Defense

Cybersecurity troubles looming

The military is redoubling its efforts to look at cybersecurity.

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November 12, 2014 9:29 am

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The military is redoubling its efforts to look at cybersecurity. An Associated Press report indicates the $10 billion annual effort to protect the federal government’s extensive computer systems is struggling to keep up with a daily bombardment of cyber attacks from thieves and hostile states that grab Social Security numbers, look at Pentagon secrets, and hijack critical websites.