Shifting Fire: Information Effects in Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations
A report by the Cambridge Security Programme, The SecDev Group and the Information in Warfare Group, Centre for Strategic Leadership, US Army War College. Download from The US Army War College
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Belarus Cyberattacks
The Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks in Belarus raise concerns about free media and civil society, as states witness an increase in the use of electronic warfare strategies. The attacks coincide with protests on the twenty-second anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
RFE/RL Websites Hit By Mass Cyberattack
" Several websites run by RFE/RL's broadcast
services have been hit by an unprecedented cyberattack, making them inaccessible to the outside world.The attack,
which started on April 26, intially targeted the website of RFE/RL's Belarus
Service, but quickly spread to other sites. Within hours, eight RFE/RL websites (Belarus,
Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Tatar-Bashkir, Radio Farda, South Slavic, Russian, and Tajik) were
knocked out or otherwise affected..."
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Belarus Cyberjamming
" Eight Internet sites operated by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty were knocked out or affected in recent days by what the broadcaster calls an "unprecedented cyberattack." Welcome to the front lines of the 21st century's information wars..."
Links:
Belarus: RFE/RL Cites Online
'Solidarity' In Face Of Cyberattack
Belarusian Cyber Attack
Belarus Foreign Ministry considers allegations of problems with radio station website
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SecurityFocus: Rep. Jim Langevin, D-RI, introduced a bill on Wednesday that aims to hold the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for investigating every cyber attack and for shoring up its network security.
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Posted by: gregw on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 09:37 AM
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A Senate homeland security committee report set for release Thursday details a growing threat from terrorists' use of the Internet as a recruiting and training tool. The report concludes that the U.S. government should consider its own outreach program as a counter to the Web strategies of groups such as al-Qaida. From courant.com
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Posted by: sarah on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 09:04 AM
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The government should create a coordinated communications strategy to counter extremist groups' growing use of the Internet to recruit, communicate and train potential terrorists, according to report released today by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. From FCW.com
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INDRAJIT BASU | UPI Correspondent: Government Web sites in India, and elsewhere in the world, are increasingly coming under attack from hackers, many of whom are traced to Chinese servers.
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Posted by: gregw on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 09:00 AM
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By JOHN MARKOFF, NYT | SAN FRANCISCO — Counterfeit products are a routine threat for the electronics industry. However, the more sinister specter of an electronic Trojan horse, lurking in the circuitry of a computer or a network router and allowing attackers clandestine access or control, was raised again recently by the F.B.I. and the Pentagon.
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Posted by: gregw on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 08:55 AM
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Dan Goodin in San Francisco: Belgium and India have joined the growing ranks of countries voicing concerns about cyber attacks originating from China. Earlier this week, officials from both countries said computer networks inside their borders are routinely targeted by hackers trying to ferret information that could benefit the Chinese government.
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Posted by: gregw on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 08:32 AM
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The agency's National Cyber Range for cyberwar simulation would be similar to Star Trek's holodeck or a Snow Crash-style Metaverse.
By Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek
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Posted by: gregw on Friday, May 09, 2008 - 08:29 AM
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Peter B. de Selding, Toulouse, France | Space News Staff Writer: Chinese satellite navigation officials say they intend to field an operational system covering all of Asia by 2010, but they are giving few details on the deployment plans for their global system. In addition China has yet to complete frequency coordination with the United States, Europe, Russia and others.
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Posted by: gregw on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 12:56 PM
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Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk: Top-level managers and chief executives often do not realise the impact that IT-security incidents can have on their organisations, according to influential group the British-North American Committee.
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Posted by: gregw on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 09:49 AM
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DefenseTech: China is well known for its global cyber espionage efforts. And while the United States has received most of the media attention given to cyber attacks, we are not the only ones dealing with this issue. India is now pointing the finger at China, claiming they have systematically launched a series of attacks on sensitive information systems and networks of Indian agencies. India rapidly responded and now has cyber-security forces down to the division-level to guard against cyber wars. But is that really enough given China's stated ambitions?
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Posted by: gregw on Thursday, May 08, 2008 - 09:25 AM
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Posted by: gregw on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 06:14 PM
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Roderick Jones: The excellent Dark Web project at Arizona Universities Artificial Intelligence Lab has recently completed research into the use of Web 2.0 media by International jihadi groups. While fascinating in some respects it also clearly demonstrates how traditional text-mining attempts to collect data can be applied to some Web 2.0 applications, but miss the mark with virtual worlds.
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Posted by: gregw on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 06:07 PM
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New York, May 7, 2008—Exile-run media outlets and their undercover, in-country reporters have managed to keep independent news and information flowing from Burma despite tight restrictions imposed by the military government, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in a special report released today.
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Posted by: gregw on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 05:49 PM
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Reporters Without Borders’ website has been the victim of unprecedented cyber-strikes. Hackers have several times threatened to bring down the site. "We advise recent visitors to the website rsf.org to activate their computer’s anti-virus software as a precaution", the organisation said.
"These vicious and dishonest attacks are all the easier since Reporters Without Borders’ output is never published in the Chinese press and the organisation’s website is blocked," it said.
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Posted by: gregw on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 - 01:45 PM
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Security Focus: The Bush Administration needs to part with more information about a multi-billion dollar cybersecurity initiative intended to lock down federal government networks, two U.S. senators said in a recent letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Bombs and Bandwidth: The Emerging Relationship Between Information Technology and Security
Includes chapters by Rafal Rohozinski and Ronald J. Deibert, and is available from Amazon.com.
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