First Strike in Global Cyber Wars

The powerful computer virus called the Stuxnet worm has captured the world’s attention, in part because of its sophistication, and because of speculation about what the malicious software might have targeted.  “Stuxnet is really a computer worm on steroids,” says Robert McMillan, a computer security specialist and senior writer for the IDG News Service.  “We…

Kosovo Demands International Legitimacy

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci give a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, 13 Oct. 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to work for broader international recognition of Kosovo on Wednesday during a visit to Pristina, the first by a U.S. chief diplomat since Kosovo’s independence in…