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Insiders Can Do Great Damage

One Former Employee Can Bring Down a Company

Fired But Able to Access Files

August 18, 2011

The attack effectively froze the operations for a number of days, leaving company employees unable to ship product, to cut checks, or even to communicate via email, the U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings. Total cost: $800,000.

Some Hacking Good, Some Evil

Sweet and Sour Cybersecurity, Iran Totals Damages, Missouri Cops Hit

Bigger Setback for Iran Nuclear Porgram

August 3, 2011

A computer attack on Iranian nuclear program did more harm than first reported. And an attack on law enforcement officer data in Missouri shows how low some hackers go.

Bill Zalud

January 1, 2011

It was electricity, gas, oil and water back then. But when Congress passed and President George Bush signed the USA Patriot Act of 2001, those and a lot other sectors got bundled into critical infrastructures and suddenly inherited a more intense security profile.