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More Than 75,000 Systems Hacked in Cyber Attacks, Security Firm Says
More than 75,000 computer systems at nearly 2,500 companies in the United States and around the world have been hacked in what appears to be one of the largest...
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War Game Reveals .s. Lacks Cyber-Crisis Skills
The Bipartisan Policy Center recently staged the Cyber ShockWave, a simulation to demonstrate the plausibility of a cyberattack that could be as crippling as the...
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Google to Enlist Nsa to Help It Ward Off Cyberattacks
Google and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) are collaborating to fortify defenses against future cyberattacks. NSA will assist Google in studying an assault...
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Google to Enlist NSA to Help It Ward Off Cyberattacks
The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. Under...
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Computers Guide Traffic Lights to Reduce Congestion For Commuters, Other Drivers
There probably are just two times when you think about a traffic light. When one just turned yellow. ("Can I make it?") When one has been red for too long. ("Come...
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As Attacks Increase, .s. Struggles to Recruit Computer Security Experts
Cyberattacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication at a time when the U.S. government is struggling to address a shortage of proficient computer security...
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Top Cybersecurity Aide at White House Resigns
Melissa E. Hathaway, the Obama administration's senior aide on cybersecurity, is stepping down from her role due to delays in the choosing of an administrator to...
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Government Is Falling Behind on Cybersecurity, Report Finds
A report released by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton has found that the U.S. federal government is falling behind in its efforts to protect...
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Administration Plans to Scale Back Real Id Law
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is calling on lawmakers to change the Real ID Act to make it more palatable to states. Eleven states have refused...
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Obama Set to Create a Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce that he will create a cyberczar position, adding a senior White House official who will have broad authority...
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