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Submitted by: Bill Hickey
NCVA List Master

NRT-0158 UK Home Secretary Warns of Computer Network Risks:

Terrorists could attempt to cause economic chaos or plane crashes in an electronic attack on the UK's computer networks, Home Secretary John Reid said on 25APR, according to an online British news report. Mr. Reid's warnng of the "devastating consequences" of cyber terrorism came as he said the reshaping of the Home Office would enable him to "wake up and think about the security of the nation first and foremost every morning." The Home Office is to be split on 9MAY, to concentrate on crime reduction, terrorism, and mass migration, with Mr. Reid directly accountable for assisting the Prime Minister in coordinating the Government's security strategy. Mr. Reid said priority was being given to protecting what he described as the country's critical national infrastructure from terrorist attack. He said Al-Qa'ida's aim was to "bleed us to bankruptcy" by attempting to "cripple" financial markets. Western energy supplies were among targets threatened by the terrorist group. While attacks on oil supplies would cause "incalculable damage," Mr. Reid said there was now an additional threat of a terrorist assault on the West's 21st century electronic communication systems.

Last Modified: Sunday, 06-May-2007 08:38:36 EDT