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Friday, June 12, 2015

Cartoons: cyber doomsday

If you're one of the estimated 14 million current or former civilian U.S. government employees, the hackers who recently broke into the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) now know all about you (and me). But don't feel alone--security firm Kaspersky Labs got hacked too.

And don't expect any of the security holes to be plugged soon, because Congress is at war on the issue of cyber security. Here's a blow-by-blow description of the most recent battle.
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image: cartoon by Nate Beeler
Nate Beeler, The Week
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U.S. cyber security is handled by the Department of Homeland Security, the same agency that manages the TSA.
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image: cartoon by John Darkow
John Darkow, The Week
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image: cartoon by Drew Sheneman
Drew Sheneman, The Week
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All in all, the front has definitely changed.
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image: cartoon by Steve Breen
Steve Breen, The Week
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-- Marge


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