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BTN LiveBIG: Nebraska research institute focuses on tomorrow’s security threats today

The recent hacking of U.S. Central Command’s Twitter (@CENTCOM) and YouTube accounts demonstrated that cyberterrorism is a very real threat. Fortunately, it’s a very well-researched one, too, thanks in part to the work done by the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska. One thing’s for sure: Small organizations and individuals with no loyalty to any government will continue to exploit weaknesses. We’ll almost certainly see more of these kinds of attacks that attempt to undermine political, military and business institutions. It’s a public-facing opportunity for them to distribute their own propaganda, said Bob Hinson, founding executive

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