[pchelpers] News:McAfee says world faces "cyber cold war" threat

Peter Griffiths , Reuters
Published: Thursday, November 29, 2007

LONDON - A "cyber cold war" waged over the world's computers threatens
to become one of the biggest threats to security in the next decade,
according to a report published on Thursday.

About 120 countries are developing ways to use the Internet as a weapon
to target financial markets, government computer systems and utilities,
Internet security company McAfee said in an annual report.

Intelligence agencies already routinely test other states' networks
looking for weaknesses and their techniques are growing more
sophisticated every year, it said.


Governments must urgently shore up their defenses against industrial
espionage and attacks on infrastructure.

"Cybercrime is now a global issue," said Jeff Green, senior vice
president of McAfee Avert Labs. "It has evolved significantly and is no
longer just a threat to industry and individuals but increasingly to
national security."

The report said China is at the forefront of the cyber war. It said
China has been blamed for attacks in the United States, India and
Germany. China has repeatedly denied such claims.

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http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=3c17179b-8b69-4c4b-a950-f167e09890e6&k=70537
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