Friday, February 11, 2005

Cyberterror threats dismissed /- ZDNet UK News, 10 Feb 2005

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39187414,00.htm
"Experts have been queuing up to dismiss the latest calls for a crackdown on cyberterror, dismissing the term as marketing speak, hyperbole, or in one case simply 'barmy'
A controversial UK security vendor is calling for the creation of a World Security Organisation (WSO) to crack down on 'cyberterror' as well as real world threats by air, land, sea and space.
Yet some in the industry have criticised the 'cyberterror' part of the plan, saying it is bogged down in fanciful thinking and hyperbole. One expert has even branded it 'barmy'.
DK Matai, the chairman of mi2g will address the Oxford University Internet Institute on Thursday evening with a proposal for a body which would tackle the issue of 'cyberterrorism'. "
DK Matai's speech entitled Cyberland Security: Organised Crime, Terrorism and the Internet can be obtained free of charge by emailing intelligence.unit@mi2g.com.