justice Department filed criminal charges against known state actors for hacking, as it accused five Chinese military hackers of cyber espionage against US f http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514534.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514534.shtml 2014-05-20 16:22:54 - LinuxSecurity.com Latest News : LinuxSecuritycom A US criminal indictment against Chinese Army personnel over alleged hacking describes how stolen intellectual property was funneled to Chinese companies, an unresolved question for analysts http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514502.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514502.shtml 2014-05-20 15:21:29 - Network World on Security : The US government's decision to formally indict five members of the Chinese military on criminal hacking charges marks a significant escalation of what's been a war of words between both countries http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514486.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514486.shtml 2014-05-20 15:21:29 - Network World on Security : A US criminal indictment against Chinese Army personnel over alleged hacking describes how stolen intellectual property was funneled to Chinese companies, an unresolved question for analysts http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514483.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514483.shtml 2014-05-20 13:33:04 - Security Bloggers Network : Tensions between China and the United States over spying go back a long way But - in a first - the US has indicted five Chinese military officials for alleged cyber espionage, which could ratchet up the tension to a new level IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514445.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514445.shtml 2014-05-20 04:35:24 - Security Bloggers Network : Today, the US Department of Justice DoJ took actions previously unseen in the world of computer security The press release announcing the activity noted the following A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania WDPA indicted five Chinese military Continue reading IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514368.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514368.shtml 2014-05-19 21:32:54 - Network World on Security : The US Department of Justice is preparing to charge Chinese military officials with hacking US companies to obtain trade secrets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514320.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514320.shtml 2014-05-19 19:34:18 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : Today the United States Department of Justice announced a formal indictment against individual Chinese military officials for hacking into US companies For years China has turned to hacking to close the technology gap between them and other nations Termed cyber-espionage , Chinese hackers targeted hi-tech US companies and stole confidential research and development data From the http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514289.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514289.shtml 2014-05-19 19:29:40 - Computer Security News : A US grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military officials on 31 counts involving cyber espionage, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514288.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514288.shtml 2014-05-19 19:29:40 - Computer Security News : Five Chinese military officers were indicted by the US Monday and charged with hacking US companies to steal industry secrets about nuclear and solar power in what one official called 21st century burglary http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514286.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514286.shtml 2014-05-19 18:41:02 - Security Bloggers Network : The US Justice Department Charged Members of the Chinese Military with Conducting Cyber-Espionage against American Companies IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514278.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514278.shtml 2014-05-19 18:41:02 - Security Bloggers Network : The post DOJ Indicts Chinese Military Officials for Hacking appeared first on The State of Security IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514277.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514277.shtml 2014-05-19 18:39:45 - Help Net Security News : A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers for computer hacking, economic espionage and other offenses directed at six American victims in the US nucle http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514271.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514271.shtml 2014-05-19 16:46:10 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : jfruh 300774 writes The US federal government will announce today indictments of several employees of the Chinese military with hacking into computers to steal industrial secrets The indictments will be the first of their kind against employees of a foreign government Among the trade secrets allegedly stolen by the accused are information about a nuclear power plant design and a solar panel company's cost and pricing data IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514249.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/514249.shtml 2014-05-09 07:01:54 - SecurityTube.Net : Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it Balthazar Gracian Military doctrine often speaks of attacking the seams the weak points where two organizations meet and have to coordinate Seams are notoriously difficult to protect because of the inherent risks and challenges associated with information sharing between two organizations The US Military has doctrine to train its soldiers how to properly coordinate with their sister organizations to keep the bad guys from slipping through the seams can the same be said of your IT organization This talk will focus on the risks and risk mitigation strategies for three common seams in integrating new technology into your stack coordination between the app developers and the sysadmins who will have to maintain it in production, configuration management of all of the dependencies for the application s being fielded, and the management of defects errors in the system and its