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[infowar.de] noch mehr Cyber-Al-Qaeda-Warnungen
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"There is a 50 percent chance that the next time al Qaeda terrorists
strike the United States, their attack will include a cyberattack, Rep.
Lamar Smith (R-Texas) warned."
Jetzt kommen sie schon mit Prozentzahlen, ts ts ts. Dabei kann einem
jedes Kind vorrrechnen, dass eine Wahrscheinlichkeit von 50% (lies: eine
Korrelation von einer Al-Qaeda-Attacke und einem "Cyber"-Incident) nur
eines bedeutet: statistische _Unabhaengigkeit_ der beiden Variablen...
;-)
Weiterer FUD (Fear, Doubt, Uncertainty):
"Al Qaeda members seem especially interested in how they might disable
the systems that provide electricity to California, Smith said."
Wanja Eric Naef von iwar.org.uk schrieb zu dem Text sehr treffend:
"Stupid example, the last electricity problems in California were not
caused by Al Qaeda & its is unlikely that they will cause them in
future. But most important California managed to survive without having
thousands of people die"
Die ganzen Berichte der letzten Tage dienten offenbar nur zum Aufkochen
des Themas vor seiner Befassung im Kongress. Scheint leider nicht ganz
geklappt zu haben, vgl.
http://archive.infopeace.de/infowar.de/msg03014.html
RB
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0722/web-attack-07-25-02.asp
Al Qaeda cyber alarm sounded
BY William Matthews
July 25, 2002
There is a 50 percent chance that the next time al Qaeda terrorists
strike the United States, their attack will include a cyberattack, Rep.
Lamar Smith (R-Texas) warned.
In closed-door briefings for members of Congress, Smith said officials
from federal law enforcement and intelligence-gathering agencies
disclosed that al Qaeda operatives have been exploring U.S. Web sites
and probing the electronic infrastructure of American companies in
search of ways to disable power and water supplies, disrupt phone
service and damage other parts of the critical infrastructure.
A successful cyberattack could cause billions of dollars in damage and
lead to thousands of deaths, Smith told a gathering of congressional
staffers and technology industry representatives July 23.
Al Qaeda members seem especially interested in how they might disable
the systems that provide electricity to California, Smith said. If it
were to succeed, hospitals could be left powerless, causing patients to
die, and commerce and much other activity would come to a halt, causing
billions of dollars of economic damage.
Such a cyberattack could be used to dramatically increase the damage
done by a physical attack, said Smith, who is chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee's Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
Subcommittee.
About 90 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is privately
owned, and much of it remains vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to
the Business Software Alliance, a technology industry association.
A June survey by the BSA showed that 74 percent of the technology
professionals asked thought it was "nearly certain" that there will be a
cyberattack against American financial institutions in the next 12
months. Respondents said that attacks also are likely against
communications systems, transportation infrastructure, water systems,
dams and power plants, the survey concluded.
Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed said they expect a major
cyberattack against the federal government in the next 12 months. And
they said there is a gap between the likelihood of an attack and the
government's ability to respond to it. The findings prompted BSA
president Robert Holleyman to call for creation of a Cyber Security
Agency within the Homeland Security Department.
In Congress, the House this month passed Smith's Cyber Security
Enhancement Act, but the bill focus more on catching, prosecuting and
punishing cybercriminals than on strengthening systems to withstand
cyberattacks.
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