news sites like "the new york times." >> no one's going to be able to challenge the military from a pure boots on ground or straight warfare-to-warfare type situation. but what countries can do is impact us from more of an information side of the house, what we do electronically. >> reporter: and i should mention none of this is a surprise to washington. the department of homeland security and the pentagon have committed billions of dollars to commit to fighting cyber terrorism. and a hacker claiming he's a leader in the syrian electronic army told me they've already tested out these types of infrastructure hacks in other countries. pretty scary stuff. don? >> lori, thank you very much for that. in a moment, we'll go a lot deep on this particular subject. and next, we'll get a look from the inside. my guest is a former member of the national security agency. so how real are these threats? that's next. ur price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now.