Tag Archive for: Damage

New NSA Chief expects attacks attempting to damage, destroy critical infrastructure

Were you hoping a new NSA director might help turn the tide in a way that would be good for privacy? If his early comments are any indication, then you’ll likely be disappointed. In his first interview since taking over at the NSA and U.S.
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Mediocre hackers can cause major damage – Washington Times

The computer systems that control vital industrial machinery in nuclear power plants, water treatment facilities and many other factories are vulnerable to deadly sabotage by hackers with even moderate skills, security researchers say. Dillon Beresford …
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When Media Giants Attack!  Cease-and-Desist Letter to News Reader Zite Claims All Kinds of Copyright Damage (Kara Swisher/BoomTown)

Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
When Media Giants Attack!  Cease-and-Desist Letter to News Reader Zite Claims All Kinds of Copyright Damage  —  A panoply of big media giants sent a cease-and-desist letter to Zite, the Apple iPad news reader app, today.  —  The Washington Post, AP, Gannett, Getty, Time …

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