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) _______________________________________________ Infragard_unsecured mailing list Infragard_unsecured@private http://listserv.leo.gov/mailman/listinfo/infragard_unsecured
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