
Sabotaging The System
60 Minutes: Former Chief of National Intelligence Says U.S. Unprepared for Cyber Attacks (CBS)
Nothing has ever changed the world as quickly as the Internet has. Less than a decade ago, "60 Minutes" went to the Pentagon to do a story on something called information warfare, or cyber war as some people called it. It involved using computers and the Internet as more
Senators aim to protect electric grid from hackers
In the wake of recent reports describing the electric grid's vulnerabilities to hackers, two members of the U.S. Congress have introduced legislation giving federal regulators more authority to combat that possible threat. The electric grid system that keeps the United States humming is worth more than $1 trillion and keeps the lights more
Staged cyber attack reveals vulnerability in power grid
Researchers who launched an experimental cyber attack caused a generator to self-destruct, alarming the federal government and electrical industry about what might happen if such an attack were carried out on a larger scale, CNN has learned. Sources familiar with the experiment said the same attack scenario could be used against huge generators more