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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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The Wright Military Flyer Soars on Celluloid: Uncovering the Story of Our Oldest Government Film

Unwritten Record

But what about the first government films? The oldest known government-produced film in our holdings is First Army Aeroplane Flight, Fort Myer, Virginia , which captured daring test flights of the Wright Military Flyer. government film was almost a whole year older than documented! At that time, the U.S.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. ” DomainTools.com finds Ivan V.

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Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

The amendment: Expands the definition of “personal information”; Shortens the notification deadline after discovery of a breach from 90 to 60 days; Removes the requirement to consult with law enforcement as part of a risk assessment; Deems compliant any person subject to and in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH; and.

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The U.S. FCC considers Huawei and ZTE as national security threats

Security Affairs

Last week China accused the US government of “oppressing Chinese companies” after U.S. The Federal Communications Commission blocked the Chinese companies from receiving subsidies from a government fund. “We The FCC’s move definitively bans U.S. regulators declared Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats.

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Security Vulnerabilities in US Weapons Systems

Schneier on Security

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities.

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EU bodies agree on new EU export rules for dual-use technology

Security Affairs

EU lawmakers and the European Council aim to update controls for the sale of dual-use solutions such as surveillance spyware, facial recognition systems and drones to prevent authoritarian government abusing them for censorship and to persecute political opponents and dissidents violating human rights.

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