Cyber Is Everything

摘要

Earlier this year, America's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, called cyberattacks a greater threat to the nation than physical terrorism. What's really cause for alarm is the unprecedented breadth of what we mean when we talk about cyberattacks. Computer hacking today can bring down the largest-scale enterprises and public infrastructure-or hit the most intimate parts of our lives. The headlines and examples just keep coming. The Democratic National Committee hacked by Russia. Sony Corporation's film division brought to its knees by malware and stolen documents, in an attack attributed to North Korea. A "smart" refrigerator for household use that can expose owners' Gmail account information. Home thermostats vulnerable to ransomware. Connected cars whose controls can be taken over remotely. A website called "Big Brother Is Watching You"-with feeds from baby monitor cameras in people's homes.