{"id":8985,"date":"2013-09-03T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T02:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=8985"},"modified":"2013-10-01T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T01:54:53","slug":"cyber-wrap-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/cyber-wrap-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cyber-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7591\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cyber-logo.jpg\" width=\"1130\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cyber-logo.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cyber-logo-205x77.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cyber-logo-1024x385.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><\/a>In an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-23862105\" target=\"_blank\">attack<\/a> linked to pro-Syrian government supporters, the sites of <i>The New York Times<\/i>, Twitter and up to ten other sites were compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). Using stolen log-in credentials from Australian IT company hosting the domain names of the affected sites, the SEA is said to have effectively \u2018walked through the front door\u2019 of the websites. The subsequently rerouted traffic to SEA websites and attacked Twitter\u2019s twimg.com domain, used to store image data and styling code. The Pentagon is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-08-28\/banks-utilities-seen-as-targets-of-syrian-cyber-attacks.html\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly<\/a> preparing for a wave of retaliatory cyber attacks against US targets in the event of any US action against the al-Assad government. While the SEA remains a concern in Washington, Syria\u2019s allies in the form of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and their state backed hackers, pose a much greater concern to officials.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s online marketplace for malicious software, code and stolen credit card details is <a href=\"http:\/\/mobile.reuters.com\/article\/idUKBRE97L0TP20130822?irpc=932\" target=\"_blank\">growing<\/a>. Students and young professionals are taking advantage of Russia\u2019s established online black market in increasing numbers. They will only be encouraged by reports that domestic law enforcement posses little interest in apprehending them. Russia is one of only two Council of Europe Countries not to sign the <a href=\"http:\/\/conventions.coe.int\/Treaty\/EN\/Treaties\/Html\/185.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Convention on Cybercrime<\/a>, and unsurprisingly, the chance of facing prosecution for targeting overseas businesses or individuals remains low.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe China <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2013-06\/05\/content_16567174.htmhttp:\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2013-06\/05\/content_16567174.htm\" target=\"_blank\">was onto<\/a> something? In 2011 the United States <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/it-pro\/security-it\/us-spy-agency-forecasts-that-85000-machines-will-be-under-its-covert-control-by-years-end-report-20130902-hv1lt.html\" target=\"_blank\">conducted<\/a> 231 offensive cyber operations targeted towards China, Iran, North Korea and Russia among others. The report also details a $US652 million project code-named \u2018GENIE\u2019 that seeks to place \u2018covert implants\u2019 in foreign machines. This information is part of a wider leaked intelligence budget available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/special\/national\/black-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Securities regulators are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.au\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CCwQqQIoADAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F53125dc0-00ec-11e3-8918-00144feab7de.html&amp;ei=1z8kUur_B4b4kAX87oC4AQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHS7qh3YwY6v9Koq5pUy_PJLN6I2A&amp;sig2=IpLTCvMfENdql2oczNQ29g\" target=\"_blank\">stepping-up<\/a> the cyber scrutiny on financial institutions. No longer happy to leave cyber security standards in the hands of businesses, regulators have introduced new baseline standards.\u00a0 Broker-dealers must now devise and implement cyber preparedness plans covering technical, corporate, employee, and information sharing procedures.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jessica Woodall is a cyber analyst at ASPI.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attack linked to pro-Syrian government supporters, the sites of The New York Times, Twitter and up to ten other sites were compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). 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