Cybersecurity remains America's greatest threat, according to a report presented today by James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Almost two and a half centuries after America declared independence, over 150 years since the end of the Civil War, and 66 years since the Soviet Union became the second country in the world to possess nuclear weapons, the greatest threat the intelligence community sees facing the United States is Wi-Fi-enabled toasters. No, really.

Item one, bullet point on in the report is "Internet of Things," the broad catch-all for internet conencted home appliances, ranging from baby monitors to thermostats. Here's how Clapper describes the risk: