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Was Stuxnet Designed to Wreck Iran's Nukes?

(Nov. 19) -- Experts analyzing a powerful computer worm that may have been designed to slow Iran's nuclear program have discovered the malicious bug was programmed in a way that could cause nuclear-fuel centrifuges to self-destruct. Since its discovery by a Belorussian anti-virus firm this summer, the Stuxnet worm has...

Stuxnet Intrigue Deepens With Hidden Clues in Code

(Sept. 30) -- The intrigue surrounding the mysterious, highly sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet got a little more Dan Brownish today with the revelation that there may be hidden messages embedded in the malware's code. The New York Times reported this morning that one of the files in the worm was called "Myrtus," which...

Stuxnet Close-Up: All You Need to Know About the Mighty Malware

(Sept. 27) -- The virus lurked quietly over the summer, but last week, it dominated headlines around the world, and now it's arrival has been confirmed: Stuxnet attacked Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was scheduled to go online this fall. The news has led experts to speculate that the highly sophisticated...

With Chief in Place, Military Preps for Cyberwarfare

(May 21) -- It's official: The Pentagon finally has its first cyber military chief. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today that Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander has been officially appointed head of the newly created U.S. Cyber Command. Alexander, who is also head of the National Security Agency, was confirmed by...

White House Gives Peek at Cybersecurity Strategy

(March 3) -- Amid a growing chorus of concern over the nation's approach to cybersecurity, the White House has revealed a bare-bones outline of its secret plans to protect the nation from a cyberattack. But the 12-point document may do little to quell criticism that the Obama administration has failed to make clear its...

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U.S. Reportedly Debated Cyberwarfare Against Libya

Just before the American-led strikes against Libya in March, the Obama administration intensely debated whether to open the mission with a new kind of warfare: a cyberoffensive to disrupt and even disable the Qaddafi government's air-defense system, which threatened allied warplanes.

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Loz Kaye: There's Hacking and Then There's Hacking -- LulzSec vs NewsCorp

It seems that hacking is the word of 2011.

Background on cyberwarfare

Cyberwarfare refers to politically motivated hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage. It is a form of information warfare sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare although this analogy is controversial for both its accuracy and its political motivation.

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