Podcasts about entity list

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Russian courts have sentenced Stanislav Moiseyev, the leader of the Hydra dark web marketplace, to life imprisonment.The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded its export controls, adding nearly 140 Chinese technology companies to its "entity list." This action primarily targets firms involved in the production of computer chips, chipmaking tools, and related software, including Chinese-owned entities operating in Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.Researchers have uncovered new malware strains, RevC2 and Venom Loader, tied to the sophisticated threat actor known as Venom Spider. Recent analyses have identified a critical vulnerability in generative AI systems, termed "flowbreaking" exploits, which can lead to unintended data leaks.

Commerce released its much-anticipated chip export-control updates yesterday, December 2. But today's guests are unimpressed. But are we right to have hoped for more? To discuss, I'm joined by Dylan Patel of SemiAnalysis and Greg Allen from CSIS. A disclaimer: We recorded this yesterday the same day the regs were released, and given their complexity our takes are inevitably provisional. We get into: What's in the new controls: high bandwidth memory, FDPR, and the Entity List. Why key assumptions in Biden's approach to export controls limited How China's stockpiling spree may have already rendered these new rules partially obsolete, and what policymakers can do about that going forward. The law-enforcement approach vs. the counterintelligence approach, and whether export controls should be a foreign-policy tool or simply a law-enforcement activity. How the new chip controls are like removing puzzle pieces just one at a time — and why that's exactly what China wants. The “America First” rationale for domestic chip production. Why the Democrats' regulatory design philosophy has favored massive complexity to the detriment of enforcement — and what the Trump administration might do differently going forward. Outtro music: From the Netherlands! Mensen by Josine Van Dalsum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRkp_03UHk From Japan! Yadokari - Meiko Kaji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJG2Wozor94 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commerce released its much-anticipated chip export-control updates yesterday, December 2. But today's guests are unimpressed. But are we right to have hoped for more? To discuss, I'm joined by Dylan Patel of SemiAnalysis and Greg Allen from CSIS. A disclaimer: We recorded this yesterday the same day the regs were released, and given their complexity our takes are inevitably provisional. We get into: What's in the new controls: high bandwidth memory, FDPR, and the Entity List. Why key assumptions in Biden's approach to export controls limited How China's stockpiling spree may have already rendered these new rules partially obsolete, and what policymakers can do about that going forward. The law-enforcement approach vs. the counterintelligence approach, and whether export controls should be a foreign-policy tool or simply a law-enforcement activity. How the new chip controls are like removing puzzle pieces just one at a time — and why that's exactly what China wants. The “America First” rationale for domestic chip production. Why the Democrats' regulatory design philosophy has favored massive complexity to the detriment of enforcement — and what the Trump administration might do differently going forward. Outtro music: From the Netherlands! Mensen by Josine Van Dalsum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igRkp_03UHk From Japan! Yadokari - Meiko Kaji https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJG2Wozor94 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forced labor is a growing issue in global trade, with 28 million people affected and $236 billion in profits made annually. Are you aware of the risks in your supply chain? In this episode of the Simply Trade podcast, host Annik sits down with Renee Chuichiarelli, an expert on forced labor compliance, to dive deep into this critical topic. They discuss the alarming statistics, personal stories, and regulatory changes that every international trade professional needs to know. Main Points/Takeaways: - Forced labor is defined as work extracted under threat of penalty without voluntary consent. It's a widespread problem, with migrant workers being 3 times more likely to be affected. - Renee shares shocking personal stories of forced labor victims, highlighting the lack of awareness and generational acceptance of these practices in some communities. - Regulatory bodies like the ILO and US Department of Labor are ramping up enforcement, with the Uyghur Forced Labor Act expanding to cover more entities and high-risk sectors like solar panels and automotive parts. - As an importer, you need to be aware of the Entity List, high-risk sectors, customs guidance, and detention processes to ensure compliance. Educating your team, auditing your supply chain, and leveraging technology are key steps. - GTC is offering a specialized forced labor compliance course, taught by Renee and experts with firsthand experience, to provide a comprehensive, hands-on approach to this critical issue. Forced labor is a complex, evolving challenge that requires vigilance and action from all international trade professionals. This episode provides valuable insights and resources to help you navigate the risks and protect your business. Enjoy the show! Sign up for the upcoming Forced Labor training (Supply Chain Tracing) here: https://globaltrainingcenter.com/forced-labor-supply-chain-tracing/  Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyTradePod  Host: Annik Sobing: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annik-sobing-mba-b226251a2/ Guest Host: Renee Chiuchiarelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-chiuchiarelli-8964a19/  Producer: Lalo Solorzano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalosolorzano/ Co-Producer: Mara Marquez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-marquez-a00a111a8/ Contact SimplyTrade@GlobalTrainingCenter.com or message @SimplyTradePod for: Advertising and sponsoring on Simply Trade Requests to be on the show as guest Suggest any topics you would like to hear about Simply Trade is not a law firm or an advisor. The topics and discussions conducted by Simply Trade hosts and guests should not be considered and is not intended to substitute legal advice. You should seek appropriate counsel for your own situation. These conversations and information are directed towards listeners in the United States for informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only and should not be In substitute for legal advice. No listener or viewer of this podcast should act or refrain from acting on the basis of information on this podcast without first seeking legal advice from counsel. Information on this podcast may not be up to date depending on the time of publishing and the time of viewership. The content of this posting is provided as is, no representations are made that the content is error free. The views expressed in or through this podcast are those are the individual speakers not those of their respective employers or Global Training Center as a whole. All liability with respect to actions taken or not taken based on the contents of this podcast are hereby expressly disclaimed.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some cutting-edge intel coming out of LimaCharlie's community Slack channel.Blast-RADIUS is a vulnerability in the RADIUS protocol that allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to forge valid protocol accept messages in response to failed authentication requests.The blog post on Syntax-Err0r details a technique for silently installing a Chrome extension to maintain persistence, bypassing typical detection methods.American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to "nearly all" of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators using AT&T's wireless network.The U.S. Department of Commerce added Kaspersky to its Entity List, barring U.S. businesses from engaging with the company due to national security concerns related to the Russian government's influence over Kaspersky's operations.On July 19th Crowdstrike distributed a faulty update to its Falcon sensors that caused widespread problems with computers running Microsoft Windows. As a result, roughly 8.5 million systems crashed, bringing up the feared blue screen of death, in what is being called the largest IT outage in history (+outage 1-month ago, +outage 3-months ago).

