A recent cyber security report by McAfee, the computer security firm, has revealed that cyber espionage will be one of the greatest threats to global peace in the year 2008. It has raised concern that essential online services face a security threat from spies who have infiltrated the World Wide Web.
The 'virtual criminology report' states that the number of 'cyber terrorists' is on the rise. These entities are increasingly using the Internet as a weapon against national governments, attacking their infrastructure systems, including electricity, air traffic control, computer networks, finance markets, stock exchanges, et al. Not just this, they are also targeting individual companies that generate revenues in billions.
Industry experts insist that cyber crime has now become a global issue and is no more limited to just individuals. The only probable solution lies in governments joining hands to pursue corrective measures. This will involve development of technologies that can keep a check on cyber espionage, and if possible, control it to an extent.
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