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Collision in Cyberspace Is Unavoidable: The View from Chinese Analysts

"Reading the essays, it is clear that Chinese analysts believe the United States is ahead in the competition. U.S. strengths include ‘core technology, experts, high military expenditures, and an integrated c ›
Iran will reciprocate cyber attack by US: Army commander says read more
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Iran will reciprocate cyber attack by US: Army commander says

"Iran will reciprocate cyber attack by the United States or its allies, head of the Operations Depa ›
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Cyberspy attacks targeting Russians traced back to UK and US

"Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a sophisticated cyberspy network geared towards attacking systems in Russia and neighbouring countries. Cyberespionage efforts against either human rights activists or high-tech Western firms have been going on for a few years. Examples include the Operation Aurora attacks against Google and more recent ›
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Oz-US ANZUS treaty adds infowar co-operation

"As their long-standing ANZUS treaty reaches its sixtieth birthday, Australia and America have decided to extend their co-operation into the virtual space. According to Reuters, the decision was made in discussions between the two countries this week. The extension of the treaty would mean that a cyber-attack on either country would be considered an attack ›
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Cyberattack as Covert Action

"Most of what we see in day-to-day cybersecurity is not cyberwar, or the perennial threat of the ‘digital Pearl Harbor.’ Crime, espionage, political vandalism, and military “long-range cyber-reconaissance”–rather than kinetic targeting that kills, damages, or disables–are more mundane, day-to-day concerns. National Defense University’s Samuel Liles does mak ›
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The Calm Before the Storm

"When the Chinese penetrated Google in late 2009 -- yes, that operation was Chinese, and yes, it was done with the blessing of a member of the Politburo -- they weren't after customer information. They were after the source code that makes Google unique. Nor was Google the only victim: Thousands of U.S. and Western firms were penetrated in that affair. Foreign governments ›
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Slip-Up in Chinese Military TV Show Reveals More Than Intended

"A standard, even boring, piece of Chinese military propaganda screened in mid-July included what must have been an unintended but nevertheless damaging revelation: shots from a computer screen showing a Chinese military university is engaged in cyberwarfare against entities in the United States. The documentary itself was otherwise meant as praise to the ›
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Israeli Military Reportedly Plotting to Cripple Iran in Cyberspace

"Israel has set up a military cyber command to wage a computer war against Iran as senior officers become increasingly concerned that a conventional attack on Tehran’s nuclear sites could end in failure, London's The Sunday Times reported." Source: Israeli Military Reportedly Plotting to Cripple Iran in Cyberspace - FoxNews.com ›
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Hackers Gained Access to Sensitive Military Files

"The Defense Department suffered one of its worst digital attacks in history in March, when foreign hackers broke into the computers of a corporate contractor and obtained 24,000 sensitive Pentagon files during a single intrusion, senior officials said on Thursday. " (Source: Hackers Gained Access to Sensitive Military Files - NYTimes.com.) ›
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China military paper urges steps against U.S. cyber war threat

"China must boost its cyber-warfare strength to counter a Pentagon push, the country's top military newspaper said on Thursday after weeks of friction over accusations that Beijing may have launched a string of Internet hacking attacks. The accusations against China have centered on an intrusion into the security networks of Lockheed Martin Corp and other ›
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Gen.: Grim Assessment of Cyber Security

"The U.S. military does not have the trained personnel or the legal authorities it needs to respond to a computer-based attack on America or its allies, and a crisis would quickly strain the force, the Pentagon's cyber commander said. Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the Defense Department's Cyber Command, told Congress on Wednesday that he would give the military a grade o ›
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Homeland security calls for cyber-cold war

"The US government's Homeland Security secretary has called for a return to the good old days of the Cold War, at least in cyber space. Michael Chertoff said that governments should formulate a doctrine to stave off cyberattacks similar to the Cold War-era principle of nuclear deterrence. He said that there needs to be agreed principles on how to react to ›
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue

"Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran’s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them. " (In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue - NYTimes.com) ›