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2010.08.25
Defense official discloses cyberattack
The Washington Post
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2010.08.04
DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity
ComputerWorld.com
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2010.08.03
New threat: Hackers look to take over power plants
The Associated Press
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2010.07.16
ARC says Electric Power SCADA Market to grow 9%
Automation.com
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2010.07.15
Experts Warn of New Windows Shortcut Flaw
krebsonsecurity.com
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2010.07.08
U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies
The Wall Street Journal
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2010.05.13
Cybersecurity summit pays little attention to control system's security
Homeland Security Newswire
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2010.04.20
'Cyber War' by Richard Clarke
Good Morning America
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2010.04.20
Richard Clarke On The Growing 'Cyberwar' Threat
NPR
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2010.04.09
Securing the smart grid
CNET
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2010.04.05
Hacking the Smart Grid
Technology Review
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2010.03.23
Tackling Critical Energy Infrastructure Network Interdependencies
Journal of Energy Security
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2010.03.17
CORRECTION - U.S. cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate
Reuters
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2010.03.08
NERC, FERC, FRCC Reach Agreement Regarding 2008 Florida Outage
Transmission & Distribution World
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2010.03.05
FERC Approves Settlement on FRCC's Role in Florida Blackout
FERC
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2010.02.23
Experts warn of catastrophe from cyberattacks
CNET
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2010.02.18
Broad New Hacking Attack Detected
Wall Street Journal
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2010.02.16
Fact Check: Cyberattack threat
CNN
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2010.02.11
Critical infrastructure is a primary cybercriminal target
Help Net Security
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2010.02.04
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill
The New York Times
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2010.01.25
US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?
The Christian Science Monitor
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2010.01.20
Fearing Hackers Who Leave No Trace
The New York Times
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2010.01.05
Energy set to form new group to protect electric grid from cyberattacks
NextGov
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2009.12.14
U.S. and Russian officials talk cyberissues
SC Magazine
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2009.12.08
Cyberattacks against critical U.S. networks rising at a faster rate
NextGov
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2009.11.19
FBI Suspects Terrorists Are Exploring Cyber Attacks
Wall Street Journal
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2009.11.09
House Passes Chemical Site Security Rules
Homeland Security Today
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2009.11.08
Sabotaging The System
www.cbsnews.com
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2009.11.04
Regulatory Compliance Predicted to be a Major Driver of Competitive Advantage
CNN Money
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2009.10.30
Secretary Napolitano Opens New National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
www.dhs.gov
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2009.10.29
Regulators Want More Authority Over Grid Security
SmartGridNews.com
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2009.10.08
NERC, FERC, FPL Reach Agreement on Reliability Enhancements
www.nerc.com
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2009.09.24
Obama Admin Releases Initial 'Smart Grid' Standards
New York Times
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2009.09.15
U.S. Reviewing Cyber Threat to Power Grid
Internetnews.com
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2009.08.26
DHS' Cyber Storm III to test Obama's national cyber response plan
NextGov
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2009.08.25
DHS official: Agencies must make high-risk cyber threats top priority
NextGov
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2009.08.25
Insider risk problem revealed
BBC News
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2009.08.12
NIST publishes final version of new cybersecurity recommendations
Homeland Security News Wire
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2009.08.05
Energy companies say NERC standards inadequate
SC Magazine
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2009.08.03
Smart grid saves power, but can it thwart hackers?
