FBI Sees American Universities As Fertile Ground For Foreign Spies

Hearkening back to Cold War anxieties, growing signs of spying on U.S. universities are alarming national security officials. As schools become more global in their locations and student populations, their culture of openness and international collaboration makes them increasingly vulnerable to theft of research conducted for the government and industry. While overshadowed by espionage against corporations, efforts by foreign countries to penetrate universities have increased in the past five years. Read more at:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-08/american-universities-infected-by-foreign-spies-detected-by-fbi