Threat of ‘Spectacular’ Cyberattack Looms: Official
By Camilla Lyngsby
CNBC.com
Fri, Nov 16, 2012
The U.S. is at war, a cyber war. And businesses and government are at risk, said Eric Rosenbach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy in an interview with CNBC.
“I read my intel brief every morning at 5:30 a.m. and it’s never a very good news story at all,” Rosenbach said. “There are a lot more attacks, and I hate to admit it but I fear that there will be some type of spectacular attack against the United States or one of our allies before there is comprehensive legislation and real appreciation to take this seriously.”
Just one month ago, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta made headlines when he warned that the U.S. is in a “pre-9/11 moment” or a “Pearl Harbor” scenario, referring to a potential chain of cyberattacks against the country.
Rosenbach, Panetta’s right-hand man on cyber-security, echoed that chilling warning ─ to prepare for a digital 9/11.
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