The Star
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2009.07.31
Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
Associated Press
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2009.07.30
Protecting Industrial Networks against Evolved Cyber Threats: Air Liquide
Manufacturing Business Technology
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2009.07.28
Black Hat: Smart Meter Worm Attack Planned
Information Week
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2009.07.28
'Smart Grid' Raises Security Concerns
Washington Post
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2009.07.27
U.S. seeks 'top guns' for cybersecurity
Computerworld
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2009.07.24
Independent commission plans second report on cybersecurity requirements
NextGov
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2009.07.22
Report: Shortage of cyber experts may hinder government
NextGov
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2009.07.21
Congress must do more to protect grid from cyber,nuclear attacks
NextGov
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2009.07.21
Lawmakers: Electric utilities ignore cyber warnings
Computerworld
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2009.07.14
Cybersecurity: Senate bill would make international cooperation a priority
Federal Computer Week
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2009.07.14
Probe into cyberattacks stretches around the globe
Computerworld
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2009.07.14
Automatic control system eyed in US metro crash
AFP
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2009.07.14
Defense Dept. Seeks Cyberattack Protection
Information Week
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2009.07.10
If this is cyber war, possible U.S responses are limited
NextGov
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2009.07.09
Experts work to untangle US, Korea cyber attack
Associated Press
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2009.07.09
Cyber attack in South Korea set to resume, says AhnLab
Computerworld
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2009.07.08
Cyberattacks on federal Web sites may be smokescreen
NextGov
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2009.07.08
'Noisy' cyberattacks have little effect
Federal Computer Week
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2009.07.08
North Korea suspected of attacking government Web sites
NextGov
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2009.07.08
Cyberattack bogs down Web sites
United Press International
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2009.07.07
Online attack hits US government Web sites
Computerworld
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2009.07.06
Troubles Plague Cyberspy Defense
Wall Street Journal
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2009.06.26
Wide-ranging changes might be sought for cybersecurity
NextGov
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2009.06.24
NERC and Electric Industry Continue Efforts to Address Cyber Risk
Transmission & Distribution World
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2009.06.24
Security experts warn of insider threat timebomb
V3.co.uk
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2009.06.23
NTSB to look at possible computer role in D.C. crash
Computerworld
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2009.06.22
Technical priorities for Smart Grid development outlined in new report
Government Computer News
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2009.06.22
Multiple cybersecurity reforms launched
FederalTimes.com
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2009.06.19
A Favorite Emerges in Obama's Cyberczar Search
Time
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2009.06.18
Cybersecurity: Legislation, new security controls on same track
Federal Computer Week
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2009.06.18
Electricity Industry to Scan Grid for Spies
Wall Street Journal
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2009.06.16
Hathaway: National cyber incident response plan coming by year end
Federal Computer Week
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2009.06.15
Associations urge Congress to renew chemical facility security law
Oil & Gas Journal
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2009.06.15
US site security law likely to have safer technology mandate
icis.com
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2009.06.15
UK set for national cyber-security centre
Computing.co.uk
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2009.06.11
DOE, NIST aim to secure smart grid
Government Computer News
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2009.06.11
Ex-government cyber official, exec mulled for czar job
Reuters
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2009.06.10
Experts: U.S. needs to spend more on cybersecurity R&D
Computerworld
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2009.06.09
Gates: Cybersecurity is a high priority for DOD
Federal Computer Week
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2009.06.02
Proposed bill addresses utilities' chemical security
Water Tech Online
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2009.06.02
DHS names key cybersecurity staff
Computerworld
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2009.05.29
Obama's cybersecurity plan gets cautious praise
Computerworld
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2009.05.29
Ex-Employee Fingered in Texas Power Company Hack
Wired.com
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2009.05.29
Cybersecurity Review Finds U.S. Networks 'Not Secure'
InformationWeek
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2009.05.29
Obama Releases Cybersecurity Report: 'Much Work to Be Done'
Wall Street Journal
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2009.05.29
Obama calls for better security for computers
MSNBC.com
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2009.05.29
President Barack Obama releases final report following a 60-day review of U.S. cyber security policy.
The White House
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2009.05.28
Will White House Czar Choose the Right Path?
Computerworld
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2009.05.27
Bio-Labs Cyber Threats Ignored?
NextGov
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2009.05.26
Obama Set to Create A Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate
Washington Post
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2009.05.22
Experts make push for cybersecurity coordination center
NextGov
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2009.05.22
Insider at Cal Water steals $9M and runs
Computerworld
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2009.05.18
Smart Grid Progress: DOE Announces First Standards, Raises Cap on Stimulus Funds
Reuters
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2009.05.14
Defense networks breach reveals weaknesses in federal info security
NextGov
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2009.05.14
U.S. Must Protect Critical Infrastructure From Cyber-Threats
Government Technology
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2009.05.12
Our infrastructure in their crosshairs
The News Observer
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2009.05.08
NERC president: Emergency cybersecurity help needed
SC Magazine
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2009.05.07
Report: Web app hacks can invade air traffic control systems
SC Magazine
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2009.05.06
IG: Air traffic control system vulnerable to cyberattack
Government Computer News
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2009.05.06
Strengthened Cyber Security Standards Approved
NERC
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2009.05.01
Critics: Cybersecurity standards for grid do not go far enough
HSDailyWire.com
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2009.04.30
Smart Grid offers savings, vulnerabilities
HSDailyWire.com
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2009.04.29
Critics say bill to protect electric grid from cyberattacks lacks teeth
NextGov
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2009.04.29
Lawmakers Seek to Tighten Cyber Regulation on Power Grids
Washington Post
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2009.04.28
Senator questions wisdom of White House control over cybersecurity
Computerworld
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2009.04.28
New cybersecurity bill for electric grid readied
Computerworld
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2009.04.28
U.S. Steps Up Effort on Digital Defenses
New York Times
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2009.04.27
The new ground zero in Internet warfare
Computerworld
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2009.04.24
Infosecurity: Critical infrastructure under threat
SC Magazine
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2009.04.24
Critical infrastructure central to cyber threat
FCW.com
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2009.04.23
Critical infrastructure debate centers on control systems
FCW.com
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2009.04.23
Hot or Not: SCADA security is hot
SC News
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2009.04.22
A Penagon Cyber-Command Is in the Works
Washington Post
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2009.04.22
The Cold War Moves To Cyberspace
CBS News
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2009.04.21
We don't want to run U.S. cybersecurity efforts, NSA chief says
Computer World
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2009.04.16
Federal cybersecurity review drawing to a close
Computer World
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2009.04.15
How Vulnerable Is the Power Grid? Less Than Some Fear, Experts Say
Time
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2009.04.13
President's cybersecurity review covers a lot of ground, but doesn't plow deeply
Government Computer News
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2009.04.10
Just how vulnerable is the electrical grid?