In today's episode, we discuss the conviction of five men behind the illegal streaming service Jetflicks (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/five-men-convicted-for-operating-illegal-streaming-site-jetflicks/), the U.S. Treasury's sanctions on 12 Kaspersky executives following a software ban (https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/us-treasury-sanctions-12-kaspersky.html), and the details of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack that exposed sensitive medical data for millions (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/change-healthcare-lists-the-medical-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/). We cover the implications of these events on national security, legal consequences, and the impact on affected individuals. 00:00 Intro 01:00 Five Men Convicted for Jetflicks Piracy Empire 03:30 U.S. Treasury Targets 12 Kaspersky Execs in Sanctions 06:06 UnitedHealth Confirms Massive Data Breach Details 09:56 Outro Video Episode: https://youtu.be/gEFHGaSbbCI Thanks to Jered Jones for providing the music for this episode. https://www.jeredjones.com/ Logo Design by https://www.zackgraber.com/ Tags: Jetflicks, illegal streaming service, pirated, FBI, movie piracy, TV show piracy, online piracy, streaming crackdown, illicit streaming, cybersecurity, U.S. Treasury, sanctions, Kaspersky, cyber threats, ransomware attack, UnitedHealth, Change Healthcare, health data breach, personal information theft, medical data theft Search Phrases: How did Jetflicks operate as an illegal streaming service Tactics used by Jetflicks for piracy FBI shuts down Jetflicks streaming service Impact of Jetflicks on movie and TV industry U.S. Treasury sanctions on Kaspersky executives Cyber threats from Kaspersky cybersecurity ban Details on the Change Healthcare ransomware attack UnitedHealth data breach impact Types of information stolen in Change Healthcare attack Consequences of UnitedHealth's health data breach Five men convicted for operating illegal streaming site Jetflicks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/five-men-convicted-for-operating-illegal-streaming-site-jetflicks/ Key Information: Conviction Details: A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five individuals for operating Jetflicks, a significant illegal streaming service. Jetflicks ran from 2007 to 2019 before the FBI shut it down. Service Scale: Jetflicks offered over 10,500 movies and 183,000 TV episodes, pirated from platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. The service attracted tens of thousands of paid subscribers, providing new episodes often the day after their TV release. Financial Impact: The operation generated millions of dollars in illicit gains. The U.S. Department of Justice noted substantial financial damages to copyright owners but did not provide specific figures. Individuals Involved: Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi, and Peter Huber were all convicted. Dallmann faces additional charges for money laundering, making his potential sentence up to 48 years in prison. The other four face maximum sentences of five years each. Next Steps: Sentencing will be decided by a federal district court judge, with the date yet to be scheduled.` U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban https://thehackernews.com/2024/06/us-treasury-sanctions-12-kaspersky.html `- Sanctions Announcement: The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 12 senior executives at Kaspersky Lab, following a ban by the Commerce Department on Kaspersky software and services in the U.S. Actionable Insight: Be aware of potential impacts on global cybersecurity dynamics and consider alternative security solutions if currently relying on Kaspersky products. Commitment to Cybersecurity Integrity: Brian E. Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, emphasized the U.S. commitment to protecting its cyber domain from malicious threats. Question for Listeners: How do you think these sanctions will affect global cybersecurity policies? Share your thoughts with us. Scope of Sanctions: Sanctions target 12 C-suite and senior-level executives but do not extend to Kaspersky Lab itself or its founder and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky. Engagement Tip: Consider discussing in your team meetings how leadership changes at major cybersecurity firms could impact your organization's security posture. List of Sanctioned Executives: Key roles affected include the COO, Deputy CEO, Chief Business Development Officer, and several vice presidents and heads of business units. Critical Implication: Monitoring the leadership shakeup can provide insights into potential changes in Kaspersky's operational strategies. Commerce Department Ban: As of July 20, 2024, Kaspersky is prohibited from offering its software and services in the U.S., having been added to the Entity List due to national security concerns. Efficiency Note: Prioritize reviewing and updating any Kaspersky-related security protocols before the ban takes effect. Russia's Response: Russia claims the ban is a typical move by the U.S. to limit foreign competition, while Kaspersky asserts it has no ties to the Russian government.` Change Healthcare lists the medical data stolen in ransomware attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/change-healthcare-lists-the-medical-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack `- Massive Data Exposure Announced: UnitedHealth confirms the types of medical and patient data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. Affected data includes health insurance details, medical records, billing info, and personal identifiers like Social Security numbers. Key takeaway: Be vigilant with your health data; monitor for signs of misuse. Scope of the Breach: UnitedHealth CEO reveals that approximately one-third of Americans might be impacted. Actionable Insight: Consider enrolling in credit monitoring and identity theft protection services offered by Change Healthcare. Impact and Response: The attack led to significant disruptions in the US healthcare system, especially affecting pharmacies' ability to process claims. Educational Note: Multi-factor authentication (MFA) could have prevented this breach. Ensure your organization implements MFA for all access points. Ransom Payment and Fallout: UnitedHealth paid a ransom of $22 million, which resulted in internal conflict among the attackers. Despite the ransom payment, some data was still leaked, leading to additional demands. Financial Impact: The breach has cost UnitedHealth $872 million so far. Next Steps for Affected Individuals: Formal data breach notifications will be sent out in July. Affected individuals can visit changecybersupport.com for more information and to sign up for free credit monitoring. Listener Engagement: Have you checked if your healthcare provider offers identity theft protection? Share your experiences with us!`

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force announced that it is adding 26 companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, the largest ever one-time expansion of that list.  For more information on this topic listen to today's Two Minutes in Trade.

Iran-Linked Cyber-Espionage Targets Middle East's Aerospace and Defense. SpaceX is accused of limiting satellite internet for US troops. Savvy Seahorse' Floods the Net with Investment Scams. GUloader Malware draws on a crafty graphic attack vector. Repo confusion attacks persist. European consumer groups question Meta's data collection options. Allegations of Russia targeting civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Cisco patches high-severity flaws. The US puts a Canadian cyber firm on its Entity List. On the Threat Vector segment, we have a conversation between host David Moulton and Michael "Siko" Sikorski, Unit 42's CTO and VP of Engineering, discussing Unit 42's 2024 Incident Response Report. And the counter-productive messaging in anti-piracy campaigns.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On the Threat Vector segment, we have a conversation between host David Moulton, Director of Thought Leadership at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42,  and Michael "Siko" Sikorski, Unit 42's CTO and VP of Engineering, discussing the Unit 42's 2024 Incident Response Report.  Selected Reading Suspected Iranian cyber-espionage campaign targets Middle East aerospace, defense industries (The Record) US tells Musk to allow service in Taiwan (Taipei Times) SpaceX Refutes Claim It's Withholding Starshield in Taiwan (Bloomberg)  Beware the Shallow Waters: Savvy Seahorse Lures Victims to Fake Investment Platforms Through Facebook Ads (infoblox) GUloader Unmasked: Decrypting the Threat of Malicious SVG Files  (McAfee Blog) Over 100,000 Infected Repos Found on GitHub (Apiiro) Rights groups file GDPR suits on Meta's pay-or-consent model (The Register) Russia Attacked Ukraine's Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission' (WIRED) Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Data Center OS  (SecurityWeek) Network intelligence company Sandvine banned from trading in the US  (SC Media) Intimidating anti-piracy warnings have the opposite effect on men, new study says (TechSpot) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Technology and Security, Dr Miah Hammond-Errey speaks with Professor Nita Farahany about the increasing emergence of neurotechnology and what it means for national security as well as consumers, policy makers, military forces and nation states. They discuss the importance of ensuring the privacy of brain data as the ‘final piece in the jigsaw puzzle' of data collection by large technology companies. They also discuss the possibility of identifying, verifying and targeting individuals by their neural signature and why addressing this technology should be a national security priority. They explore the current and potential roles neurotechnology can play in combatting information warfare and improving cognitive resilience as well as the increasing role of AI. Finally, they highlight what to look out for in tech in 2024. Nita Farahany is a Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke University and is a leading scholar in the ethical, legal and social implications of emerging technologies. She has consulted extensively and including advising DARPA and has testifying before Congress. Nita was on the US Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues for many years. Her latest book, The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the right to think freely in the age of neurotechnology, examines the ethical and legal challenges of emerging neurotechnology. Technology and Security is hosted by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, the inaugural director of the Emerging Technology program at the United States Studies Centre, based at the University of Sydney. Resources mentioned in the recording:  (Nita Farahany) The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the right to think freely in the age of neurotechnology (US Department of Health and Human Services) Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues (Apple) Vision Pro  (Meta) Meta Connect Conference (Miah Hammond-Errey) Big data and national security: A guide for Australian policymakers (Miah Hammond-Errey) Big Data, Emerging Technologies and Intelligence: National Security Disrupted (Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, December 2021) Addition of Certain Entities to the Entity List and Revision of an Entry on the Entity List (Miah Hammond-Errey) AI will shape our world – even our brains – but it can be regulated (Daniel Kahneman) Thinking, Fast and Slow Miah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Miah_HE The USSC website: https://www.ussc.edu.au/ Making great content requires fabulous teams. Thanks to the great talents of the following.  Research support and editorial assistance: Tom Barrett  Production: Elliott Brennan  Podcast design: Susan Beale Music: Dr. Paul Mac This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging — here and wherever you're listening. We acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

New entities added to the UFLPA list deeming imports with a nexus to these entities to have been made with forced labor. Get more info in today's Two Minutes in Trade. 