dependencies Bio Paul Vencill provides full-stack software engineering, architecture and policy support to US Government agencies at MITRE, a non-profit company which runs Federally Funded Research and Development Centers He also serves as the Chief Builder of Things at CyberStride, LLC, and the CIO of the Atlantic Division in the US Army Reserves Working in both the public and private sectors, he has a strong interest in the security environment of the development process This includes addressing issues such as, establishing encrypted channels between developers and clients who may already be under online surveillance, and educating clients in good security practices during the development and deployment phases In other words, making sure the client doesn t compromise the application or architecture before it s even coded An armor tank officer and graduate of West Point s class of 1995, Paul is married, and the proud father of two budding geeks For More information please visit - http wwwirongeekcom iphp page videos showmecon2014 mainlist http wwwshowmeconcom IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/512624.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/512624.shtml 2014-05-07 00:07:30 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : DeviceGuru 1136715 writes Raytheon is switching its UAV control system from Solaris to Linux for US military drones, starting with a Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter Earlier this month Raytheon entered into a 158 million contract with the US Navy to upgrade Raytheon's control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs , according to a recent Avionics Intelligence report The overhaul is designed to implement more modern controls to help ground-based personnel control UAVs Raytheon's tuxified version of its Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle Tactical Control System TCS will also implement universal UAV control qualities As a result the TCS can be used in in all US Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps UAVs that weigh at least 20 pounds By providing an open standard, the common Linux-based platform is expected to reduce costs by limiting the types of UAV control systems that need to be built and maintained for each craft IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/512177.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/512177.shtml 2014-04-25 18:10:19 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Advocatus Diaboli 1627651 writes For years the US military has been waging a biometric war in Afghanistan, working to unravel the insurgent networks operating throughout the country by collecting the personal identifiers of large portions of the population A restricted US Army guide on the use of biometrics in Afghanistan obtained by Public Intelligence provides an inside look at this ongoing battle to identify the Afghan people IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/510356.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/510356.shtml 2014-03-13 04:44:56 - Computer Security News : It seems like President Obama was pretty serious about that cyber attack list he drew up last year -- his nominee candidate for NSA Director, Admiral Michael Rogers, just told the Senate that the military is building several new cyber combat units http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/502670.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/502670.shtml 2014-03-12 17:47:44 - Security Bloggers Network : March 12th, 2014 Military veterans aren t necessarily looking in the right places or getting the right training for successful careers Tech companies need you What employer wouldn t want someone who is already experienced in leadership, training, operations, and much more Military programs teach valuable computer skills outside the field Of all the careers out there, cyber security and information technology is the way to go, especially with the rapidly growing demand in the Washington, DC metropolitan area For example, each branch has at least one technology based Military Occupational Specialty MOS Army Corps of Engineer Field Electronic Warfare Navy Intelligence Specialist Marines Data Network Specialist Air Force Command and Control Systems Operations And in every branch, enlisted or officer, schooling and basic training teaches leadership and group cohesion What major companies value military experience Here s a quick list of companies who find military backgrounds attractive AT T Verizon Microsoft USAA GE Gulfstream Aerospace Tech companies know about your background when you fill out online applications Military veterans have experience that transfers to the IT industry For instance, Neville McKenzie Army Reservist , a participant in a military IT interview, stated that There are a lot of things that happen in the military IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/502598.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/502598.shtml 2014-02-26 12:59:38 - Danger Room : Darpa Developing Tech to Detect Counterfeit Microchips in Military GearDARPA has taken on a new role in military procurement quality control The military's research agency is developing a device to detect used and counterfeit electronic components in the Pentagon's supply chain, hoping to get a handle on a problem the agency IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499936.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499936.shtml 2014-02-26 10:00:15 - Help Net Security News : GOTrust Technology Inc announced that National Institute of Standards Technology NIST has awarded the company Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS 140-2 level 3 certification for their S http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499908.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499908.shtml 2014-02-25 00:08:57 - adafruit industries blog : Robohub has the story about the new security measures being taken for the World Cup this year PackBots will be deployed in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup Soccer season to bring a high-tech approach to security The nation s government has secured a 72 million deal with PackBot s creators for 30 of the military bots http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499623.