I think the security issue needs to be seriously looked into. One of my favorite sites to just sit on and watch is
Norse Attack Map Which monitors, real-time, the ongoing internet war between countries and stuff. I can tell you that China rages against Dallas and St Louis A LOT, like constantly...
That said, it's "neat" to watch that site because you'll see the US start getting hammered by someone (at the time of this posting it was Russia) then you can watch the US fire back. It's like the US wakes up and just plows them under with retaliation attacks. Fascinating stuff.