By the time Forbidden Stories published its “Pegasus Project” in 2021, NSO was already knee deep in what was probably the worst PR disaster ever suffered by a cybersecurity company - and then, in November 2021, came the fateful blow: the US Dept. of Commerce added NSO to its “Entity List.” Is NSO to blame for its troubles? Could the company have acted differently to prevent its downfall? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Kia ora,Welcome to Thursday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news the northern summer data is full of variety today, some positive, others not so much.The early look at the American PMIs shows a small slip in August with their services sector expanding slower, and the contraction in their factory sector easing slightly. Both measures seem to be heading to a steady state in this PMI review. (We won't get the widely-watched ISM PMI results until Saturday, September 2 (NZT). That one will more likely move markets.)But new US mortgage applications fell hard last week as mortgage interest rates rose. In fact, applications dropped to their lowest level since April 1995. Benchmark rates rose to 7.31% plus points which was their highest since December 2000. The existing home market seems to be closing up shop.So it was somewhat unexpected that new home building starts came in strong in July, up to a +714,000 annual rate of build from a +684,000 rate in June and a surge way above what was expected. And the latest rate is more than +30% higher than the year-ago rate. Perhaps this corner of the American residential housing market is on the move again. All this is happening despite those much higher mortgage rates and correlates well with the positive home builder sentiment survey.In China, the failure of one of their largest non-bank 'trust' companies to pay interest on its investment products has hit the books of at least six listed companies, in a sign that the turmoil in the nation's property market is spreading to the wider economy.Meanwhile, the US Administration has removed 33 firms from their trade "Entity List", 27 of them Chinese. One criteria for removal is agreeing to adhere to international sanctions. This should help trade resumption, and it is interesting that the Chinese companies, at least, have [seemed to] fallen into line with what the Americans want.Things are looking up in Japan. Their factory PMI erased the July contraction, almost. And their services expansion gathered pace. In Australia, declining new order levels saw both their factory and services PMIs contract in August.The early look at EU consumer confidence found it hesitated in August, interrupting the long recovery from September 2022.And that is mirrored by the slip in the EU services PMI. The EU factory PMI was already very low and its small improvement isn't particularly impressive. Essentially their downturn became a little steeper, and the inflation signs are really improving.Although crash landings seem to be a "thing" in Russia, India has managed to land a spacecraft on the moon. The contrasts say a lot.The UST 10yr yield will start today at 4.20%, down -13 bps from this time yesterday in a sharp correction. The price of gold will start today at US$1917/oz and up +US$20 from this time yesterday.And oil prices are down another -50 USc at just over US$79/bbl in the US. The international Brent price is now just over US$83/bbl.The Kiwi dollar starts today another +¼c firmer at just under 59.8 USc. Against the Aussie we are softer at 92.4 AUc. Against the euro we are +¼c higher at 55.1 euro cents and a two week high. That all means the TWI-5 is at 68.8 and up +20 bps from yesterday.The bitcoin price is higher today and now at US$26,514 and up by +2.6% from yesterday. Volatility over the past 24 hours has been moderate at just under +/- 2.4%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.You can get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston. And we will do this again tomorrow.

FLETF added 2 entities to the UFLPA list and updated its enforcement strategy. Listen for more details on today's Two Minutes In Trade.

Vulnerabilities are identified and patched in Citrix Netscaler products and Adobe Coldfusion. The banking sector should be monitoring the dark web for leaked credentials and insider threats. Spyware vendors are added to the US Entity List. WhatsApp accounts may be at risk. Verizon's Chris Novak shares insights on Log4j from this year's DBIR. Our guest is Candid Wüest of Acronis discussing the findings of their Year-end Cyberthreats Report. Skirmishes in the cyber phases of Russia's war. And how do you demobilize cyber forces (especially the auxiliaries) once the war is over? For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/136 Selected reading. Exploited 0-days, an incomplete fix, and a botched disclosure: Infosec snafu reigns  New critical Citrix ADC and Gateway flaw exploited as zero-day (BleepingComputer)  Citrix alerts users to critical vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Gateway (Computing) Adobe, Microsoft and Citrix vulnerabilities draw warnings from CISA (Record) Active Exploitation of Multiple Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerabilities (Rapid7) Dark Web Threats Against The Banking Sector › Searchlight Cyber (Searchlight Cyber) WhatsApp Remote Deactivation Warning For 2 Billion Users (Forbes) The United States Adds Foreign Companies to Entity List for Malicious Cyber Activities - United States Department of State (United States Department of State)  Commerce Adds Four Entities to Entity List for Trafficking in Cyber Exploits (Bureau of Industry and Security)  Russian hackers may be behind 'DDoS' attack on NZ Parliament website (Stuff)  Russian medical lab suspends some services after ransomware attack (Record)  If you want peace, prepare for… cyberwar - Friends of Europe (Friends of Europe) 

The open radio access network (RAN) market recently gained significant U.S. government support when Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel touted open RAN as a way for operators to circumvent network equipment from China-based vendors like Huawei and ZTE. Specifically, Rosenworcel noted the ability for open RAN technology to provide operators with greater access to more secure networking equipment. “In the long run, these systems can help diversify the technology in our networks and grow the market for more secure 5G equipment,” she stated during a speech at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event earlier this year. The U.S. has earmarked billions of dollars to be used to help rip-and-replace existing network infrastructure from China-based vendors, including RAN equipment. The FCC had previously reported America's wireless network infrastructure included at least 24,000 pieces of Huawei or ZTE equipment spanning about 8,400 locations. Most of this work toward open RAN has been under the guidance of the O-RAN Alliance, which is an industry trade group working on technical specifications that foster greater adoption of open RAN equipment. However, that organization has been questioned for its inclusion of some members linked to organizations included on the U.S. Entity List that tracks organizations and individuals considered to support “activities contrary to U.S. national security and/or foreign policy interests.” This issue at one point resulted in Nokia pausing activities with the O-RAN Alliance over concerns about Chinese members' blacklisted status with the U.S. government. The O-RAN Alliance quickly adopted changes to its participation documents and procedures that brought Nokia back into the fold. John Strand, CEO of Strand Consult, stated that this connection should raise concerns over the security structure of open RAN equipment. “What I dislike is that open RAN has been marketed as an alternative to Chinese infrastructure,” Strand said. “Open RAN is just as Chinese as anything else. There's 11 or 12 working committees in [O-RAN Alliance] and China Mobile is either the chair or the vice-chair of nine or 10 of them. China Mobile and 43 other Chinese companies on the U.S. Entity List are key stake holders in [O-RAN Alliance]. … That's an issue.” On this episode of the SDxCentral 7 Layers podcast, Strand provides more insight into those potential concerns and areas where other security challenges could impact the adoption of open RAN architectures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of the Trade Guys, Scott and Bill discuss shipping bottlenecks on the Mississippi River, an expansion of export controls on high-grade chips to China, and rising OPEC tensions.

