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Cyber intruders probe for access to critical infrastructures worldwide, but public-private cooperation, international engagement will help refine defenses.

Attacks Worldwide

Global Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and serious.

Articles

Nations Work on Defenses

The Mentality of Hacking

Hacker Economics

Next Generation Defenders

In Focus

Improving Cybersecurity

America.gov posed three cybersecurity questions to private sector executives.

On the Record

Quote Beginning The growing connectivity between information systems, the Internet and other infrastructures creates opportunities for attackers to disrupt telecommunications, electrical power, energy pipelines, refineries, financial networks and other critical infrastructures. Over the past several years we have seen cyber attacks against critical infrastructures abroad, and many of our own infrastructures are as vulnerable as their foreign counterparts. End Quote

Dennis Blair, U.S. director of national intelligence, February 25, 2009

Glossary

Glossary of Key Cybersecurity Terms

The vocabulary for activities related to cybersecurity is growing as the technology evolves.

Quiz

Global private-sector losses of intellectual property due to cybercrime are estimated at?

A. $1 million
B. $10 million
C. $100 million
D. $1 trillion

Learn more: Low-Risk, High Profit Opportunities Drive Up Cyber Crime

Which U.S. presidential candidate experienced cyber insecurity in the run up to the 2008 election?

A. Mitt Romney
B. Barack Obama
C. Hillary Clinton
D. Both B & C

Learn more: President Obama's Remarks on Securing U.S. Cyber Infrastructure

In 2006 the U.S. Defense Department reported 6 million attempted intrusions against its computer systems. By 2008 the number had jumped to?

A. 8 million
B. 15 million
C. 120 million
D. 360 million

Learn more: Nations Defend Computer Networks, Web Sites

The percentage of attacks against U.S. government networks grew from 2007 to 2008 by?

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 40%
D. 50%

Learn more: Congressional Research Service Report on a Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

Resource List

Resources on Cybersecurity

Videos, reports and Web sites address a growing worldwide problem.

Video

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

President Obama discusses the importantance of cybersecurity and self-protection strategies.

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