Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security News

2008.10.08
Chertoff urges caution on potential of new cybersecurity laws

FCW.com

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2008.10.07
Air Force pursues Cyber Command again

NextGov

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2008.10.02
DHS: President’s Cyber Initiative paying off

Government Computer News

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2008.10.02
NIST publishes security guidance for wireless links, industrial controls

Government Computer News

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2008.10.01
Senate bill sets guidelines for cybersecurity center

CNET

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2008.09.29
U.S. urged to go on offense in cyberwar

The Washington Times

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2008.09.25
World's electrical grids open to attack

The Register

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2008.09.23
GAO report: U.S. needs to pep up cyber security efforts

ISA

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2008.09.22
Homeland Security: Don't take away our cybersecurity responsibility

CNET

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2008.09.19
Energy's unclassified networks still open to cyberattack

NextGov

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2008.09.19
Cyber Attack Data-Sharing Is Lacking, Congress Told

Washington Post

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2008.09.17
Critics: Homeland Security unprepared for cyberthreats

CNET

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2008.09.16
Government elaborates, slightly, on cybersecurity plan

CNET

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2008.09.15
Cybersecurity is crucial to protecting nation's water supply, official says

Government Executive

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2008.09.15
Homeland Security to direct cybersecurity initiative

NextGov

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2008.09.15
U.S. Cybersecurity Is Weak, GAO Says

Business Week

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2008.09.15
Lawmakers Warned of Threats to the Grid

Enterprise IT Planet

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2008.09.12
Hackers break into Large Hadron Collider computer

CNET

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2008.09.12
'Cybersecurity' worries spur Congress to rethink electrical grid

CNET

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2008.09.11
Power grid vulnerable to cyberattacks, committee told

Government Executive

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2008.09.11
San Francisco hunts for mystery device on city network

Computer World

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2008.09.10
Computer threat for industrial systems now more serious

Network World

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2008.09.09
Water sector is first critical infrastructure to measure security

Water Business Wire

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2008.09.08
Attack code released for SCADA software vulnerability

SC Magazine

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2008.09.03
Securing the Grid

Energy Biz Insider

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2008.09.02
FBI Reaches Out to SCADA Users

Automation World

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2008.09.01
Infrastructure Security: Securing SCADA

Homeland Security Today

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2008.08.27
After flight delays, FAA may add backup system

cnet

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2008.08.26
Public, private sectors at odds over cyber security

Los Angeles Times

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2008.08.26
Utilities are Taking Cyber Security Seriously

Power Engineering

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2008.08.26
Minister warns of national grid hack threat

The Register

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2008.08.25
Road Tolls Hacked

Technology Review

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2008.08.23
Thousands of cyber attacks each day on key utilities

Times Online

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2008.08.21
U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say

Air Force Times

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2008.08.21
Brits blast TCP/IP security

VNUNET.com

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2008.08.18
U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say

CNN

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2008.08.15
Energy told to tighten cybersecurity policies

Nextgov

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2008.08.15
Court tells students to disclose hacker secrets in T case

The Boston Globe

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2008.08.13
Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks

The New York Times

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2008.08.12
U.S. power grid in better shape 5 years after blackout

USA Today

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2008.08.12
Air Force suspends Cyber Command Program

NextGov

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2008.08.12
Estonia, Poland help Georgia fight cyberattacks

Computer World

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2008.08.11
MIT Students Ordered to Halt Report on Hacking Subway System

The Wall Street Journal

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2008.08.11
Cyberattacks knock out Georgia's Internet presence

Computer World

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2008.08.08
Hackers' attacks on U.S. government systems are frequent, serious

HS Daily Wire

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2008.08.08
DHS: Networking security worth the money

Computer World

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2008.07.29
Cyber losses cost companies $637,000 a year: study

The Canadian Press

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2008.07.29
House intel panel ‘conditionally supports’ cyber effort

C4ISR Journal

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2008.07.28
Frankly Speaking: Any single point of failure in IT is a big problem

Computer World

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2008.07.23
Internal security threats multiply

Government Computer News

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2008.07.21
Cybersecurity Will Take A Big Bite of the Budget

WashingtonPost.com

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2008.07.17
Electrical infrastructure faces crisis, experts say

The Journal

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2008.07.15
NERC CEO announces plan to improve response to cyber security and CIP

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D and Electric Light & Power

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2008.07.14
S.F. officials locked out of computer network

SFGate.com

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2008.07.14
Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes, says ISC

Computerworld

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2008.06.26
Grid agency issues advisories after Feb. blackout

