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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• China a minimal cyber security threat: Paper

  Despite growing concern about China’s cyber-warfare capabilities, Australia and other Western nations have little to worry about when it comes to their national security.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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***.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.