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Darpa Looks to Make Cyberwar Routine With Secret 'Plan X'

Darpa Looks to Make Cyberwar Routine With Secret 'Plan X' | Science News | Scoop.it
The Pentagon's top research arm just unveiled a new, classified cyberwarfare project. But it's not about building the next Stuxnet, Darpa swears. Instead, "Plan X" is designed to make online strikes a more routine part of U.S.
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'Most Sophisticated Cyberweapon Yet' Discovered in the Middle East | IdeaFeed | Big Think

'Most Sophisticated Cyberweapon Yet' Discovered in the Middle East | IdeaFeed | Big Think | Science News | Scoop.it

A Russian anti-virus company has discovered the most complex computer virus in cyber warfare history. Called "Flame", the company says the virus has been targeting computer systems in the Middle East, such as Iran's Oil Ministry, for at least two years.

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DARPA: X Marks the Spot of the First Cyber War

DARPA: X Marks the Spot of the First Cyber War | Science News | Scoop.it

DARPA – the government organization that brought you the Internet – is back, this time with an audacious five-year, $110 million research initiative to militarize cyberspace. Called Plan X, DARPA's plan reflects a disturbing tendency these days – the willingness of governments – including your very own U.S. government - to weaponize and militarize the Internet.

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Pentagon Announces New Strategy: Rapidly Develop Cyberweapons to Attack Specific Targets

Pentagon Announces New Strategy: Rapidly Develop Cyberweapons to Attack Specific Targets | Science News | Scoop.it

The Pentagon wants cyberweapons, and it wants them fast. Deftly recognizing that cyberweapons are nothing like the materiel of physical warfare, the DoD is devising a means to fast-track and field certain cyberweapons, some of which will take only days to go from development to deployment.

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