SPECIAL REPORT: Spying Chinese temptress steals senior Brit's BlackBerry (analysis)
Palm Bay, FL -- ZATZ Publishing today announced the publication of our latest Special Report on the White House email controversy: Analysis: Spying Chinese temptress steals senior Brit's BlackBerry.
Another senior government official has had his BlackBerry stolen by another foreign intelligence agency. But this time, it's not an American official. According to the U.K.'s The Sunday Times, a senior aide to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had his BlackBerry stolen by Chinese intelligence agents while on a trip to China back in January.
Authored by David Gewirtz, ZATZ Editor-in-Chief and the author of Where Have All The Emails Gone?, this latest Special Report is particularly juicy because the senior Downing Street aide got caught in what's probably the world's oldest intelligence ploy, the "honeytrap," an intelligence scam where an attractive female spy is used to lure a government official into some form of compromising position.
Returning to the story of our bonking Brit and his BlackBerry bandit. Just how much trouble did this aide's problematic peccadillo get him into? Of more concern, how much damage did our international man of mystery's "special branch" do to Britain's security -- and, by extension, the security of her allies?
Our 1,629 word Special Report explores the following issues:
- How a single BlackBerry can be turned into a shockingly powerful surveillance device, with all sort of disturbing implications for national security.
- How the theft might enable Chinese spies to hack into Downing Street's email traffic and messaging.
- How a single BlackBerry can store a surprising amount, the equivalent of about 28,000 printed pages of data, or the equivalent of seven complete sets of all seven Harry Potter novels. That's a lot of strategic government information to lose to the Chinese.
- David also shows how the risk of BlackBerry theft (and the resultant security damage) is particularly high when government officials are traveling.
This ongoing story has reinforced once again just how important David's recommendations in Where Have All The Emails Gone? are. Those six steps may be the only path that will prevent the problems we seem to be constantly discovering from happening with future administrations -- and even other governments throughout the world.
To arrange an interview or to further discuss the disturbing issues brought up by this news, email Liz Higgins at lizhigginspr@gmail.com or call (321) 722-4620. Please include your complete contact information, including phone.
If you wish to reprint this Special Report or have David contribute an original column to your publication or broadcast, please contact Liz for possible availability.
David Gewirtz has written more than 600 articles about technology, competitiveness, and national security policy. He is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and has been a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
As one of America's foremost email experts, he's been able to do unprecedented forensics research. As the editor of the two leading magazines on the email technologies used at the White House, he has the expertise necessary to see and explain all sides of the issue, provide workable, non-partisan solutions, and make it understandable to everyone.
Additional resources
Where Have All The Emails Gone? is the most comprehensive analysis of White House email ever published, reads like a thriller, and ends with six very doable recommendations that can quickly and easily bring security and safety back to White House email.
The book's Web site http://www.EmailsGone.com contains a complete resource center with original documentation, source material, and forensic artifacts used in the investigation. The $19.95 book is available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/0945266200.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937415
ISBN (10-digit): 0-945266-20-0
ISBN (13-digit): 978-0-945266-20-4
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