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The Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's nuclear facility at Natanz came to light nearly four years ago, but how it got there remains a mystery. A possible new explanation, outlined Tuesday, cites the supply chain as the key.

The Obama administration has unveiled the nation's first cybersecurity standards to protect critical infrastructure. The voluntary standards – which met with some criticism – are an attempt to address US vulnerabilities to cyberattack.

It's easy to get anxious about cybersecurity -- but that need not be the case. The Department of Homeland Security's top cyber official and leaders in the field join the Monitor and the Center for National Policy to chart paths forward in cyberspace.

Fazio Mechanical Services, a small heating and refrigeration contractor based in Pittsburgh, says it was the victim of 'a sophisticated cyber attack operation.' 

A phalanx of cybertraps, Internet-based attacks, and surveillance awaits visitors to the Sochi Olympics. Some digital dangers extend even to virtual visitors elsewhere just trying to keep up with the action.

Among the breaches listed by a Senate committee minority report were the thefts of a list of the weakest US dams and of cyber-security plans at nuclear power plants.

The Department of Transportation is moving us closer to the day when cars exchange 'basic safety data' to avoid collisions. But legal and cyber-security experts cite concerns.

The trend in consumer products is for built-in Internet connectivity. But most items have poor security, creating a fast-growing target for cyber-criminals. Now a 'thingbot' has attacked.

Top critical infrastructure cybersecurity experts, who met in Miami this week, cite a surprising number of control systems that are still exposed to hackers.

Potential fallout from revelations about the NSA's aggressive surveillance activities could be far-reaching, including billions in lost business for American tech giants. What other less-obvious consequences for the cyber realm?

Retailers like Target would likely have passed a number of cyber-security audits for their systems, experts say, but cyber thieves' sophistication is growing to surmount improved defenses.

A panel convened by President Obama to look into NSA surveillance practices has made 46 recommendations, pleasing some civil libertarians. One cyber expert calls it a 'mixture.'

Edward Snowden needs a place to go. If it's true that he still has as many as 1.5 million unreleased top-secret NSA documents, that could be a big bargaining chip.

NSA review panel is expected to recommend that the agency's collection of phone metadata continue – along with new measures to protect the privacy of Americans and foreign citizens.

The utility of Google cookies in cyber exploitation and espionage comes as no surprise to some. NSA officials maintain their practices are practical and legal.

The Internet traffic of governments and financial companies is being quietly and momentarily diverted to overseas locations, cyber-security experts say. Who is hijacking traffic and why is it a mystery?

Cyber Monday is expected to see more shoppers than Black Friday for the first time. So how can you avoid becoming a victim of scams and malicious software? Here are some precautions.

'China has not reduced its cyber intrusions against the United States despite recent public exposure of Chinese cyber espionage in technical detail,' a commission set up by Congress to monitor US-China ties reported.

Despite the cyber-experts' assurances on Obamacare's HealthCare.gov site, their assessments were done before it was up and running, leaving a level of uncertainty that brought vigorous questioning.

The FBI's evolution into a cyber-crime-fighting agency, a decade in the works, has made the bureau 'one of the best in the world' at cracking computer crime. Cyber threats are poised to rival terrorism as the primary danger to US, says FBI's director.