No BlackBerries for Bushies
Think Progress, quoting CBS News, reports:
Last week, Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) expressed outrage that the Chinese government could “listen to anybody and everybody’s and their communications” during the Olympics. The White House is apparently also fearful of being spied on, as CBS News reports that Bush’s staff “have been told to leave their BlackBerries at [...]
Security: A Message to You Newsie
Thomas Crampton (hat tip to the new and excellent China Journal) interviewed Rebecca MacKinnon on IT security tips for journalists coming to China.
It was well meant, but if you’re really paranoid it won’t get the job done. So here’s a list of things to do to stop those prying eyes:
Wipe and reinstall your laptop
Even [...]
Cyberespionage: The Dark Side of Mayberry
The AP reports:
China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn’t capable of sophisticated cybercrime.
“Is there any evidence? … Do we have such advanced technology? Even I don’t believe it,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regularly scheduled news conference.
Rep. Frank [...]
Tradecraft 101
In the wake of recent events in Tibet, a number of non-governmental organizations reported attacks on some of their users. The attacks were quite sophisticated in targeting users and had malware payloads that were missed by most anti-virus tools.
The SANS Internet Storm Center, a group of volunteers who track and report malicious activity on [...]
3Com Deal: 5 Awkward Questions for Hank Paulson
Shanghai Daily reports:
A UNITED States House committee is investigating the proposed US$2.2 billion acquisition of 3Com Corp by Bain Capital LLC and China’s Huawei Technologies Co, a deal that has sparked national-security concerns in Washington.
The Energy and Commerce Committee requested information from the US Treasury Department on its investigation of the proposed transaction, Committee Chairman [...]
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