Viet Nam News Hoàng Phước Thuận, Director General of the General Department of Network Security, under the Ministry of Public Security, speaks to the Viet Nam News Agency about the draft Network Security Law Will you please explain why Việt Nam wants to have its own Network Security Law? As we all know, the network security in both Việt Nam and other countries has experienced quite a lot of challenges, particularly cyber attacks, in recent years. In our country, the information network has experienced tens of thousands of cyber attacks each year, with social networks being a common target. Nowadays, cyber space has become a “safe heaven” for criminals, particularly for organised criminal groups. One of the reasons leading to this situation is that we lack a proper legal corridor. This is a key reason for us to develop our Law on Network Security, to protect our national security, the State secrete, social law and order and the rights … [Read more...] about Draft Network Security Law honours legal commitments
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US officals ‘flew to N.Korea’ before rocket launch
Two senior US officials made a secret visit to North Korea last month in an apparent attempt to persuade it to cancel an upcoming long-range rocket launch, a South Korean report said Thursday. A US Air Force Boeing 737 flew from Guam to Pyongyang with the officials via the Yellow Sea on April 7, six days before the launch went ahead, Chosun Ilbo newspaper cited a diplomatic source in Seoul as saying. Experts speculate the aircraft carried Sydney Seiler, a National Security Council adviser to President Barack Obama, and Joseph DeTrani, director of the National Counter-Proliferation Centre, it said. The report was one of several carried by South Korean media, although government officials and the US State Department have refused to comment. Yonhap news agency also said the plane carried DeTrani, who organised former President Bill Clinton's visit to Pyongyang in August 2009 to secure the release of two female American journalists. The United Nations Security Council strongly … [Read more...] about US officals ‘flew to N.Korea’ before rocket launch
North Korea activity points to possible space launch: U.S. officials
The United States has seen increased activity around a North Korean missile site, suggesting preparations for a possible space launch in the near future, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. The finding was revealed as Washington shows growing concern that Pyongyang could use space technology to enhance its missile capability and while United Nations Security Council members discuss fresh sanctions against North Korea after it conducted its fourth nuclear test on January 6. The officials cited intelligence suggesting movement of components and propellant at North Korea's Sohae satellite launch facility. A test could take place within a couple of weeks, they said. "Our concern though is ... it's the same technology to develop ICBMs" (inter-continental ballistic missiles), one of the officials said. "We are keeping a close eye on these activities by the North Koreans. We're watching 24/7," a second official said. Joe Bermudez, chief analytics officer at commercial intelligence … [Read more...] about North Korea activity points to possible space launch: U.S. officials
China’s space activities raising U.S. satellite security concerns
The United States is concerned about China's expanding ability to disrupt the most sensitive U.S. military and intelligence satellites, as Beijing pursues its expanded ambitions in space, according to multiple sources in the U.S. government and outside space experts. A classified U.S. intelligence assessment completed late last year analyzed China's increasing activities in space and mapped out the growing vulnerability of U.S. satellites that provide secure military communications, warn about enemy missile launches and provide precise targeting coordinates, said the sources, who were not authorized to speak publicly. "It was a very credible and sobering assessment that is now provoking a lot of activities in different quarters", said one former government official who is familiar with U.S. national security satellite programs. The intelligence report raised red flags about Beijing's ability to disrupt satellites in higher orbits, which could put the most sensitive … [Read more...] about China’s space activities raising U.S. satellite security concerns
China confirms satellite test, says no threat
China said on Tuesday it had shot down one of its own satellites, confirming U.S. reports, but denied it was threatening an arms race in space. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said he knew of no plans for a second test, adding his government had briefed the United States, Japan and other countries some time after the ageing weather satellite was hit on Jan. 11. Visitors to the Chinese Military Museum wait in line next to a display of China's Long March space rockets in Beijing … [Read more...] about China confirms satellite test, says no threat