Seven men were charged in a crackdown on a drug ring that authorities say used tiny spaces in computer hard drives and books with hollowed out binders to smuggle heroin and cocaine. Authorities said …
Cybersecurity – a crucial task
The governments of all developed countries are alarmed at problem of information security and cyberspace protection. Threat of cyberterrorism is a reality now, and cybercrime counteraction is the …
Activism, Hacktivism, and Cyberterrorism:
The Internet as a Tool for Influencing Foreign Policy Dorothy E. Denning Georgetown University Sponsored by the Nautilus Institute. The conflict over Kosovo has been characterized as the …
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NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS ARE INADEQUATELY PROTECTED
Statement of Paul Leventhal on Behalf of Nuclear Control Institute and Committee to Bridge the Gap before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and …
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New Law Aids Computer Security
After an incident last spring in which hackers obtained access to a computer system containing information on 265,000 state employees, Sacramento legislators passed a new law to help protect …
Electronic 'Pearl Harbor' Major Risk: Subcommittee
House Homeland Security Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) and Cybersecurity Subcommittee member Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) at a recent hearing questioned whether cybersecurity is being given enough …
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Air Defense to Be Tested Tonight
Many Washington area residents may find their sleep interrupted by the roar of Air Force F-16 fighters tonight as the Pentagon conducts a 90-minute air patrol exercise to test federal procedures for …
Air Drill Rescheduled Because of Weather
Defense officials rescheduled a live-flight combat air patrol exercise scheduled for tonight over Washington, citing bad weather. The exercise is now planned for Thursday night beginning at 10:30 p.m. …
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Ex-Security Czar Richard Clarke Speaks Out
During his 30 years in Washington, Richard Clarke evolved from a State Department staffer into the nation's top counterterrorism official and, at the time of his retirement in March, the special …
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FBI fights cybercrime rise
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Hawai'i office established its first cybercrime squad this year, responding to what investigators are calling "explosive growth" in computer-related crimes. FBI …