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(757) 871 - 3578 CyberPro National Security Cyberspace Institute P a g e | 1 Volume 2, Edition 16 CyberPro August 13, 2009 Keeping Cyberspace Professionals Informed TABLE OF CONTENTS This Week in CyberPro ........................................................................................................... 5 Senior Leader Perspective: Daniel Hingtgen ........................................................................... 6 Cyberspace – Big Picture ...................................................................................................... 11 What are the Rules of Engagement? ..................................................................................................... 11 Like it or Not, We’re Stuck with an Insecure Information Infrastructure ................................................. 11 Regulation is Harming Computer Security, Say Experts ........................................................................ 11 Cyberspace – U.S. Government ............................................................................................ 12 U.S. Web-Tracking Plan Stirs Privacy Fears .......................................................................................... 12 White House Backing Could Leave Social Media Sites more Vulnerable .............................................. 12 ‘Smart Grid’ Raises Security Concerns .................................................................................................. 12 U.S. Cyber Leadership Debate .............................................................................................. 13 DoD Official Says U.S. Needs Separate Cyberczar for Online Identity.................................................. 13 Hathaway Resigns as Federal Cybersecurity Adviser............................................................................ 13 In Cybersecurity, Everyone’s a Critic ...................................................................................................... 13 Collins Seeks Information on Hathaway Departure ................................................................................ 13 Cyberspace – Department of Defense (DoD) ........................................................................ 14 House Hot About ‘Propaganda’ Info Ops ............................................................................................... 14 The Pentagon War on Twitter ................................................................................................................. 15 Pentagon Social Media Czar Pushes Web 2.0, Despite Ban Threat ..................................................... 15 A Social Network Happy Medium ........................................................................................................... 15 Marines Jump the Gun on Networking ................................................................................................... 15 Malware, Oversharing Lead Marines to Ban Social Networks ............................................................... 16 Marines and Social Nets: We Goofed .................................................................................................... 16 Security Upgrades Highlight DISA Buying Surge ................................................................................... 16 Defense Department Eyes Hacker Con for New Recruits ...................................................................... 16 U.S. Seeks ‘Top Guns’ for Cybersecurity ............................................................................................... 17 Cheshire Teenager Takes Top Prize in Cyber Challenge ...................................................................... 17 U.S. Military Academies to Use ‘PhishMe’ ............................................................................................. 17 Cyberspace – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ........................................................ 18 Social Networking for Better Government .............................................................................................. 18 Cybersecurity Official Resigns ................................................................................................................ 18 1 1 0 R o y a l A b e r d e e n Smithfield, VA 23430 ph. (757) 871 - 3578 CyberPro National Security Cyberspace Institute P a g e | 2 Volume 2, Edition 16 CyberPro August 13, 2009 Keeping Cyberspace Professionals Informed Kwon to Join RSA as VP ........................................................................................................................ 18 Cyberspace – International .................................................................................................. 19 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ................................................................................................................. 19 New Undersea Cables to Expand Broadband in Africa .......................................................................... 19 Cable Fault Cuts Off West Africa ............................................................................................................ 19 Time to Hit Cyberespionage ................................................................................................................... 19 A Deeper Look at Iranian Filtering .......................................................................................................... 20 After Links to Cybercrime, Latvian ISP is Cut Off ................................................................................... 21 Chinese Enforcers Press Oz .................................................................................................................. 21 Chinese Bandits Can’t Be Touched ........................................................................................................ 21 Korean ‘Journalists’ Booted from Defcon ............................................................................................... 21 Cyber-Spies Pose an Ever-Growing Risk ............................................................................................... 22 Cyberspace Research ........................................................................................................... 22 Researcher Pressured to Pull ‘Conficker’ Talk ....................................................................................... 22 Another Major Mac Computer Security Flaw Discovered ....................................................................... 23 Cyber Attacks at U.S. Energy Companies .............................................................................................. 23 The Project Grey Goose Cyberwar Report ............................................................................................. 23 Researchers Find Insecure BIOS ‘Rootkit’ Pre-Loaded in Laptops ....................................................... 24 Researcher Unmasks Sneaky Clampi Trojan at Black Hat .................................................................... 24 Researcher Reveals Massive ‘Professional Thieving’ Botnet ................................................................ 24 The Underpaid Cybersecurity Pro .......................................................................................................... 24 Nuclear Command and Control Structures Vulnerable to Cyber Terrorism ........................................... 25 Cyberspace Hacks and Attacks ............................................................................................. 26 Hackers Have Grown Up ........................................................................................................................ 26 Vulnerabilities Allow Attacker to Impersonate Any Web site .................................................................. 26 Russian Hackers Besiege Social Sites to Silence Pro-Georgia Blogger................................................ 26 Twitter DDoS Attack Takes Twists and Turns .......................................................................................