Reuters

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2008.06.26
Committees approve more money for cybersecurity

FCW.com

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2008.06.13
Disgruntled admin gets 63 months for massive data deletion

The Register

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2008.06.12
EU States Extend Life of Internet Security Body

Reuters

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2008.06.11
New York nuclear plant shutdown triggered by digital camera

Newsday

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2008.06.11
Core Security Technologies Discovers Critical Vulnerability in SCADA Software from Citect

Business Wire

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2008.06.02
Chinese hacking threatens U.S. critical infrastructure

Homeland Security Daily Wire

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2008.05.30
Cybercrime keeps Canadians on their toes

Business Edge

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2008.05.29
Chinese hackers pose serious danger to U.S. computer networks

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.05.23
Physical device recognition to the rescue

Government Computer News

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2008.05.21
Experts warn of cyberterrorism threat

Associated Press

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2008.05.19
Cost of cybersecurity initiative to triple, panel reports

NexGov

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2008.05.19
ELECTRICITY: Cybersecurity standards under review

Environment & Energy Daily

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2008.05.19
More Transparency Needed in Cybersecurity Initiative

HS Today

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2008.05.14
NATO allies sign agreement on cyber defense center

International Herald Tribune

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2008.05.08
Rare SCADA bug poses power plant risk

The Register

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2008.05.08
Hundreds of U.K. critical infrastructure facilities at flood risk

Homeland Security Daily Wire

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2008.05.05
Defense, intelligence could take major role in cyber defense

NextGov

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2008.05.05
DHS cybersecurity strategy draws fire

FCW

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2008.05.02
Lieberman and Collins Step Up Scrutiny of Cyber Security Initiative

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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2008.04.30
The Art of Cyber Warfare, Part 2: Digital Defense

E-Commerce Times

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2008.04.29
The Art of Cyber Warfare, Part 1: The Digital Battlefield

E-Commerce Times

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2008.04.28
Homeland security's cyber eyes

FCW

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2008.04.28
Cybersecurity’s new world order

FCW

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2008.04.28
Experts struggle with cybersecurity agenda

Government Computer News

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2008.04.25
DHS moves to ramp up cybersecurity in federal agencies

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.04.25
Cyber-Attacks and Cyber-Disasters: Are You Prepared?

Technology News World

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2008.04.24
Critical infrastructure central to cyber threat

FCW

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2008.04.17
Beware the insider security threat

Silicon.net

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2008.04.17
S'pore pledges US$52M against cyber threats

ZDNet Asia

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2008.04.17
Security experts split on "cyberterrorism" threat

Reuters

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2008.04.16
IG: DHS need cyber security coordination office

FCW.com

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2008.04.10
Bush's Cyber Secrets Dilemma

Forbes

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2008.04.09
DHS Chief Says Current Defenses 'Insufficient' to Handle Evolving Threats

Dark Reading

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2008.04.09
Water, water, everywhere under attack

Washington Technology

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2008.04.09
Experts hack power grid in no time

Network World

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2008.04.09
Air Force pushing ahead on cyberspace

FCW.com

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2008.04.09
Chertoff wants early warning system for infrastructure attacks

CNN News

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2008.04.08
Breaking into a power station in three easy steps

Cnet News

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2008.04.04
U.S. reveals plans to hit back at cyberthreats

Cnet News

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2008.03.13
Bush calls for tighter cybersecurity

USA Today

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2008.03.13
Cyberexercise shows need for better training to avoid major network failures

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.03.12
Insiders are the greatest threat to companies' security

DHSDailyWire.com

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2008.03.10
U.S. officials: "Cyber Warfare Is Already Here"

USA Today

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2008.03.10
Analysis: DHS stages cyberwar exercise

Middle East Times

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2008.03.09
Fed Networks Increasingly Under Siege

FederalTimes.com

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2008.03.09
Chinese Hackers Worry Pentagon

PCWorld

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2008.03.06
House Security Committee Passes Chemical Plant Anti-Terrorism Bill

Greenpeace

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2008.03.06
U.S. unprepared for ongoing cyberwar, say top military and intelligence officials

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.03.06
Nato says cyber warfare poses as great a threat as a missile attack

guardian.co.uk

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2008.03.04
China's computer hacking worries Pentagon

LATimes.com

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2008.03.03
FPL Announces Preliminary Findings of Outage Investigation

ElectricEnergyOnline.com

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2008.03.03
Pentagon: Cyberattacks appear to come from China

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.03.01
Human error caused outage

Palm Beach Post

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2008.02.28
Cyber-Security: Ignore At Your Peril

Forbes.com

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2008.02.28
DHS gives itself a 'C' for cybersecurity

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.02.27
Power restored to parts of Florida after outage

CNN

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2008.02.20
Analysis: Terrorism 2.0

Middle East Times

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2008.02.13
NATO to strengthen cyber defence role

EurActiv.com

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2008.02.11
Cyberterrorism, Inc.

