by Adam Phillips, VOA News
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on the Internet and computer technology to conduct its business, its social and international relationships and its wars, the threat to those networks from terrorists and criminals becomes more dire. A three day FBI-sponsored conference on cyber-security was attended by leaders in law enforcement, industry, government, and the military and reports on some of the issues involved and strategies proposed. In the 20 seconds it will take to listen to this paragraph, the world will conduct 680,000 Google searches and send 88 million emails. The world’s half billion Facebook users will post 140,000 status updates, and the “Automated Clearing House” computer network that connects all American financial institutions will process 12,000 electronic payments.
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