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Russia and US on brink of cyber COLD WAR as Putin accused of rigging presidential election – Express.co.uk

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Russia and US on brink of cyber COLD WAR as Putin accused of rigging presidential election
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"Possible but less likely is a relatively minor cyber-attack against a Russian individual or firm, one that may never become public. "Impact here would be high, but the risk of an escalating cyber war will probably lead the Obama team to step back from …
'Black Friday' in US-Russia relations could unleash 'cyber-skirmishes' and moreCNBC

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Russia is employing Cyber warfare to influence presidential election, US claims – euronews

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Russia is employing Cyber warfare to influence presidential election, US claims
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The chairman of a U.S. Senate cyber security subcommittee said on Friday he planned to introduce sanctions legislation over “Russia's cyber criminals” after Washington accused Russia of political cyber attacks ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
The US just publicly accused Russia of hacking for the first time – but fighting back could be a huge riskBusiness Insider
The open US accusation of hacking by Russia signals a war of nerves not seen since the Cold WarQuartz
US accuses Russia of cyber attacks, pledges retaliatory stepsInternational Business Times, Singapore Edition
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Presidential hopeful John Kasich: Work out encryption backdoors in backroom deals

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Presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich thinks granting encryption backdoors is something that ought to be worked out in private by the president.

During the Republican presidential debate last night the Ohio governor responded to a question about whether cryptographic experts were wrong when they say opening up secret messages to third-party decryption would cause more problems than it would solve.

“Well, look the Joint Terrorism Task Force needs resources and tools,” he said, “and those are made up of the FBI, state and local law enforcement. And … it’s best not to talk anymore about back doors and encryption, it will get solved, but it needs to be solved in the situation room of the White House with the technology folks.”

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Network World Tim Greene

Quick rundown of all the tech talk in last night’s GOP presidential debate

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There was no tech talk in last night’s GOP presidential debate.

I told you it would be a quick rundown.

The San Francisco Chronicle uses a few more words:

The most significant reference to technology or Silicon Valley during Thursday’s televised Republican presidential debate came during a commercial for an upcoming movie about Apple founder Steve Jobs.

In the main debate between the 10 leading candidates in the polls, the word “technology” wasn’t uttered once. Other than Florida Sen. Marco Rubio making a quick mention that he alone understands the “disruptive changes” caused by tech businesses like Amazon, there was scant discussion of the innovation economy.

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Network World Paul McNamara