[SCADASEC] Thousands of cyber attacks each day on key utilities

[Kevin McGrath]

> Lord West of Spithead

Well Duke East of Loogieville told me this guy is a total humbug!

Sorry I couldn't help myself. :-)

No offense to Lord West:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_West,_Baron_West_of_Spithead

Regards,
Kevin


Bob Radvanovsky wrote:
>> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece
>>
>> By Jonathan Richards 
>> The Times
>> August 23, 2008
>>
>> Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications 
>> and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new 
>> cyberwar against Britain waged by criminals and terrorists — some of 
>> them backed by foreign states — the Government has said.
>>
>> Lord West of Spithead, the Security Minister, told The Times that a 
>> mixture of state-sponsored individuals “and those operating at a 
>> terrorist level” frequently tried to break into the key networks.
>>
>> Intelligence organisations such as MI5 have given warning of the threat 
>> of state-sponsored “cyber-espionage” from countries such as Russia and 
>> China, but this is thought to be the first time that the Government has 
>> quantified the extent of the threat to the nation’s networks, furthering 
>> the prospect of more widespread computer-based “warfare”.
>>
>> “If you take the whole gamut of threats, from state-sponsored 
>> organisations to industrial espionage, private individuals and 
>> malcontents, you’re talking about a remarkable number of attempted 
>> attacks on our system - I’d say in the thousands,” Lord West said.
>> “Some 
>> are spotted instantly - Others are much, much cleverer.”
>>
>> [...]
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