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/499623.shtml 2014-02-19 15:06:05 - Dark Reading All Stories : Cybereason focuses on attacker's activity, behavior http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498697.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498697.shtml 2014-02-19 14:07:18 - Dark Reading All Stories : Cybereason focuses on attacker's activity, behavior http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498684.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498684.shtml 2014-02-17 07:16:38 - adafruit industries blog : Not sure how appetizing this is but it s an idea Via The Verge Military researchers believe they re close to reaching one of the most sought-after rations ever a pizza that can be left out for years without spoiling The AP reports that food scientists at the US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498223.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/498223.shtml 2014-02-14 22:17:19 - Security Bloggers Network : Security firm Fireeye has identified an attack using the Veterans of Foreign Wars website which they believe targets US military personnel IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497994.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497994.shtml 2014-02-14 21:13:41 - Security Bloggers Network : A new zero-day exploit within IE 10 has been discovered in what is called Operation Snowman, resulting in rapid investigation by Microsoft IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497983.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497983.shtml 2014-02-14 15:13:03 - Network World on Security : A cyberattack against the Veteran of Foreign Wars website, believed to have been initiated in China, may have sought to spy on US military members, security company FireEye said Thursday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497907.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/497907.shtml 2014-02-10 17:58:36 - Security Bloggers Network : On the TV show Mission Impossible, the tape with mission instructions always self-destructed, sometimes crumbling and sometimes going up in smoke The US military wants that to happen in real life with electronics that shatter and turn to dust on comm IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/496934.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/496934.shtml 2014-01-24 00:43:05 - securitystream.info : One great benefit is a availability of navy money without any credit assessment performed Of course , this is not unique to be able to army staff but civilian simply no credit rating loans are generally significantly less accessible Because armed service personnel usually areRead more http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/493724.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/493724.shtml 2014-01-02 14:36:38 - Schneier on Security : I don't know what to think about this Around 1 00 AM on April 16, at least one individual possibly two entered two different manholes at the PG E Metcalf power substation, southeast of San Jose, and cut fiber cables in the area around the substation That knocked out some local 911 services, landline service to the substation, and cell phone service http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/489350.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/489350.shtml 2013-12-19 15:57:09 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from a Reuters report shedding light on one consequence of increasing knowledge of the extent of US government spying Brazil awarded a 45 billion contract to Saab AB on Wednesday to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets, a surprise coup for the Swedish company after news of US spying on Brazilians helped derail Boeing's chances for the deal The timing of the announcement, after more than a decade of off-and-on negotiations, appeared to catch the companies involved by surprise Even Juniti Saito, Brazil's top air force commander, said on Wednesday that he only heard of the decision a day earlier in a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff Until earlier this year, Boeing's F A-18 Super Hornet had been considered the front runner But revelations of spying by the US National Security Agency in Brazil, including personal communication by Rousseff, led Brazil to believe it could not trust a US company IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/487437.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/487437.shtml 2013-12-10 12:46:47 - adafruit industries blog : Wierd military computer boards Mikr writes- Some wierd-looking military computer boards I picked up on Ebay a few years ago More http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/485350.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/485350.shtml 2013-12-09 19:20:54 - TorrentFreak : In Germany legal threats against file-sharers have been put on the radar of the US Military In a letter of advice prepared by the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, soldiers and civilians stationed in Germany are warned about the consequences of unauthorized file-sharing The corps advises those who are affected not to ignore the threat but to seek further legal assistance Source TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/485180.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/485180.shtml 2013-11-29 00:02:29 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Rambo Tribble writes The BBC reports that the U S government has agreed to pay software maker Apptricity 50 million to settle claims that the US Army pirated thousands of copies of the firm's provisioning software The report indicates 500 licensed copies were sold, but it came to light an army official had mentioned that 'thousands' of devices were running the software 50 million in tax money could have paid for a whole lot of open source software development, instead IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/483510.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/483510.shtml 2013-11-27 20:44:18 - TorrentFreak : For years the US military operated pirated copies of logistics software that was used to protect soldiers and shipments in critical missions Apptricity, the makers of the software, accused the military of willful copyright infringement and sued the Government for nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in unpaid licenses In a settlement just announced, the Obama administration has agreed to pay 50 million to settle the dispute Source TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/483356.