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This Aug. 2, 2018, aerial photo, shows the Old River Control Structure, a floodgate system which regulates the flow of water leaving the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya River, in Vidalia, La. The FBI is keenly aware of the dangers that cyber-criminals pose to Mississippi River-related businesses and infrastructure. And the agency wants the public at large to be aware, as well. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

FBI eyes plethora of cyberthreats along the Mississippi

Giant cranes loading and unloading gargantuan barges. Oil tankers, supply vessels and pipelines serving a vital energy industry. Flood control structures. Chemical plants. Cruise ships. Drinking water sources. All computer-reliant and tied in some way to the internet. All of them vulnerable to cyber thieves, hackers and terrorists.

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, looks around the room during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Trump has scrapped a 2012 policy on when to attack in cyberspace

The Trump administration kicked off a new era of government cyber operations by “rescinding” a presidential directive that had restricted offensive capabilities, an administration official told Fifth Domain, but experts warned the move would not be sufficient in detering state-based hacking.

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Phishing emails show no signs of slowing down, according to a new report. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko)

Is that email a phishing campaign? Flip a coin.

Phishing attacks show no signs of slowing down, according to a new report.

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