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Pentagon slams Chinese hacking, leases Chinese satellite
Kai Ryssdal May 7, 2013
More contractors getting into the cybersecurity business, creating more targets for Chinese hackers.
Mozilla accuses governments of spying through its software
Ben Johnson May 7, 2013
What happens when the government uses a non-profit as a cloak for surveillance?
China reacts to U.S. accusations of cyber spying
Rob Schmitz May 7, 2013
The Chinese government reacts to accusations from the Obama administration that China's government is cyber-spying on U.S. government computer systems.
Can you really hack a plane cockpit?
Chester Wisniewski Apr 16, 2013
Can a plane's cockpit be hacked? One researcher, who used a smartphone to hack the cockpit of a virtual airplane, says yes. The FAA says its unlikely, if not impossible.
The funding fight for cyber weapons and personnel
David Brancaccio Apr 10, 2013
The Pentagon won't say what they are, but the Air Force has now officially designated six cyber technologies as "weapons."
Worldwide Internet slows after massive spammer cyberattack
David Brancaccio Mar 27, 2013
Internet users around the world have been noticing sluggish responses from even sophisticated computer systems such as Netflix after what's being called the 'world's largest cyberattack.'
Can a company 'hack back' to retrieve stolen secrets?
Kai Ryssdal Mar 13, 2013
Corporations and the U.S. government team up to go on the offense against hackers.
Who pays the bill for a cyber war?
Mark Garrison Mar 13, 2013
The Obama administration has identified its own global war on terrorism: cyber attacks. What are the spending implications of raising this alarm?
Cybersecurity in Obama's Situation Room
David Brancaccio Mar 14, 2013
President Obama is meeting at the White House this morning with corporate CEO's to talk about cybersecurity. Obama told ABC News that computer attacks are ramping up, including some that are state sponsored.
Power grid is vulnerable to cyber and physical attack
David Weinberg Feb 22, 2013
Cyber attacks are in the news, but physical sabotage to large transformers would probably cause more damage to the nation's electric grid.
