From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Cyber warfare and weapons of mass annoyance.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

Attacks on the Internet may not produce blood and gore, but they do pose genuine threats to national security and the economy.

Credit card theft, bank fraud, and other electronic crimes are on the rise.

The Pentagon and defense contractors have been hit hard by Internet espionage.

Advisors to the Obama transition team are among those

recommending a center for cyber security operations. When would a cyber attack be an act of war?

Should intelligence agencies, law enforcement, or the military take charge? What about individual

privacy? On reporter's notebook later on, will the Kennedy dynasty rise again? First, here's the

news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warman Alney, back with To the Point.

As many as 15 million infected computers may be sending spam and disrupting Internet networks around the world.

Cyber warfare is a real threat to national security and the economy.

We'll talk about how it works, who should take charge of cyber defense,

and how civil liberties can be protected.

On reporter's notebook, can a nice girl from the Upper East Side handle the Bruton who should take charge of cyber defense and how civil liberties can be protected.

On reporter's notebook, can a nice girl from the Upper East Side handle the brutal politics of New York and Washington?

Maybe so, if she's a Kennedy.

First is news update.

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