CNET
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2009.04.09
Digital Pearl Harbor, Cyber 9/11, and E-Qaeda
Washington Post
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2009.04.08
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies
Wall Street Journal
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2009.04.07
Industry group calls for public-private cybersecurity standards
NextGov
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2009.04.06
NIST ramps up work on standards for a Smart Grid
Government Computer News
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2009.04.02
CIA exercise turns up security concerns at N.C. water plant
PilotOnline.com
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2009.04.01
Chairman Rockefeller and Senator Snowe Introduce Comprehensive Cyber Security Legislation
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Press Release
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2009.03.30
Government seizes opportunity to build security into new critical infrastructure
Government Computer News
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2009.03.26
White House cyber adviser - more questions than answers
CNET
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2009.03.24
Smart Grid will only be as good as security behind it
Government Computer News
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2009.03.21
'Smart Grid' may be vulnerable to hackers
CNN
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2009.03.19
Expert: Hackers penetrating industrial control systems
Computer World
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2009.03.19
Senator plans to promote cybersecurity education
CNET
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2009.03.17
Pentagon Official Warns of Risk of Cyber Attacks
Washington Post
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2009.03.12
Web malware, more advanced and targeted than ever
SC Magazine
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2009.03.11
Security requirements defined for smart electrical meters
Government Computer News
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2009.03.10
Government Needs To Get Its Cybersecurity In Gear, Experts Tell Congress
Dark Reading
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2009.03.10
Cyberattack mapping could yield blueprint for cyberdefense
Government Computer News
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2009.03.09
Tension mounts between agencies over cybersecurity oversight
NextGov
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2009.03.09
New DHS Cyber-Security Working Group Links Agencies
GovTech.com
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2009.03.03
Lack of standards could stymie smart grid
CNET News
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2009.03.02
Spy agency gains support for key cyber role
SecurityFocus.com
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2009.02.26
Obama budget eyes boost to cybersecurity
MSNBC.com
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2009.02.25
GE Energy Signs OEM Agreement with Industrial Defender
GE Energy
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2009.02.24
America's enemies have targeted its cyber vulnerabilities
United Press International
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2009.02.24
Gov't CIO Survey: Cybersecurity Still Needs Work
PC World
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2009.02.23
Group unveils security controls to thwart cyberattacks
NextGov
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2009.02.23
DHS to use more simulations in infrastructure protection
NextGov
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2009.02.23
A National Clean-Energy Smart Grid 101
Center for American Progress
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2009.02.20
Authorization and chemical security bills top panel agendas
Government Executive
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2009.02.19
U.S. DHS forms new industrial cyber security group
Control Engineering
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2009.02.18
DHS relooking at how to classify cyber incidents
Federal News Radio
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2009.02.18
U.S. must craft cyberwarfare battle strategy
Government Computer News
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2009.02.17
Number of reported cyber incidents jumps
Federal Computer Week
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2009.02.17
Cybersecurity workforce standards finalized
Federal News Radio
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2009.02.17
US faces growing cyberattacks
USA Today
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2009.02.16
PC virus invades Germany
The Times
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2009.02.12
DOE seeks new approach to cybersecurity
CNET
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2009.02.09
Obama hints at cybersecurity shake-up with review
CNET
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2009.02.08
Hathaway to Head Cybersecurity Post
Wall Street Journal
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2009.02.03
White House to assume key role in cybersecurity
Federal Times
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2009.02.03
Nato's cyber defence warriors
BBC News
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2009.02.02
Buzz grows for modernizing energy grid
USA Today
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2009.01.29
Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead
FOX News
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2009.01.28
Senate stimulus bill packed with IT spending
NextGov
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2009.01.27
Obama outlines key security tasks
SC Magazine
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2009.01.23
Napolitano issues first action directives
HS Daily Wire
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2009.01.22
Obama Administration Outlines Cyber Security Strategy
Washington Post (Blog)
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2009.01.22
President Obama's cybersecurity plan released
SC Magazine
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2009.01.15
Air Force planning to train hundreds yearly in cyber warfare skills
San Angelo Standard-Times
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2009.01.15
Smart grid, broadband appear in $825 billion 'stimulus' plan
CNET
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2009.01.15
The Threat of Cyberterrorism
World Politics Review
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2009.01.12
Obama faces major Internet security challenges
UPI.com
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2009.01.12
'Huge increase' in worm attacks plague unpatched Windows PCs
Computer World
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2009.01.07
'Cybergeddon' fear stalks US: FBI
Sydney Morning Herald
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2009.01.05
NIST spells out security requirements for wireless access
Government Computer News
