World’s Nuclear Facilities Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 2015 (IPS) – As hackers continue to rampage through closely-guarded information systems and databases with monotonous regularity, there is a tempting new target for cyber-attacks: the world’s nuclear facilities. A warning has already been sounded by the…

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Man who threatened Amtrak’s DC facilities sentenced

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  infrastructure_protection Image Caption:  New York Ave. bridge The man who phoned in bomb threats to Amtrak’s communications center last November and January was sentenced to 20 months in prison by a federal judge. Michael Jerome Dennis, 27, received the sentence after pleading guilty in August…

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Man who threatened Amtrak D.C. facilities sentenced

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  infrastructure_protection Image Caption:  New York Ave. bridge The man who phoned in bomb threats to Amtrak’s communications center last November and January was sentenced to 20 months in prison by a federal judge. Michael Jerome Dennis, 27, received the sentence after pleading guilty in August…

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Bayer’s blast-protection solution for building facades protects critical facilities and personnel

Top Priority Sector:  infrastructure_protection With ever-increasing threats and always-decreasing budgets in mind, Bayer MaterialScience has developed a new innovative blast-mitigating system for critical buildings and other structures that can be tailored to protect against a range of threat levels. The Hygard polycarbonate laminate system can be added to existing buildings…

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