Financial Times (April 23)
“The closeness between America and Japan, forged in the ashes of war, goes beyond the ideological…. Theirs has been one of the closest and most enduring of postwar relationships. They stand shoulder to shoulder on most issues from terrorism to intellectual property.”
Tags: Enduring, Ideological, Intellectual property, Japan, Postwar, Terrorism, U.S.
Washington Post (May 20, 2013)
“For all the wonders of the digital revolution, there is a turbulent and largely hidden underside of theft and disruption that grows by the day; the losses are often not counted in stacks of $20 bills but rather in millions of dollars of intellectual property stolen or compromised. Computer networks are vital to American capitalism and society but remain surprisingly vulnerable to hijack and hijinks.” More worryingly, the electric grid and much of the public infrastructure is also vulnerable. The U.S. needs to “erect better defenses” against cyberattack.
Tags: Computer networks, Cyberattack, Digital revolution, Disruption, Electric grid, Infrastructure, Intellectual property, Losses, U.S.