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/483356.shtml 2013-11-22 15:46:13 - Computer Security News : Via Acquire Media NewsEdge Pak Army now has taken a big step and created a new software to make fool proof all military installations including General Head Quarter , local media quoting sources reported on Thursday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/482597.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/482597.shtml 2013-11-14 14:43:56 - Help Net Security News : The Adobe hack is truly gargantuan, what with all the stolen source code of a number of extremely popular software and the exfiltrated database containing user email addresses, poorly encrypted passwo http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/480943.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/480943.shtml 2013-11-14 06:51:49 - Security Bloggers Network : The post Adobe Breach Compromised 234,379 Military and Government Accounts appeared first on The State of Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/480861.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/480861.shtml 2013-11-07 09:39:21 - Computer Security News : The disclosure early this year of a secretive Chinese military unit believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks has failed to halt the cyber intrusions, a US computer security company and congressional advisory panel said on Wednesday http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/479510.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/479510.shtml 2013-11-04 02:47:31 - PaulDotCom Security Weekly : Nik Seetharaman is a consultant for a government client in the DC area He spent 11 years in the United States Air Force where he served in the intelligence and joint special operations communities Nate Kenyon L2Nate spent 5 years in the Marine Corps doing everything from pulling cable to configuring routers and switches After leaving the USMC he worked for several defense contractors working with the US Navy and Defense Logistics Agency doing firewall, IPS and network configurations He currently works for a large corporation working on wired and wireless intrusion detection systems and security product evaluations Michael Farnum has worked with computers since he got a Kaypro II and an Apple IIc during his middle school years Michael served in the US Army, where he drove, loaded, and gunned on the mighty M1A1 Abrams main battle tank which is where he got his m1a1vet handle Dave Kennedy worked for the United States Marine Corps and deployed to Iraq twice for intelligence related missions He also holds the World Record for most hugs given at a conference and is founder and principal security consultant of TrustedSec - An information security consulting firm located in Cleveland Ohio RazorEQX is a A CEH, OSCP certified Security professional with over 25 years experience and a proven leadership track record Experience in most aspects of Information Technology, in a wide range of industries and disciplines specializing in in-depth Malware, intelligence collaboration the past 4 years Sno0ose Sno0ose served as Combat medic for a combat aviation unit Was wounded overseas during a 1 year tour of duty Now a consultant with focus on incident response, vulnerability assessment, reverse-engineering malware, and penetration testing Co-host of Grumpysec, and lead coordinator of BSidesMSP http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/478761.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/478761.shtml 2013-10-29 20:59:48 - Computer Security News : US authorities on Monday announced that a UK hacker, who had reportedly stolen massive amounts of confidential data from the US Army and the US Missile Defense Agency, had been arrested http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477864.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477864.shtml 2013-10-29 14:30:19 - Network World on Security : A British man has been charged with hacking into US government computers and stealing personal data about thousands of employees, then bragging about it on Twitter http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477768.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477768.shtml 2013-10-29 03:17:09 - Security Bloggers Network : 28-year-old man accused of exploiting vulnerabilities in Pentagon computer servers, and accessing information about military personnel http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477658.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477658.shtml 2013-10-28 18:27:20 - Office of Inadequate Security : Jonathan Stempel reports A British man has been arrested in England and charged by the United States and Britain with http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477549.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477549.shtml 2013-10-28 15:57:02 - Computer Security News : US authorities have charged a hacker in England with breaching thousands of computer systems, including US military networks, to steal massive amounts of confidential data http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477520.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477520.shtml 2013-10-25 21:52:00 - Danger Room : Spy Rocks Could Be the Military s New Secret WeaponWarfare technology has come a long way since the days of throwing stones, but that won't keep the military from incorporating rocks into their arsenal of weapons IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477185.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/477185.shtml 2013-10-15 06:53:13 - Computer Security News : US Navy Adm Samuel J Locklear, commander of US Pacific Command, returns a salute to Mongolian service members during Khaan Quest 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/474609.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/474609.shtml 2013-09-18 21:19:38 - Danger Room : Defense Secretary Military Missed Red Flags Before Navy Yard ShootingSecretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he has ordered several reviews of facility security and background checks in response to Monday s mass shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard that left a dozen people dead, acknowledging the multiple IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/469477.