The Internet’s creators, part of a small, enclosed community, were very comfortable with an open system in which security was not a primary concern. But, with some three billion or so users on the Web nowadays, that very openness has become a serious vulnerability; indeed, it is endangering the vast economic opportunities that the Internet has opened for the world.
美国剑桥—直到最近，关注网络安全的还大多是电脑极客和阴谋论者。互联网的创造者——他们属于一个封闭的小圈子——对安全并非主要顾虑的开放系统感到十分满意。但是，如今有三十亿网络使用者，这一开放性成了严重的弱点；事实上，这个弱点正在威胁到互联网为世界打开的广袤的经济机会海洋。