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美國商務部12月16日再次將34個中國企業及機構列入貿易「實體清單」（Entity List），限制向這些實體出口美國技術和產品。其中一家中企被指控幫助中共發展「腦控武器」。專家認為，美國的制裁使中共研究腦控武器的說法越來越可信。 更多內容請見：https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/21/12/26/n13460890.htm 大纪元,大纪元新闻,大紀元,大紀元新聞,美國製裁, 腦控武器, 「腦機接口」(BCI，「brain-computer interface」), 解放軍軍事醫學研究院, 哈瓦那綜合症, 洗腦, 中共迫害法輪功, 中共迫害維吾爾人 Support this podcast

A reply-chain incident is reported at a major international furniture and housewares retailer. North Korean operators are phishing for South Korean marks using bogus Samsung recruiting emails as phishbait. Fancy Bear has been seen pawing at Gmail. A regional escalation to civilian targets in the cyber conflict between Iran and Israel. More organizations are added to the US Entity List. Johannes Ullrich looks at decrypting Cobalt Strike. Our own Rick Howard wonders if executive really need to know how to drive that tank. And tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to rise. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/227

On November 3, the Commerce Department added four foreign companies to what is often referred to as the “Entity List,” for engaging in activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. One of those additions was the Israeli company NSO Group, which sells software—often called spyware—that once remotely installed on a phone can steal things like passwords, photos, communications and web searches. It can also activate cameras and microphones without the knowledge of the user. Companies placed on the Entity List are subject to U.S. government licensing and sanctions requirements. The NSO Group was added to the list based on evidence that it developed and supplied spyware to foreign governments that use these tools to target government officials, journalists, activists, academics and embassy workers. To talk about the global spyware problem, Stephanie Pell sat down with David Kaye, a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. In this former role, he produced a report that called for a moratorium on the sale and transfer of spyware. They discussed the nature of the global spyware problem, what might be done to address it and the important role both civil society groups and journalists have played in exposing it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Commerce adds NSO Group, others, to Entity List for malicious cyber activities.  Stop by the Kitchen to hear more.

Eric fights water and Jon finishes his hay feeder. Eric watches Dune a second time while Jon holds to his principles. NSO added to export ban entity list, 2FA bots are on the rise, CISA releases a registry of known exploited vulnerabilities, and the Trojan Source vulnerability may or may not matter. For fun -- did you know DOS was still a thing? Listen to Disturbed's Sound of Silence, wireless electric car charging, and a detailed toxic map of the US. 0:00 - Intro 7:47 - Hay Feeder 12:22 - NSO on Entity List 17:04 - 2FA Bots 22:59 - CISA Registry 28:19 - Trojan Source 34:06 - Trojan Source Rebuttal 38:17 - LiveWired Followup 39:23 - Dune Screenplay Author 41:59 - The Sound Of Silence 43:56 - Wireless Car Charging 47:41 - ToxMap

US corporations spying operations are not acceptable in some parts of the globe. now there is push back from many to curb invasions including recording cell phone calls, reading emails, and text messages Global Call To End Spyware Used To Facilitate Human Rights Violations Around The World Every day Big Tech and Mass Media make it hard to find out what is going on with the internet. The suppression of information is a danger to all of us. Social media attempts to shape news and information by over-amplification of disinformation. This podcast hope to give information and provide insights from Join our community!! Subscribe to the Insecurity Brief podcast now on every platform we can find Follow me on Twitter @trip_elix Links Our Website: https://www.tripelix.com/insecurity/global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human-rights-violations-around-the-world/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/lpyYV7nQvmE Rumble: https://rumble.com/voqcs1-global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human-rights-violations-aroun.html iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/global-call-to-end-spyware-used-to-facilitate-human/id1583788677?i=1000540851329 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WVMbQMuZWiVoAH1yAe3o5 Trip’s books https://www.tripelix.com/merch #spyware US Sanctions Pegasus-maker NSO Group and 3 Others For Selling Spyware The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday added four companies, including Israel-based spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru, to a list of entities engaging in “malicious cyber activities.” https://thehackernews.com/2021/11/us-sanctions-pegasus-maker-nso-group.html U.S. Department of Commerce Commerce Adds NSO Group and Other Foreign Companies to Entity List for Malicious Cyber Activities The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released a final rule adding four foreign companies to the Entity List for engaging in activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. The four entities are located in Israel, Russia, and Singapore. https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2021/11/commerce-adds-nso-group-and-other-foreign-companies-entity-list

