European Commission hit by cyberattack

Jennifer Baker ComputerWorld 3/24/2011

IDG News Service – The European Commission, including the body’s diplomatic arm, has been hit by what officials said Thursday was a serious cyberattack.

The attack was first detected on Tuesday and commission sources have said that it was sustained and targeted.

External access to the commission’s e-mail and intranet […]

Obama internet kill switch plan approved by U.S. Senate

President could get power to turn off Internet

Grant Gross Techworld.com 25 June 10

A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.

Senator Joe Lieberman and other bill sponsors have refuted […]

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