Ellen Nakashima

Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web site illustrates need for clearer cyberwar policies

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Location: Department of Defense, Washington, DC, 20301, United States

The creation and shutting down of a web site illustrate the need for clearer policies governing cyberwar.

Measure would force White House, private sector to collaborate in cyber-crisis

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Location: Capitol Building, East Capitol Street, NE and 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States

The Cybersecurity Act, drafted by Senate commerce committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and committee member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), is an attempt to prod the Obama administration and Congress to be more aggressive in crafting a coordinated national strategy for dealing with cyberthreats.

FBI director warns of 'rapidly expanding' cyberterrorism threat

Location: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, DC, 20535-0001, United States

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III warned Thursday that the cyberterrorism threat is "real and . . . rapidly expanding."

Federal regulation urged on cybersecurity

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Location: Senate Commerce Committee, Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE Russell Senate Office Building 253, Washington, DC, 20002, United States

The federal government must become more aggressive in getting industry to protect computer networks because self-regulation is not working, leading cybersecurity experts told Congress on Tuesday.

More than 75,000 computer systems hacked in one of largest cyber attacks

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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 and most sophisticated attacks by cyber criminals discovered to date.

China leads the world in hacked computers, McAfee study says

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More private computers were commandeered by hackers for malicious purposes in China in the last quarter of 2009 than in any other country, including the United States, according to a new study by an Internet security company.

Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks

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Location: National Security Agency, MD, 20755-6000, United States

The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity.

Pentagon computer-network defense command delayed by congressional concerns

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The Pentagon's plan to set up a command to defend its global network of computer systems has been slowed by congressional questions about its mission and possible privacy concerns.

As attacks increase, U.S. struggles to recruit computer security experts

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The federal government is struggling to fill a growing demand for skilled computer-security workers, from technicians to policymakers, at a time when network attacks are rising in frequency and sophistication.

Obama names Howard Schmidt cybersecurity coordinator

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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will name Howard A. Schmidt hiss new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. Schmidt was also a cyber-adviser in President George W. Bush's White House.

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