Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Latest News Nov 5, 2013 Taiwan takes delivery of first Apache choppers Taiwan's first six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, purchased from the United States, have been delivered, Defense Minister Yen Ming said Monday. Read more... Alexander: Media Reports Mischaracterize What NSA Does Media reports detailing secret National Security Agency collection of data from companies such as Google and Yahoo from overseas data centers mischaracterize what NSA does, the agency's director said in an Oct. 31 speech to an audience at the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. ... Read more... Lifting West sanctions on Iran requires time: Rouhani Iran President Hassan Rouhani says the removal of the West's complicated sanctions against the country over its nuclear energy program needs an "adequate and suitable" amount of time. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Hidden Lynx – Professional Hackers for Hire The Hidden Lynx group is a professional team of attackers with advanced capabilities. They were responsible for the compromise of security firm Bit9's digital code-signing certificate which was used to sign malware. The Bit9 breach was part of the much larger VOHO campaign and that campaign was just one of many operations undertaken by the group over the last four years. UN expert group cites need for global instrument regulating private security companies The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries urged Governments to recognize the need for a legally binding international agreement to regulate the use and activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) to complement existing regulations. ... Read more... Morsi's Cairo Trial Adjourned Till January After Disruptions The trial of Egypt's deposed Islamist president, Muhammad Morsi, has been adjourned in the midst of its first session and rescheduled for January 8 after disruptions in the courtroom by Morsi and 14 other defendants from his Muslim Brotherhood organization. ... Read more... US, Saudi Arabia Differ on Tactics, Agree on Goals in Syria U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal say their countries agree on the goal of removing from power Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. But they disagree on how best to do that. Kerry also met Monday Saudi capital with King Abdullah to discuss Syria, Iran, Egypt, and Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. ... Read more... Featured Free Resource Hidden Lynx – Professional Hackers for Hire The Hidden Lynx group is a professional team of attackers with advanced capabilities. They were responsible for the compromise of security firm Bit9's digital code-signing certificate which was used to sign malware. The Bit9 breach was part of the much larger VOHO campaign and that campaign was just one of many operations undertaken by the group over the last four years. Pakistan: Taliban Peace Efforts Continue Despite US Strike Pakistan's government is insisting that negotiating a peaceful end to the decade-long militant insurgency in the country was the only way forward, despite a U.S. drone strike that killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Over the weekend, top officials had angrily decried the killing of Hakimullah Mehsud, saying it had sabotaged nascent peace talks with the militant group. ... Read more... Era Ends for Pentagon's 'Early Bird' News Summary The "Early Bird" is no more. The Defense Department's daily compilation of published defense-related news and commentary closed down Nov. 1, Army Col. Steve Warren, director of Pentagon press operations, said. ... Read more...