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Rise seen in internet’s role in espionage

By Maija Palmer in London

Published: November 29 2007 02:00 | Last updated: November 29 2007 02:00

More than 100 countries are believed to be using the internet for espionage, says McAfee, the information technology security company, in a report released on Thursday.

“This is the rough consensus of the security experts we have spoken to, and a credible figure given how low the barriers to entry are. All you need is a few computer science graduates,” said Ian Brown, lead researcher for McAfee and a security expert at Oxford University.

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