ISN

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2008.02.11
Welcome to Cyberwar Country, USA

Wired

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2008.02.10
Combating Enemies Online: State-Sponsored and Terrorist Use of the Internet

Hawaii Reporter

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2008.02.07
Spending for IT security gains ground in 09 budget

GCN

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2008.02.01
Cyber Security Breach

Living on Earth

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2008.01.31
Threats from everywhere in 'cyber storm'

Associated Press

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2008.01.29
Industry experts question $6 billion Bush cybersecurity plan

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2008.01.18
CIA launches hunt for international computer hackers threatening to hold cities ransom by shutting off power

Daily Mail

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2008.01.17
NERC Cyber Security Standards to Become Mandatory in United States

NERC

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2008.01.16
Weak control system security threatens U.S.

GCN.com

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2008.01.05
Feds confirm 2006 security violation at OR nuclear plant

KnoxNews.com

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2007.12.28
USAF wants to build Cyber Control System

Washington Technology

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2007.12.27
NIST: Fed agencies should mount penetration attacks

SCMagazineUS.com

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2007.12.27
Experts fail government on cybersecurity

Ohio.com

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2007.12.19
Irate Unix Administrator Admits Trying To Sabotage California Power Grid

Information Week

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2007.12.18
House approves $34.9B for homeland security

Lexis Nexis News

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2007.12.10
FERC seeks industry cyber-security plans

CNNmoney.com

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2007.12.10
China suspected in hacking attempt on Oak Ridge National Lab

HSDailyWire.com

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2007.11.30
Government-sponsored cyberattacks on the rise, McAfee says

Computer World

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2007.11.29
Insider charged with hacking California canal system
Ex-supervisor installed unauthorized software on SCADA system, indictment says

Computer World

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2007.11.29
World faces "cyber cold war" threat

Reuters

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2007.11.19
NIST addresses security for industrial controls systems

Government Computer News

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2007.11.13
Asymmetric cyber threat

Washington Times

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2007.11.06
White House officials ask for $154 million in new cybersecurity spending

FCW.com

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2007.11.05
Panel must narrow cybersecurity scope

FCW.com

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2007.11.01
Al Qaeda Sets a Date for Cyber Jihad

Wall Street Journal (wsj.com)

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2007.10.31
Public utility's bare insecurities

Intergovworld.com

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2007.10.30
New U.S. tack to defend power grid

The Christian Science Monitor

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2007.10.30
Cyber security committee about to form

Statesman.com

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2007.10.29
Controlling Hackers

EnergyBizInsider

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2007.10.24
Rep. Thompson presses DHS for information on cyber initiative

FCW.com

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2007.05
Security incidents and trends in SCADA and process industries

The Industrial Ethernet Book - Vol. 39

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2007.10.19
Congress: Power Grid Defense Is Weak

eWeek.com

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2007.10.19
U.S. power grid is increasingly vulnerable to attack

HS Daily Wire

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2007.10.19
Experts says proposed security standards for power grid not enough

Computer World

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2007.10.18
Tighter security over power plant computer systems urged

Government Executive

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2007.10.18
Internet Compromises Power Grid Security, Witnesses Say

CQ Homeland Security

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2007.10.18
DOE to Provide Nearly $8 Million to Safeguard the Nation's Energy

News Blaze

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2007.10.17
Will cyberintrusions crash U.S. electrical grid?

CNET News.com

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2007.10.16
How to Take Down the Power Grid

Internet Evolution

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2007.10.11
NERC-CIP: 'Critical' or in 'Critical Condition'?

