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DHS: Cyber Infrastructure Attacks Skyrocket Between 2009, 2011
Cyber attacks on companies maintaining U.S. critical infrastructure have multiplied over the past three years by more than 20 times, CNN reports. A recent Department of Homeland Security report says that 198 incidents were reported in 2011 compared to nine in 2009. Response teams for cyber emergencies deployed to the location of the attacks 17 [...]
Over the weekend, severe thunderstorms wrecked havoc on Washington, D.C. and Maryland, knocking out power to thousands of residents. The storms left some 430,000 customers without power, according to press reports. Of course, with power outages come traffic problems as traffic lights within the District and Maryland were out on a number of major roadways. [...]
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