March 2014 Security News |
- Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et. al. DoD 31 Mar 2014 -- The Department of Defense and the Office of Military Commissions will allocate seats for news media aboard military chartered aircraft for travel from Andrews Air Force Base to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on April 12 to cover military commission proceedings scheduled for April 14 - 17 in the case of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. Return travel is planned for April 18.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 31 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- US cyberspace force to expand further - Pentagon chief VoR 29 Mar 2014 -- US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday the cyberspace force at US Cyber Command will grow to more than 6,000 by the year 2016.
- Hagel Thanks Alexander, Cyber Community for Defense Efforts AFPS 28 Mar 2014 -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has paid tribute to retiring Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is stepping down as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, crediting him with leading key assets in the intelligence community through one of the most challenging periods in history.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 28 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- NCTAMS LANT Announces Completion of Successful Cyber Security Inspection NNS 27 Mar 2014 -- Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT) announced March 27 that it successfully completed its cyber security inspection (CSI) last month, receiving one of the highest CSI scores to date.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 27 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- CIA director says al-Qaeda is seeing Syria 'as a launching pad' Iran Press TV 26 Mar 2014 -- The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency says al-Qaeda militants are seeking to establish bases in Syria to plan attacks on Europe and the United States.
- CIA director says al-Qaeda is seeing Syria 'as a launching pad' Iran Press TV 26 Mar 2014 -- The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency says al-Qaeda militants are seeking to establish bases in Syria to plan attacks on Europe and the United States.
- Bin Laden son-in-law convicted at NYC terror trial Iran Press TV 26 Mar 2014 -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was convicted Wednesday in New York of conspiring to kill US residents and providing material support to terrorism.
- Bin Laden son-in-law convicted on terrorism charges at NYC trial VoR 26 Mar 2014 -- Suleiman Abu Ghaith, one of Osama bin Laden's sons-in-law, was found guilty of terrorism-related charges by a federal jury in New York on Wednesday, following a three-week trial that offered an unusually intimate portrait of al-Qaeda's former leader in the days after September 11, 2001. Abu Ghaith, 48, faces life in prison after a jury convicted him of conspiring to kill Americans, conspiring to provide material support for terrorists, and providing such support.
- Security Council strongly condemns deadly terrorist attack in Yemen UN News Centre 26 Mar 2014 -- The United Nations Security Council condemned the recent attack in Hadramawt, Yemen, in which 20 soldiers were killed, reaffirming that all acts of terrorism are criminal, and urging all UN Member States to cooperate fully with Yemeni authorities so that those responsible can be brought to Justice.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 26 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 25 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 24 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- International Effort Underway to Control Bird Flu in Cambodia VOA 21 Mar 2014 -- Health officials are scheduled to meet in the Cambodian capital on Monday, March 24, to discuss that country's increase in the number of cases of avian influenza in humans. The most recent victim, a two-year-old girl, died on March 14, bringing the number of confirmed fatalities this year to four. Fourteen Cambodians died last year from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, more than half of the global total.
- Sahel Terrorism Draws International Attention VOA 19 Mar 2014 -- Over the past few years there has been a dramatic upsurge in criminal violence, terrorism and extremism in the countries that make up Africa's Sahel region which spans more than five-thousand kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 21 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Pakistan dismisses US report on Osama bin Laden IRNA 20 Mar 2014 -- Pakistan on Thursday dismissed as 'ridiculous and baseless' American media reports that the countrys intelligence agency had protected al-Qaeda chief, Osama bin Laden, who was killed in Abbotabad by the US military in 2011.
- Libya government says firm in battle against terrorism Iran Press TV 20 Mar 2014 -- The Libyan government has expressed determination to continue with its battle against 'terrorist groups' in the country.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 20 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Investigator Discusses Navy Yard Findings, Insider Threat AFPS 19 Mar 2014 -- The most significant findings of the Navy's own investigation into security, personnel and contracting factors related to the last year's Navy Yard killings involved the insider threat posed by the shooter, contractor Aaron Alexis, the Navy's lead investigator said.
- Pak spy agency harbored former al-Qaeda chief: Report Iran Press TV 19 Mar 2014 -- A media report says former Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant Genera Ahmed Shuja Pasha knew of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan.
- Cyber Peace Reigns Despite Russia, Ukraine Tensions VOA 19 Mar 2014 -- While tensions on the ground in Ukraine are rising almost daily, one area of potential conflict is eerily quiet.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 19 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Hagel Details New Security Actions After Navy Yard Shooting AFPS 18 Mar 2014 -- Six months after a disturbed federal contractor shot 12 fellow workers to death at the Washington Navy Yard, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today detailed steps the Defense Department is taking based on reviews of security standards in place at the time.
- Reviews Recommend Big Changes in Installation Security AFPS 18 Mar 2014 -- Representatives of review panels that looked at last year's shooting rampage that left 12 workers dead at the Washington Navy Yard briefed Pentagon reporters today on their recommendations.
- Defense Department Press Briefing on Implementation Plans as a Result of the Washington Navy Yard Shooting Investigations and Reviews by Secretary Hagel and Navy Secretary Mabus in the Pentagon Briefing Room DoD 18 Mar 2014 -- Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Principal Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettre, Admiral John Richardson and Dr. Paul Stockton
- Russian, US Officials Silent on Chechen Warlord's Death RIA Novosti 19 Mar 2014 -- Russian and US officials on Wednesday declined to confirm the death of a prominent Chechen warlord who had threatened to attack last month's Sochi Olympics.