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2009.01.05
Cyber security issues take center stage in 2009
Control Engineering
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2009.01.05
OUTLOOK '09: Tougher US chemical security rules ahead
ICIS.com
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2008.12.30
OUTLOOK '09: Tougher US chemical security rules ahead
ICIS.com
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2008.12.--
Chertoff: Cyber Security Is Shared Responsibility
SHRM.org
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2008.12.26
U.S. faces growing threats to Internet from many enemies
UPI.com
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2008.12.22
Subway fare hackers to partner with transit agency
Business Week
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2008.12.19
U.S. not ready for cyber attack
Reuters
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2008.12.18
Cyberattack simulation highlights security challenges
FCW.com
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2008.12.16
Revised Phase I Cyber Security Standards Under Review by NERC
Transmission & Distribution World
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2008.12.12
Leaders call for bolder security agenda
Government Computer News
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2008.12.10
Cyber Attack Linked to Company of Former Russian Spies
FOX News
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2008.12.10
Chertoff: Cyber defense must be wider
FCW.com
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2008.12.08
CSIS releases government cybersecurity recommendations
Network World
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2008.12.08
New Cyber Security Push Is Urged
Wall Street Journal
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2008.12.04
Security chief issues warning
Politico
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2008.12.04
Experts: US cybersecurity needs fresh ideas
ZDNET
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2008.12.02
The promise of homeland security
SC Magazine
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2008.12.01
Melding Security
NextGov
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2008.11.30
Cyber attack has Pentagon worried
Chicago Tribune
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2008.11.28
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Military Base in Afghanistan
U.S. News & World Report
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2008.11.26
Experts tackle guidance to stop cyberattacks
FCW.com
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2008.11.24
DoD confirms computer virus in networks
ArmyTimes.com
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2008.11.24
IT czar could improve cyber security
Government Computer News
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2008.11.24
Making Cybersecurity More Attractive
Defense News
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2008.11.21
Details emerge about President's Cyber Plan
Government Computer News
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2008.11.20
Network Security Breaches Plague NASA
Business Week
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2008.11.19
Obama administration to inherit tough cybersecurity challenges
Computer World
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2008.11.18
Industry group calls for cybersecurity partnership
FCW.com
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2008.11.18
Security industry calls on feds to invest in cybersecurity
NextGov
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2008.11.18
Security Predictions: Two Views on the Department of Homeland Security
Computer World
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2008.11.17
Electricity industry in a power struggle
DenverPost.com
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2008.11.14
DHS seeks input on revised infrastructure protection plan
FCW.com
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2008.11.13
Study: Critical Infrastructure Often Under Cyberattack
CSO Online
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2008.11.13
Chemical Sector Pursues Cyber Security
Automation World
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2008.11.11
Energy industry at risk of cyberattack, survey says
CNET
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2008.11.10
Critical infrastructure security grim, study finds
SearchSecurity.com
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2008.11.08
Inmate hacked prison network, broke into employee database
The Register
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2008.11.07
Defense Science Board warns of cyber problems
FCW.com
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2008.11.06
Chinese hack into White House network
FT.com
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2008.11.06
Obama Urged to Take Immediate Cyber-security
Eweek.com
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2008.11.06
Cyber-warfare 'the next battlefront,' experts say
Canada.com
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2008.11.05
Cyber-crime Reportedly Touches Obama, McCain Campaigns
Eweek.com
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2008.11.04
Power surge: SCADA industry must prep for attacks
SC Magazine
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2008.11.04
Cyberattacks target U.K. national infrastructure
HS Daily Wire
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2008.11.03
Partnering for Cyberspace Security
Washington Post
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2008.10.31
Cybersecurity panel places hill oversight on back burner
NextGov
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2008.10.28
Cyber advice for the next president
Government Computer News
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2008.10.22
Next president will need to make cybersecurity a priority, experts say
Computerworld.com
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2008.10.22
Risky behaviour still looms large
Vnunet.com
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2008.10.21
Report: Energy Companies Are Top Target of Web-Borne Malware
Dark Reading
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2008.10.14
DHS study: CEOs need to do more for infrastructure security
CNET
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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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2008.05.31
China's Cyber-Militia
National Journal
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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
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Incidents

Critical Infrastructure Incidents

2010.06.23
Computer failure interrupts flow from city water plant
Lake Chelan Mirror
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2009.05.13
Information-sharing platform hacked
The Homeland Security Department's platform for sharing sensitive but unclassified data with state and local authorities was hacked recently, a DHS official has confirmed.
