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by
Paul Wagenseil
WASHINGTON — Most media reports of cyberattacks and cyberwar are
inaccurate and sensationalized, the veteran security researcher known as
Space Rogue told the ShmooCon hacker conference here yesterday (Jan.
13).
The threat of computer-based attacks upon the United States' critical
national infrastructure is real, he said. But the constant, dire
predictions of massive cyberattacks, especially concerning the North
American electrical power grid, are exaggerated and misleading. The
predictions and warnings are themselves dangerous because they make
political leaders too ready to start real wars over what may be imagined
attacks....http://www.tomsguide.com/us/cyberwar-squirrels-shmoocon,news-24283.html
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