National Threat Awareness Montly Bulletin

From: Wulfhorst, Kevin C.
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 11:24 AM
Subject: FEB 2011 issue of the FBI Newark National Security Threat Awareness Monthly Bulletin

Good Morning:



Attached is the FEB 2011 issue of the FBI Newark National Security Threat Awareness Monthly Bulletin (formerly the Newark Counterintelligence/Cyber Monthly Bulletin) This intelligence bulletin is produced by the FBI Newark Division Field Intelligence Group (FIG). It contains government news reports and press items on counterintelligence, corporate security, cyber security, domestic terrorism and international terrorism topics, of interest to the businesses, research organizations and academic institutions in the Newark Division and New Jersey. Analyst comments noting specific significance for the state are included where appropriate. The information in this bulletin represents the views and opinions of the cited sources for each article, and the analyst comment is intended only to highlight items of interest to organizations in New Jersey. This bulletin is provided solely to inform our Domain partners of news items of interest, and does not represent FBI information.

ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THIS ISSUE:



NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT NEWS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:

DNI Clapper Presents Annual Threat Assessment to Congress, Sees al-Qaida as Top Threat p. 2

Chinese National Sentenced to 97 Months Imprisonment for Illegally Exporting Military Electronics Components p. 4



COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE THREAT ITEMS FROM THE PRESS:

Spies at Work Know Where to Find Your Secrets p. 5

Preventing Leaks from the Inside p. 9



CYBERSECURITY SPECIAL FOCUS FOR INDUSTRY:

Global Energy Industry Hit in “Night Dragon” Attacks p. 10

New Online Security Threats to Avoid p. 13



CYBER THREAT ITEMS FROM THE PRESS:

Social Engineering Techniques: For Ways Criminal Outsiders Get Inside p. 21

An Advanced Persistent Threat Reality Check p. 25

McAfee’s Decade of Cybercrime p. 27

Cyber Crime Trends: Cisco’s 2010 Annual Security Report p. 28



COUNTERTERRORISM THREAT ITEMS FROM THE PRESS:

Texas Resident Arrested on Charge of Attempted Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction p. 36

Report: Al-Qaeda Transforms into Three-Tiered Configuration; Finds Western Converts in Third Tier Through Social Media p. 37



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Kevin C. Wulfhorst

Supervisory Intelligence Analyst

FBI Newark Division

Phone: 973-792-3274

Cell: 201-388-7585

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