CRIME NIPC Daily Report 07/18/02

From: George Heuston (GeorgeH@private)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 09:43:01 PDT

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    South Korean activists plan cyber attack against US.   On 16 July, activists
    threatened to launch cyber attacks against the White House, a US Embassy,
    and military Web sites to protest the deaths of two South Korean girls
    fatally struck by a US armored vehicle in Seoul, South Korea on 13 June.
    The South Korean activists planned to try to incapacitate the Web servers by
    flooding them with a massive number of simultaneous hits.  "Our aim is to
    temporarily shut down the servers to show our anger," said Yoon Su-keun, an
    organizer of the anti-US protest.  Earlier this month, the US military
    indicted Sgt. Mark Walker and Sgt. Fernando Nino on charges of negligent
    homicide and are to stand trial in a US military court in South Korea. If
    convicted, they could face up to six years in prison. (USATODAY, 16 Jul)
    
    California increasing security at some sites after Spanish terror arrests.
    Police doubled patrols near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge after three
    suspected al-Qaida terrorists were arrested in Spain with videos of the
    bridge and other landmarks.  The videos had images of the World Trade Center
    from "different angles from different distances," as well as images of the
    Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland and Universal studios in California. New
    York's Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Sears tower in Chicago
    were also included in the videos.  Spanish officials said the suspension
    pillar of the Golden Gate Bridge "is given substantial attention" in the
    tapes. (Associated Press, 17 Jul)
    
    China prepares for cyber war.  The Department of Defense's Annual Report on
    the Military Power of the Peoples Republic of China says the Chinese
    military plans to disrupt electronic systems and attack Web sites when
    engaged in an attack.  A complete communications jamming capability will be
    available to them in a decade.  In support, they are recruiting specialists
    in information operations and information warfare, and are building a
    command and control, communications, computers, and intelligence
    infrastructure for joint battle management. (Asia Intelligence Wire, 16 Jul)
    
    Government and industry agree on recommended baseline security settings for
    Windows 2000 Professional Workstations.  Security experts from a broad range
    of public and private organizations have jointly published consensus
    Baseline Security Settings recommended for Windows 2000 Professional
    Workstations.  The collaborative effort involved Microsoft Windows security
    experts from the General Services Administration (GSA), National Institute
    of Standards and Technology (NIST), Defense Information Systems Agency
    (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), SANS Institute, members of the
    Center for Internet Security (CIS) and review of the draft standards by
    Microsoft Corp. Implementation of these settings will help organizations
    reach an enhanced level of security in their Windows 2000-based
    workstations.  "This is an example of a public-private partnership that can
    help government agencies and corporations better secure their systems
    against cyber attack," said Richard Clarke, Special Advisor to the President
    on Cyberspace Security. In response to the new baseline security settings,
    CIS is making available a Windows 2000 Professional Baseline Benchmark and a
    Scoring Tool which enables users to ensure compliance with the consensus
    settings. Link for the Recommended Security Settings for Windows 2000 and
    the Security Scoring Tool can be located at http://www.cisecurity.org.
    (Government Press Release, 17 Jul)
    
    National cyberspace protection plan would ask home computer users to pitch
    in. Richard Clarke, the president's computer security adviser, said on 17
    July that an upcoming national plan to protect cyberspace will include
    expectations for home users, as well as large companies and the government.
    "Every American relies upon cyberspace and every American has to do
    something to secure their part of cyberspace,'' Clarke said of the plan,
    which will be released 19 September in Silicon Valley.  Clarke said the
    plan, which is still being developed, is the Internet component to the
    national strategy for homeland defense announced by President Bush earlier
    this week. The cyberspace plan will include recommendations in five
    categories: home and small-business users, major corporations,
    infrastructure sectors, national issues, and global Internet issues.  The
    recommendations would not be mandated by law, according to Clarke.
    (Associated Press, 17 Jul)
    
    
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