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Critical infrastructure under constant attack

You are under cyber attack. That's the top finding of a new report, In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyberwar. The survey was commissioned by IT security giant McAfee and authored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , McAfee , House , hacker

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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DoD expected to announce cyber command Monday

Deputy Secretary Lynn scheduled to make reveal plans during speech at CSIS.

Tags: technology , William Lynn , Brid. Gen. Steve Smith , Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander , Maj. Gen. Richard Webber , White House , DoD , Air Force , Army , Jim Lewis , cybersecurity , Cyber Command

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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Government needs to define cyber war

Sen. Feinstein calls for an international treaty on cyberspace to create mutual assurances of protection. Experts say the difficulty is determining the threshold of what constitutes an attack worthy of war. Delayed DoD cyber command would play key role in coming up with strategy for offensive and defensive cyber actions.

Tags: technology , Dennis Blair , Dianne Feinstein , Keith Alexander , ODNI , Senate Select Committee on Intelligence , DoD , White House , DoJ , Jim Lewis , Greg Nojeim , CDT , cybersecurity , Cyber Command

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:08pm EDT

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DoD's 'Cybercommand' in broad brushstrokes

The Deputy Secretary of Defense outlines the proposal for a Pentagon cybercommand as a work-in-progress.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , CyberCommand , William Lynn III , Department of Defense , Max Cacas