British cyberwar expert Dr. Thomas Rid testified to the British Public Accounts Committee today, downplaying the chances of a sabotage cyber-attack from abroad.
“Al-Qaeda are too stupid and China doesn’t want to do it,” Rid said, noting that China is almost entirely interested in cyber espionage, not trying to damage overseas infrastructure just because it can.
As for al-Qaeda, Rid claims the group lacks the formal book-learning to actually use potential exploits to not only get in to internet connected infrastructure but actually do it serious harm.
“It requires intelligence about the targets you are trying to penetrate,” Rid noted, though whether al-Qaeda can gain that capability remains an open question, and one that is likely to be used to justify ongoing spending hikes on “cyber defense.”
Many of these people are educated in England and Sweden.., or by CIA.., or by blackwater.., the other CIA so don't be surprised if one day CIA will say that…, these stupid people waging cyber wars on USA.., but the source is in Iran or coming from china.
Whereas the Americans are too stupid not to launch cyber attacks.
Wait, is the Al Qaeda the Good Guys or the Bad Guys nowadays? I can never remember.
I bet everytime the appellation "Al Qaeda" appears in the media, Zbigniew Brzezinski chortles.
Hook, line, and sinker.
Duh! Maybe they have just not thought about it until now. LMAO