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First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Chinese hackers resume cyber-attacks on U.S.

Hackers working for China's People's Liberation Army have resumed cyber-attacks on the United State's corporate as well as government agencies, private cyber security firm Mandiant Corp discovered.Earlier this year, a unit of the People's Liberation Army ... [Published Top News Singapore - May 21 2013]

Entities: Computer Hacker, Cyber Attack, Mandiant Corp, United States

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Google Inc

Chinese cyberattack on Google exposed spy data: US officials

Government officials say that Chinese hackers who breached Google's defenses were able to access years' worth of U.S. law enforcement and spying information.As reported by The Washington Post, current and former U.S. officials say that when Chinese hackers ... [Published ZDNet - May 21 2013]

Entities: Cyber Attack, Google Inc, United States, Surveillance, Computer Hacker

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

CenturyLink Inc

CenturyLink, AT Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats

Communications providers CenturyLink and AT&T have been authorized to sell critical industries clandestine defenses against viruses spotted by intelligence personnel, according to Homeland Security Department officials.For a year, DHS has shared with ... [Published Nextgov.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: CenturyLink Inc, Critical Infrastructure, Malware, Threat

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Chinese army hackers return from vacation, renew attacks on US

After being publicly exposed in February as the source of a long list of cyberattacks on U.S. companies and media organizations, the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Unit 61396 largely pulled back from the networks the unit had infiltrated. But now, ... [Published ArsTechnica - May 20 2013]

Entities: Computer Hacker, People's Liberation Army, Government of the People's Republic of China, INFILTRATION, Mandiant Corp

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Defense Industrial Base Wary of Cybersecurity Laws

That the United States is capable of responding to this threat remains to be seen.President Barack Obama earlier this year released an executive order aimed at guarding critical infrastructure in private hands from cyber-espionage and attacks. It followed ... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 18 2013]

Entities: Paul Martino, Defense Industrial Base, Cyber Security, Information Sharing

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Is This the Twilight of the Defense Industrial Base?

Body: By Sandra I. ErwinOne of Washington’s most influential insiders, John J. Hamre, president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, is warning that the defense industry is in danger of becoming increasingly irrelevant and helpless ... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sequester, Dov Zakheim, Defense Industrial Base

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Don’t lose sight of American competitiveness

After the sharp-elbowed politics of the past year’s election, the year started with hope that lawmakers and the White House would be able to finally tackle the profound and structural problems facing the United States. The list is long. Some interpreted ... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sexual Abuse, Defense Industrial Base, Surveillance, Military/Armed Forces, David Ignatius

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Defense official to speak at Showcase

Showcase for Commerce organizers and Brett Lambert are already quite familiar with each other.In 2012, Lambert, the Defense Department deputy assistant secretary of defense manufacturing and industrial base policy, was one of the 2,000-plus attendees ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bob Casey, Defense Industrial Base, US Department of Defense

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 5 reports

Rare earths highlight strategic importance of U.S. industrial base

In a time of historic political clashes and a fight over spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the nation’s military, it is easy to miss the little things. Yet the U.S. is at a point when the details matter more and more. The Rare Earth Minerals ... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 09 2013]

Entities: Rare Earth, Rare Earth Metals Inc, Defense Industrial Base, United States, Manufacturing

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 4 reports

Yes, the Chinese Army is Lying to You

One of the predictable two-step dances in US-China foreign relations goes like this: First, an arm of the U.S. government will issue a carefully worded statement referring to recent activities carried out in or by China, all deeply documented. Second, ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 08 2013]

Entities: People's Liberation Army, United States Government, China, Government of the People's Republic of China

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 23 reports

Chinese military grows on land, sea, and internet

In a report detailing Chinese military might, the Pentagon has for the first time publicly accused the Chinese government and military of conducting cyber-espionage against the United States. Computer analysts tracing hacker activity have blamed China ... [Published World Magazine - May 07 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Cyber Attack, China, United States

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 7 reports

China Sees Cyberwar as Reducing US Advantage In Future Conflict

It’s one thing to read news reports concerning the latest report to Congress by the US Department of Defense on China’s latest military activities. But with regard to China’s evolving stance and capabilities in the cyber-arena, it’s especially interesting ... [Published All Things D - May 07 2013]

Entities: China, Cyber Warfare, Conflict

Quotes

...a unit of the People's Liberation Army Unit 61398) situated on the outskirts of Shanghai had been found facilitating cyber attacks against the U S " private and government organizations, but the hackers stopped the attacks almost immediately after the U S made their actions public under a "naming and shaming" strategy in February."

