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Is the Cyberterror Threat Credible?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nothing-to-fear-but-fear-itself dept.

Scott Pinzon writes "Is the idea that cyber terrorists might take down US networks or utilities realistic, or over-hyped? One of the authors of the Patriot Act and several Black Hat 2005 speakers debated the issue informally at WatchGuard's "Security and Beer Roundtable." Participants include Dan Kaminsky, Johnny "Google Hacker" Long, Tim Mullen, Sensepost penetration testers, a guy from Microsoft's ISA team, and others."

3 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Chinese by Mr2cents · · Score: 2, Funny

    We just want to print one page...

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  2. Re:SIPRNet by Ruff_ilb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gone? Hahahaha.

    That's just what they WANT you to think.

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  3. Nightmare Worm already Exists... by woolio · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..."Internet Explorer" by thy name.

    What other application could update itself weekly and be so intergrated with the OS that a complete removal would render the OS inoperable. Makes that Win32 virus that associated EXEs with itself look like child's play.

    Hot-Swapping motherboards??? ROTFL. ROTFL!