Cyberwarfare

Once the stuff of science fiction, virtual warfare carried out over global computer networks is poised to become a reality in the 21st Century. Nation-states and nonstate actors alike are learning to use the Internet to exert political, economic and military pressure.

Key Analysis
Customers at an Internet bar in Beijing, Jan. 15
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Customers at an Internet bar in Beijing
China: Pushing Ahead of the Cyberwarfare Pack
March 2, 2009 1527 GMT
In China, no information is sacred, particularly for foreign companies and individuals operating inside the country. [more]
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kyrgyzstan: The Struggle Intensifies
February 2, 2009 1957 GMT
Russia is concentrating on Kyrgyzstan both in the political realms and on the ground. [more]
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Georgia, Russia: The Cyberwarfare Angle
August 12, 2008 2127 GMT
Russia's assault on Georgia has not been limited to tanks and fighter jets. [more]
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China: Cybersecurity and Mosaic Intelligence
August 6, 2008 1931 GMT
The Chinese government has been at the forefront of the exploitation of cyberspace in the 21st century. Part of a series on cyberspace as battlespace. [more]
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U.S.: Strengthening Cybersecurity
July 21, 2008 1734 GMT
Major funding for a classified Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative is now under consideration in the U.S. Congress. [more]
U.S. Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz
U.S.: A Break From the Air Force 'Fighter Mafia'
June 10, 2008 1503 GMT
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has recommended to President George W. Bush that he nominate a general officer from outside the fighter community to head the U.S. Air Force. [more]
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