RE: Cyber terrorism is 'fantasy'

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Rob Rosenberger <junkmail () barnowl com>

  >>We need a clear cut definition of "destroy America".  Without
  >>that well-defined objective, this becomes an arguement that

  >>So, what's it mean, your statement?  What destroys Amerika?
  >>A "virus" (or maybe more applicably, a worm) that downs the

A very good question.  Let's use White House fearmonger Richard Clarke
as our bellwether.  After the twin towers fell, he went on the record
to claim a coming cybergeddon will invoke "catastrophic damage to the
economy [that is the] functional equivalent of 767s crashing into
buildings."

Someone please describe a computer virus or worm of this caliber.  
Oh, and please remain within the state of the art.  We've got enough
thorazine-deprived cyberfreaks already.

Rob



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