January 2014 Security News |
- France, Britain share intelligence on Syria jihadists Voice of Russia 31 Jan 2014 -- France and Britain said Friday they would work together tracking down jihadists who travel to Syria to fight with Islamic extremists then pose a security threat when they return home.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 31 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Rogers Tabbed as Next Cyber Command Chief AFPS 30 Jan 2014 -- Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers is President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next commander of U.S. Cyber Command, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a DOD news release issued today.
- Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on NSA/CYBERCOM Announcement Thursday, January 30, 2014 DoD 30 Jan 2014
- DOD Announces Nomination of Cyber Command Commander/ NSA Director DoD 30 Jan 2014 -- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced today Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers as President Obama's nominee to become commander of U.S. Cyber Command. In addition, the Secretary announced that he has designated Vice Adm. Rogers to serve as director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service.
- Russia to Create Cyberwarfare Units by 2017 RIA Novosti 30 Jan 2014 -- Russia plans to create special cyber-defense units to protect the country against online warfare in the coming years, a senior military commander said Thursday.
- U.S. Combats Nexus of Illicit Networks, WMD Proliferation AFPS 30 Jan 2014 -- U.S. national security officials have long been worried about the nexus between terrorists and transnational criminal organizations.
- Terror suspect claims evidence against him obtained through bulk surveillance Voice of Russia 30 Jan 2014 -- Jamshid Muhtorov, a citizen of Uzbekistan who came to the US after being granted political asylum, is accused of supporting a designated terrorist organization based in his native country. In October, he became the first defendant ever to be notified by the government that it had built the case based on bulk surveillance.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 30 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- GSA and DoD Announce Acquisition Cybersecurity and Resilience Recommendations DoD 29 Jan 2014 -- The Department of Defense and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) jointly released a report today, “Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition,” announcing six planned reforms to improve the cybersecurity and resilience of the Federal Acquisition System.
- Sources: US Drone Strike Nearly Hit al-Shabab Leader VOA 29 Jan 2014 -- Sources in Somalia say a U.S. drone strike on Sunday nearly hit the leader of militant group al-Shabab.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 29 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- 19 H7N9 deaths in China People's Daily 28 Jan 2014 -- H7N9 bird flu has killed 19 in China this year already, and the total number of human infections has reached 96, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Navy ship in Caribbean drug bust UK MOD 28 Jan 2014 -- British troops have helped ensure safe passage for a 180-vehicle convoy of American forces redeploying from bases in northern Helmand.
- Chinese New Year Increases Risk of Spreading Bird Flu VOA 28 Jan 2014 -- In January, China saw a rise in the number of people diagnosed with bird flu. As the Chinese New Year approaches, millions of people will begin their annual journey home for the holiday, increasing the opportunity for the virus to spread.
- China's human H7N9 bird flu cases pass 100 in January Voice of Russia 28 Jan 2014 -- The number of human cases of H7N9 bird flu in China this month has passed 100, as the worst-hit province ordered live poultry markets in major cities to be closed. H7N9 cases and deaths dropped significantly after the end of June last year but have spiked recently with the onset of winter.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Security Council urges cooperation to tackle kidnapping for ransom by terrorists UN News Centre 27 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorists for any purpose, including raising funds or gaining political concessions, and called for international cooperation to tackle this scourge.
- US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation VOA 27 Jan 2014 -- U.S. and Pakistani officials say they are working to improve cooperation on counter-terrorism and economic development. Bilateral meetings this week in Washington follow October's White House talks between President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- China takes measures against H7N9 People's Daily 27 Jan 2014 -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong on Sunday called for coordinated efforts to prevent and control H7N9 avian flu.
- Pakistani premier vows to eliminate terrorism Iran Press TV 27 Jan 2014 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his government is set to respond effectively to terrorist groups operating across the violence-wracked country.
- US drone strikes kill terrorist leader in Somalia Voice of Russia 27 Jan 2014 -- At least five al-Shabaab fighters, including a senior commander, were killed in a suspected drone strike in southern Somalia Sunday afternoon.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Kenya officials ignored warnings of impending terror attack on Nairobi mall Voice of Russia 26 Jan 2014 -- Warnings by Kenyan security forces of impending attack just days before Somalia's Shebab gunmen stormed a Nairobi mall killing at least 67 people last year were ignored, parliamentary investigations have found, according to reports.
- U.S. Will Help With Olympics Security If Needed, Hagel Says AFPS 24 Jan 2014 -- Top Defense Department officials have offered the Russian government U.S. help with security during the Feb. 7-23 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, but have received no requests, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said this afternoon.