Chinese hackers resume cyber-attacks on U.S. [Published Top News Singapore - May 21 2013]

...to report known breaches of defense information to the government within 72 hours after discovering an incident, according to federal regulations. "When you talk about] more access to classified information, more access to clearances, we would hope that would happen whether or not you are volunteering" to adopt federal cyber standards, said Scott Aaronson, the institutes senior director for national security policy

CenturyLink, AT Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats [Published Nextgov.com - May 21 2013]

"Knowing that you were subjects of an investigation allows them to take steps to destroy information, get people out of the country" one former official told the Post

Google breach may have led to sensitive data leaks [Published CNET News - May 21 2013]

"In 2012, numerous computer systems around the world, including those owned by the U S government, continued to be targeted for intrusions, some of which appear to be attributable directly to the Chinese government and military" the Pentagon report stated. "These intrusions were focused on exfiltrating information...

Chinese army hackers return from vacation, renew attacks on US [Published ArsTechnica - May 20 2013]

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Meet Zhang. He hacks for Beijing. [Published GlobalPost - 21 hours ago]
Chinese hackers resume cyber-attacks on U.S. [Published Top News Singapore - May 21 2013]
CenturyLink, AT Approved to Immunize Key Privat... [Published Nextgov.com - May 21 2013]
Chinese cyberattack on Google exposed spy data:... [Published ZDNet - May 21 2013]
Google breach may have led to sensitive data leaks [Published CNET News - May 21 2013]
Chinese army hackers return from vacation, rene... [Published ArsTechnica - May 20 2013]
Defense Industrial Base Wary of Cybersecurity Laws [Published National Defense Magazine - May 18 2013]
Is This the Twilight of the Defense Industrial ... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 16 2013]
Don’t lose sight of American competitiveness [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013]
Defense official to speak at Showcase [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Chinese Army's Unit 61398 Hacking Group Back in... [Published National Defense Magazine - May 15 2013]
How to End China’s Cyberattacks [Published US News & World Report - May 15 2013]
USW Issues Statement on Link Between Military R... [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Mainland media backs Taipei's ultimatum to Manila [Published Observer India - May 15 2013]
Report: U.S. Military Too Dependant on Foreign ... [Published Ems 007 - May 14 2013]
Uncle Sam shares blame for Chinese espionage [Published CIO-Asia - May 14 2013]
White House Moves to Harden Infrastructure agai... [Published Inside GNSS - May 13 2013]
Pentagon accuses China of cyberspying on US gov... [Published Pakistan Today - May 13 2013]
Rolling Sales: Indonesia Becomes the Latest Buy... [Published Defense Industry Daily - May 13 2013]
Report identifies risks to U.S. defense supply ... [Published Packaging Digest - May 12 2013]
DOD confirms China’s cyberwar strategy [Published Cyberwarzone - May 12 2013]
Is China Utilizing 'Cyber Espionage' Against Un... [Published NewsBlaze - May 11 2013]
Naval shipyards may be exempt from furloughs [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 11 2013]
Uncle Sam shares blame for Chinese espionage [Published ITworld.com - May 11 2013]
Huawei under Investigation by Indian Government... [Published Techzone360 - May 10 2013]
Google Has Aggressive Plans for Strong Authenti... [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 10 2013]
Christopher Burgess: China's Military: Here We ... [Published Huffington Post - May 10 2013]
Hagel must rein in DOD civilian workforce [Published American Enterprise Institute - May 10 2013]
Rep. Mo Brooks among critics of military's grow... [Published al.com - May 10 2013]
Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To... [Published Seeing the Forest - May 10 2013]

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Don’t lose sight of American competitiveness [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 16 2013] After the sharp-elbowed politics of the past year’s election, the year started with hope that lawmakers and the White House would be able to finally tackle the profound and structural problems facing the United States. The list is long. Some interpreted ...
Naval shipyards may be exempt from furloughs [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 11 2013] PORTSMOUTH— A top defense official says workers at the Navy’s four public shipyards could be given a special exemption from budget-related furloughs. Civilian workers at public shipyards, like the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, could be spared ...
Google Has Aggressive Plans for Strong Authenti... [Published threatpost - The First Stop for Security News - May 10 2013] Gmail and Google Apps account hijacking has been the linchpin of a number of high-profile targeted attacks, starting with the Aurora attacks of 2009, right up until last week’s attack against the Twitter account belonging to the satirical Onion news ...
Wait, We Outsource Military Supply Contracts To... [Published Seeing the Forest - May 10 2013] We give away our jobs and factories and industries to China. Some geniuses apparently thought that meant we should also let our military security be contracted out to China as well. A new report from the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), Remaking ...
Rare earths highlight strategic importance of U... [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - May 09 2013] In a time of historic political clashes and a fight over spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the nation’s military, it is easy to miss the little things. Yet the U.S. is at a point when the details matter more and more. The Rare Earth Minerals ...

Press Releases

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Press Briefing to Unveil New Report on U.S. Mil... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 07 2013]
Press Briefing to Unveil New Report on U.S. Mil... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 02 2013]