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Deterrence, as an enforceable strategy, has been much more difficult to understand in cyberspace than in the kinetic domain, said Dmitri Alperovitch, an Internet security researcher and vice Read more...

Online fingers are pointing to China following the August 2 revelation of an at least 5-year hacking plot that targeted the usual slew of companies and government entities--and also the International Read more...

Hyperbole over the term "cyber attack" has led to a misapprehension that they are frequent, says James Andrew Lewis, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' technology and Read more...

Cyber warfare cannot compensate for weaknesses in other instruments of power, says a new paper from a Naval War College professor. Cyber attacks have a reputation of aiding weak states in possible Read more...

The federal government should take on a more proactive role, nationally and internationally, in cybersecurity, urges a new report from the Center for a New American Security. The report, first online Read more...

The government, specifically the Homeland Security Department, should have a role in protecting .gov cyberspace and critical infrastructure but it should avoid overly-rigid guidance, said Homeland Read more...

Guidance for government agencies on what constitutes a cyber event and who to call if an incident occurs remain unclear. What's more, US CERT, the Homeland Security Department's operational arm for Read more...

Reported cyber attacks against federal systems increased by 39 percent during the last fiscal year when compared to the year before, says an annual report on agency implementation of the Federal Read more...

Should a "cyber crisis" occur, the government has to work together seamlessly, said Gen. Keith Alexander, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency. "A crisis Read more...

A think tank report about extending civilian protections during wartime into cyberspace presented to world leaders during an international security conference held Feb. 4-6 in Munich, Germany, raises Read more...