Siliconpolitik: Ab Dilli Door Nahin— Pranay KotasthaneReaders would've noticed that this newsletter bats for a Quad partnership on semiconductor supply chain security for geopolitical, geoeconomic, and technological reasons.In edition #5, we proposed what an 'announcement' on semiconductors as an outcome of the upcoming Quad leaders-level summit meeting, could look like. We wrote:One, announce a Quad Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience Fund. Think of this as a multi-sovereign wealth fund but for semiconductor investments across the Quad countries. This fund could focus on two areas:create a roadmap for new manufacturing facilities across the Quad countries. One of the focus areas should be to secure supplies not just at the leading-edge nodes but also at key trailing-edge nodes, which will continue to remain workhorses for automotive, communications (5G), and AI.Sponsor new standard developments such as composite semiconductors and create one centre for excellence in each Quad country in an area of its immediate interest. For example, Australia could host the CoE for new materials in electronics, Japan could host the CoE for silicon manufacturing equipment, while the US and India could host CoEs on specific fabless design architectures.Two, and this one is an even more ambitious goal, facilitate strategic alliances between companies in the four quad states.So, we were glad to read Asia Nikkei's report claiming that a draft joint statement of the Quad summit seems to have identified semiconductors and 5G as two areas for technology collaboration.From an Indian national interest perspective, this collaboration should be used to get a semiconductor fab up and running, although at a matured node such as 65 nm. This move would minimise the risk of failures while ensuring India's core defence and strategic interests are secured.The AUKUS defence alliance has shown that the US is willing to share sensitive technologies with key partners, something it wasn't amenable to in the past. This new technology alliance mindset should become the norm in the Quad as well. India should push for the US to lower investment barriers and reduce export controls so that companies such as a rejuvenated Intel can consider setting up mature-node fabs in India, Japan, or Australia. The geopolitical timing couldn't have been better.We're keeping an eye on the Quad Summit. There will be another edition discussing the specific announcements on technology collaboration.Meanwhile, for a detailed take on a Quad partnership on semiconductors, read my paper here.If you are looking for a primer on semiconductor geopolitics, here's a recording of a session I participated in, for Ahmedabad University.Antriksh Matters #1: Where’s India’s Space Doctrine?- Aditya RamanathanIn the last few years, India has set up a tri-services Defence Space Agency to manage its military space capabilities. It has greenlighted the setting up of a Defence Space Research Agency that is to be “entrusted with the task of creating space warfare weapon systems and technologies". It has also engaged in dialogue with the US, Japan, and France on space security and has sought to increase its space situational awareness (SSA) capabilities, which are crucial to ensuring the safety of space-based assets. While these efforts are modest, they are likely to expand in the near future. What remains to be developed (at least in the public domain) is a doctrine that lays down the rationale for military space capabilities, and provides signposts for those crafting strategy or planning acquisitions. We at Takshashila took inspiration from India’s 1999 Draft Nuclear Doctrine, and put together a succinct, five-page  “A Space Doctrine for India”, following many hours of debate and discussion. The doctrine, as we envisaged it, would be anchored in deterrence but would be flexible enough to keep India’s options open. The key objective would be to preserve India’s use of space. India’s space forces, which are meant to protect its use of space would be:Versatile, encompassing a range of Earth and space-based non-kinetic and kinetic capabilities. Vigilant, providing early warning of imminent attacks or identifying and attributing attacks already underway, whether during peacetime, crisis or conflict.Effective at taking defensive and offensive countermeasures against imminent or ongoing attacks on Indian space assets or forces.India’s terrestrial forces would also form a key component of the space doctrine since they would need to be capable of functioning in a space-degraded environment. They would also have to train to perform in such conditions and develop terrestrial back-ups for space-based capabilities that are vulnerable to enemy attack. Our doctrine also laid out the role of command and control, and India’s objectives in pursuing arms control agreements or restraint regimes. In a separate document, Space as a Geopolitical Environment, we sought to make explicit the assumptions that had gone into the making of the doctrine. Drawing on our discussions, as well as the works of scholars such as Bleddyn Bowen and John J. Klein, we brought it down to ten points:1. The geography of space is determined primarily by gravitational forces and radiation. 2. Space is a distinct environment. The character of orbital space fundamentally differs from that of Earth’s stratosphere, troposphere, and so-called ‘near space’. Therefore, space power cannot be extrapolated from the military term ‘air power’.3. Human activity in orbital space is shaped by the interaction between activities on Earth and the physical character of the celestial littoral, as defined by such phenomena as orbital mechanics and solar weather patterns.4. Human activity in orbital space is heavily Earth-centric, with most orbital craft tasked with providing remote-sensing, communications, and navigation services on Earth.5. Space power is the ability of a state to leverage its space-related activities to wield influence in international politics. It encompasses commercial, military and scientific activity in space, as well as all Earth-based activities connected to the use of space.6. Celestial lines of communication (CLOCs) are the routes used for space-related activities, including orbital paths and communications links between satellites and Earth.7. The command of space is the ability to use space, deny it to others, or to do both.8. Space warfare is waged for the command of space. It can be waged both in space and on Earth.9.  Orbital space has always been militarised, but new technologies and the diffusion of existing technologies will make it easier to contest the use of space in the near future.10. The battlefield of space is characterised by vast distances, the lack of natural cover and concealment, the absence of atmospheric attenuation, the presence of radiation, and the mechanics of gravitation.If you enjoy this newsletter, please consider taking our special credit courses in Ethical Reasoning in Public Policy and Evidence-based policy-making for responding to COVID-19Cyberpolitik:(un)Safe Harbour - Sapni G KThe past couple of days have seen a lot of high-profile media coverage of Facebook. A few of them stand out for their arbitrariness in decision-making. The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook favoured profitability over a finding that Instagram causes body dysmorphia in one out of five teenage girls who are users of the app. Another report suggests that Facebook followed a differential treatment for select users, not taking down content that was otherwise in violation of its community standards. Such reports of devious practices add to the bid against safe harbour protection given to social media platforms that host user-generated content. Governments across the globe use these incidents to justify restrictive and harmful mandates on speech on these platforms. The Brazilian Supreme Court and Congress acted steadfastly against a recent ban on the removal of election-related disinformation promulgated by the Bolsonaro Government. The US state of Texas also passed a law preventing content-takedown to “protect the freedoms of conservative users." China’s recent recommendation algorithm regulations, which we covered in the previous edition, also undermine safe harbour protections in the interest of toeing the line drawn by those in power. Safe harbour provisions have been the backbone of the development of social media platforms. They protect social media platforms from liability for user-generated content. They catalysed a new wave of ideas around the governance of these particularly positioned privately-owned public spaces. The provisions opened up new avenues for governance such as large-scale pre-legislative policy consultations.Cyberspace - particularly the internet public sphere created by social media platforms - acted as soft power tools for countries. Russian content farms arguably meddled with the elections in the USA. However, social media popularised K-Pop culture, as it was exported across the globe giving South Korea a niche area of cultural dominance. More broadly, social media platforms also contributed to the rise of new identities.Barlow’s Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace might be an unachievable utopia today, but social media contributed massively to a stronger sense of community in people located wide and far. Politically motivated actors maliciously meddling with safe harbour protections will not augur well for the future of cyberspace that is already inching closer to a splinternet. The shifting narratives can cause changes in the undercurrents of power in the frontier of cyberspace. Techpolitik: After-effects of Nokia Suspending O-RAN Alliance Participation- Arjun GargeyasIn 2018, a group of telecommunication firms and network operators came together to improve the coverage of radio access networks (RANs) across the globe. A proposal to transition into virtualized network elements and open interfaces to the RAN was the idea behind improving global connectivity systems through radio communications. The O-RAN Alliance was conceived in the hope of providing a better platform and enhancing opportunities for small and medium-scale firms in the communications domain. This includes networking software, hardware supply and cloud computing firms collaborating to create an open and programmable RAN solution that can be deployed. Other O-RAN Alliance initiatives have focused on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), specifying interfaces and APIs to drive appropriate standardization, and establishing the supply chain infrastructure. The organisation is involved in defining and creating specifications for open interfaces and functions used in open radio access network architecture. Currently, the group has a total of 29 operators including telecommunication giants like AT&T and China Mobile. O-RAN specifications adhere to specific standards such as the ones created by global standard-setting bodies like 3GPP for 4G and 5G standards.Founding operator members include AT&T, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, NTT DoCoMo and Orange. The O-RAN ecosystem allows for newer and smaller entrants focused on specific interoperable solutions for 4G and 5G to be included in the system. This mainly allows for mixing and matching different hardware and software solutions created by multiple vendors. Nokia, one of the earliest champions of the O-RAN alliance, recently announced their temporary suspension of work on the O-RAN system. This was in response to the US government taking cognizance of Chinese firms’ activities and blacklisting them. A number of restrictions were placed on some of the Chinese vendors, part of the alliance, by the US authorities citing threats to national security.Nokia officials mentioned that the smooth functioning of the alliance needs the support of Chinese vendors, who form a fifth of all the members of the alliance. Some of these Chinese companies, which are part of the O-RAN alliance, were added to the Entity List of the US, which serves as the list of all blacklisted companies in the country. Nokia has categorically said that these firms hold considerable clout in the industry and cannot be ignored. This has put the objective of the O-RAN alliance becoming the next global standard for communications operations in a limbo. It is not known if Nokia will eventually pull out of the alliance or continue to work without the involvement of blacklisted Chinese firms. This can also mean that there might be parallel development of O-RAN technology both by the alliance and other Chinese firms, which goes against the tenet of the technology being an international standard facilitating interoperability between different vendors. Some operators and vendors are pushing ahead on Open RAN irrespective of the status of activities at the O-RAN Alliance.Heads of technology companies believe that if the O-RAN alliance is accorded the status of an international standards body, which has a considerable global reach, then the frictions between the members of the alliance and a single government will not result in the breakdown of the entire group. The whole point of the O-RAN alliance is to break the oligopolistic telecommunications market by providing opportunities for smaller firms to succeed in this space. Political nitpicking is going to derail that effort and ensure that dependencies still exist. Antriksh Matters #2: Russia Seeks a Favourable Anti-counter Space Future- Aditya PareekWeaponisation in space is a major concern that has become increasingly important to the global arms control discourse. The advantages of basing weapons systems in space are hardly lost on major world powers. The same also goes for their anxieties about similar capabilities wielded by adversaries.Russia has been curiously signing joint statements on the non-placement of first weapons in space (NPOK) with countries that don’t have any counter space capabilities. According to this BBC Russian Service report, which also has a nice rundown of the matter, Russia has signed such agreements with “Venezuela, Cambodia, Togo, Uruguay, Burundi and a dozen other countries”. While this Kommersant report mentions that Russia has “accumulated 25 such interstate joint statements. And there is also a multilateral one - within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)”According to this brief on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, which makes it clear that, although closely related to similar multilateral initiatives introduced via the Conference on Disarmament, NPOK is a unilateral Russian initiative. As the Kommersant article argues, the pragmatic purpose of signing these agreements is to have leverage in multilateral fora where Russia can count on the signatory nations’ support on counter space and anti-counter space agreements that may address its concerns and keep its shared interests with these nations in mind.Our Reading Menu[Research Article] The capricious relationship between technology and democracy: Analyzing public policy discussions in the UK and US by Bridget Barrett, Katharine Dommett and Daniel Kreis[Facebook Files] An investigation by the Wall Street Journal [Book] The Routledge Companion to the Makers of Global Business[Commentary] Geopolitics and Technology – US‑China Competition: The Coming Decoupling?[Book] Undersea Geopolitics: Sealab, Science, and the Cold WarBook by Rachael Squire This is a public episode. 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In today's episode of The 5G Factor, our newest webcast focused on all things 5G, host Shelly Kramer and fellow analyst Ron Westfall examine the key trends in the 5G market along with 5G-related news of interest. This show focused on some familiar players in the 5G space, including Ericsson, Vodafone, Qualcomm, Nokia, Verizon, as well as a look at what's happening in the China market as it relates to 5G technology and innovation. Our discussion today addressed: How Ericsson and Vodafone are collaborating to improve 5G network energy consumption across Vodafone's network with London trial validating significant savings using Ericsson's antenna-integrated radio solution Ericsson's new radio, which is 51 percent lighter and more compact in design, and the role that will have in optimizing site footprints, making 5G rollout and 4G upgrades faster and easier. Why Qualcomm and Ericsson demonstrating first 5G NR (New Radio) call on CBRS spectrum can advance Industry 4.0 use cases including 5G private networks (and why private 5G networks are increasing in popularity) A discussion about Ericsson closing a major research center in Nanjing amid a shrinking 5G market in China. Ericsson as long been a major supplier of telecoms equipment in China, but geopolitical climate has had a significant impact on telecos hoping for business as usual in China. Ericsson reported in July that its second quarter revenue in the country dropped by 60% year over year. Speaking of Nokia and China, our conversation touched on the implications of Nokia pausing technical work with the O-RAN Alliance due to concerns related to working with China-based companies on the Commerce Department's Entity List and the kerfluffle (one of Ron's favorite words) that may, or may not, be. We would up the show talking about Verizon's just announced 10-year 5G partnership with the NFL, promising not only an enhanced fan experience at various stadiums across the U.S., but also affording other enhancements like more innovative ways of player training, team scouting, health guidelines and venue operations as whole. Want to know what stadiums you can experience Verizon's 5G Multi View capabilities in? Well, you'll have to watch or listen to the show.

