"SecOpenDay2009: Cyber terrorism and security" conference was held

It was my first time attending a conference on IT security in Mongolia which I did not take part in organization of it since 2006.

This time fellows at ICTA, MonCIRT, General intelligence agency etc did a good job on organizing it. It could be improved though.

In the morning session they laid out fundamental theories so that the audience experience and knowledge gaps lowered. When I walked into the conference hall, MP Z.Enkhbold (His previous blog is here)was almost done with his speech on "Info sec policies of the state". It was followed by presentations: "Trends in state info sec, threats, countermeasures " by Mr. Baatarkhuyag from State communications bureau, "Network security: Threats, attacks, exploits" by Mr. T.Khaltar MonCIRT NGO, "Banking and finance security, threats, vulnerabilities, attacks, hands on countermeasures" by IT division head of MongolBank Mr. D.Dovchinbazar, "Cyber terrorism" by ICTA senior speacialist G.Nyamdorj, and a brief presentation on "Encryption techniques" by someone I didn't catch his name. All in all, they were talking the same stuff others were talking in 2006. They knew the need for regulations, legal environment and lack of them. Everybody knows what needs to be done, lots of plans but no progress which can be signified. Come on, everybody needs a result after 4+ years of discussion. We want action, not changing faces and same old stuff to be spoken of. Where are the laws passed, they were promising them to be discussed at parliament in their next session in Feb of 2006? I thought of leaving the conference early, feeling little upset, but couple titles on agenda of afternoon session made me stay.

Afternoon session proved I made a good decision as guys with years of hands-on experience under their belt started to picture real life situations, cases, statistics. Oyunbold from largest ISP Magicnet started with his impromptu presentation on "Internet environment security, threats, attack, countermeasures", it was interesting topic and he could've improved the presentation if he was notified by his boss little earlier about the event I guess. "Computer incident response team's operaration and guidelines" by Mr. U.Esbold MonCIRT, "*nix OS's in Information systems as a security providers" by Mr. B.Munkhbayar Ceo of USI LLC and Advisor to Parliament, "Major concerns in Infosec" by N.Baasandorj from MonCIRT, "Re-engineering, VoidMan virus comprehensive analysis" by Ch. Erdenebat, MUST: CSMS were EDUTAINMENT as people say today. They made me think of spending my time, and sitting in that conference hall was worth it.

Mr. U.Esbold promised to put up the presentations for the conference on their NGO website, but at this moment theirn NGO site is being upgraded with renewed design etc. and down. After few days you should check up www.moncirt.org.mn for the presentations.

Edit: Forgot to include the painful experience of sitting through last presentation by a lady from Defence University of Mongolia on "Measurement of effects on computer network by DoS". I think she was a student, or someone doesn't appear in front of public much. I didn't quite catch what was the aim, proof, methods used. Probably I need to take up a reading on the topic, but it was awful to be honest. I felt like I was made to sit on one legged stool for 15 minutes.

Also the guy I don't recall his name demonstrated an encryption/decryption application, which was probably an off the internet code compilation, nothing to brag about - somehow he decided to show it off.

SME training is being organized, hurry up to get registered...

Эрхэм уншигч та болон таны ойр дотны хүмүүст эрхэлдэг хувийн бизнес байгаа бол энэхүү сургалтанд хамрагдахыг зөвлөж байна. Хэд хоногийн өмнө бичиж байсанчлан www.biznetwork.mn сайт дээр танилцсан Нямдорж гэдэг залуу энэхүү чухал мэдээллүүдийг олон нийтэд түгээх буянтай ажлыг хийдэг юм байна. Энэ сургалт нь үнэ төлбөргүй бөгөөд захиалга асар их байгаа учир дор байгаа хаягуудаар хандан эртхэн бүртгүүлээрэй. (Mail бичихэд цагийн дотор хариу нь ирж байна лээ, төрийн байгууллага гэдэгт нь эргэлзсэн шүү :-) )

Жижиг дунд бизнес эрхлэгч таныг Олон Улсын Хөдөлмөрийн байгууллагын "БИЗНЕСЭЭ ЭХЭЛ", "БИЗНЕСЭЭ ХӨГЖҮҮЛ" сургалтуудад урьж байна. Та сургалтанд хамрагдсанаар

- Бизнес санаагаа хөгжүүлэх

- Бизнес төлөвлөгөө боловсруулах

- Бүтээгдэхүүн үйлдвэрлэлээ удирдах

- Бизнесээ тогтвортой авч явах чадвар эзэмших

- Өндөр хурдны интернэт, номын сангаар үйлчлүүлэх

Зөвлөлгөө, мэдээлэлээр хангагдах

Бизнесээ эхэл:
Жижиг дунд үйлдвэрийн тухай хууль, Засгийн газрын жижиг, дунд үйлдвэрийг дэмжих хөтөлбөр, төрөөс баримталж буй бодлогын хүрээнд жижиг, дунд үйлдвэрлэл эрхлэгч аж ахуйн нэгж, хувиараа үйлдвэрлэл эрхлэгчдэд дэмжлэг үзүүлж ажиллана. Манай төвд бизнес хөгжлийн үйлчилгээ үзүүлэхээр ОУХБ-ын БЭБХ хөтөлбөрийн сургагч багш нараас бүрдсэн туршлагатай баг ажиллаж байна.




