These simple metaphorical questions describe the dilemma of dealing with cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism.
But that very hyper-connectivity makes us more vulnerable to cyber-terrorism and other threats.
"They (computers) run our electric power grid, out telecommunications network, they run our railroads, our banking system, and all of them are vulnerable, at some level, to some degree to information warfare, or cyber-terrorism, " Clark said.
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This includes what is needed for counter-terrorism and cyber-security, as well as what kind of conventional military forces the country wants for the future.
As a new century begins, cyber-crime, including electronic terrorism, looms as a new way for criminals to threaten global security.
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About 90 federal agencies send their personnel to the centers for training in everything from criminal investigations to cyber terrorism and land-management police training.
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The proposed reform foresaw 8, 500 career soldiers, 7, 000 who sign up for an average three years, 9, 300 militia members and more focus on terrorism and cyber-attacks.
To meet the challenges of the 21st century -- from terrorism to nuclear proliferation, from pandemic disease to cyber threats to crushing poverty -- we will strengthen old alliances, forge new ones, and use all elements of our national power.
These measures already have proven invaluable in the international fight against terrorism, organized crime, cyber-crimes, and transnational crimes in the Information Age.
And a lot of the threats that we're going to be facing, whether it's international terrorism, cyber terrorism, nuclear proliferation, pandemic, climate change -- a lot of these issues, they cross borders.
Security and counter-terrorism cooperation is another key area of discussion, specially cyber security which is becoming a major area of concern for both governments, our correspondent adds.
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