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Former Intelligence Chief: U.S. Would Lose Cyberwar

Submitted by admin on Tuesday, 23 February 2010No Comment

“The risk of a catastrophic cyberattack is approaching the gravity of the nuclear risk, according to the Bush administration’s top spy.

‘The cyber risk has become so important that, in my view, it rivals nuclear weapons in terms of seriousness,’ Michael McConnell, former director of national intelligence, said Tuesday at a hearing of the Senate committee on commerce, transportation, and technology. “

(Former Intelligence Chief: U.S. Would Lose Cyberwar — Cybersecurity — InformationWeek)

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