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Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... at least one highly protected classified network. Military computers are regularly beset by outside hackers, computer viruses and worms. But defense officials said the most recent attack involved an intrusive piece of malicious software, or "malware," apparently designed specifically to target military networks. "This one was significant; this one got our attention," said one defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity when discussing internal assessments. Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cy...

U.S. military computers cyberattacked
The Swamp — by Frank James Defense officials have been concerned for years about the threat to U.S. government computer networks posed by cyberattacks from American adversaries whether they're governments, criminal networks or hackers, with particular concern about China and Russia. It turns out there was another one this past week, apparently of Russian origins, which was of such consequence that President Bush was informed. As Julian Barnes of the Tribune's Washington Bureau reports: Senior military leaders took the ...

DOD Iraq/A-stan Operations Cyber-Attack Originated In Russia
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns. The ‘malware’ strike, thought to be from inside Russia, hit combat zone computers and the U.S. Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan. The attack underscores concerns about computer warfare. By Julian E. Barnes - (LATimes) Reporting from Washington — Senior military leaders took the exceptional step of briefing President Bush this week on a severe and widespread electronic attack on Defense Department computers that may have originated in ...

THE NEXT PEARL HARBOR? Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns. You don’t even…
Instapundit — ... THE NEXT PEARL HARBOR? Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concerns. You don’t even have to bring the systems down — just render them untrustworthy. This is getting attention, but not nearly enough. ...

When you establish an anti-science environment, this is what happens
Brilliant at Breakfast — If you have a president who barely knows what "the Google" is; if you are governed by people who believe science is a bad thing because it might disprove Biblical teachings; if you're going to outsource all your information systems jobs, then IT is going to become far less attractive as a career choice and you are going to be susceptible to cyberattacks like this: ...

News and Views -- 11/29/08
Tammy Bruce — ... to Washington has me worried. But the current love-in with the state will be short-lived. Every time there has been a perceived crisis of capitalism in recent decades, the government's economic role has swelled. But inevitably, this process gets thrown into reverse and the free market stages a rousing comeback. That's because governments can screw up economies just as effectively — in fact, more effectively — than free markets. Cyber Attack Traced to Russia Military electronics experts have not pinpointed ...

Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos — ... of the Minnesota recount, Smith said. And if so, it's possible that Franken's argument regarding rejected absentee ballots could be reconsidered by U.S. senators. Under the constitution, the Senate is the final arbiter of its membership, MPR noted. A U.S. interrogator speaks out about interrogation methods used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Defense is increasingly concerned about cyber warfare after combat zone computer networks were recently hacked. ...