Energy Pulse

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2007.10.10
Updated homeland security strategy emphasizes resilience

FCW.com

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2007.10.10
DHS offers baseline for U.S. IT security skills

FCW.com

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2007.10.08
When the price for protection is too high

GCN.com

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2007.10.10
Cisco Folds Security Research Group

Dark Reading

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2007.10.04
Industrial controls have very specific security needs

ISA InTech

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2007.10.01
Remarks of Cybersecurity and Communications Assistant Secretary Greg Garcia at the National Cyber Security Awareness Month Kick-Off Summit

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

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2007.10.01
Much work to be done as National Cyber Security Awareness Month begins

SC Magazine

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2007.09.27
Mouse click could plunge city into darkness, experts say

CNN

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2007.09.27
US video shows simulated hacker attack

Associated Press (AP)

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2007.09.20
NSA to defend against hackers

baltimoresun.com

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2007.09.20
Hackers reveal day-to-day dangers

News.BBC.co.uk

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2007.09.19
US Air Force sets up Cyber Command

news.yahoo.com

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2007.09.18
Settlement Ends First BP Explosion Trial

WashingtonPost.com

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2007.09.13
Data explosion shakes up IT

Computerworld.com

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2007.08.27
Premier Wen Declares Opposition to Hacker Activity

China.org.cn

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2007.08.22
America's Hackable Backbone

Forbes.com

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2007.08.20
FBI launches cybersecurity project

GCN.com

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2007.08.15
LAX outage is blamed on a single computer

Los Angeles Times

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2007.08.14
FERC proposes to approve three new NERC reliability standards

Platts.com

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2007.08.14
Chemical industry making security inroads

ISA

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2007.08.13
Anti-terror system is up to five years late

ComputerWeekly.com

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2007.08.13
Black hat IPS reverse engineering poses 'serious threat'

vnunet.com

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2007.08.10
Knowledge is greatest threat to critical infrastructure

ZDNet.com

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2007.08.09
Focus Will Shift To Chemical Security

Government Security

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2007.08.06
$10 hack can unlock nearly any office door

ComputerWorld.com

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2007.08.05
Researcher: Flaw Exposes Hack Threat

NYTimes.com

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2007.08.04
Flaw Shown in Infrastructure Software

Forbes.com

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2007.08.03
Border Computers Vulnerable to Attack

WashingtonPost.com

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2007.08.03
Estonian 'Cyber Riot' Was Planned, But Mastermind Still A Mystery

InformationWeek.com

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2007.07.30
Homeland Security warns on US power threat

Vnunet.com

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2007.07.27
Chemical plants alerted to spurious safety survey

NorthJersey.com

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2007.07.23
FBI, Secret Service must improve cybercrime training

FWC.com

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2007.07.21
NYC Blast Could Cost Businesses Millions

Associated Press

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2007.07.19
Commission proposes adoption of new reliability standards for cyber security in the bulk power system

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

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2007.07.12
Utility firms sitting on hacking time bomb

Vnunet.com

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2007.07.12
A world wide web of terror

Economist.com

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2007.07.10
GAO - 07 706R Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve

GAO.gov

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2007.07.06
High-tech border network could fall prey to cyberattacks

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2007.07.02
ISA Security Compliance Institute Proposed

ISA

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2007.06.28
Romanian NASA hacker appears in court

SC Magazine

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2007.06.27
Lawmakers worry over gov't network breaches

SecurityFocus

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2007.06.27
Increase in cyberthreats spurs feds, industry

FCW.com

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2007.06.24
When Computers Attack

New York Times

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2007.06.22
Cyberterrorism threat is increasing

ZDNet

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2007.06.14
NATO says urgent need to tackle cyber attack

Washington Post

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2007.06.13
Reliability Standards Now Real

Energy Biz Insider

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2007.06.11
Standards body drafts guide on preventing data breaches

GovernmentExecutive.com

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2007.06.07
New chemical facility safety rules kick in

Homeland Security Daily Wire

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2007.06.07
New measures proposed to fight terrorism

Home Office

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2007.06.02
The Impact Of Cyberwarfare

Information Week

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2007.06
Public and Private Entities Face Challenges in Addressing Cyber Threats

United States Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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2007.05.31
DHS Completes Plans For Critical Infrastructure Protection

Government Security

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2007.05.28
In Estonia, what may be the first war in cyberspace

International Herald Tribune

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2007.05.24
Attack of the cyber terrorists

Daily Mail

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2007.05.04
U.S. Critical Infrastructure in Serious Jeopardy

CSO Online

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2007.05.07
Cyber-threats

Ridenbaugh Press

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2007.05.04
U.S. Critical Infrastructure in Serious Jeopardy

CSO Online

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2007.04.27
Cyber terror threat is growing, says Reid

Telegraph.co.uk

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2007.04.16
SCADA State of Denial

Darkreading.com

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2007.01.09
DHS Introduces New Regulations to Secure High-Risk Chemical Facilities

Department of Homeland Security

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2006.05.08
SCADA on thin ice

FCW.com

Industrial control systems pose little-noticed security threat
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