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/469477.shtml 2013-09-14 10:42:29 - Computer Security News : One of the telecom company's servers in Germany was hacked, providing access to personal information on individuals in the country who had applied for a new contract or account http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/468629.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/468629.shtml 2013-09-13 07:32:29 - Help Net Security News : Organisations will now be able to bring their industrial control systems technology into the modern era and realise the benefits of increased connectivity while also reducing the risk of cyber attack http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/468399.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/468399.shtml 2013-09-07 10:05:34 - SecurityTube.Net : lecture Revolution in Military Affairs -- Why computer professionals should be concerned We will discuss the essential and disconcerting role of information and communication technology ICT in the current military doctrines and strategies spoken of as the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' or RMA We will draw the line from the origin of computers as a genuine dual-use technology towards today's amalgamation of civil and military technologies and its implications for computer professionals Synopsis Computers and weapon technology a quick walk through history Dual-use reversed into its contrary technological pull and political push Civil vs military technologies -- a grey area implications for research and development, policy and society ICT-based weapons fostering evolvement of a grey area between peace and war Current developments of concern cyber weapons, killer drones, armed robots Ethical issues -- who takes responsibility Message to the computer community Key statements Intro Life is going to be digital, so is warfare The concept of Revolution in Military Affairs RMA describes how military doctrines and strategies changed fundamentally with the advent of new military technologies Under President George W Bush, RMA has become the baseline of defense policy and armament planning of the Unites States cf Joint Vision 2010 and Joint Vision 2020 Its objectives are a global network of battle units including unmanned combat vehicles, precision strikes to minimize collateral effects and remote operations to spare own soldiers lives Those scenarios are essentially based on computer technology Key elements are ICT--driven weapon developments and the ongoing establishment of global command-control-communication-intelligence infrastructures C3I History Computers are a classical case of dual-use technology While first computer developments in the 1940s were driven by military budgets Konrad Zuse's work financed by Deutsche Wehrmacht, similar military developments in Great Britain and the United States , civil computer applications evolved rapidly after World War 2 Computer professionals, however, became aware of the ongoing use of computers in weapons not before the 1980s The political situation in Germany and, in particular, the deployment of Tomahawk cruise missile, early kind of drone and Pershing II ballistic missile in our backyard triggered the foundation of FIfF in 1984 Meanwhile the exploitation of ICT for military purpose went on In 1996 the US General Staffs published the so-called Joint Vision 2010 in 2000 replaced by the Joint Vision 2020 , which was essentially calling for a restructuring of the Forces towards employing the entire range ICT-based weapons and C3I-integrated weapon systems Evolving scenarios of 'new wars' culminated in the Revolution in Military Affairs RMA doctrine which is eventually supplemented by Obama's way to war meaning the combination of cyber warfare, drones and special forces Dual-use reversed into its contrary by intrinsic needs Today's military computers and communication systems are essentially based on the evolvement of civil technologies Eventually hardware, software and network technologies had become far too complex to be designed from scratch, they rather needed a long evolution process Their maturation has been supported by a myriad of civil applications Thus, unknowingly, we all paid for military computer applications Our expenditures in computing and communication equipment justified industry's continuous investments into ever improved manufacturing processes The other way round ICT--driven weapon technology is inevitably based on civil research and development hence creating a spreading grey area Examples are drones, controlled via global communication networks, vision sensor technology, etc Or autonomous unmanned combat vehicles popularly called killer robots , which are the driving force behind many civil robot research projects, and even contests For More Information - http sigintcccde IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/467191.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/467191.shtml 2013-09-02 20:34:37 - Computer Security News : EWA Government Systems Inc uses 14 people to find and neutralize computer intrusions for the US Department of Defense http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/466223.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/466223.shtml 2013-08-30 21:23:05 - Danger Room : Syria Obama Considers Limited, Narrow Military ActionPresident Obama announced from the White House Friday that he has not made a final decision regarding military action against Syria, but that he is considering a limited narrow act that would include no boots on the ground The US IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/465955.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/465955.shtml 2013-08-23 14:52:12 - MSI State of Security : Good Morning Fans it s Friday Today s Cyber SA is a special edition highlighting historical and very recent cyber military doctrine developments in the People s Republic of China 中國人民共和國 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/464611.