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Cybersecurity
China reacts to U.S. accusations of cyber spying
by
Rob Schmitz
May 7, 2013
The Chinese government reacts to accusations from the Obama administration that China's government is cyber-spying on U.S. government computer systems.
Can you really hack a plane cockpit?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 16, 2013
Can a plane's cockpit be hacked? One researcher, who used a smartphone to hack the cockpit of a virtual airplane, says yes. The FAA says its unlikely, if not impossible.
The funding fight for cyber weapons and personnel
by
Molly Wood
Apr 10, 2013
The Pentagon won't say what they are, but the Air Force has now officially designated six cyber technologies as "weapons."
Worldwide Internet slows after massive spammer cyberattack
by
Molly Wood
Mar 27, 2013
Internet users around the world have been noticing sluggish responses from even sophisticated computer systems such as Netflix after what's being called the 'world's largest cyberattack.'
Can a company 'hack back' to retrieve stolen secrets?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 13, 2013
Corporations and the U.S. government team up to go on the offense against hackers.
Who pays the bill for a cyber war?
Mar 13, 2013
The Obama administration has identified its own global war on terrorism: cyber attacks. What are the spending implications of raising this alarm?
Cybersecurity in Obama's Situation Room
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Molly Wood
Mar 13, 2013
President Obama is meeting at the White House this morning with corporate CEO's to talk about cybersecurity. Obama told ABC News that computer attacks are ramping up, including some that are state sponsored.
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Power grid is vulnerable to cyber and physical attack
Feb 22, 2013
Cyber attacks are in the news, but physical sabotage to large transformers would probably cause more damage to the nation's electric grid.
Don't freak out (yet) about 'scary' Chinese cyber attacks
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 19, 2013
The New York Times reported that China is sponsoring cyber espionage on the United States. Kim Zetter from Wired talks about whether this should scare us or not.
Report alleges Chinese military group behind U.S. hacking
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Rob Schmitz
Feb 19, 2013
The American computer security firm Mandiant is releasing a report today that claims cyber attacks in the U.S. are linked to hackers inside a Chinese military group.