The Mouse Click that Roared
Given the global nature of the Internet, the growing threat of cyber attacks complicates long-held assumptions about national security. While unilateral measures are essential to deter cyber crime, the insecurity generated by non-state actors will likely require greater intergovernmental cooperation.
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CAMBRIDGE – Until recently, cyber security has primarily interested computer geeks and cloak-and-dagger types. The Internet’s creators, part of a small, enclosed community, were very comfortable with an open system in which security was not a primary concern. But, with some three billion or so users on the Web nowadays, that very openness has become a serious vulnerability; indeed, it is endangering the vast economic opportunities that the Internet has opened for the world.