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/464611.shtml 2013-08-19 23:07:14 - MSI State of Security : 紅龍 Red Dragon s statement If you think you are paying too much for cyber threat intelligence and your current provider DID NOT SHOW this Chinese article to you then you have paid too much for the incorrect type of Chinese Cyber Threat Continue reading The post China s Report on US Military Cyber Troop Strength appeared first on MSI State of Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/463780.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/463780.shtml 2013-08-09 14:51:42 - 411 spyware : Royal Australian Corps of Military Police is a malignant ransomware infection that uses scare tactics to steal money from unsuspecting users The other faces of the same infection are Internet Policy Virus, Arma dei Carabinieri virus and Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police virus The criminals display the message in the language of the country http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/462088.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/462088.shtml 2013-08-09 00:54:34 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : Daniel_Stuckey writes with this excerpt from Motherboard Word has it there's a military sting operation to bust soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who are using Craigslist to find casual hookups, and now troopers are being warned to keep their sexual exploits on the down-low It all started when news article published last week in the Army Times suggested undercover military cops were trolling the Craigslist Baghdad personals to catch officers posting lewd photos looking for casual sex The Baghdad site is presumably a product of the war in Iraq, though most of the posters now are deployed in Afghanistan The story was picked up by the Daily Mail and a subsequent wave of media outlets, exposing the X-rated subculture IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/462014.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/462014.shtml 2013-07-30 23:12:47 - MSI State of Security : 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 Continue reading The post Chinese Cyber Military Situational Awareness other fun stories from Cybernia appeared first on MSI State of Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/460167.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/460167.shtml 2013-07-25 15:29:42 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : twoheadedboy writes A Chinese hacker group is the chief suspect of spear phishing attacks against the Falun Dafa spiritual group and military organizations in the Philippines Data handed to TechWeek by AlienVault Labs showed how zero-day malware, designed to pilfer Outlook email account logins, was just one strand of the attacks, which are ongoing Other malware sought to steal passwords for other accounts, dodging many commercial AV products, whilst remote access tools indicate this is a serious surveillance operation Chinese authorities have neither confirmed nor denied the claims But it marks another case of Internet-led surveillance with China's name attached to it, following numerous reports of mass Chinese hacking, which has already allegedly hit massive firms like Facebook and Google IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/459092.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/459092.shtml 2013-07-24 06:32:17 - ccc media archive updates : We will discuss the essential and disconcerting role of information and communication technology ICT in the current military doctrines and strategies spoken of as the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' or RMA We will draw the line from the origin of computers as a genuine dual-use technology towards today's amalgamation of civil and military technologies and its implications for computer professionals http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/458776.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/458776.shtml 2013-07-15 08:27:20 - HACKMIAMI : The wiper malware attack against South Korean banks and broadcasters in March 2013 has been traced to an advanced persistent threat APT gang that s been targeting South Korean and US military secrets for at least four years The March attacks, which culminated in the master boot record of thousands of South Korean PCs being deleted http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456930.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456930.shtml 2013-07-13 21:53:19 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : I love military hardware and history Some big news came out this week on advancements in robotics and drone warfare This week an aerial drone successfully landed on an aircraft carrier for the first time and and America s most advanced human looking robot was revealed Drone and robot use has increased dramatically and will be http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456808.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456808.shtml 2013-07-11 10:28:10 - Computer Security News : Cybersecurity in the 21st century has become all the more difficult as the number of different hackers and creators of malware increases http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456329.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/456329.shtml 2013-07-10 02:10:01 - Slashdot Your Rights Online : An anonymous reader writes After every major war, technology developed for a conflict gets applied to civilian life The BBC recently reported that Army researchers have adapted advanced social network analysis software used for counter-insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan to help law enforcement analyze the behavior of street gangs With the growing problem of gang violence in major US cities, this may provide a fresh perspective 'Orca can figure out the likely affiliations of individuals who will not admit to being members of any specific gang, as well as the sub-structure of gangs the gang ecosystem and the identities of those who tend to dictate the behaviour of others Having some knowledge of the links and affiliations between different gangs can highlight dangers that call for more focused policing If a gang perpetrates some violent action on a rival gang, police will often monitor the rival gang more closely because of the likelihood of retaliation But gangs know this, and so the rivals might instead ask an allied gang to carry out a reprisal Understanding such alliances helps the police stay a step ahead' The question is will it work IMAGE IMAGE Share on Google Read more of this story at Slashdot IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455956.