Microsoft, in its semi-annual Security Intelligence Report , depicts an arc of hacking activity that has evolved over time.
Meanwhile, MPs on the Intelligence and Security Committee have warned in their annual report that the Olympics have put Britain's intelligence and security agencies under "unprecedented pressure".
The threat will accelerate in the coming years and presents "a growing and persistent threat" to U.S. economic security, according to the intelligence report, which reflects the views of 14 U.S. intelligence agencies.
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Another senior administration official said those points in the speech were based on a U.S. intelligence report about the security situation.
The move was hinted at two months ago when Prime Minister David Cameron presented his government's response to the Intelligence and Security Committee's annual report.
According to the latest Foreign Correspondent report, Mr Zygier met Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) agents and told them about secret operations he was involved in.
The report notes that GCHQ created something called the Network Defence Intelligence and Security Team (NDIST) in September 2008, to respond to this dual threat.
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The departments of State and Homeland Security, the FBI, CIA, National Security Agency, National Counterterrorism Center and the office of the director of national intelligence, as well as the White House national security staff, have been ordered to report back within 30 days.
Meanwhile, another report (PDF) from the National Intelligence Council, released in February, warned of security threats due to water issues.
Warner's recommendation came on the same day as the release of the U.S. intelligence community's latest report on Iraq, which found "measurable but uneven improvements" in security in recent months.
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