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Senate Panel Votes To Revive State Cyber Office – United States
Lawmakers are closing in on an effort to reverse a Trump administration move to sideline a cyber diplomacy function at the State Department. The Senate Foreign Relations committee voted to advance the Cyber Diplomacy Act on June 26, which includes a plan to restore the functions of the former cybersecurity office under a new name. Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) released a statement saying the U.S. is increasingly reliant on allies and partners “to maintain a secure, reliable and open internet.” Corker added: “We need a robust agenda for cyber diplomacy with the leadership and congressional oversight necessary to carry it out successfully. Enactment of this legislation will more effectively focus and centralize cyber diplomacy efforts at the State Department.” The legislation was introduced following a decision by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to downgrade State’s cyber office last year. The Senate bill revives a cyber policy office as the Office of Cyberspace the Digital Economy and mandates that its head be a presidential appointee with the rank of ambassador.
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Cyber Espionage Group Weaponized USB Drives To Target Critical Systems – Worldwide
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 announced that it had discovered that the cyber espionage group, known as Tick, had targeted a specific type of secure USB drive created by a South Korean defense company. The USB drive and its management system have various features to follow security guidelines in South Korea. “This form of attack is designed to target networks separated from the internet (aka “air gapped” systems), where there is no possibility of hacking through traditional network-based attack vectors. As air gapped systems eventually need to communicate with the outside world to get updates, provide status reports, etc., the data to and from these networks is usually done using USB drives/sticks. By creating a malware that can propagate via USB sticks, the attackers are able to take advantage of “connectivity” of the network, and deploy the Trojan. Judging by the specific exploits of the fairly old operating systems used, it’s quite apparent that this is a very targeted attack, looking to take over a specific target. Oftentimes air gapped networks (and older software) are a sign of some sort of critical infrastructure industrial control system (such as power plants, nuclear reactors, electricity grids, etc.).
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Customs Now Available At Boca Raton Airport – Florida, United States
Florida’s Boca Raton Airport can now clear international aircraft arrivals, with the opening of a new Customs and Border Protection facility there. Previously, aircraft heading to the airport from outside the U.S. were required to stop at another airport to clear first. The $4.5 million cost of the 4,400-sq-ft stand-alone facility, which began operations at the end of last month, was mostly covered by state DOT grant, with the remainder picked up by the airport authority. The facility will provide fee-based services Thursday through Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., although operators should verify before arrival. After-hours processing is available, but with an additional callout fee. Carrie Lauer was the pilot of the first jet to be processed at the facility, a Privaira Private Aviation charter flight returning to its home base from Grand Cayman. “We appreciate the efforts of CBP, Boca Raton Airport management, and others involved with building the new facility, which gives business aircraft operators an additional option for clearing customs when flying into this region,” said NBAA senior manager of security and facilitation Sarah Wolf.
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