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The presidential campaign is turning a focus to cyberterrorism. Democrat Barack Obama has unveiled plans for a “national cyber advisor” position as well as updated standards for protecting computer-based infrastructures if he is elected. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, has spoken of the need for increased cyber security in recent weeks as well. Already this year, the current administration has increased its efforts to protect America from Internet-based attacks, with plans for a $30 billion effort to expand federal network monitoring over the next seven years.

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Obama Calls for Cyberterror Czar

Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic. Now an Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own “botnet,” or network of remotely controlled computers, to be ready to attack the computer networks of foreign enemies. The proposal Col. Charles Williamson III outlined in the May edition of the Armed Forces Journal highlights the creative cyberwarfare strategies being hashed out by the military.

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U.S. Colonel: Unleash Botnets on Hackers