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A person holds tear gas canisters and shot guns shells all tied on to a string

The global tear gas business is booming. It’s complicated.

Use of tear gas has steadily risen around the world. But odds are, a lot of those silver canisters come from a factory in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, home to just over 600 people, and the uptick in sales has helped the community.

cyber security

Cyber security — and broadband access — is on President Obama’s mind

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A security guard stands at the entrance of United Artists theater during the premiere of the film "The Interview" in Los Angeles, California December 11, 2014.

The North Koreans have been honing their hacking skills for years

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The sign outside the headquarters of the US Army's new Cyber School at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The school is part of the Army's creation of a new cyberwarfare branch.

The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare

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The Cyber Warrior

Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side

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Cyberwarfare is increasingly prevalent in modern conflicts, and is getting "more complex and more dangerous," says NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

NATO takes aim at Russia’s attacks — online

Conflict

With Russia’s military intervening in Ukraine, NATO has plenty to discuss at this week’s summit. But one aspect of the conflict with Russia goes beyond Ukraine. It lies in cyberspace. And NATO is set to ratify a measure that would directly confront Russian and others on the virtual battlefield.

A researcher at Hauri

Even your medical records aren’t safe. Chinese group hacks into hospital’s patient records

Technology

When you go to the hospital, you give up a lot of very personal data, not the least of which is your name, address and Social Security number. Recently, a group of Chinese hackers associated with their government’s cyber espionage program branched out from their usual work and targeted a huge hospital system’s patient database — and got away with a huge haul of personal data.

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Even as cyberwar rages, we can’t really decide what cyberwar is

Environment

With espionage and military battles moving online, the term cyberwarfare is being tossed about to describe it. But here’s the thing: this is such a new realm that even the definition of what constitutes cyberwarfare is constantly up for debate.With espionage and military battles moving online, the term cyberwarfare is being tossed about to describe it. But here’s the thing: this is such a new realm that even the definition of what constitutes cyberwarfare is constantly up for debate.

Darth Vader and his storm troopers terrorize the galaxy as hackers.

Cyber war, what is it good for? A lot more than you might think

Conflict & Justice

Cyber attacks are a very real concern in Israel. So real, the country’s electric corporation is putting on training classes for its staff, to help them identify and combat cyber attacks.

Experts see North’s hands in reported computer attack on South Korea

A cyber attack hit South Korean broadcasters and banks Wednesday, causing computers to crash, display an error message, or worse. Though the origin of the attack could take weeks, intelligence officials aren’t ruling out North Korea as the culprit.