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Alexander Details U.S. Cyber Command Gains

Establishing U.S. Cyber Command closed the gap that prevented the Defense Department from defending its crucial information networks, the organization’s commander told the House Armed Services Committee yesterday.

Aussie Teen Takes Credit for Twitter Trouble

An Australian teenager has become an overnight Internet celebrity for admitting that he was the mastermind behind the “mouseover” attack that led to Tuesday’s Twitter mayhem.

‘Super WiFi’ Coming: FCC Opens Up Unused TV Airwaves For Broadband

The Federal Communications Commission is opening up unused airwaves between television channels for wireless broadband networks that will be more powerful and can reach farther than today’s Wi-Fi hotspots.

Stuxnet malware is ‘weapon’ out to destroy … Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant?

Cyber security experts say they have identified the world’s first known cyber super weapon (Stuxnet)designed specifically to destroy a real-world target – a factory, a refinery, or just maybe a nuclear power plant.

Cyber rally disrupts US recording industry website

Members of 4chan online forum that promotes users remaining anonymous organized distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on websites for the (RIAA) and the  (MPAA).

Cybercrime is world’s most dangerous criminal threat

A crime epidemic is silently sweeping the globe as criminals turn our ever-increasing dependence on computers against us.

IGF to meet in Vilnius

Participants from throughout the world are gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, this week for the fifth-annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

(NIST) issues Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued its first Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, which includes high-level security requirements and a framework for assessing risks.