Бизнесээ Хөгжүүл
- ОУХБ-ын БЭБХ хөтөлбөрийн сургалтууд.

- Инкубацийн үйлчилгээ.

- Зөвлөгөө, мэдээлэл.

Дараах чиглэлээр үйл ажиллагаа зөвлөлгөө мэдээлэл өгч сургалт явуулж байна.

-Бизнес төлөвлөгөө боловсруулах -Жижиг зээлийн төсөл боловсруулах -Зах зээлийн судалгаа хийх -Бүтээгдэхүүн үйлдвэрлэлээ удирдах -Өөрийгөө удирдаж хөгжүүлэх -Үйл ажиллагааны хөтөлбөр хийх -Үйл ажиллагааны анализ хийх
Сургалтын бүртгэл:

1. Сургалтын талаар утсаар, мэйлээр мэдээлэл зөвлөгөө авч бүртгүүлсэн байх
2. Иргэний үнэмлэхний хуулбар

ХАЯГ: Сонгино Хайрхан Дүүргийн 15-р хороо, 1-р хороололын арын зам дагуу 54-р байр Утас: 70186273, 70186272, 70186274 Email: info at jdu.mn,

Mark Goffeney: an armless Guitar Player

Who says you need good hands to play the guitar? Not Mark Goffeney, a guitarist who was born without any arms. He serves as an inspiration to all those people who were told they couldn't do it, that with determination and a strong heart you can do anything. In Mark's case, it's the love of music.

Couldn't resist sharing this video. it's hard to believe unless you see it yourself. Now, do you play guitar?

These video clips got my attention...

After watching the Steve Job's speech, these related videos grabbed my attention. They are:

Sly as Rocky Balboa in "Rocky V", - I'd hold you up to say to your mother, "this kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew." And you grew up good and wonderful. It was great just watching you, every day was like a privilige. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother.


Al Pacino in "Any Given Sunday", I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, 'til we’re finished.

We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here -- get the shit kicked out of us -- or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell one inch at a time.

Now, I can’t do it for you. I’m too old. I look around. I see these young faces, and I think -- I mean -- I made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who’s ever loved me. And lately, I can’t even stand the face I see in the mirror.

You know, when you get old in life things get taken from you. I mean that's...part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches. So is football. Because in either game, life or football, the margin for error is so small -- I mean one-half a step too late, or too early, and you don’t quite make it. One-half second too slow, too fast, you don’t quite catch it.

The inches we need are everywhere around us.

They’re in every break of the game, every minute, every second.

On this team, we fight for that inch. On this team, we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch, because we know when we add up all those inches that’s gonna make the fuckin' difference between winning and losing! Between livin' and dyin'!

I’ll tell you this: In any fight, it’s the guy who’s willing to die who’s gonna win that inch. And I know if I’m gonna have any life anymore, it’s because I’m still willin' to fight and die for that inch. Because that’s what livin' is! The six inches in front of your face!!

Now I can’t make you do it. You got to look at the guy next to you. Look into his eyes! Now I think you’re gonna see a guy who will go that inch with you. You're gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team because he knows, when it comes down to it, you’re gonna do the same for him!

That’s a team, gentleman!

And, either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.

That’s football guys.

That's all it is.

Now, what are you gonna do?



Will Smith, "Pursuit of Happiness" - You want something. Go get it. Period. Don't ever let somebody tell you... you can't do something. Not even me. Will Smith stars in this inspiring true story of Chris Gardner.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

One of the most inpirational business leaders of 21C. Worth watching, even though it's quite old ;)

Bright news

Let face it, we're being bombarded with shady news all day and night, but there are few you could get some relief from them in Mongolia, some are here:

1. New Laboratory opens: Happy Veritas - a liver specialized laboratory is opened up and it's quite crowded, doctor's appointment time is filled till February 07, 2009 as of today.
2. Mongolian Professional's Portal started: Former colleague of mine, Bayarsaikhan opened up a portal called BizNetwork, similar to LinkedIn. Main goal is to network professionals together and make a synergy among them.
3. Bright newspaper started: Mr. Amarsaikhan started to publish newspaper, mostly educational columns including economics, ecology, new technology, paraphycology, virtual news, history, literatury - no dirty politics.
4. New book is about to be released: Three bloggers (Dulguun, Ogoo, Igaa) I personally know are almost over with their translation of Mr. Obama's book "Audacity of Hope". And within a matter of day or two gonna have it released to the public.

