Whatever the case, most of us face enormous unknowns when it comes to how the cyber world, cyber dangers, and also heightened cyber fears will affect both the nation's security and our liberties.
The earliest well-known incident took place in 1992 when a technician at a Lithuanian nuclear power plant introduced a virus into the industrial control system with the stated intention of demonstrating cyber-dangers.
Forbes spoke with him about why those words matter, why China is far from our most dangerous potential cyber adversary, and the danger of the American military engaging in pre-emptive cyber attacks.
He also shared that "C" level managers are well aware of the dangers; cyber theft can kill a company.
In particular its focus is on critical infrastructure and the types of threats President Barack Obama mentioned in his State of the Union address last night when he announced he had signed an executive order to protect the nation's infrastructure from the escalating danger of cyber attacks, urging the U.S. Congress to pass a Cyber Security bill.
Charities and internet security experts warned of the growing danger of cyber blackmail today in the wake of the suicide of another teenager who was being harassed on-line.
While some of the danger of cyber espionage from China is real, doomsday scenarios distort the true nature of the threat.
It's a long, long yarn on the dangers of cyber war.
The primary danger of cyber-recruitment is its ability to quickly expose large online communities to a substantial amount of engaging, multimedia content [2],[2]],[2]].
To stay one step ahead of our adversaries, I have already sent this Congress legislation that will secure our country from the growing danger of cyber-threats.
"Yeah [Snowden] was very clear about the fact that as the U.S. goes around the world threatening and warning people about the dangers of cyber attacks, the U.S. is one of the most prolific if not the most prolific perpetrators of offensive cyber warfare," Greenwald said.
