Terrorists are not just exploring weapons of mass destruction but also weapons of mass disruption, said the director of the Global Organised Crime Project on Friday.

BBC: Into a new millennium of science

What we do not want to do is turn "weapons of mass disruption" as Barack Obama dubbed cyberattacks in 2009 into weapons of mass distraction, diverting national attention from more burning problems while promoting extremely costly solutions.

WSJ: Battling the Cyber Warmongers

It was one of the messages communicated by a panel of officials, past and present, from the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, among others, at the opening of a new exhibit on cybersecurity called "Weapons of Mass Disruption" at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.

NPR: Cybersecurity On Display In D.C.