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Foreign entity hacks Obama, McCain computers

November 8, 2008 — 5:19pm ET | By Judi Hasson
Newsweek reports that the computer systems of both the Barack Obama and John McCain presidential campaigns were victims of sophisticated cyber attacks this past summer. The attacks prompted an FBI... Read more...

U.S. faces bigger threat from cyber attacks

August 18, 2008 — 8:21pm ET | By Judi Hasson
Don't duck yet, but experts are predicting the next large-scale military or terrorist attack on the United States may be a cyber attack. Experts say last week's attack on the former Soviet republic... Read more...

Picking up the pieces after a data breach

May 7, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

The way that you follow up in the immediate aftermath of a crisis can affect not only how the event is perceived, but also how successfully you'll avoid trouble in the future. As CIO, you can't... Read more...

Responding to a data breach

April 22, 2007 — 8:01pm ET
If your organization has been compromised, create a plan and form a committee consisting of representatives from each business unit, the corporate attorney, the corporate compliance officer or... Read more...

Recovering from a cyber attack

April 19, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Even though it might have been devastating to your systems, employee morale and customer confidence, if your company is hit by a cyber attack, how you approach your recovery can make all of the... Read more...

Cyber criminals to take mob approach

December 18, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A new report predicts that cyber criminals may start joining forces with traditional crime mobs in their quest to grab valuable data. Websense, a Web security vendor, reports that cyber... Read more...

Mock cyber attack success a little suspect

February 12, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Uncle Sam's first ever cyber attack mock scenario went off last week and the Internet emerged unscathed from the make-believe "devastating" attacks across the Net. The Department of Homeland... Read more...