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Pentagon forming cyber teams to prevent attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on March 12th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major damage and disruption to the country's

After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The hum of massive mobile generators, boilers and pumps emerges blocks from Manhattan's Financial District and turns into a steady din south of Wall Street - the now-familiar sound of an area laboring to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Other parts

After Sandy, lower Manhattan limps back to life

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 26th

Huawei executive urges Australia to avoid US lead

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 24th

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The head of the Australian subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Ltd. has urged Australia not to be swayed by report from the U.S. Congress that referred to the Chinese telecommunications giant as a potential security risk. Huawei Australia

WHY IT MATTERS: Cybersecurity

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press The issue: The risk of a devastating cyberattack on the United States is real. But is it too remote to justify the costs of countermeasures? That's the quandary. There's no question the country remains vulnerable to an "electronic Pearl Harbor," as

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and other vital industries to help protect them from

Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 19th

US warning reflects fears of Iranian cyberattack

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's pointed warning that the U.S. will strike back against a cyberattack underscores the Obama administration's growing concern that Iran could be the first country to unleash cyberterrorism on America.

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. authorities believe that Iranian-based hackers were responsible for cyberattacks that devastated Persian Gulf oil and gas companies, a former U.S. government official said. Just hours later, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 12th