There are new frontiers and frontlines in the fight against crime.
Hackers mount cyber-attacks - mainly by sending viruses into computer systems - countless times every day.
Cyberspace has no borders and is presenting lucrative opportunities for organised criminals, who steal data and electronic cash.
There's an even bigger security issue though.
If ever there is a third world war, circuits and servers could be the battlegrounds.
These are the issues under discussion at Queen's University's second annual World Cyber Security Summit in Belfast.
The keynote speaker is Eugene Kaspersky, a Russian expert who founded Europe's largest anti-virus company.
He said cyber-crime is unfortunately a very successful enterprise.
"Cyber-criminals have a very easy job because they're just software engineers," he said.
"It's very hard to find them so it's a low-risk business.
"They make a lot of money."
According to Scotland Yard, cyber-crime costs the UK economy £27bn per year.
Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17409481
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