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Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. Alarms
The U.S. midterm elections are at increasing risk of interference by foreign adversaries led by Russia, and cybersecurity experts warn the Trump administration isn’t adequatel...
By Kara Frederick & Michael Sulmeyer
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Trump's comments on meddling put cybersecurity back in spotlight
As President Donald Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and called the Russian president's denials of Russian meddling "extremely strong," he snapped back into focu...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Federal 'turf war' complicates cybersecurity efforts
Lawmakers are concerned that bureaucratic turf wars are complicating the federal response to cyber threats. The issue took center stage this week, as senators on the Homeland ...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Military Set for Cyber Attacks on Foreign Infrastructure
American military cyber warriors are ready to shut critical infrastructures in China and Russia during a future conflict by conducting cyber intrusions into their networks, ac...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Command and control: A fight for the future of government hacking
Following years of effort and billions of dollars’ worth of research and planning, the nation finally has a fully operational force of cyberwarriors at U.S. Cyber Command. Yet...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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The Next NSA Chief is More Used to Cyberwar than Spy Games
AFTER SAILING THROUGH two friendly Senate hearings—one so uncontroversial that only six senators tops bothered to even show up at any given point in the hour—Lieutenant Genera...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Russia Will Be Back in 2018, Cyber Experts Warns
With the 2018 midterms on the horizon, America’s electoral system needs to be ready to fend off the kind of online attacks that besieged it during the 2016 election, cybersecu...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Trump’s Spy Chief Nominee to Face Grilling Over Russia Responses
President Donald Trump’s departing military cyber chief stunned lawmakers this week when he said he was never asked by the White House to counter ongoing Russian efforts to in...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Trump has done nothing to stop Russia from meddling in the 2018 midterms
President Donald Trump has barely acknowledged that Russians meddled in the 2016 presidential election, and now it looks like he’s doing nothing to prevent Moscow from interfe...
By Michael Sulmeyer