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NEWS ABOUT: cyberterrorism

cyberterrorism stories: 10 news summaries

 Pentagon's Cybercommand 
 Raises Privacy Fears 

Militarization of cybersecurity fuels debate on rules of engagement

Jun 13, 09 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plans to put America's cybersecurity under the control of the Pentagon are raising some thorny privacy and diplomacy issues, the New York Times reports. President Obama has insisted that the military, under the cybercommand being developed, will not be monitoring private sector networks and Internet traffic—but Pentagon officials say... More »

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Pentagon • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • Department of Homeland Security • National Security Agency

Pentagon Plans New Command for Online War

Military unit will complement Obama's new civilian office

May 29, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon is pushing ahead with a new military command devoted to cyberspace as the armed forces ramp up abilities to not only defend against computer attacks but launch them as well, the New York Times reports. The new command will work in concert with a civilian organization, which President... More »

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Pentagon • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • US military • Department of Defense • Obama administration

(Newser) - The US military is creating a digital warfare force as part of a complete reorganization of its cyber operations, says NSA director and top cyber warfare commander Keith Alexander. In blunt testimony prepared for the House Armed Services subcommittee today, Alexander says the Pentagon’s current cyber training is woefully... More »

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Pentagon • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • US military • Keith Alexander

Suicide Prompts Uproar Over Cyber-Insults in S. Korea

Officials push for tougher punishments for 'cyber-terrorism'

Oct 26, 08 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The suicide of a popular actress is prompting South Korean officials to get tough with “cyber-terrorists,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Choi Jin-sil hanged herself this month after Internet rumors blamed her for the death of a fellow actor. “People who inflict cyber-terrorism must pay the appropriate... More »

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Internet • suicide • South Korea • crime • cyberterrorism • cyberbullying

 Terror Trackers
 Tackle Jihadis
 Online

Two firms spearhead web war on terror

Aug 31, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two low-profile private contractors are at the forefront of the fight against cyber-jihadis, Der Speigel reports. From secret US locations, IntelCenter and SITE track footprints that al-Qaeda and other groups leave online. They detect new statements in the maze of terror-linked sites and rapidly transmit them to the world's counter-terror... More »

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terrorism • cyberterrorism • counterterrorism • al-Qaeda • terror websites

Al-Qaeda Plenty Safe, Thriving
on Web

US missed badly on chance to foil terrorists' propaganda network

Jun 24, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans might think of al-Qaeda as a cave-dwelling group of primitives, but the terror group operates one of the most sophisticated propaganda operations on the web, the Washington Post reports. Al-Qaeda releases documentary-quality videos every 3-4 days through tightly secured channels. “It’s beautifully crafted propaganda,” said one... More »

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Internet • propaganda • cyberterrorism • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • terror websites

Renegade Geek to Head Cyber Security

DHS taps outsider
as Silicon Valley ambassador

Mar 20, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outre tech entrepreneur Rod Beckström will top the White House’s new secretive cyber security initiative, the Wall Street Journal reports, to the surprise of many Washington insiders. Beckström is a Silicon Valley transplant without security experience, but he has developed a cult following in the security... More »

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Bush administration • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • Department of Homeland Security • Michael Chertoff • Internet security • Rod Beckström

Feds Prepare
for Cyberwar

Attack by hackers, likely from China, could cut communications,
power, banking

Sep 27, 07 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Readying for a new cyber doomsday in which Americans wake to find the power off, cell phones dead, and no access to cash, the Bush administration is considering creating an agency to protect critical public and private computers. Experts say that any attack, which would likely originate in China, would... More »

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China • power grid • Defense • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • Internet security • defense secretary • computer network • George W. Bush

Estonia Attack Prompts Cyber Security Blitz

Experts from all over studying how to soup up digital security

May 29, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's  web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York ... More »

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China • Russia • NATO • Internet • cyberpolitics • Estonia • European Union • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • hacker

Estonia Suspects Russia of Cyberattack

NATO geeks dispatched after barrage cripples e-government

May 17, 07 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Estonia is under cyberattack after removing a Soviet war memorial from its capital, reports the Guardian.  A barrage of mysterious spam assaults crippling government ministries, banks, corporations, political parties and news organizations has prompted NATO to deploy counter-cyberterrorism experts to the Baltic state, as officials cast a suspicious eye... More »

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Russia • NATO • Internet • Estonia • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • hacker • Soviet Union

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