US officials say computer crimes and cyber espionage are expected to surpass terrorism as the number one threat to the country. VeriSign Authentication Services is the latest firm to reveal it was repeatedly hit by computer hackers in 2010. The Internet company ensures that people surfing the web get to the sites they are looking for and can make purchases in a safe zone. VeriSign's systems process as many as 50 billion requests a day. Company executives would only say they "do not believe" the cyber attacks breached their services. Government entities have fallen victim to cyber attacks as well. This week the Commerce Department said that a virus attacked its computer network, forcing it to block employees from the Internet for nine days. "I do believe that the cyber threat will equal or surpass the threat from counterterrorism in the foreseeable future," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday, warning that cyberterrorism could come from perpetrators ranging from terrorist groups to organized crime to a neighbor down the street. Source: ksax.com