Counterintelligence training at Moscow State Technical University The Moscow Engineering Physics Institute: InfoSec training for the FSB China Huaneng Group’s agreement with Duke Energy bears closer examination as a national security matter. Russian military hackers receive formal training at Military Aviation Engineering University at Voronezh.
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Moscow State Technical University – Bauman (School of Informatics and Control Systems) (MGTU) was founded in 1830. The School of Informatics and Control Systems traces its lineage to 1929 with the first training program for engineers in Precision Engineering (generic term covering a range of engineering disciplines related to control systems, telecommunications, and computers). <!–more–>

The School’s current structure dates from a 1988 re-organization that established seven academic departments. The eighth department in Information Security was added in 1997 as part of a government directed effort expansion in information technology (IT) security training. The ninth department in Supercomputer technology and applications was added in 2001.

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The Moscow Engineering Physics Institute: InfoSec training for the FSB Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (Faculty of Information Security) Long known as one of Russia’s premier scientific universities, and as the core university for Russia’s nuclear industry, MIFI helped establish modern Russian IT security training. 
China Huaneng Group’s agreement with Duke Energy bears closer examination as a national security matter. 1200Z 26 OCT 2009 Duke Energy has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) in the last few months with two major Chinese oil companies: China Huaneng Group and ENN. Both agreements use very broad language when discussing the areas of collaboration, but the focus is on clean energy technology which includes the Smart Grid.
Russian military hackers receive formal training at Military Aviation Engineering University at Voronezh. 1200Z 16 NOV 2009 In June 2001, Russian Public Television ORT presented a segment on the Voronezh Military Radio-electronics Institute. The ORT correspondent stated that the institute started a secret school devoted to information security in 1997 and another secret school devoted to information warfare.

Russian military hackers receive formal training at Military Aviation Engineering University at Voronezh.

The Voronezh Military Radio-electronics Insititute is one of the RF’s training facilities for professional hackers.

1200Z 16 NOV 2009 In June 2001, Russian Public Television ORT presented a segment on the Voronezh Military Radio-electronics Institute. The ORT correspondent stated that the institute started a secret school devoted to information security in 1997 and another secret school devoted to information warfare.

Is Turkey leveraging its hacker population to strengthen its regional power base?

Does the Turkish government have a cyber warfare program to go with its recent power moves in the region? This article compiles the evidence for such a program.

1200Z 09 NOV 2009 The increasing frequency of Turkish hacker crews attacking SCADA-related systems is seen by GreyLogic investigators as an emerging global threat, particularly when combined with two geopolitical events.