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  ANZUS cyber security message aimed at China

  The extension of the ANZUS alliance into cyberspace in 2011 was aimed at cyber attacks from China, a new study says.

  By AAP | 27 April, 2012 12:44

  Tags: ANZUS, Australia-US Ministerial, China, cyber security, security

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  Joint ventures by US tech firms with China pose cyberwar risk: report

  Should conflict occur, China's cyberwar plans target the U.S., and today's Chinese joint ventures with U.S. manufacturers in hardware, software and telecommunications create a "potential vector" for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to exploit and compromise, says a report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission sent to Capitol Hill today.

  By Ellen Messmer | 09 March, 2012 09:35

  Tags: China, cyberwar, Huawei, Northrop Grumman, security, symantec

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  U.S. losing high-tech jobs, R&D dominance to Asia

  U.S. companies are locating more of their research and development operations overseas, and Asian countries are rapidly increasing investments in their own science and technology economies, the National Science Board (NSB) reported this week.

  By Ann Bednarz | 20 January, 2012 03:20

  Tags: China, high-tech manufacturing, infrastructure management, management, National Science Board, National Science Foundation, networking, R&D, research and development

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  Your identity up for grabs

  Security was a big issue in 2011 with more sophisticated and a wider range of threats than ever before wasting even more of everyone's time at a cost of billions of dollars.

  By Mark Gibbs | 14 January, 2012 04:35

  Tags: anonymous, Best Buy, Brookstone, Capital One, China, Citi, Disney Destinations, divorce, EMC, Epsilon, Home Shopping Network, JPMorgan Chase, Kroger, lockheed martin, mortgage, privacy, rsa, security, sony, The College Board, tivo, US Bank, Walgreens

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  Security roundup: DOD revving up cyber-defense for 2012; Microsoft to have big January Patch Tuesday

  Buried in the lengthy National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, the $622 billion defense spending bill which was signed into law by President Obama on Dec. 31, 2011, are some interesting nuggets about how the U.S. military wants to expand its cyber-defense strategy over the course of this year.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 January, 2012 07:35

  Tags: anonymous, APT, China, Department of Defense, Lords of Dharmaraja, Microsoft, security, symantec, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Department of Defense

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  China warming to broadband competition

  China is allowing more competition in building broadband infrastructure than Australia, where the federal government has created the National Broadband Network (NBN) monopoly, according to Opposition communications spokeperson, Malcolm Turnbull.

  By AAP | 28 September, 2011 08:47

  Tags: China, infrastructure, malcolm turnbull, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, networking, telcos, telecommunications

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  China cracks down on WiFi in public spaces

  China has ordered public spaces offering WiFi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said.

  By AAP | 29 July, 2011 14:49

  Tags: China, government, software, WiFi

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  Hewlett-Packard to expand in China

  US computer maker Hewlett Packard plans to expand in China, with a string of research centres and manufacturing facilities in several Chinese cities.

  By AAP | 04 July, 2011 09:27

  Tags: China, cloud, HP, networking, servers, storage

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  IT outsourcing in China and data privacy guidelines

  China's data privacy protection has long been considered one of the world's weakest. But the government's proposed data security guidelines may go too far in the opposite direction.

  By Stephanie Overby | 05 May, 2011 05:09

  Tags: business, business issues, China, China data privacy laws, data privacy, data protection, data security, IT outsourcing, Management Topics, Management Topics | Outsourcing, outsourcing, outsourcing in China, privacy, security, services

• China closes 130,000 Internet cafes as it seeks more control

  China shut down more than 130,000 illegal Internet cafes in the country over a six year period, as part of crackdown to control the market, according to a new Chinese government report.

  By Michael Kan | 18 March, 2011 21:06

  Tags: Government of China, internet, government, Regulation, China, censorship

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  Chinese 'driving ICT agenda' in Africa: Wikileaks

  The latest US cable released by Wikileaks scorns Chinese ICT companies doing business in Kenya as "re-colonising Africa" with "good and cheap" equipment, even if the after-sales service is described as s***.

  By Rodney Gedda | 02 March, 2011 11:23

  Tags: africa, African ICT, cables, China, Huawei, USA government, wikileaks

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  Night Dragon brings security vulnerabilities into the boardroom

  A hacking operation dubbed ‘Night Dragon’ has targeted energy utilities, using tried-and-tested intrusion methods to steal intellectual property related to oil field exploration and bidding plans, according to security company McAfee.

  By Georgina Swan | 11 February, 2011 10:06

  Tags: China, energy, gas, intellectual property, mcafee, Night Dragon, Oil, security, vulnerability

• Google: China will help lead the Internet revolution

  Google may have shutdown its China-based search engine months ago, but the U.S. company is still keen on providing new web services for users in the country.

  By Michael Kan | 07 December, 2010 20:34

  Tags: advertising, China, cloud computing, Google, government, internet, Internet-based applications and services, Regulation, search engines

• WikiLeaks: China pressured Google on Internet censorship

  Google's struggles to operate its search engine in China worsened after a high-ranking Chinese official Googled himself only to find "results critical of him," according to a new cable> released by WikiLeaks on Saturday.

  By Michael Kan | 06 December, 2010 18:17

  Tags: censorship, China, data breach, Google, government, internet, Regulation, search engines, security, wikileaks

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  The trouble with supply-chain best practices

  Best Practices: It's an often overused term that can apply to literally any decision-making process: parenting quandaries, personal finance questions, buying a house, getting a job, or selecting a puppy breed.

  By Thomas Wailgum | 23 October, 2010 02:39

  Tags: applications, best practices, China, Cisco, complex, disaster recovery, enterprise resource planning, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), ERP, ge, global, scm, software, supply chain, Supply Chain Consultants