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Together. and engage the international community, and we cannot let this attack go unchallenged. >> assad says in an interview we have to expect everything. whats your response to that? >> well, we already know that assad is very unpredictable. look, the international community has the capacity to deal with this issue. we want to deal with it through diploma diplomacy, if we can. >> okay. but he says where hes going to strike back. thats basically, we have to expect everything. i mean, hes basic...

Researchers from security consultancy firm took control of signals to change what an operator sees, to highlight the vulnerabilities, they recently presented their findings publicly. >> as this thing is filling, we can make it look to the operator that our process is actually lowering. >> reporter: hackers could do it because the unit is connected to the internet with a public i.p. address. so are other parts of americas infrastructure that are remotely controlled, like trains and water towers. ...

Vulnerabilities. where did they have assets and where are your vulnerabilities? targets related to the united states around the world are always more vulnerable than getting an attacked launched inside the united states. it doesnt surprise me in lebanon and iraq they have a very strong presence and a lot of capability. interesting, the adonna consulate, drawn down to essential personnel. obviously, this is being driven by some specific intelligence thats driven the decision to announce this and ...

Vulnerabilities. where did they have assets and where are your vulnerabilities? targets related to the united states around the world are always more vulnerable than getting an attacked launched inside the united states. it doesnt surprise me in lebanon and iraq they have a very strong presence and a lot of capability. interesting, the adonna consulate, drawn down to essential personnel. obviously, this is being driven by some specific intelligence thats driven the decision to announce this and ...

Potential targets? >> well, you know, the first thing that your enemies look for are vulnerabilities, where do they have assets and where are your vulnerabilities. so targets related to the united states around the world are always more vulnerable than something, getting an attack launched inside the united states. doesnt surprise me, both in lebanon and in iraq. they have a very strong presence and a lot of capability. interesting, the consulate which was also drawing down to essential personne...

Vulnerabilities into international encryption standards. and theyre finding access opportunities into googles encrypted web traffic. and all these technologies that we count on to keep our secrets secret. and by doing so, they fundamentally made those technologies less secure. so maybe the nsa has this giant head start on everyone else, but eventually cryptographers point out at some point people will catch on and nsas back doors could be chinas back doors or russias back doors or who knows back...

You saw our story about a cyber attack on the other side of the break just before the break. let me bring in cnn military analyst. the internet war goes beyond websites impacting even infrastructure. what kind of impact are we talking about here, possibly talking about here? >> this would be one of the options that you could see in response to an attack. there will be a whole host of possibilities. this is a low threat, little threat of retaliation. its easy to do. they could have real impact. s...

Against those naval vessels, we would know that and the navy would be able to alert against it and put up a defense to neutralize it. that doesnt mean its 100%, but it is very close. so these ships are not necessarily at extreme risk, but they are very, very aware of what the conditions are, the as a rule -- vulnerabilities are. >> good to have your interpretation and analysis on this. thats it for me for this hour "around the world." >> and "cnn newsroom" starts right after a quick break. i hav...

Weapons attack was to the right of the screen where the orange is. >> the chemical weapon attack targeted the large area of rebel control within damascus city itself. and i think this is a really critical point. because in many ways it was used as a tactic to prepare for an offensive into that rebel territory. >> so the whole line that assad is winning, why would he have to use chemical weapons if hes winning? how would you answer that? >> my answer would be that assad is not winning. there has ...

Coffeemaker. youre sending me into a frenzy of paranoia. how are these devices spying on me. >> remain calm. not going to happen yet. not the takeover. what it is, gets down to how much of the personal life can somebody learn about the habits, when do we come, when do we go, what time do we get up in the morning. a lot of things seem trivial, if i become a high-tech burglary ring and scanning vulnerabili vulnerabilities when do the coffeemakers go on, go off, when does the air conditioner go dow...