Homeland Security Tries To Shore Up Nation's Cyber Defenses

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Homeland Security Tries To Shore Up Nation's Cyber Defenses

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Screens glowed, mice clicked and lines of code scrolled on the laptop monitors of a hacker team hired by Barney Advanced Domestic Chemical Co. — or BAD Company — to break into a rival firm’s computer network.

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