Behind a framework, a cautionary cyber tale

(Matt McClain / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

PART THREE | The Tridium company’s widely used technology is a marvel of modern connectivity, but after its networks were found to be vulnerable to hackers, it is moving to boost its security.

(DAVID J. PHILLIP / ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Search engine reveals risks to machines

PART TWO | A new search engine called Shodan finds industrial control systems connected to cyberspace and unsettles the balance of security online.

(Matt McClain / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

Digital universe riddled with holes

PART ONE | With recent revelations about the Stuxnet and Flame attacks, threats in the digital universe are becoming more urgent. To defend themselves, governments, businesses and individuals will need to decipher one of the most complex, man-made environments on Earth: cyberspace.

COLUMBIA,MD.- MAY 4,2010: BAE SYSTEMS. Office where internet is monitored for potential threats, bugs, virus,etc. Workers not identified due to security concerns.  Photographed on May 4, 2010 in Columbia,MD. ( Photo by Jeffrey MacMillan )   Freelance Photo imported to Merlin on  Wed May  5 19:31:06 2010

Timeline: History and hacks

Explore some of the technological advances that led to cyberspace, along with notable hacks.

Video: A new domain of war

For global leaders to address risks in the digital universe, they must understand cyberspace.