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And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into "Make America Great Again" in tremendous unison. The cows lowed it, the dogs whined it, the sheep bleated it, the horses whinnied it, the ducks quacked it. They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession... [parody of Animal Farm]







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CYBERSECURITY

Telegram traffic from around the world took a detour through Iran

Cosco shipping operations 'back to normal' after ransomware cyber attack


POKING AROUND — A group of hackers is trying to access control systems at the nation's electric utilities, in addition to its other targets in the U.S., Middle East, Europe and Asia. But while it is targeting these sensitive networks, "there is no current indication the group has the capability of destructive [industrial control system] attacks including widespread blackouts like those in Ukraine," according to the security firm Dragos, which published a reporton the group today. For now, Dragos said, the group has only been able to conduct "initial access operations" — intrusions into business systems, rather than control systems, "to prepare the way for later potential ICS events."
The hacking team, which Dragos dubbed Raspite, uses infected websites to trick victim into opening a connection to its servers. Once it gains access, it steals Windows login credentials from across the compromised network. Raspite "uses common techniques," Sergio Caltagirone, Dragos's director of threat intelligence, said in a statement, "which is good because defenders with sufficient monitoring can catch them and mitigate any opportunity for them to get better." Symantec reported on the group's operations last month, saying it was "targeting a broad list of government organizations and business verticals in various regions in the Middle East since at least early 2017." No firm has linked Raspite to a government yet, but Caltagirone said that "generally threats focused on industrial control are state-sponsored due to the inherent risk, limited financial gain, and potential blow back from the operations." [POLITICO's Morning Cybersecurity, August 2, 2018]











Cipher Brief Expert Analysis: Mission Impossible: Protecting Software Supply Chains

The U.S. government is taking on a more aggressive role in its mission to protect software supply chains… 
  • The announcement comes as the Department of Homeland Security announced the launch of its new National Risk Management Center (NRMC) this week…
     
  • The NRMC initiative includes an Information Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Task Force, which will focus specifically on utilizing government and private sector talent to detect security weaknesses in compromised software that is impacting a number of critical sectors...
     
  • “Supply chains are increasingly important..” writes Cipher Brief Expert and Former Deputy Director of the NSA Chris Inglis, “…as vendors and operators harden critical system components at the leading edge of service delivery, adversaries are increasingly turning to supply chain exploitation to attack these systems upstream of the main cyber defenses”…  [Cipher Brief, August 2, 2018]




Rosenstein: ‘I think informing the American people is an important part of deterrence’

DOJ Says Judge Ignored ‘Economics, Common Sense’ in Allowing AT&T-Time Warner Deal

GOP LAWMAKERS RENEW FOCUS ON BRUCE OHR, THE DOJ OFFICIAL WHOSE WIFE WORKED FOR FUSION GPS

EMAILS SHOW CHRISTOPHER STEELE LOBBIED DOJ OFFICIAL ON BEHALF OF RUSSIAN OLIGARCH




WHIMSEY

Mary Shelley's Life of Learning 

A Salute to Independent Animals

Legends and Locations

The Contentious History of the Passport




GLOBAL

A campaign to end AIDS by 2030 is faltering worldwide 

The Pandemic Everyone Fears Is Flu In the Wrong Place At the Wrong Time




MIDDLE EAST

Leafminer: New Espionage Campaigns Targeting Middle Eastern Regions 

OilRig Targets Technology Service Provider and Government Agency with QUADAGENT

Entrepreneurship: An engine for job creation and inclusive growth in the Arab World


CHINA

China has been preparing for a trade war for over a decade 

Stocks Drop Shrinks Chinese Market to World’s Third-Largest

Court ruling could block China from key US military port in Africa

Economic warfare: Four takeaways from being in China when the trade war started



UNITED KINGDOM

UK, EU give glimmer of Brexit optimism amid no-deal warnings 

Stonehenge cremations shed light on where mysterious monument builders came from

England vs India Test series, cricket

England will host India for a gruelling five-Test series throughout the duration of August and into September. While the Indian team members sit on top of the International Cricket Council rankings, Joe Root’s men have slipped down to fifth thanks to some indifferent form. Virat Kohli versus Jimmy Anderson should prove entertaining, while Ravindra Jadeja’s performance alone is worth the admission price.
When: 1 August-11 September
Where: Edgbaston, Lord’s, Trent Bridge, Southampton and the Oval, all UK

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PORTUGAL

Habsburg Iberia Points West 






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