In one year, computer hackers launched more than 600 million attacks, accessed the records of 1.5 billion people, and cost consumers and businesses billions of dollars in stolen funds and damaged data. Computer scientists and cybersecurity engineers are in a race to stop the hackers and limit their damage before people lose confidence in doing business on the Internet.

Current status: layers of cybersecurity defense -- Problems: weaknesses exploited by hackers -- Solutions: strengthening personal identification -- Solutions: improving network security.