Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 3/18/2009 07:34:00 AM

Audio Story on Internet Security Threats


From National Public Radio's On the Media, an audio report concerning the Internet which is turning 40-years-old. The story outlines the cyber-threats to the Web going forward.

Among other interesting things, former national security advisor Richard Clarke tells of espionage by both the Russians and Chinese hacking into computers at the Pentagon in recent months.

In the words of the show's host, Brooke Gladstone, as "the importance of the Net has grown . . . along with it so has the sophistication of the attacks and the sense of impending doom."

For those concerned about Internet security, this is a thought-provoking piece.
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