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455956.shtml 2013-07-10 01:38:02 - Dark Reading All Stories : Four-year cyberespionage campaign tied to wave of attacks on South Korea all to steal military secrets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455951.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455951.shtml 2013-07-09 22:34:02 - Computer Security News : In this July 3, 2013 photo, Chris Palm, director of corporate communications, runs a demonstration of global computer virus activity inside the war room at the McAfee headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455901.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455901.shtml 2013-07-09 22:29:08 - Network World on Security : A noisy malware campaign against South Korea is revealing deeper secrets http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455867.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455867.shtml 2013-07-09 21:37:51 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : Dark Seoul attack that wreaked havoc is part of spy campaign operating since 2009 IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455521.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/455521.shtml 2013-07-02 01:34:15 - Security Bloggers Network : Former US Gen James Cartwright, once a trusted member of the president's national security team and the reputed brains behind operation Olympic Games, has been told he's under investigation for leaking information about this very operation http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/454872.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/454872.shtml 2013-06-27 01:14:53 - Computer Security News : NHK has learned that the US military launched a special anti-cyber attack unit this year to protect critical infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/453902.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/453902.shtml 2013-06-25 16:54:08 - Veracode Security Blog Application security research security trends and opinions : Logos of Government organizations that collect and share information publicly Last month I gave a keynote at RVAsec in Richmond, VA on the topic of The Future of Government Info Sharing The slides for my talk are available online The inspiration for my talk was the a confluence of the DHS announcing their Enhanced Cybersecurity Services and the lack of information available about the root causes of major data breaches To me these signaled that information sharing is headed in the wrong direction http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/453519.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/453519.shtml 2013-06-20 05:08:41 - The TSA Blog : IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/452513.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/452513.shtml 2013-05-29 22:23:38 - CYBER ARMS Computer Security : Aegis BMD scenario pictured above from the Missile Defense Agency According to a government report, Chinese hackers successfully stole designs for some of our most used military hardware, this includes the mainstay FA-18 fighter jet and the BlackHawk helicopter But that is not all, they also got away with designs for several missile systems including http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/448406.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/448406.shtml 2013-05-29 13:07:14 - Dark Reading All Stories : Confidential report to DoD officials reveals breadth--and reality--of Chinese cyberespionage operations against US military interests http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/448283.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/448283.shtml 2013-05-23 17:52:52 - adafruit industries blog : Memorial day is 05 27 2013 Adafruit will be open and taking orders online, free shipping to any military base as always Orders will ship out on May 28th There will not be any deliveries or shipping on Monday Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May May 27 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/447341.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/447341.shtml 2013-05-18 07:23:44 - securitystream.info : During these recent past the excitement throughout dating throughout the world has changed drastically Persons seeking to meet people don t choose to fall into line throughout queues any longer, you re into the hottest areas Seldom can they be seen standing in pubs and bars, tryingRead more http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/446307.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/446307.shtml 2013-05-17 23:11:39 - Wired Danger Room : Slowly, Military Opens the Door to Outside Prosecutions for Sexual AssaultThe military doesn't want to take sexual assault cases out of the chain of command But as scandals compile and Congress prepares to act, it may have to IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/446224.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/446224.shtml 2013-05-10 19:02:59 - MSI State of Security : See on Scoopit Chinese Cyber Code Conflict Asia Times Online The Asia News Hub providing the latest news and analysis regarding economics, events and trends in business, economy and politics throughout Asia See on atimescom The post US criticism stirs People s Republic of China s military pride Asia Times Online appeared first on MSI State of Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/444671.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/444671.shtml 2013-05-09 19:09:23 - MSI State of Security : See on Scoopit Chinese Cyber Code Conflict The Obama administration has for the first time publicly identified the Chinese regime as the source of a wide ranging campaign of cyberespionage Red-DragonRising s insight MicroSolved s own Bill Hagestad is quoted in Continue reading The post Pentagon Report Points to Chinese Cyberspying, Military Buildup The Epoch Times appeared first on MSI State of Security http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/444450.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/444450.shtml 2013-05-07 17:10:40 - Help Net Security News : The Pentagon has come out and said it China is using its computer network exploitation CNE capability to support intelligence collection against the US diplomatic, economic, and defense industri http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443983.