Goes Online Security Experts Target Cyberspace as New Battlefield U.S. Air Force Maj. Larry Chodko demonstrates a computer to be used in the peacekeeping mission in Yugoslavia.
Security experts point out that online and electronic threats to national security are mounting.
Mass. All it took was a funky old 386 desktop and a modem. Jester didn't target the airport specifically. A simple program on his computer randomly dialed phone numbers. Whenever the program detected the electronic squeal signaling a network connection, Jester slipped in and began snooping around. This time, Jester broke into the computer that controls radio transmissions from the control tower of the airport.