U.S. military remains on cyber alert
The U.S. military remains on heightened cyber-alert as the holiday season approaches, following at least one intrusion by suspected Chinese military hackers. The Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations, a part of U.S. Strategic Command, raised the U.S. military’s global cyber-alert level, or “Information Condition,” from InfoCon 5 to InfoCon 4 on Nov. 17, and had no plans to lower it, Strategic Command Spokeswoman Capt. Caroline Wellman told United Press International. Full Story