Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Cyberattacks An 'Existential Threat' To U.S., FBI Says

FBI official warns about increasing cyber-sophistication of rogue states, criminals


Computerworld -
WASHINGTON - A top FBI official warned today that many cyber-adversaries

of the U.S. have the ability to access virtually any computer system, posing a risk that's so great it could "challenge our country's very existence."

Steven Chabinsky, deputy assistant director of the FBI's cyber division, delivered a strong and urgent warning about the threat of cyberattacks during a presentation Tuesday at the FOSE government IT trade show here. Chabinsky also offered recommendations for countering the threat, including rules that would restrict the ability of some systems to interoperate with more vulnerable ones...