- China reports over 100 H7N9 cases since last fall CNA 24 Jan 2014 -- China has reported more than one hundred human infections of the avian influenza A (H7N9) virus since last fall, including this year's first reported case in Beijing, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Friday.
- China reports 9 new H7N9 human cases People's Daily 24 Jan 2014 -- Nine human H7N9 bird flu cases were newly reported in China on Friday, including one in Beijing, one in Guangdong Province and seven in Zhejiang Province, forcing cities in Zhejiang to close their live poultry markets.
- Drone strike kills three Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen - army Voice of Russia 24 Jan 2014 -- A US drone struck a vehicle in Yemen's eastern province of Marib overnight killing three al-Qaeda suspects, a military source said on Friday.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 23 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- China tightens inter-departmental H7N9 coordination People's Daily 22 Jan 2014 -- China's National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said on Tuesday it is now coordinating closely with other departments to prevent and control the H7N9 avian flu.
- Sochi Security 'Very Impressive' But Risks Remain – US Lawmaker RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- A senior US congressman on Wednesday lauded the scope of the Russian government's security measures for next month's Winter Olympics but said the risk of a possible lone attacker remains a concern.
- US Offers Russia Anti-Terrorism Technology for Sochi Olympics RIA Novosti 22 Jan 2014 -- The United States and Russia on Tuesday discussed using US technology to combat terrorism at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi amid concerns that extremists could target the games, the Pentagon's news service reported.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 22 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Chinese tourist dies of H7N9 flu: CDC CNA 21 Jan 2014 -- A Chinese tourist in Taiwan who was diagnosed with the H7N9 influenza virus in December last year has died after developing more complicated respiratory symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.
- Security Concerns Mount As Sochi Olympic Opening Nears RFE/RL 21 Jan 2014 -- Security forces in the Black Sea Russian city of Sochi are looking for a woman from the North Caucasus whom they believe might be planning a terrorist attack during next month's winter Olympic games.
- US Offers Russia Security Support for Sochi Olympics RIA Novosti 21 Jan 2014 -- American military assets have been offered to bolster security for the upcoming Sochi Olympic Games scheduled to open in less than three weeks, the Pentagon said Monday.
- Russia Searches for 'Black Widow' Suicide Bomber in Sochi VOA 21 Jan 2014 -- Russian police are on the hunt for a potential female suicide bomber in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, where the Winter Olympics are set to begin next month.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Pentagon Press Secretary Statement on Olympic Winter Games Security DoD 20 Jan 2014
- UN agency warns of growing bird flu risk, urges vigilance ahead of Chinese holidays UN News Centre 20 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations agricultural agency today issued a new warning that bird flu viruses are on the rise again in China and urged neighbouring countries to be extra vigilant head of the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities.
- Two more deaths due to H7N9 bird flu virus registered in China Voice of Russia 20 Jan 2014 -- Two deaths caused by the H7N9 bird flu virus have been registered in Shanghai, the Shanghai committee for health care and family planning said in a statement on Monday.
- Chinese H7N9 patient released from quarantine in Taiwan CNA 19 Jan 2014 -- An 86-year-old man from China, who was confirmed in Taiwan last December to be infected with the H7N9 virus, has been released from quarantine at a hospital in Taipei, an official of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Sunday.
- Moscow officials visit Guantanamo in bid to release Russian detainee Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- ?A delegation of Russian officials has visited the Guantanamo detention camp on Friday in a bid to have the only Russian national there released.
- Our priority is to ensure Russian national's soonest release from Gitmo - Dolgov Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- A Russian delegation of high-ranking officials has visited Ravil Mingazov, a Russian national who is being held at the Guantanamo detention camp, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Commissioner for Human Rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on his Twitter account.
- S Korea on alert after bird flu confirmed Voice of Russia 18 Jan 2014 -- South Korea stepped up the culling of poultry and enforced strict quarantine measures Saturday to stop the country's first outbreak of bird flu in three years from spreading, officials said.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Senate report: Benghazi attack could have been averted Iran Press TV 16 Jan 2014 -- The September 11, 2012 attacks on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya could have been prevented, according to a new US Senate intelligence report.