In this episode, we will look at the recent action by the State Department as it designates the former Honduran first family and issues a travel ban for significant corruption.  Next, Commerce Department's BIS adds to the Entity List 6 Russian IT companies that were previously designated by OFAC.

Things are bubbling in the Commerce Department as BIS add 34 companies to the Entity List due to China's continue human rights abuses and Iranian and Russian procurement without a license.  The Kitchen takes a look at the new Xinjiang supply chain business advisory published by the State Department as things continue to heat up in China.

Commerce's BIS adds 5 to the Entity List – tackles China's forced labor practices in Xinjiang. US Customs prohibits imports of silica-based products made with forced labor.

Marjorie Yang has staked much of her textile empire on being socially responsible, and yet her firm, Esquel Group, ended up on the Entity List. Has the U.S. government gone too far by sanctioning Esquel Group?Read the article by Katrina Northrop: https://www.thewirechina.com/2021/06/27/hemmed-in/Narrated by Kaiser Kuo. Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Cring ransomware afflicts vulnerable Fortigate VPN servers. Distance learning in France stumbles due to sudden high demand, and possibly also because of cyberattacks. Hafnium’s attack on Microsoft Exchange Servers may have been long in preparation, and may have used data obtained in earlier breaches. Commerce Department adds seven Chinese organizations to its Entity List. 5G security standards in the US are said likely to emphasize zero trust. Atlantic Media discloses a breach of employee data. Caleb Barlow from CynergisTek with a clever way of thinking about ransomware preparedness. Our guest is Amit Kanfer from build.security on authorization, a problem he says remains mostly unsolved. And emissions testing stations in some US states remain down. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/10/67

12/22+12/23 | Nana's Talk Show | 娜娜路德英文总结 | Trump wants repeal Section 230, more than 300 PRC companies get on the U.S Department of States Entity List

The Department of Commerce is adding 58 PRC entities to its export-control Entity List

DJI has made it on the United States Entity list for human rights violations. This is a big blow to DJI and could really impact their ability to sell products in the United States. This is the same list the Huawei and others are on. Time will tell how this all pans out. I want … Continue reading DJI On US Entity List #1495 → The post DJI On US Entity List #1495 appeared first on Geek News Central.

DJI has made it on the United States Entity list for human rights violations. This is a big blow to DJI and could really impact their ability to sell products in the United States. This is the same list the Huawei and others are on. Time will tell how this all pans out. I want … Continue reading DJI On US Entity List #1495 → The post DJI On US Entity List #1495 appeared first on Geek News Central.

DJI joins 77 entities on the US Commerce Department's Entity List. What does this mean?

We kicked off the week with word that Huawei has decided to sell off the Honor sub-brand, after ongoing pressure from the effects of the US government's Entity List. Oppo's Inno Day 2020 gave us insights into some near-future mobile tech, including the intriguing Oppo X 2021 'scroll phone' and Zepp got premium with its new titanium alloy-bodied Zepp Z smartwatch. This podcast is produced by IDG Communications. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCrL1ZLeIgENlS1nEZzSiueFAiV1Cujvx Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techadvisoruk  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TechAdvisorUK  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techadvisoruk  Read more: https://www.techadvisor.co.uk

What could possibly stop a seemingly unstoppable Chinese fintech company? Let's get into it here on the upcoming Ant Financial IPO.A roundtable edition of Ganbei with special guests:- James Hull, Founder of Hullx and co-host of the China Tech Investor Podcast- Brian Fleming, Member at Miller & Chevalier, co-host of the podcast EMBARGOED!- Jemma Xu, Co-Founder at RedBlock CapitalJames helps us break down the business units of Ant, their competitive strengths and how the company got as big as it is today. Jemma walks us through China's new digital currency, DCEP, and does it pose a direct challenge to Ant and its Alipay mobile payment duopoly with Tencent's Wechat Pay? And what does it say about the intention of the central bank PBOC to potentially box in Alipay's growth in other verticals?Brian, our previous guest and formerly of the US Justice Department explains some of the past failures of Ant to expand into the US with the blocked acquisition of Moneygram in 2018 and the potential impact if Ant is placed on the US Commerce Department's “Entity List” akin to Huawei, as has been rumored in the last month.You don't want to miss this one.

What could possibly stop a seemingly unstoppable Chinese fintech company? Let's get into it here on the upcoming Ant Financial IPO. A roundtable edition of Ganbei with special guests: -James Hull, Founder of Hullx and co-host of the China Tech Investor Podcast -Brian Fleming, Member at Miller & Chevalier, co-host of the podcast EMBARGOED! -Jemma Xu, Co-Founder at RedBlock Capital James helps us break down the business units of Ant, their competitive strengths and how the company got as big as it is today. Jemma walks us through China's new digital currency, DCEP, and does it pose a direct challenge to Ant and its Alipay mobile payment duopoly with Tencent's Wechat Pay? And what does it say about the intention of the central bank PBOC to potentially box in Alipay's growth in other verticals? Brian, our previous guest and formerly of the US Justice Department explains some of the past failures of Ant to expand into the US with the blocked acquisition of Moneygram in 2018 and the potential impact if Ant is placed on the US Commerce Department's “Entity List” akin to Huawei, as has been rumored in the last month. You don't want to miss this one.

With the U.S. presidential election right around the corner, Brian and Tim explore what the results could mean for U.S. trade and economic sanctions policy over the next four years with respect to China, Iran, Russia, Venezuela, and Cuba. Then, in the Lightning Round, we take a quick look at the upcoming, likely historic, IPO of Ant Group and whether the U.S. government can do anything to slow it down, and we bring you another round of sanctions trivia (back by popular demand).*********Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike, hosted by Miller & Chevalier Members Brian Fleming and Tim O'Toole. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!Timestamps:0:10 Introduction and RoadmapThe Rundown: Election-palooza! 6:58 What will trade policy towards... - 7:13 China - 24:11 Iran - 39:11 Russia - 48:45 Venezuela - 57:55 Cuba ...look like if Biden wins? If Trump wins?1:07:17 Lightning Round 1:07:30 Is Ant Group going on the Entity List? 1:21:00 Trivia!1:27:43 Final Thoughts***Stay sanctions free.*** 

In this episode, guest host Jack Caporal and the Trade Guys break down the Trump administration's new mini deal with Brazil. They explain what's in it, why it matters, and why some lawmakers and private sector stakeholders aren't pleased with the agreement. Plus, we'll explain China's move to establish its own entity list, which could blacklist U.S. companies. And, farmers are receiving record levels of support - will the election change their trade fortunes?

