pajamasmedia.com - 12/20/2008
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Washington and software companies must work in tandem to defend America against a devastating cyberattack.
usatoday.com - 12/26/2008
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USA TODAY WASHINGTON The Homeland Security Department
may soon start scouring the Internet to find blogs...
and message boards that terrorists use to plan attacks in the USA. The effort comes as researchers are seeing terrorists increasingly use the ...
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The Dangers of Cyber Terrorism
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Instapundit links a Pajamas Media column titled How to Prevent a Digital 9/11:
It starts on a cold November night. You went to sleep, comfortably warm, after listening to the late news: a nor’easter coming through, the worst storm in several years. You go to bed, quietly excited at the thought of the fairly certain snow day — build a snowman with the kids, maybe work through the email that has piled up, and do a little online shopping; after all Christmas is coming.
That’s not the way it works out, though — about 3 a.m., you awaken, cold. The ...
Is The U.S. Ready For A Digital 911?
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When people hear the phrase “another 911″ they automatically think of planes crashing into buildings or some other bloody and spectacular event. But some experts are worried about another kind of 911 — a digital one.
Is the United States prepared for it? Charlie Martin looks at the issue at Pajamas Media:
It starts on a cold November night. You went to sleep, comfortably warm, after listening to the late news: a nor’easter coming through, the worst storm in several years. You go to bed, quietly excited at the thought of the ...
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