[HIB]In Debate, Audience Finds That The Cyberwar Threat Is Not Exaggerated

Resolved: The cyberwar threat has been grossly exaggerated. True or false? That was the question put to four top security experts last night in a public debate at the Newseum here in the nation's capital. The debate, which was organized by the Intelligence Squared U.S. Foundation and sponsored by Neustar, was designed to cut through the hype surrounding cyberwar and help determine how serious the threat might be. The answer, according to two of the debaters and most of the audience: The cyberwar threat is pretty dang serious. In a lively back-and-forth moderated by ABC News' Nightline correspondent John Donvan, the four experts offered differing perspectives on the threat of cyber conflicts between nations and the potential damage they might cause.

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