Web security company warns of ”cyber arms race”

WASHINGTON: Warning of a “cyber arms race,” a leading Web security firm said that China, France, Israel, Russia and the United States were among countries that have developed “cyber weapons.” “McAfee began to warn of the global cyber arms race more than two years ago, but now we”re seeing increasing evidence that it’’s become real,” said Dave DeWalt, president and chief executive of McAfee Inc. “Several nations around the world are actively engaged in cyberwar-like preparations and attacks,” he said