Estimates of losses to the U.S. economy and society vary but increasingly sophisticated cybercrime consistently targets the government, corporations and individuals.
About 90 percent of U.S. companies that responded to a Computer Security Institute survey said they had detected computer security breaches and 74 percent acknowledged financial losses as a result of the breaches of security.
More than 270 U.S. organizations quantified their financial losses for a total of $265 million. Analysts said the actual costs could be much higher."
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Cyber Defense
The US military is preparing for 21st Century electronic warfare and cyber terrorism. A joint US Cyber Command and four service cyber commands have been set up.
Their mission is to defend American military networks and civilian American infrastructure from cyber terrorism and from foreign government hackers.
The officers leading these cyber commands explain how they are organized, how they operate, and how they will protect the United States from foreign military hackers, intelligence agencies, and cyber terrorists.