Lunar New Year or Not?

Цагаан сар - уг нь сэдэл нь маш зөв баяр ёслол ч манайхан хэт хавтгайруулаад сүүлдээ бүтэн сарын зайтай 2 хуваагдаж тэмдэглээд ирлээ. Энэ баярыг тээршаадаг хүмүүс байгаа бол тэмдэглэхгүй байж болох нэг дажгүй арга байна шүү ;)

Нэг сард цагаан сар хийх талаар яривал "Ирэх сардаа л хийнэ" гэж өнгөрүүлээд, харин хоёр сард нь бол "Сарын өмнө хийчихсэн хөө" гээд л суугаад байж болох юм гэж цаагуур чинь хүмүүс хоорондоо шивэгнэж байна.

Large ATM coverage for XacBank and Golomtbank

Starting from January 10, 2009 both XacBank and Golomt bank domestic card holders can use both bank's ATMs with no commisions. That's XacBank and Golomt bank cardholder has access to 10 ATMs of XacBank plus 30 ATMs from Golomt bank without any commision they had to pay earlier when access each other's ATM.

Are you happy?

2008 is long gone. It was a year of great achievements and loss. Just like a roller coaster. Good thing I've got off the ride.

Doing an autopsy on last year's performance I saw a small but important thing I missed when I set up my plan for the year. I planned my career, finance, family but neglected my HEALTH. What should have been the first thing in my plan was missing entire year. Now it's teasing me with a couple of trips to the doctor and seasoned advise from my granny.

Ok, main thing I decided for the 2009 was to ask myself "Are you happy?", "Will you be happy?", "Will this make others happy?" for the things I'll do, I'll plan.

'Happiness does not depend on the size or content of a goal, but on the strength of the desire to have it.' -Simon Soloveychik

Twentieth century teacher, philosopher and publicist Simon Soloveychik was a graduate of Moscow State University and is best known for his life's work Parenting for Everyone, a book that espoused his insights on how to teach children in a scientific but extremely humanistic and practical manner.

Nomadic Banking services

Нүүдлийн банк

Усны тунгалаг, уулын нөмөртөйг даган амьдарч ирсэн Монгол түмэндээ зориулан ХасБанкны хамт олон цахим хэлбэрээр хүргэж болох үйлчилгээнүүдийг нэгтгэн Нүүдлийн банк нэрээр харилцагчиддаа хүргэж эхэллээ. ХасБанкны харилцагчид Интернэт, Гар утас, Телефон утасны тусламжтайгаар хөрөнгө санхүүгээ удирдах боломжтой боллоо.

Юуны түрүүн хамтран ажиллаж энэхүү нүсэр төслийг дуусгасан хамт ажиллагсад, багийн гишүүддээ баярлалаа. Та бид өнгөрсөн 11 сарын туршид амжилт, алдаа дүүрэн байж бие биенийхээ давуу тал дээр түшиглэн бүх зүйлийг цогцоор нь шийдэхээр ажилласаар, хэд хэдэн удаа түгээх хугацааг хойшлуулсан боловч эцэстээ түгээж эхэллээ. Мэдээж хэрэг сайжруулах, засах зүйлс гарч ирэх л байх. Тэр бүгдийг та нар маань хийж чадна гэдэгт итгэлтэй байна.

Гаднаас нь харвал энэ бүх үйлчилгээнүүд нь цоо шинэ зүйл биш л дээ, зарим өрсөлдөгчдийн үйл ажиллагаандаа нэвтрүүлээд багагүй хугацаа өнгөрсөн үйлчилгээ ч бий. ХасБанкны хувьд Туршилтын лабаротори-доо хадгалаад байсан зүйлсийг олон нийтийн хүртээл болгох нь гол зорилго байлаа.

Миний хувьд нийт 8 хүнийг удирдан, зэргэлдээ нэгжүүдтэй уялдан ажиллах, гадаад дотоодын түншүүдтэй хамтрах, нийт 10 төслийн явцыг хянах, дунд нь ханцуй шамлаж орох гээд амжилттай, алдаатай, сэтгэл хөдлөлийн бүх хэлбэрийг мэдэрсэн, өөрийгөө сорисон маш үнэтэй туршлага хуримтлууллаа.


Та зурган дээр дарж линк дээрээс манай багийн хамт олон болон хамтран ажилласан бүх хүний хөдөлмөрийн үр дүнг хараарай.