Need to Know: 03/03/2010

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Inside Story – Who killed Mabhouh?

Former MI6 Spy in Court Accused of Stealing Secrets
Daniel Houghton, 25, who was arrested on Monday at a central London hotel, worked for the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, between September 2007 and May last year.

Hamas Founder’s Son ‘Spied for Israel’
In a new book, Mosab Hassan Yousef said that after being released by the Israelis following his arrest in 1996, he began to supply intelligence to Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet. He gave them information about suicide bombers and key leaders of both Hamas and its rival, Fatah.

Hezbollah Boosts Security Amid Spy Scare
Hezbollah has beefed up security following the arrest of several suspected Israeli spies and the assassination of a top operative from Hamas in Dubai on Jan. 19, allegedly by Israel’s foreign intelligence service, the Mossad. The Iranian-backed Shiite movement was a prime target for as many as 25 undercover Mossad cells across Lebanon that were rolled up last year in an unprecedented crackdown that began in November 2008.

Is Iran’s Cyberwar Sustainable?
During protests last month to mark the anniversary of Iran’s Islamic republic, the Revolutionary Guard was able to handicap demonstrations with a nationwide shutdown of Internet and cell phone access. After being scattered into smaller groups, unable to spread word of their organizing destination or warnings about arrests, the opposition became an easy target for thousands of riot police.

Epic Cyber War (Full Story): Japan V.S Korea
Information is power, according to Sun Tzu knowing all information regarding war is benefitial to your steps toward “victory” and it is evidently true from observing this timeline of events.

Details of “Einstein” Cyber Shield Disclosed by White House
The Obama administration lifted the veil Tuesday on a highly-secretive set of policies to defend the U.S. from cyber attacks. It was an open secret that the National Security Agency was bolstering a Homeland Security program to detect and respond to cyber attacks on government systems, but a summary of that program declassified Tuesday provides more details of NSA’s role in a Homeland program known as Einstein.

Cracking the Code for Crystal-Powered Super Spooks
Imagine coming up with a way to power an iPod by converting the energy from walking or jogging into electricity. That’s the idea behind new nano-technology research funded by the U.S. intelligence community that could potentially turn spies into self-powered electricity machines.

NYPD Hercules Unit Staging Anti-Terrorism Exercise at Alice Tully Hall
The NYPD Special Operations Division is staging an anti-terrorism exercise at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center this morning. The drill was scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue for a few hours.

Hugo Chávez and Terrorism
Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez has been exporting his “Bolivarian” revolution from the day he came to power 11 years ago. This week, a Spanish judge opened a window on the methods that revolution allegedly entails.

BA Worker Quizzed in Newcastle Terrorism Inquiry
A British Airways worker is being questioned on suspicion of terrorist fund-raising after being arrested at the company’s offices in Newcastle.

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