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Former CIA official sees terrorism-cyber parallels

Different wars for different times. Cofer Black, a former top CIA counterterrorism official, said on Wednesday he sees parallels between the terrorism threat that emerged before the September 11 attacks a decade ago and the emerging cyber threat now.
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Norway Unprepared for Terror Acts: WikiLeaks

U.S. authorities were apparently so flustered by Norway’s inability to grasp the threat posed by terrorists that they had to “press” their Norwegian counterparts to deal with the topic seriously.
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Terrorists Use Facebook to Launch Cyber-jihad

The al-Qaida is launching a ‘cyber jihad’ on the West and there have been increasing attempts by terrorists to ‘invade’ Facebook and other social networking sites for propaganda and to organize attacks.
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer (L) and Skype CEO Tony Bates shake hands at their joint news conference in San Francisco, May 10, 2011.

India Seeks Access to Google, Skype Communication

Indian government has asked Google Inc, Skype and other social networking sites to comply with the security agencies requirement—to allow their user to services to guard against terrorism and other crimes, a minister said on Wednesday.
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Timeline: Major Mumbai Blasts Since 1993

Ten people were killed and several wounded in a serial bomb blasts in India's financial hub when three powerful bombs exploded late Wednesday at Opera House in south Mumbai, a temple behind Dadri and the third one at densely populated Zaveri Bazar.

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