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Abstract:
Cyberspace is a defining feature of modern life. Individuals and communities worldwide connect, socialize, and organize themselves in and through cyberspace. From 2000 to 2010, global Internet usage increased from 360 million to over 2 billion people. As Internet usage continues to expand, cyberspace will become increasingly woven into the fabric of everyday life across the globe. U.S. and international businesses trade goods and services in cyberspace, moving assets across the globe in seconds. In addition to facilitating trade in other sectors, cyberspace is itself a key sector of the global economy. Cyberspace has become an incubator for new forms of entrepreneurship, advances in technology, the spread of free speech, and new social networks that drive our economy and reflect our principles. The security and effective operation of U.S. critical infrastructure - including energy, banking and finance, transportation, communication, and the Defense Industrial Base - rely on cyberspace, industrial control systems, and information technology that may be vulnerable to disruption or exploitation.
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 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE |
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20 |
| Report Date: |
JUL 2011 |
| Report Number: |
A143645 |
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