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In the age of the Internet, which now determines daily life for Americans, many threats to the U.S. now exist in the cyber domain. Cybersecurity is a near-constant theme in Washington, as well as for private companies around the country. Congress and government agencies are clamoring to develop policies and strategies to protect national security and commercial interests. Internet attacks are already a standard feature of modern life, and the threats and their implications—from hacking into co...

U.s. ambassador from estonia. the russians are pressing on our east european allies every single day with hybrid warfare. its information warfare. its propaganda. its internet attacks. its active agents. plus, a build-up of forces on the borders of the baltic states. natos trying to put together the procedures and forces to be able to respond. then at the top here, we have the president seeming to disrespect our nato allies but put a lot of faith in adversaries, people who dont share our values....

Discussed behind closed doors. never subject to public debate until now. >> its a chilling thought to rely on congress to protect our civil liberties. >> reporter: it should come as no surprise that president obama supports these surveillance programs even though he said this during the 2008 campaign. >> there should always be somebody who is watching the watchers. >> reporter: he voted to reauthorize government eavesdropping in 2008 and signed an update to it last year. its more than a little i...

Concerns about a possible al qaeda commando attack with gunmen on city streets storming hotels, shooting anyone in their path. if you remember the attacks on mumbai, this would be the sequel. weve got the latest where officials fear it could happen and where the killers could be coming from. and later the defense rested in the two men accused in the horrific home invasion and murder in connecticut. well show you what kind of defense they put on today and where the case goes from here. thats ou...

Driver in chicago on charges he planned to attack a stadium in the united states and attempted to send money to al qaeda. we have video here of prosecutors wheeling evidence into court. according to the feds. this pakistani native has been an american citizen since 1988. investigators say he told unnamed person that he could place remote controlled bombs inside a stadium. he also reportedly told an undercover fbi agent that he knows one of the most wanted al qaeda members in all of pakistan. for...

Extradition to sweden. investigators there say they want to question him for possible sex crimes. meantime, the cyber army thats apparently operating on assanges behalf may be selecting some new targets. computer users who support wikileaks have been going after certain people and businesses and the security company reports thousands more overnight down loads of the software that people use to launch those on-line attacks. the company reported that could mean the cyber army is preparing to hit a...

Kid and how does he justify targeting him? also breaking news, growing concerns about a possible al qaeda commando attack with gunmen on city streets storming hotels, shooting anyone in their path. if you remember the attacks on mumbai, this would be the sequel. weve got the latest where officials fear it could happen and where the killers could be coming from. and later the defense rested in the two men accused in the horrific home invasion and murder in connecticut. well show you what kind o...