Photo: Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, shown here in Washington in September, says al Qaeda has some cyber-attack capability. Getty ImagesFrom The Wall Street Journal:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking at people with suspected links to al Qaeda who have shown an interest in mounting an attack on computer systems that control critical U.S. infrastructure, a senior official told Congress Tuesday.
While there is no evidence that terrorist groups have developed sophisticated cyber-attack capabilities, a lack of security protections in U.S. computer software increases the likelihood that terrorists could execute attacks in the future, the official warned.
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My Comment: The key phrase in this article is the following ....
In an interview Tuesday, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said al Qaeda already has some cyber-attack capability. "I don't think they're the most capable in the world, but they have some capability," he said.
Should we be concerned .... it seems that former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's concerns are "fleeting: at best, with most of his focus actually on other players (probably on Russia, China, etc.) and what they can do.
Hmmm .... he is probably right.
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