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2009.04.21
Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project
WASHINGTON - Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project - the Defense Department's costliest weapons program ever - according to current and former government officials familiar with the attacks.
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2009.03.17
Upland Man Indicted for Allegedly Damaging Computer Systems Used to Monitor Off-shore Oil Platforms
An Upland man who worked at a company that operated off-shore oil platforms was indicted today on federal charges of damaging the company’s computer systems after it declined to offer him permanent employment.
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2009.02.09
Union: Hacker broke into FAA computers
WASHINGTON - Hackers broke into the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system last week, accessing the names and national identification numbers of 45,000 employees and retirees, a union leader says.
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2008.12.02
Virus hits Islip Town, MacArthur Airport computers
A virus attack crippled computer systems in Islip Town offices and at Long Island MacArthur Airport for more than a week but did not compromise operations or security at the airport, officials said yesterday.
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2008.11.20
Pentagon Hit by Unprecedented Cyber Attack
As a result of the cyber attack, the Defense Department has banned the use of external hardware devices throughout a vast network of military computers.
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2008.11.07
Equipment failure sends raw sewage into Hempstead Bay
An equipment failure early yesterday at Nassau County's Cedar Creek sewage treatment plant in Wantagh released 51,000 gallons of raw sewage, some of which spilled into East Hempstead Bay, where long-closed shellfish beds had been reopened recently.
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2008.10.28
Driver hits NIPSCO pole; surge disables sewage treatment plant
When a motorist, at approximately 12:11 a.m. on Sunday, struck a NIPSCO pole on Woodlawn Ave. just west of North Eighth Street, he not only interrupted electric service to the Chesterton wastewater treatment plant, he caused a power surge which zapped into oblivion the whole of the plant's automated computer system.
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2008.08.26
FAA computer glitch causes nationwide flight delays
ATLANTA - The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing flight delays around the country.
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2008.08.20
FEMA phones hacked; calls made to Mideast, Asia
WASHINGTON - A hacker broke into a Homeland Security Department telephone system over the weekend and racked up about $12,000 in calls to the Middle East and Asia.
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2008.08.07
Hacker illegally activates Brunswick emergency sirens
Brunswick -- A hacker armed with radio codes set off emergency sirens in Brunswick early Wednesday. If the blasts didn't wake the city's 35,000 residents, follow-up phone calls to residences probably did the trick.
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2008.06.26
Computer stops city, and that's the fifth time
A COMPUTER failure in the M5 East tunnel yesterday left tens of thousands of motorists trapped in a traffic snarl that locked up Sydney - the fifth time such a malfunction has shut the vital artery.
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2008.06.05
Cyber Incident Blamed for Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown
A nuclear power plant in Georgia was recently forced into an emergency shutdown for 48 hours after a software update was installed on a single computer.
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2008.03.24
Exelon Pa. Limerick 1 reactor shut
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) - Exelon Corp's (EXC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 1,134-megawatt Unit 1 at the Limerick nuclear power station in Pennsylvania shut from full power on March 22, the company said in a release.
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2008.02.26
Massive power outage hits Florida
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A "significant equipment failure" at a substation west of Miami triggered Tuesday afternoon's blackouts around southern Florida, a Florida Power & Light official said.
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2008.01.19
CIA: Hackers to Blame for Power Outages
Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference.
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2008.01.11
Schoolboy hacks into city's tram system
A teenage boy who hacked into a Polish tram system used it like "a giant train set", causing chaos and derailing four vehicles.
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2007.12.07
Hackers launch major attack on U.S. military labs
Sophisticated cyber attacks break into computer systems at the U.S. military's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico
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2007.12.07
Cyber hackers infiltrate ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
OAK RIDGE - Oak Ridge National Laboratory was the target of a "sophisticated cyber attack" that potentially gave hackers access to the personal information of thousands of visitors to the lab from 1990 to 2004, the laboratory confirmed Thursday.
