Read more cyberterrorism stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2001/cyberterrorism.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61779/pentagons-cybercommand-raises-privacy-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlans to put America's cybersecurity under the control of the Pentagon are raising some thorny privacy and diplomacy issues, the New York Times reports. President Obama has insisted that the military, under the cybercommand being developed, will not be monitoring private sector networks and Internet traffic—but Pentagon officials say...http://www.newser.com/story/61779/pentagons-cybercommand-raises-privacy-fears.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 8:04:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60406/pentagon-plans-new-command-for-online-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon is pushing ahead with a new military command devoted to cyberspace as the armed forces ramp up abilities to not only defend against computer attacks but launch them as well, the New York Times reports. The new command will work in concert with a civilian organization, which President...http://www.newser.com/story/60406/pentagon-plans-new-command-for-online-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 7:56:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58098/pentagon-to-create-digital-warfare-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US military is creating a digital warfare force as part of a complete reorganization of its cyber operations, says NSA director and top cyber warfare commander Keith Alexander. In blunt testimony prepared for the House Armed Services subcommittee today, Alexander says the Pentagon’s current cyber training is woefully inadequate....http://www.newser.com/story/58098/pentagon-to-create-digital-warfare-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 8:07:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40933/suicide-prompts-uproar-over-cyber-insults-in-s-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe suicide of a popular actress is prompting South Korean officials to get tough with “cyber-terrorists,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Choi Jin-sil hanged herself this month after Internet rumors blamed her for the death of a fellow actor. “People who inflict cyber-terrorism must pay the appropriate price,” said one...http://www.newser.com/story/40933/suicide-prompts-uproar-over-cyber-insults-in-s-korea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Oct 2008 14:18:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36202/terror-trackers-tackle-jihadis-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo low-profile private contractors are at the forefront of the fight against cyber-jihadis, Der Speigel reports. From secret US locations, IntelCenter and SITE track footprints that al-Qaeda and other groups leave online. They detect new statements in the maze of terror-linked sites and rapidly transmit them to the world's counter-terror...http://www.newser.com/story/36202/terror-trackers-tackle-jihadis-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 Aug 2008 4:57:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30778/al-qaeda-plenty-safe-thriving-on-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans might think of al-Qaeda as a cave-dwelling group of primitives, but the terror group operates one of the most sophisticated propaganda operations on the web, the Washington Post reports. Al-Qaeda releases documentary-quality videos every 3-4 days through tightly secured channels. “It’s beautifully crafted propaganda,” said one expert. “You’re left...http://www.newser.com/story/30778/al-qaeda-plenty-safe-thriving-on-web.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Jun 2008 13:01:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22040/renegade-geek-to-head-cyber-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOutre tech entrepreneur Rod Beckström will top the White House’s new secretive cyber security initiative, the Wall Street Journal reports, to the surprise of many Washington insiders. Beckström is a Silicon Valley transplant without security experience, but he has developed a cult following in the security and intelligence communities for...http://www.newser.com/story/22040/renegade-geek-to-head-cyber-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Mar 2008 14:45:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8292/feds-prepare-for-cyberwar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReadying for a new cyber doomsday in which Americans wake to find the power off, cell phones dead, and no access to cash, the Bush administration is considering creating an agency to protect critical public and private computers. Experts say that any attack, which would likely originate in China, would...http://www.newser.com/story/8292/feds-prepare-for-cyberwar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Sep 2007 7:57:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2605/estonia-attack-prompts-cyber-security-blitz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York...http://www.newser.com/story/2605/estonia-attack-prompts-cyber-security-blitz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 May 2007 10:00:00 CDT