I talked with Yide Qiao, Vice Chairman & Secretary General at the  Shanghai Development Research Foundation, about how the US election could impact US-China relations. We chatted late last month about the ways that a Biden administration versus the Trump administration could affect the bilateral relationship, particularly on issues such as the use of tariffs and the Entity List. Yide also offered his thoughts on recent domestic economy issues in China, including the introduction of the dual circulation system and the upcoming Five Year Plan. 

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. For weeks, we have faced a looming disaster – a huge fundraiser for the Chinese Communist Party being promoted by four leading U.S. investment banks: Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.   Thanks to the access to American investors such Wall Street powerhouses can provide, an initial public offering in China by a CCP-tied conglomerate called Ant Technology Group expects to raise – mostly from us – between $60-80 billion. That money will translate into more Ant-enabled human rights abuses there and more Chinese economic and military threats to the rest of us. Fortunately, the U.S. government is now moving to sanction Ant Group by placing it on the Commerce Department’s Entity List. Once that’s done, investors should be barred from investing in this company and others so designated. The same should be done with Pentagon-listed Chinese military companies operating here. This is Frank Gaffney.

Over the weekend, China’s Ministry of Commerce published the final Provisions on the Unreliable Entity List, laying out the details of how companies might end up on the list and what it would mean if they do. To get an

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss the Trump administration's threats to close down Tiktok alongside the approval for a deal with Oracle and WalMart, China's 'unreliable entity' list, the ongoing trade war between the US and China, Top Glove's performance and stocks to watch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EMBARGOED! is back! After a brief, socially-distanced summer vacation, Brian and Tim return to tackle the messy, unprecedented U.S. government actions targeting TikTok and WeChat. Next, we return to one of our favorite topics, Huawei, to analyze the impact of the BIS final rule, which makes another attempt to disrupt the company's supply chain by further expanding the foreign direct product rule. We also discuss the first wave of sanctions targeting Hong Kong and its top officials and ponder whether this was anything more than a symbolic gesture. Plus, in the Lightning Round we share some thoughts on recent Entity List additions targeting, for the first time, activities in the South China Sea, a Xinjiang-related addition to the SDN List causing significant due diligence headaches, and, at long last, the publication of the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding "foundational technologies."*********Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts. EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike, hosted by Miller & Chevalier Members Brian Fleming and Tim O'Toole. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!Timestamps:0:10 Introduction and RoadmapThe Rundown 5:36 TikTok and WeChat 30:00 Final BIS Rule re: Huawei and Foreign Direct Product Rule 42:52 First Hong Kong Sanctions51:40 Lightning Round 52:00 BIS Addition of 24 Chinese Companies to the Entity List re: South China Sea 56:56 Xinjiang-related Additions to the SDN List 1:02:00 Commerce (Finally) Issues ANPRM re: Foundational Technologies1:09:00 Final Thoughts***Stay sanctions free.***

美國政府商務部再度對中國的華為以及關係企業擴大制裁。不僅將更多家公司放入出口管制的實體名單之中，更增加法令解釋範圍，令華為產業鏈脫鉤。US Commerce Department added another 38 Huawei affiliates to the Entity List to further restrict Huawei access to US technology and supply chain. On the other hand, the US Defense Industrial Base is pleading with the US government to lax the interim rule for section 889 a(1)(B) of 2019 NDAA.

Hong Kong's special trade status is in jeopardy - but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney explain what Hong Kong could lose if its special treatment under U.S. law is revoked, especially when it comes to U.S. export control regulations - a key area of U.S. law that has been front and center of the Trump administration's campaign against Chinese businesses, most notably ZTE and Huawei. Wendy Wysong and Ali Burney are partners at global law firm Steptoe & Johnson. Wendy is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement in the Department of Commerce who previously represented Chinese telecom giant ZTE in their five-year multi-agency investigation in the U.S. Ali also has extensive experience in economic sanctions and export controls, having also worked previously in Washington, D.C. at the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of Treasury. The China Law Podcast is a weekly podcast exploring China's business and financial sectors from a legal perspective, hosted by Vincent Chow. Get in touch at vchow@alm.com with any feedback and ideas for future episodes. Episode outline 01:47 Looser rules for Hong Kong under U.S. export control regulations, mainly for dual-use and sensitive technology items 07:26 Hong Kong as a transshipment hub for U.S. exports to reach the PRC 10:47 Entity List and other tools used by U.S. export control authorities 18:11 U.S. exporters “pushing down” contractual burdens on Hong Kong importers/re-exporters 20:04 Deciding a business' risk appetite and strengthening compliance programs 21:57 Commerce Department's receptiveness to industry feedback 25:26 Draconian nature of U.S. export controls and sanctions

In a slightly more-somber-than-usual episode of EMBARGOED!, we start with a few thoughts on the widespread protests in the U.S. and addressing racial injustice before pivoting to the White House announcement that Hong Kong is about to lose its special status and what that may mean for Hong Kong, China, and beyond. We then revisit one of our favorite topics, Huawei, to discuss the company's effort to weather the latest U.S. export control restrictions and check in on the Canadian extradition proceedings for Huawei's CFO. We also share our thoughts on a recently unsealed indictment alleging a massive sanctions evasion and money laundering scheme to benefit North Korea (aided by China). Finally, in the Lightning Round we start on the open seas to provide quick takes on the latest Venezuela-related maritime designations and a recent Iranian enforcement case, and then wrap up with theories about some recent Entity List additions.*********Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com. EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts. EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike, hosted by Miller & Chevalier Members Brian Fleming and Tim O'Toole. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bDJnmU Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2xAJ9ye Google Play: https://bit.ly/3bAU0Hc Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3awf95i Timestamps:0:11 Introduction3:06 Prelude: A few thoughts on George Floyd, the protests, and racial injusticeThe Rundown13:40 Hong Kong + China Sanctions33:50 Huawei51:05 Unsealing of DPRK Indictment1:01:50 Lightning Round1:02:12 Latest Venezuela Designations Focused on Shipping1:05:22 Iranian Tanker Purchase1:09:19 Phantom Entity List Additions from May 22 Announcements1:17:02 Final Thoughts

The China-U.S. trade and tech war has heated up significantly in recent weeks as the U.S. has ramped up export controls and made moves on Hong Kong. In this episode, Lester Ross and Kenneth Zhou discuss China's “unreliable entity list,” widely considered China's main retaliatory weapon against U.S. companies. They analyze the potential legal bases for the List, the possible consequences for those companies listed, as well as lobbying efforts by American companies in both Beijing and Washington D.C. Lester Ross is head of WilmerHale's Beijing office. He is also Chair of AmCham China's Policy Committee as well as the Insurance Forum. Kenneth Zhou is a partner at the firm's Beijing office as well, and he is on AmCham China's Board of Governors. The China Law Podcast is a weekly podcast exploring China's business and financial sectors from a legal perspective, hosted by Vincent Chow. Get in touch at vchow@alm.com with any feedback and ideas for future episodes. Episode outline 01:14 U.S. restrictions on Chinese companies through various blacklists 04:26 Potential legal bases for the List under Chinese law 07:35 Potential consequences for listed companies including formal and informal punishments 11:05 Why the tech industry is most likely to be targeted 12:48 How recent events might accelerate publication of the List 15:18 China and U.S. response to U.S. business complaints 19:20 Will U.S. companies leave China as a result?