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2007.11.29
Enbridge eyes quick restart after pipe blast
CALGARY (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) on Thursday said it expects to quickly restart its huge pipeline system, the day after a deadly blast in Minnesota killed two workers and briefly choked off 10 percent of oil imports to the world's top consumer.
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2007.11.02
Arizona Nuclear Power Plant Off Lockdown After Security Alert
WINTERSBURG, Ariz. - Security officials at the nation's largest nuclear power plant detained a contract worker with a small, crude explosive device in the back of his pickup truck Friday, and investigators were searching his apartment, authorities said.
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2007.09.25
Radar fails in Memphis; hundreds of flights affected
The malfunction, which occurred inside a telephone company's switching office, made it impossible for air controllers at FAA's Memphis Center to communicate normally with adjoining centers to hand off control of flights, Bergen said.
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2007.09.24
Investigators: Homeland Security computers hacked
Hackers compromised dozens of Department of Homeland Security computers, moving sensitive information to Chinese-language Web sites, congressional investigators said Monday.
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2007.09.06
Chinese hackers cyber-attacking British government networks
Chinese computer hackers are infiltrating British government networks, giving them access to secret information, according to media reports on Thursday.
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2007.09.04
China Denies Accusations Its Military Hacked Into Pentagon Computer System
BEIJING - China on Tuesday denied a report that its military had hacked into Pentagon computers, saying the allegations were "groundless" and that Beijing was opposed to cybercrime.
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2007.08.12
Computer glitch holds up 20,000 at LAX
More than 20,000 international passengers were stranded for hours at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, waiting on airplanes and in packed customs halls while a malfunctioning computer system prevented U.S. officials from processing the travelers' entry into the country.
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2007.07.26
Chemical Industry Phishing Alert
A number of chemical industry companies have recently reported that they are receiving calls from a group claiming to represent the American Institute of Engineers (AIChE) or the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) asking them to participate in a Survey about Process Safety.
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2007.07.20
Virgin America Ticket Sales Thwarted by Cyber Attack
Virgin America, a new low-cost carrier scheduled to start service in Washington in the coming months, struggled to sell its first tickets yesterday after its Web site was shut down or slowed to a crawl for most of the afternoon by a cyber attack, a company spokesman said.
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2007.06.22
Hack Attack Forces Pentagon To Take Computers Offline
The U.S. Department of Defense was hit by a security breach Wednesday that forced the military agency to take an estimated 1,500 computers offline.
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2007.05.31
Mass. power plant inadvertently sends alerts to Hudson Valley
A Massachusetts nuclear plant's efforts to improve its warning system startled Hudson Valley emergency officials when a computeraccidentally faxed blank radiological advisories to the four counties around Indian Point.
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2007.05.19
Overflowing Wis. water tower blamed on computer glitch
You might say the computerized controls were all wet when they kept filling a city water tower until it turned into a virtual gusher.
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2007.05.18
"Data storm" blamed for nuclear-plant shutdown
The U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Homeland Security called this week for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to further investigate the cause of excessive network traffic that shut down an Alabama nuclear plant.
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2007.05.17
Estonia suspects Kremlin in Web attacks
Estonia's defense minister said Thursday there was a possibility the Russian government was involved in massive cyber attacks that have crippled the Baltic nation's Web sites this month.
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2007.05.03
Operator error led to Spencer water contamination (Massachusetts)
WORCESTER - State officials said workers and a faulty alarm system are to blame for an excess of lye that was released into Spencer's public water supply last week, leading about 100 people to seek medical treatment.
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2007.04.26
Nationwide Blackout - Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's electrical grid collapsed Thursday, causing a nationwide blackout that briefly halted stock trading, trapped people in elevators and left authorities struggling to determine the cause.
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2007.04.19
Man held in power outage at ISO office
A 32-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an internal power outage at the California Independent System Operator's offices in Folsom late Sunday, according to authorities.
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2007.03.23
Hole Found in Protocol Handling Vital National Infrastructure
Researchers on March 21 announced that the systems which control dams, oil refineries, railroads and nuclear power plants have a vulnerability that could be used to cause a denial of service or a system takeover.
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2006.10.30
Hackers Penetrate Water System Computers
A foreign hacker who penetrated security at a water filtering plant near Harrisburg, Pa., is under investigation by the FBI for planting malicious software capable of affecting the plant's water treatment operations, ABC News has learned.
