News tagged with cybersecurity
US electricity grid hit by cyber attacks: report
Chinese and Russian cyber-spies have hacked into the US electricity grid and inserted programs that could be used to disrupt the system, a report said Wednesday.
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A few hacker teams do most China-based data theft
As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, commit the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Stuxnet virus could target many industries
(AP) -- A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran's nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial control systems around the world, and represents the most dire cyberthreat known to industry, ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Cyber-whistleblower stuns Latvia with tax heist
(AP) -- Latvian officials struggled Wednesday to come to grips with an enigmatic group that stole millions of classified tax documents from government computers in a purported effort to expose waste and graft in Europe's ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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'Cyber Storm III' tests US on cyber attack
Keyboard warriors from the United States and a dozen other nations were battling a simulated cyber attack Tuesday on government and private networks that undermines basic trust in the Internet.
Sep 28, 2010 |
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WikiLeaks backlash all bark, no bite: experts
Despite their martial overtones, the attacks on credit card and other websites by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are more political protest than real cyber war, experts say.
Dec 12, 2010 |
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Cyber weaknesses should deter US from waging war
(AP) -- America's critical computer networks are so vulnerable to attack that it should deter U.S. leaders from going to war with other nations, a former top U.S. cybersecurity official said Monday.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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No apparent Stuxnet impact in US: cyber official
Computer software targeted by Stuxnet is used in US infrastructure but the virus does not appear to have affected any systems in the United States, a US cybersecurity official said Tuesday.
Dec 07, 2010 |
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CACR: MacDefender shows Apple users no longer immune from cyberattacks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long considered the shining example of computer security, Apple Macintosh computers are becoming serious targets of cyberattacks, according to Indiana University Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research ...
May 25, 2011 |
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FBI partner attacked by hackers, passwords taken
(AP) -- Nearly 180 passwords belonging to members of an Atlanta-based FBI partner organization have been stolen and leaked to the Internet, the group confirmed Sunday.
Jun 06, 2011 |
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House moves ahead with cybersecurity bill (Update)
(AP) -- House Republicans are pushing ahead with legislation to protect the nation's critical infrastructure and corporations from electronic attacks despite Obama administration objections that the legislation fails to ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Computer-security event seeks to spur int'l talks
(AP) -- As governments around the world amass armies of hackers to protect their countries' computer networks and possibly attack others, the idea of getting officials together to discuss shared threats such as cybercrime ...
May 02, 2010 |
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White House unveils global cyberspace strategy
The White House unveiled a set of policy proposals Monday for international cooperation in ensuring an open and secure Internet.
May 16, 2011 |
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The new civil defense: Researchers look at public's role in national cybersecurity
University of Cincinnati researchers say the nation's cybersecurity is being threatened because an important element in establishing it is not being emphasized enough - citizen awareness and participation.
Feb 01, 2010 |
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US senators call for cybersecurity czar
Two US senators introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at creating a powerful national cybersecurity advisor who would report directly to the president.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Computer security
Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to remain accessible and productive to its intended users.
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