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443983.shtml 2013-05-07 14:29:26 - Network World on Security : China's government and military appear to be directly involved in cyberattacks against the US, according to a report released Monday by the US Department of Defense http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443943.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443943.shtml 2013-05-03 19:25:01 - Network World on Security : One of the US's critical military and espionage contractors QinetiQ North America QNA was successfully pillaged for huge amounts of top-secret know-how by the infamous Chinese 'Comment Crew' or PLA 61398 hacking group in a campaign stretching over years, Bloomberg has reported http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443424.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443424.shtml 2013-05-03 16:21:40 - Wired Danger Room : In Two Weeks, Your iPad Can Be Used on Military NetworksThe Pentagon is set to approve a security review for Apple smartphones and tablets, allowing their use alongside BlackBerrys and the Android-powered Samsung Knox IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443385.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443385.shtml 2013-05-03 00:30:18 - HACKMIAMI : Among defense contractors, QinetiQ North America QQ is known for spy-world connections and an eye- popping product line Its contributions to national security include secret satellites, drones, and software used by US special forces in Afghanistan and the Middle East Former CIA Director George Tenet was a director of the company from 2006 to 2008 http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443278.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/443278.shtml 2013-04-26 17:03:54 - Computer Security News : The US service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's military and civilian computer networks that control everything from electrical power grids to the banking system http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/442088.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/442088.shtml 2013-04-19 00:11:45 - Wired Danger Room : Absent From Boston Bomb Investigation and Relief US MilitaryBoston was perhaps the first major domestic improvised-bomb attack The US military had nearly no part to play in the response That's an encouraging sign IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/440511.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/440511.shtml 2013-04-16 20:03:08 - Network World on Security : 'Cyber Defense Exercise' pits spy agency spooks against students from West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/439819.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/439819.shtml 2013-04-13 12:23:05 - Forensic Focus : The UK's Royal Military Police RMP Service Police Crime Bureau SPCB has cut its case backlog by 42pourcents and reduced costs per initial case by nearly one-third to 3,200 using distributed processing technology The RMP is the Army s technical investigative organisation and has 15 high tech crime personnel within its Cyber Crime CentreThe body assists with digital investigations by the civilian police because of its advanced digital forensics technology, and handles between 100 to 150 cases a year Each case uses up to 3Tb of data, with a single arrest involving the seizure and investigation of smartphones, laptops, USB drives, TVs, tablets and gaming devices, with gigabytes of data stored on each Read More ComputerWeeklycom http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/439294.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/439294.shtml 2013-04-11 17:41:24 - threatpost The First Stop for Security News : MIAMI BEACH--The US military has been attempting to build up the offensive cybersecurity capabilities in its various services for several years now, but is running into the same obstacles and challenges that private sector firms in the same space are a shortage of skilled workers and not enough money to hire the ones who have the skills Those deficits could portend a reevaluation in the way that the military handles cyber operations and who is involved in them read more http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/438929.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/438929.shtml 2013-04-11 01:26:34 - Ars Technica Risk Assessment : Malware targeted banks and media companies, sharing methods with previous attacks http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/438794.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/438794.shtml 2013-04-05 00:10:27 - Wired Danger Room : Price Increases for US Military Gear Dwarf Most Nations Defense BudgetsImagine if the growth in the sticker price of Pentagon hardware were a sovereign nation That nation would spend more on defense than any other besides the US and China IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437743.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437743.shtml 2013-04-03 19:39:56 - Wired Danger Room : New Defense Chief Signals Fundamental Change to Military Hardware, PersonnelChuck Hagel used his first speech as defense secretary to put the Pentagon on notice that he's looking at major changes to what and how it buys, especially regarding big-ticket hardware IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437443.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437443.shtml 2013-04-02 19:15:44 - Wired Danger Room : Budget Cuts Are Set to Hit US Military s Drone FleetThe US military relies extensively on its fleet of flying robots But the drones are hardly safe from budget cuts IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE IMAGE http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437190.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437190.shtml 2013-04-02 12:38:26 - Security Bloggers Network : A recent report by the US Inspector General revealed staggering flaws in the US military's management of mobile devices, and a severe lack of basic IT security protection in place for such devices http://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437092.shtmlhttp://www.secuobs.com/revue/news/437092.shtml