DoD: Agencies face new kinds of cyber attacks

They\'re no longer battling your standard denial of service attacks.

Agencies are facing a new kind of cyber attack.

They’re no longer battling your standard denial of service attacks, such as the Melissa virus or the I Love You worm.

Instead, hackers, organized criminals, and even nation states are beginning to use remote sabotage attacks.

Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller has details about what’s going on and what the Defense Department is doing about it.

Check out all of Federal News Radio’s coverage of cybersecurity issues here.

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