could there be more code out there that the nsa has not revealed that hackers could use to their advantage and exploit more people around the world, more systems, more health care systems, potentially hospitals? beyond that? you referred to this being nsa code and there s a group called the shadow brokers that has identified or stated that they got this from a government agency and released it. that it had been stolen or hacked into. that s not clear. that said, there are consistently these zero day vulnerability that s are identified, exploits written to get access through vulnerabilities and they constantly create a risk for organizations. and company have to make sure they ve got the most current patch of their operating system. and most importantly, they have to use detection software that s not based on signatures. it is based on the actual processes being used. because they will consistently
know whether it s really meaningful or not. reporter: what gave the australians confidence to see these two blurry objects may be parts of the plane? these images come from a colorado based company called digital globe. imagery analyst tim brown says digital globe satellites fly at four miles a second in a polar orbit snapped huge swaths of pictures at a time. how would the searchers have taken these satellite images and determined that this was debris? what they re looking for a r bright objects against the dark sea. sometimes they use detection software to do that. other times they have the human eyeballs and in the case of the australians they have lots and lots of eyeballs. reporter: google earth satellites can take very detailed pictures like these of planes at reagan national airport. but these satellite pictures of the object in question are fuzzy. brown says australian intelligence officials likely saw higher resolution versions than the ones released to the public. tha
determined that this was debris? they are looking for bright objects against the dark sea and sometimes you use a detection software to do that and in other cases they have lots of eyeballs. reporter: google earth satellites can zoom down and capture very detailed pictures, like these of planes at reagan international airport. but these satellite pictures of the objects in question are fuzzy. intelligent officials likely saw higher-resolution versions than the ones released to the public. and that s because they don t want to share that with potential adversaries, for example. reporter: why did it take four days for the pictures to go public? they had to send them in a different process and send them to the australians in a different format. how do ydistinguish between
remain vigilant. we have seen an up tick in threat reporting prior to the olympics. which is, of course, of concern, although it is also not unusual for a major international event. president obama and the joint chiefs continue to offer counterterrorism experts to russia with i.d. detection software and warships at the ready. all russia needs to do is give the red light. we re thafrg russians any assistance they may require or request in a situation like this. in the light of multiple terrorist threats, some carried out in regions surrounding sochi, sweeps continue for the so-called black widow suicide bombers. one woman killed in a gun battle over the weekend. another believed to have already bypassed security cordon of sochi. the russian government is doing what it can to try and lessen a sense of attention.
fighter jets. chuck hagel delivered the news to the head of egypt s military criticizing the continued violence, former president mohamed morsi s detention and a transition that has not included the muslim brotherhood. the 6-year-old boy who survived being buried for hours in a sand dune is now out of the hospital. nathan woessner was released wednesday from chicago children s hospital. nathan has suffered damage to his lungs but they expect him to make a full recovery. tired travelers in johannesburg got a treat, a free cup of coffee, however they had to yawn to get some. it s a specially made coffee machine, employs facial detection software, you yawn, a cup appears. it s funny watching them try and figure out where the button is. hmm, get frustrated. they re about to yell at it