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2006.08.21
Two accused of hacking into L.A.'s traffic light system
Officials allege that two engineers figured out how to hack in...With a few clicks on a laptop computer, the pair - one a renowned traffic engineer profiled in the national media, the other a computer whiz who helped build the system - allegedly tied up traffic at four intersections for several days.
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2006.08.19
Browns Ferry 3 nuclear power site scrammed
This is another example of a system environment in which components that were supposedly not safety related could compromise safety. The case is of considerable interest to RISKS.
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2006.05.26
Amtrak Power Failure
Passengers along Amtrak's primary rail link from New York City to Washington are stranded for hours without lights or air-conditioning because of cascading electrical power failure...
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2005.09.12
Worker error kills power to half of L.A.
About 700,000 electric customers in Los Angeles lost power Monday afternoon after a worker mistakenly cut a wrong line, triggering a cascade of problems in the city's power grid, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said.
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2005.08.18
Zotob, PnP Worms Slam 13 DaimlerChrysler Plants
A round of Internet worm infections knocked 13 of DaimlerChrysler's U.S. auto manufacturing plants offline for almost an hour this week, stranding some 50,000 auto workers
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2005.06.29
Hackers unleash industrial spy Trojan
IT security experts have detected a malware-based hack attack that attempts to gain unauthorised access to the networks of specifically targeted domains.
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2005.03.11
Hackers Target U.S. Power Grid
Hundreds of times a day, hackers try to slip past cyber-security into the computer network of Constellation Energy Group Inc., a Baltimore power company with customers around the country.
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2004.09.15
Radio outage led to close calls for aircraft
LOS ANGELES - A three-hour air traffic control outage that grounded hundreds of flights across the West on Tuesday also led to five close calls...
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2004.05.10
Sasser worm exposes patching failures
Organizations that evaded last week's Sasser worm infestation credited vigilant patching processes and preventative measures such as installing server-based behavior-blocking software and worm filtering gateways.
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2004.05.04
Sasser worm spreading quickly
Computer security experts are dealing with at least four variants of a worm that is spreading quickly through Windows operating systems.
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2004.04.12
Power Out At Vegas' Bellagio
LAS VEGAS, Calif. - One of the biggest hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip closed Monday after a main power line failed, forcing the property to relocate thousands of guests.
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2003.09.28
Italy recovering from big blackout
ROME, Italy - Italy is recovering from a nationwide power blackout which hit virtually the whole population in the dead of night, unleashing chaos, stalling lifts and stranding travelers.
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2003.08.21
Virus Disrupts Train Signals
A computer virus was blamed for bringing down train signaling systems throughout the East...
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2003.08.19
Slammer worm crashed Ohio nuke plant network
The Slammer worm penetrated a private computer network at Ohio's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in January and disabled a safety monitoring system for nearly five hours, despite a belief by plant personnel that the network was protected by a firewall, SecurityFocus has learned.
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2003.08.14
Major power outage hits New York, other large cities
NEW YORK - Power began to flicker on late Thursday evening, hours after a major power outage struck simultaneously across dozens of cities in the eastern United States and Canada.
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2002.06.27
Cyber-Attacks by Al Qaeda Feared
Late last fall, Detective Chris Hsiung of the Mountain View, Calif., police department began investigating a suspicious pattern of surveillance against Silicon Valley computers. From the Middle East and South Asia, unknown browsers were exploring the digital systems used to manage Bay Area utilities and government offices. Hsiung, a specialist in high-technology crime, alerted the FBI's San Francisco computer intrusion squad.
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2001.10.31
Hacker jailed for revenge sewage attacks
An Australian man was today sent to prison for two years after he was found guilty of hacking into the Maroochy Shire, Queensland computerised waste management system and caused millions of litres of raw sewage to spill out into local parks, rivers and even the grounds of a Hyatt Regency hotel.
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2001.09.20
Questions cloud cyber crime cases
Aaron Caffrey, 19, was accused of crashing systems at the port of Houston in Texas by hacking into its computer systems.
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2001.06.13
Hack raises fears of unsafe energy networks
A recent attack on the heart of California's power distribution center underscores the danger of connecting critical resources to networks that may never be truly secure from malicious hackers.
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2000.04.27
Russia welcomes hack attacks
Malicious hack attacks are on the rise in Russia, up by a factor of twelve from last year, the Interfax news service reports. Most spectacularly, Russian authorities revealed this week that Gazprom, a state-run gas utility, came under the control of malicious hackers last year.
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1999.05.16
Chinese hackers raid U.S. computers
Chinese hackers have attacked U.S. government information systems, including the White House network, in response to the errant bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia, according to an FBI report.
