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Jun. 03, 2011
Cyber Attacks May Be “Acts Of War”
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| According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon (in a report expected to be made public next month) has said an act of computer sabotage may constitute an "act of war." Ira Flatow and guests discuss cyber attacks and the challenges in defining and fighting cyber warfare. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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Bruce Schneier
Writer and Security Technologist
Author: "Schneier on Security" (Wiley, 2008)
Chief Security Officer, British Telecom -
Kristin Lord
Vice President and Director of Studies
Center for a New American Security
Washington, DC
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