November 2013 Security News |
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Nicaragua Lets Russian, US Navies Conduct Coastal Anti-Drugs Ops RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2013 -- Nicaragua's parliament has allowed Russian and US warships and servicemen to operate in its contested territorial waters to conduct anti-drug missions, local daily La Prensa reports.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- NATO holds annual Cyber defence exercise NATO 26 Nov 2013 -- NATO on Tuesday (26 November 2013) launched a three-day cyber defence exercise "Cyber Coalition 2013" which will test the Alliance's ability to defend its networks from attacks. 'Cyber attacks are a daily reality and they are growing in sophistication and complexity," said Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO. 'NATO has to keep pace with this evolving threat and Cyber Coalition 2013 will allow us to fully test our systems and procedures to effectively defend our networks - today and in the future.'
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Press Conference by Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate United Nations 22 Nov 2013
- Increased space, cyber threats top concerns for AF Space Command AFNS 22 Nov 2013 -- There are increased threats to the Air Force's space and cyber capabilities, said an Air Force senior leader during Air Force Association's 2013 Pacific Air & Space Symposium, Nov. 21.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Statement from Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall on Safeguarding Unclassified Controlled Technical Information DoD 19 Nov 2013 -- The department published an amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement Nov. 18 which will require defense contractors to incorporate established information security standards on their unclassified networks, and to report cyber-intrusion incidents that result in the loss of unclassified controlled technical information from these networks.
- Bombs Near Iranian Embassy in Lebanon Kill 23 VOA 19 Nov 2013 -- Officials in Lebanon say at least 23 people were killed and more than 140 wounded in two bomb blasts Tuesday near the Iranian embassy in Beirut. An Iranian diplomat was among those killed.
- Blasts Kill, Injure Scores Near Iranian Embassy In Beirut RFE/RL 19 Nov 2013 -- Two explosions outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut have killed at least 23 people -- including one diplomat -- and left more than 100 other people injured.
- US drone strike kills 3 in eastern Yemen Iran Press TV 19 Nov 2013 -- At least three people have been killed in an airstrike carried out by a US terror drone in Yemen's eastern province of Hadhramaut.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Israel Holding Suspected al-Qaida Bio Weapons Expert VOA 18 Nov 2013 -- Israel says it has been holding a suspected al-Qaida operative for the past three years and is now asking a court to extend his detention for another six months.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Nigerian Official Praises US Cooperation in Fight against Terrorism VOA 17 Nov 2013 -- The United States declaration of Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations is a significant boost to Nigeria's effort to end their violent campaigns, says Rueben Abati, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations.
- Nigerians Fear, Welcome US Naming Boko Haram as Terrorists VOA 14 Nov 2013 -- The United States has designated Nigeria's Boko Haram and splinter group Ansaru terrorist organizations, and in Nigeria many people think the label will pressure the government to end the security crisis. But in the shadowy circles of militant groups, the label may also make the groups more famous, and some Nigerians fear that will further damage their country.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- US Names 2 Nigerian-Based Groups Terrorist Organizations VOA 13 Nov 2013 -- The United States has named Nigerian-based militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- US, Yemen hold talks to build new Guantanamo prison Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- The Obama administration is negotiating with Yemen to build a new detention facility on its soil that would hold dozens of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, US and Yemeni officials say.
- Spain releases ETA members following court ruling Iran Press TV 09 Nov 2013 -- Some imprisoned members of the Basque separatist group ETA have been released following a ruling by Spanish top criminal court demanding their freedom.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- China's Account of Tiananmen Square Crash Questioned VOA 07 Nov 2013 -- Analysts are questioning China's claim that last week's deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square was the work of an al-Qaida-linked separatist group fighting in northwest China.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Reprieve for Somali remittance firm IRIN 05 Nov 2013 -- The British-Somali money transfer company Dahabshiil Holdings Ltd has won a further stay of execution in its legal battle to stop Barclays Bank from closing its account, a move which, it says, would effectively put it out of business. It had claimed that the decision was discriminatory and anti-competitive.
- Mexico military takes control of key seaport Iran Press TV 05 Nov 2013 -- Mexico has imposed military control over one of the country's key seaports ahead of a plan to reign in drug-cartel activity in the western state of Michoacan, officials say.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Critics Call New Russian Counterterror Law A Return To 'Collective Justice' RFE/RL 04 Nov 2013 -- Critics say a new law designed to quell the insurgency in Russia's restive North Caucasus region revives the Stalin-era principles of collective guilt and collective justice.
- Kenya Charges 4 in Mall Attack VOA 04 Nov 2013 -- A Kenyan court charged four Somali men on Monday with terrorist offenses for helping al-Qaida-linked militants carry out an attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi that killed 67 people.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Nov 2013 [PDF]
- Putin Signs Law Punishing Terrorists' Relatives RIA Novosti 03 Nov 2013 -- President Vladimir Putin signed a law Sunday forcing the relatives of terrorists to pay for the damages caused by their attacks.
- China Says Tiananmen 'Terror Attack' Planned in Advance VOA 02 Nov 2013 -- Chinese state media are releasing more details about what they say was a terrorist attack in Tiananmen Square carried out by militant Uighurs - a mainly Muslim ethnic group in western China. And reports coming in from Xinjiang Province tell of a crackdown on the minority Uighur community there.
- Obama, Maliki Discuss Iraqi Needs to Fight al-Qaida VOA 01 Nov 2013 -- At the White House, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki discussed Iraq's requests for new military and other assistance to help fight resurgent al-Qaida networks threatening Iraq's stability.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 01 Nov 2013 [PDF]
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