CIA Director Leon Panetta Warns of Possible Cyber-Pearl Harbor

2011-02-14 09:24

http://abcnews.go.com/News/cia-director-leon-panetta-warns-cyber-pearl-harbor/story?id=12888905 [CIA Director John Deutch warned yesterday that hackers could launch "electronic Pearl Harbor" cyber attacks on vital U.S. information systems. June 26th 1996 - http://nydn.us/hzEXtm - WK] By Jason Ryan ABC News Feb. 11, 2011 Top U.S. intelligence officials have raised concerns about the growing vulnerability the United States faces from cyberwarfare threats and malicious computer activity that CIA Director Leon Panetta said "represents the battleground for the future." The potential for the next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyber-attack," he testified on Capitol Hill Thursday before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also appeared, telling the committee, "This threat is increasing in scope and scale, and its impact is difficult to overstate." There are roughly 60,000 new malicious computer programs identified each day, Clapper said, citing industry estimates. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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