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1999.04.05
Serb supporters sock it to NATO and U.S. computers
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Today's news is filled with images of downed planes, captured soldiers, and refugees in Kosovo. But there is another war being waged, one that pits pro- Serbian hackers against U.S. and NATO computers.
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1999.03.18
Juvenile Computer Hacker Cuts Off FAA Tower at Regional Airport
BOSTON, MA - Federal criminal charges were unsealed today against a computer hacker who disabled a key telephone company computer servicing the Worcester airport. As a result of a series of commands sent from the hacker's personal computer, vital services to the FAA control tower were disabled for six hours in March of 1997. In the course of his hacking, the defendant also electronically broke into a pharmacy computer and copied patient records.
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1982.06.XX
CIA slipped bugs to Soviets
In January 1982, President Ronald Reagan approved a CIA plan to sabotage the economy of the Soviet Union through covert transfers of technology that contained hidden malfunctions, including software that later triggered a huge explosion in a Siberian natural gas pipeline, according to a new memoir by a Reagan White House official.
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2010.06.23
Industrial Defender Introduces Host Intrusion Protection System for Industrial Automation System Environments
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2010.06.17
Industrial Defender Introduces Automated Security Management Solution for Power Utilities and Industrial Control Systems
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2010.02.04
Report: Google to Partner with NSA for Cyber-Security
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2010.02.01
Critical condition: Utility infrastructure
SC Magazine
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2009.11
Leadership Profile: Brian Ahern
Homeland Security Today
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2009.05.13
Industrial Defender Launches Fourth Generation Technology Suite to Enhance Defense-in-Depth™ Cyber Security Protection for Industrial Control and SCADA Systems
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2009.05.04
Industrial Defender Partnership with InGuardians
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2009.03.04
Industrial Defender Expands Headquarters and Executive Team to Meet Growing Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security Market
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2009.02.26
Industrial Defender Signs OEM Agreement with GE
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2009.01.26
Industrial Defender Announces Partnership with Itron
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2009.01.16
Industrial Defender Announces NERC CIP Training Services Offering
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2008.12.11
Industrial Defender Announces the CS2SAT Toolkit
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2008.10.14
Industrial Defender Announces GSA Approval
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2008.09.23
Kepware Enters into Partnership Agreement with Industrial Defender
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2008.06.24
Industrial Defender Acquires Teltone Corporation
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2008.06.18
Cooper Power Systems Joins Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program
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2008.06.04
PODCAST - Security Wire Weekly: Securing the nation's critical infrastructure systems
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2008.05.30
Industrial Defender Continues to Enable Process Control and SCADA Cyber Security
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2008.04.16
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Industrial Defenders Leadership of Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security Protection Markets
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2008.04.16
Frost & Sullivan Acknowledges Industrial Defender as Market Leader in Critical Infrastructure Cyber Security Protection
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2008.01.22
Industrial Defender Introduces Technology Partner Program
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2008.01.22
Industrial Defender and Ruggedcom Join Forces to Provide the Industry's Most Comprehensive Cyber Security Solution
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2008.01.11
'Nontraditional techie' joins network security world MASS HIGH TECH
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2007.11.06
Industrial Defender Expands Global Capabilities to Meet Growing Needs for Critical Infrastructure Protection
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2007.08.14
Industrial Defender Awarded Patent for Cyber Risk Mitigation Technology
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2007.07.10
Industrial Defender Launches V3.0 of Risk Mitigation Technology Suite Increased Scalability and Support for Third-Party Firewalls Meet Evolving Needs for Cyber Security Protection
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2007.06.18
RWE boosts security on SCADA networks Computer Weekly
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2007.06.01
Anatomy of a Red Team Attack Automation World
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2007.06.01
Verano Gets New Name and Revamps Risk Management Datamonitor - Computerwire
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2007.05.15
SCADA Security Pioneer Renames as Industrial Defender Managing Automation
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2007.05.15
Growing by acquisition, part 2 Control Engineering
Pillar to Post: Peter Welander's Blog
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2007.05.15
Verano Relaunches as Industrial Defender Inc. to Fight Increasing Global Security Threats to Critical Infrastructures
Company Introduces World's First Integrated Industrial Cyber Security Solution with the Launch of its Co-Managed Security Services (CMSS) Offering
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2007.05.15
Industrial Defender, Inc. Introduces Outsourced Risk Management Solution for 24x7x365 Cyber Security Protection Industry's First Comprehensive Co-Managed Security Service (CMSS) for Real-Time Process Control and SCADA Environments
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2007.05.09
Infrastructure security powers up InfoWorld
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2006.08.30
Named one of the top ten "Companies to Watch" 2007 by Managing Automation. Managing Automation
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