- SECNAV Releases Washington Navy Yard Report NNS 18 Mar 2014 -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus released, today, the Department of the Navy's investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic events of Sept. 16, 2013, at the Washington Navy Yard.
- Russian special services cannot confirm terrorist Umarov's death VoR 18 Mar 2014 -- Russian secret services do not yet have the information to confirm the death of the leader of Chechen terrorists leader Doku Umarov, a spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) said, commenting on reports by some foreign media that Umarov had allegedly been killed in Russia.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 18 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 17 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Cyber supports Red Flag for first time AFNS 14 Mar 2014 -- For the first time in Red Flag's nearly 40-year history, the 24th Air Force played a significant role in the Cyber Mission Force, or CMF, at the Air Combat Command-sponsored exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Jan. 27 through Feb. 14.
- New Cambodian bird flu cases highlight regional risk IRIN 14 Mar 2014 -- Governments in Southeast Asia need to do more to combat the deadly H5N1 avian flu virus, say health officials.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 14 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- More Ships Equal More Drugs Seized, Southcom Commander Says AFPS 13 Mar 2014 -- Though drug interdiction looms large among U.S. Southern Command's responsibilities, it isn't the only national security role filled by the command, the Southcom commander said today during a media briefing at the Pentagon.
- Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 13 Mar 2014 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Belbacha from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay to the Government of Algeria.
- UN review of global drug problem kicks off with calls for more effective, humane action UN News Centre 13 Mar 2014 -- The world community must do more, and do better, to tackle the global drug problem, senior United Nations officials stressed today in Vienna, kicking off a two-day review of efforts to address a scourge that poses a serious threat to human life and undermines development.
- US Gitmo detainees to be force fed under newly released standards VoR 13 Mar 2014 -- New US Guantanamo Bay prison guidelines issued by the Obama's administration describe hunger striking detainees as undergoing 'long term non-religious fasting'. The title of the new standard operating procedure, 'Medical Management of Detainees with Weight Loss', replaces 'Medical Management of Detainees on Hunger Strike' from March 2013.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 13 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Cybercom Nominee Emphasizes Legislation, Transparency AFPS 12 Mar 2014 -- President Barack Obama's nominee to be director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command said yesterday that legislation and transparency are critical to the nation's security in cyberspace.
- China Considers Tougher Anti-terror Measures VOA 12 Mar 2014 -- Lawmakers in China are pushing for a national law to better protect the country from terrorism after a brutal attack earlier this month at a train station in the southwestern part of the country.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 12 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 11 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Mysterious Travelers on Malaysia Flight Raise Questions on Passport Security VOA 10 Mar 2014 -- Two of the passengers sitting next to each other on the Malaysia Airlines flight that mysteriously disappeared Saturday were traveling with stolen passports. That chilling fact has raised questions about the security of international travel, and why countries might fail to use security tools that are availble through international agencies.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 10 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Alexander: U.S. Must Address Media Leaks, Cyber Legislation AFPS 07 Mar 2014 -- Leaks to the media of classified information and the need for cyber legislation were key elements of a speech this week by Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 07 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 06 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 05 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Kunming terrorist attack suspects captured People's Daily 04 Mar 2014 -- Chinese police said Monday three suspects involved in the terrorist attack in the southwestern city of Kunming had been captured.
- China seeks international support to curb Terrorism Iran Press TV 04 Mar 2014 -- Chinese authorities have appealed to the international community for 'more understanding and support' in their fight against the ongoing violence and terrorism.
- UN anti-narcotics panel urges greater stock in prevention, treatment of drug abuse UN News Centre 04 Mar 2014 -- Investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can lead to significant savings in health-care and crime-related costs, and alleviate the suffering of drug-dependent users and their families, the independent United Nations body tasked with monitoring the production and consumption of narcotics worldwide said in a report released today.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 04 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- Uygur general: PLA backs Xinjiang's counter-terrorism efforts People's Daily 03 Mar 2014 -- The counter-terrorism efforts in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have the strong backing from the People's Liberation Army (PLA), said a senior military commander here Monday.
- Kunming restores order after deadly terror attack People's Daily 03 Mar 2014 -- Order has been restored in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, where a deadly terrorist attack on Saturday night left 29 dead and more than 130 injured.
- International community condemns terrorist attack in China People's Daily 03 Mar 2014 -- The international community has condemned Saturday's terrorist attack at a train station in Kunming City of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
- Bloodshed darkens China's spring city People's Daily 03 Mar 2014 -- When Beijing retiree Zhang Yumin left home at daybreak on Sunday to catch an early morning flight to Kunming, she didn't know the spring city was overcast with terrorism and bloodshed.
- DHS-IAIP Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report 03 Mar 2014 [PDF]
- China Blames Terrorists for Deadly Train Station Knife Attack VOA 02 Mar 2014 -- Chinese authorities say separatist terrorists carried out a violent and bloody attack at a train station late Saturday night in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The attack left at least 33 dead and more than 130 injured.
- China accuses ethnic separatists of killing 33 in slash attack VoR 02 Mar 2014 -- A dozen of knife-wielding assailants slashed scores of people at a train station in southern China, wounding 143 people. Twenty-nine slash victims and four attackers were killed. The local media has blamed the attack on ethnic separatists from the far west.
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