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March 10, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008 9:58 AM/EST

Hackers wanted their MTV records

More than 5,000 employees of MTV, a division of media giant Viacom, are monitoring their credit reports after being notified that a security breach compromised filed that contained their names, Social Security numbers and compensation information. In an internal...

February 3, 2008

Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:17 AM/EST

Lessons of Severed Cables

Not once, not twice, but three times last week major undersea Internet cables were severed, disrupting service between Europe and India and severely decreasing bandwidth availability to much of the Middle East. These remarkably coincidental physical breaks are the stuff...

January 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:19 PM/EST

Hackers Gain Real Power Over Electric Grid

Reports are circulating that the Central Intelligence Agency is openly warning about the "real" threat of foreign hackers' ability to infiltrated the U.S. power grid. The message is short and crystal clear: If the threat isn't recognized and precautions taken,...

August 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007 1:32 PM/EST

How an Online Mob Crippled a Nation

Bloggers rallied people to attack financial and other systems in Estonia.

July 3, 2007

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:41 PM/EST

More Details On Attacks Against The Internet's Root Servers

In February, hackers tried once again to hijack the Internet. Here's why they failed.

June 25, 2007

Monday, June 25, 2007 12:49 PM/EST

Homeland Security On the Hot Seat for Cybersecurity Flaws

There were 844 security incidents at the DHS in 2005 and 2006.

May 30, 2007

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:47 PM/EST

After Estonia: Cyberwar Is Not The Biggest Threat

China is planning for cyberwar, according to the DOD. But a bigger threat seems to be low-level, daily attacks on companies and government agencies by anonymous hackers wielding botnets.

February 23, 2007

Friday, February 23, 2007 11:36 AM/EST

Behind The Shabby Treatment Of Wounded Veterans: Information Systems

Don't miss the Washington Post's series on wounded veterans languishing at Walter Reed Army Medical Center because their paperwork has disappeared.



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