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CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout

January 22, 2008 Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. TAGS: SANS Institute, cyberattack, blackout, U.S., attack, training

Solar flares could disrupt power, communications

September 8, 2005 The fiery orb in the sky is burping, which means that your GPS device could fail sometime soon, according to atmosphere experts. Photos: Solar flares and sunspots TAGS: flare, SRI International, blackout, sun, weather, grid, communication, radio, GPS

Microsoft customers back in the Money

July 30, 2004 The software giant comes up with a workaround to a glitch that shut some Microsoft Money users out of their accounts for almost five days. TAGS: blackout, workaround, Microsoft Money, message board, access, account, Microsoft Corp., server

Network feud leads to Net blackout

October 6, 2005 Two major Net companies stop exchanging traffic, cutting off access to each other's networks for some customers. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., Cogent Communications, network company, blackout, arrangement, connection, e-mail

Blackout shows Net's fragility

October 6, 2005 A dispute between major Internet backbone companies has selectively shut down e-mail and Web sites for many online. TAGS: Cogent Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., network company, blackout, relationship, agreement, traffic, connection, e-mail

Net firms reach deal to avoid new blackout

October 28, 2005 Cogent and Level 3 reach an agreement that will prevent a repeat, for now, of this month's Net backbone outage. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., Cogent Communications, blackout, agreement, e-mail

Will Vista stall Net traffic?

September 6, 2006 Expert predicts Vista could overflow the Net's infrastructure, causing "rolling blackouts." Some call the forecast "FUD." TAGS: IPv4, domain name, Nominum Inc., IPv6, DNS, blackout, DNS server, traffic, Microsoft Windows Vista, IP, IP address, Internet Service Provider, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Net blackout sparks talk of new rules

October 7, 2005 Congressman, consumers say government should prevent company disputes from cutting off Net services. TAGS: Cogent Communications, Level 3 Communications Inc., Rick Boucher, blackout, telecommunications, congressman, traffic, Rep., billing, rule, situation, e-mail

Industrial security guard gets backup

August 6, 2004 Verano joined by security specialist Betrusted to push software for industries like utilities, transportation. TAGS: Verano, BeTrusted, SCADA, blackout, East Coast, transportation, security, CEO, backup

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