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That new war: The digital one
The Pentagon is scratching its head as it frantically looks for ways to deal with the increasing threat of cyberattacks. Earlier this month, officials gathered to simulate a cyberattack that could... Read more...
Military contractors targeted by hackers
U.S. defense contractors beware: Hackers have your number and they are targeting you for attack. In a blog post this week, the chief research officer security at vendor F-Secure said the company has... Read more...
U.S. protesting China cyberattacks
It is hardly surprising that Chinese leaders are using the Internet for espionage, or that they would seek to employ the technology to identify and muzzle dissidents who challenge their authority and... Read more...
Financial sector plans cybersecurity drills
The financial services sector is putting up new defenses against cyberattacks with a dress rehearsal of how to deal with a hack attack before it happens. The Financial Services Information Sharing... Read more...
IG: Tighten cybersecurity to protect nuclear weapons
The Department of Energy, responsible for the nation's nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, may be jeopardizing their security if it does not improve its cybersecurity protections, according to a new... Read more...
Chinese cyberattacks on U.S. military jump
China appears to be launching a growing number of cyberattacks against the Defense Department, a report to Congress concluded last week. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, citing... Read more...
Congress gets the blame for fed cyber woes
A former assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the government's problems coordinating and coming up with consistent cybersecurity policies is partly... Read more...
A prescription to prevent cyberattacks
With all the talk about cyberattacks and the fears that the problem is growing, you would think the federal government doesn't have a clue about how to prevent them. But that is just not so. The... Read more...
Report: FCC must retool its disaster response
The Federal Communications Commission is ready for some emergencies such as cyberattacks and pandemic flu, but needs to do more to guard against disasters, a new report says. "Based on this... Read more...
How to protect the electric grid
Protecting the nation's electric grid is just one more major issue on Congress' very crowded plate. And it will take plenty of technology to keep it safe in the event of a terror attack. Congress... Read more...
