Action needed to prevent cyber-terrorism
Commenting on the announcement today (Monday) of the new Serious and Organised Crime Agency, Michael Fabricant, Shadow E-Commerce Minister said: "Attacks on our computer control systems in the UK by terrorists using viruses or by hacking will not be addressed by this new body which, in any event, will not be operational for several years. The US takes this form of cyber-attack very seriously and has set up a National Cyber Security Division as a part of the Department of Homeland Security. "In the UK the Government continues to make vague noises about protecting our national infrastructure but in reality little is being done. I believe that more work is urgently needed to take forward this critical agenda. Cyber terrorists could attack our nation's infrastructure. Our electricity and gas supplies are all computer controlled as are our national broadcast networks so all are vulnerable to attack. Al Qaeda and other terrorist organisations may well adopt this tactic in the future. I believe that we need to be more prepared."
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