- Official Urges Support for Afghan Counternarcotics Efforts AFPS 16 Jan 2014 -- A senior Defense Department official has warned about the growing threat of narcotics originating in Afghanistan and has urged continued support for efforts to eradicate production.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 16 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Declassified Bipartisan Report on Benghazi Terrorist Attacks United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released 15 Jan 2014 -- The Senate Intelligence Committee today issued a declassified report on the September 11-12, 2012, terrorist attacks against U.S. personnel at the Temporary Mission Facility and CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya. The committee found the attacks were preventable, based on extensive intelligence reporting on the terrorist activity in Libya—to include prior threats and attacks against Western targets—and given the known security shortfalls at the U.S. Mission.
- Mexico vigilante groups refuse to lay down arms Iran Press TV 15 Jan 2014 -- Mexican federal forces and vigilante groups have failed to strike a deal on disarming amid a deadly showdown in Mexico's western Michoacan state.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 15 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Indonesian Jihadists in Syria Highlight Conflict's Global Draw VOA 14 Jan 2014 -- As the war in Syria enters its third year, the conflict continues to attract Islamic fighters from the Arab world, and from countries as far flung as Kazakhstan, Australia and Indonesia. The trend has become a major concern for Western governments.
- New UN campaign spotlights links between organized crime and counterfeit goods UN News Centre 14 Jan 2014 -- The United Nations today launched a new campaign to raise awareness about the links between organized crime and the trade in counterfeit goods, which amounts to $250 billion a year.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- USS Rentz Intercepts 313 Kilograms of Cocaine Worth More than $10 Million NNS 13 Jan 2014 -- The frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46), Helicopter Squadron Anti-Submarine Warfare Light 49 Detachment 5, and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) personnel disrupted approximately 313 kilograms of cocaine while conducting counter drug trafficking operations in December in the 4th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).
- NSA role minimal in fighting terrorism: Study Iran Press TV 13 Jan 2014 -- The National Security Agency's massive data collection has barely helped the United States thwart terrorist attacks, according to a new study by the New American Foundation.
- Report: US Phone Data Collection Didn't Prevent Terrorism VOA 13 Jan 2014 -- A new study has concluded that the massive collection of phone data by the clandestine U.S. National Security Agency 'has had no discernible impact' on preventing terrorism.
- NSA mass surveillance pretty useless in battle against terrorism - research Voice of Russia 13 Jan 2014 -- Mass surveillance of the National Security Agency (NSA) on people and world leaders have been making headlines for half a year throughout the globe, yet these security programs did little in battle against terrorism, concludes the study by the New America Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit group.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- CDC issues warning as China reports more H7N9 cases CNA 12 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Sunday received notification that seven new human infections of avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in China and reminded nationals traveling to the mainland to take extra caution.
- H7N9 has mutated, may spread from human to human: expert CNA 11 Jan 2014 -- Chinese researchers have discovered mutations in the new strain of avian influenza A, known as H7N9, and have found that the virus has the ability to spread from human to human, the latest issue of China's Southern Metropolis Weekly reported.
- Taiwan issues travel alert for Beijing over H5N1 concerns CNA 10 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) issued a 'yellow' travel alert for Beijing on Thursday, a day after Canada announced that a traveler who had just returned from Beijing had died of H5N1 avian flu.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Completion of First Guantanamo Periodic Review Board DoD 09 Jan 2014 -- The Department of Defense announced today the results of the first review conducted under Executive Order 13567 by the periodic review board (PRB) for Guantanamo detainee Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 09 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 08 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- 'Jihad Jane' Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison VOA 06 Jan 2014 -- An American-born woman who calls herself 'Jihad Jane' has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a U.S. court for her involvement in a plot to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Taiwan issues yellow travel alert for Shanghai after H7N9 case CNA 04 Jan 2014 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) issued a yellow travel alert for Shanghai on Saturday, a day after the Chinese city confirmed a new human H7N9 avian influenza case.
- Massachusetts Guard Assists During Storm's Blast AFPS 03 Jan 2014 -- A powerful winter storm that blasted Northeast states was fading, but sub-freezing temperatures continued and the Massachusetts National Guard was assisting state and local officials.
- Experts Fear Mounting Al-Qaida Resurgence VOA 03 Jan 2014 -- More than two and a half years after the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, American experts and counter-terrorism officials say his organization remains a major threat across the Middle East and North Africa.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- China voices anger over release of Uighur Guantanamo trio Voice of Russia 02 Jan 2014 -- China voiced anger Thursday over the transfer of three Uighurs from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay to Slovakia, branding them 'terrorists' who will pose a threat to their new home.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 02 Jan 2014 [PDF]
- Russian President Denounces Bombings In Visit To Volgograd RFE/RL 01 Jan 2014 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a visit to Volgograd in the wake of this week's bombings that killed dozens of people in the southern city.
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