The major markets experienced losses last week as US-China tensions and coronavirus concerns were renewed. The tech centric Nasdaq fell about the same as the MSCI Emerging Market index. Meanwhile, the Dow, S&P 500 and MSCI World Indices all fell down in the mid 2% range. The losses were fairly consistent at the sector level with only Healthcare ending in positive territory for the week. Energy suffered the greatest losses but was followed closely by real estate. The losses in the Energy sector were despite gains made in the GSCI Crude Oil Index totaling 8.63% for the week. It was the GSCI Natural Gas Index that was hit with a loss of 11.9% for the week. Real Estate and Financials both suffered last week as the Mortgage Bankers Association reported another increase in the weekly mortgage forbearance rate to 7.91% An increase was expected as a new month began and more borrowers requested forbearance on their home loans. Mike Fratantoni, MBA's Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology, said that “FHA and VA borrowers have been most impacted by the job losses thus far, with the share of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance at almost 11 percent.” The economic instability has cause some to wonder if we might see negative rate in the Fed Funds Rate by next year. Midweek, Fed Chair Jerome Powell squelched the idea of negative interest rate in the U.S. stating, “The committee’s view on negative rates really has not changed. This is not something that we’re looking at.” Finally, on Friday the U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to restrict Huawei from using American made technology and software in its manufacturing of semiconductors. The rule change is set to go in effect in September. “Despite the Entity List actions the Department took last year, Huawei and its foreign affiliates have stepped-up efforts to undermine these national security-based restrictions through an indigenization effort. However, that effort is still dependent on U.S. technologies,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. This news echoes last years trade war headlines as the US, along with much of the world, looks to China for explanation for the handling of information and mitigation for the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Diplomatic Brief: The US puts China's largest state-owned nuclear company and it's subsidiaries on the Entity List to ban exports, and say Russia stole U.S. hypersonic missile tech to make nuclear advances and more

Huawei, the world’s second-biggest smartphone manufacturer based in China, has been suspended to do business with companies like Google, Intel, Broadcom, Xilinx and Qualcomm. The news follows after U.S. Commerce Department added Huawei to its Entity List – meaning most of the companies mentioned above will need government approval to do any sort of business with Huawei. In this episode we discuss how South African consumers will be affected, especially those who already own Huawei smartphones. It does not ends there, as this could open the door to retaliation against U.S. brands from hotels to sportswear e.g Nike, Apple and more. We also chat: - Telkom partnership with South African government to put fibre connection in Townships like Soweto - WhatsApp launching ads on their platform in 2020 - Apple announces the return of iPod - the new iPod Touch

We fact check on Apple Park and WWDC hardware. AT&T's 5Ge makes an appearance. ‘Boycott Apple’ movement gains new traction. Google suspends some business with Huawei. ARM memo tells staff to stop working with Huawei. Apple Watch ECG gets cleared in Canada. Seven Years of iPad as Computer. Instagram Influencers scraped & exposed. Facebook iOS job acceptance down to 50%. "Software developer interviews, in a nutshell..." blows up. Apple updates 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros with enhanced butterfly keyboard. A WWDC Dev Wishlist. What’s New in Swift 5.1. Picks: Design a Dark Them for OLED iPhones, Take the Hacking with Swift WWDC19 Quiz. Unwrap Learn coding today. After Show: Our Quiz results (spoiler free)

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast - The tariffs placed on the US and Canada have ended! So … now what? Guest: Ian Lee, of the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University  - Yesterday, Google placed restrictions on Huawei in order to comply with the US decision to put the telecom company on the Entity List. Today, that decision has been reversed. What happened? And how concerned should we be about Huawei? Guest: Matt Novak, Editor of the Paleofuture blog for Gizmodo - Two young children were rescued on Monday from Burke Mountain in Coquitlam, BC. Their injured father had been forced to leave them to find help. Guest: Ted Heighington, Disaster Managment Instructor at Ryerson University, Senior team lead for the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response group, EOC Operations at Team Rubicon Canada - Three handwritten wills have been found in Aretha Franklin's home months after her death. At the time, it was said she had no will. What happens now? Guest: Laughlin J Campbell, Campbell Bader LLP

A finales de la semana pasada, Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva con la que otorgó poder al gobierno federal para evitar que las operadoras del país compren equipos de telecomunicaciones de fabricación extranjera. Aunque no se mencionaba a Huawei en dicha orden, quedaba así en manos del secretario de comercio determinar qué transacciones suponían riesgos potenciales. Al igual que le ocurrió a ZTE, Huawei recientemente fue añadida a la Entity List, una lista negra creada por el Departamento de comercio estadounidense. Hace unas horas conocimos una de las primeras consecuencias, ya que Google anunció que suspenden con Huawei aquellos negocios que requieran transferencia de hardware y software. Es quizás una de las noticias más importantes de lo que va de año, y es por eso que esta semana hemos adelantado el lanzamiento de este podcast. Antonio Ortiz, navaja multiusos en Xataka, y Alejandro Nieto, coordinador de El Blog Salmón, nos acompañan para analizar el pasado, presente y futuro de la guerra comercial entre EEUU y China.

Thank you to Advisory Committee Chair Harvey Rishikof for appearing in this episode. The black letter law discussed in this podcast is: Foreign Spies: Stealing U.S. Economic Secrets in Cyberspace (2011 ONCIX report) http://www.thecre.com/fisma/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Foreign_Economic_Collection_2011.pdf Economic Espionage Act, 18 U.S.C. §1831-1832: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1831 And https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1831 E.O. 13694 (April 1, 2015), Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/01/executive-order-blocking-property-certain-persons-engaging-significant-m U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Entity List: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern/entity-list Update to the IP Commission Report, February 2017: http://ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_Update_2017.pdf Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: https://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/tradedisputes-enforcement/tg_ian_002100.asp Full Trade Act: https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/93-618.pdf U.S.-China Cyberspace norms developed in 2015: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/09/25/fact-sheet-president-xi-jinpings-state-visit-united-states United States v. Wang Don, Sun Kailiang, Wen Xinyu, Huang Zhenyu, Gu Chunhui, Indictment: https://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/resources/5122014519132358461949.pdf Chinese national Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, October 5, 2016: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-steal-trade-secrets U.S. and Chinese Defendants Charged with Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets in Connection with Conspiracy to Sell Trade Secrets to Chinese Companies, February 8, 2012: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-and-chinese-defendants-charged-economic-espionage-and-theft-trade-secrets-connection Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Economic Espionage and Theft of a Trade Secret from U.S. Company, May 19, 2017: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/chinese-national-pleads-guilty-economic-espionage-and-theft-trade-secret-us-company Kansas Agricultural Scientist Convicted in Theft of Engineered Rice, February 16, 2017: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kansas-agricultural-scientist-convicted-theft-engineered-rice Chinese National Who Conspired to Hack into U.S. Defense Contractors’ Systems Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison, July 13, 2016: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-national-who-conspired-hack-us-defense-contractors-systems-sentenced-46-months ZTE Corporation Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $430.4 Million for Violating U.S. Sanctions by Sending U.S.-Origin Items to Iran, Mary 7, 2017: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/zte-corporation-agrees-plead-guilty-and-pay-over-4304-million-violating-us-sanctions-sending Article: Cyber Crime Costs Projected To Reach $2 Trillion by 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemorgan/2016/01/17/cyber-crime-costs-projected-to-reach-2-trillion-by-2019/#7b255b873a91 The National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice can be found online: https://www.justice.gov/nsd

By the time Forbidden Stories published its “Pegasus Project” in 2021, NSO was already knee deep in what was probably the worst PR disaster ever suffered by a cybersecurity company - and then, in November 2021, came the fateful blow: the US Dept. of Commerce added NSO to its “Entity List.” Is NSO to blame for its troubles? Could the company have acted differently to prevent its downfall? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands