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Story: Don't cry wolf over cyberterror

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Posted by: Michael Grogan (Thursday 28 April 2005, 7:09 PM)

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Actually, there's no reason hackers couldn't cause catastrophe. But they haven't and we shouldn't succumb to hysteria. Neither should we resort to over hyped sensationalist terminology like 'cyberterror' hacking suffices and promotes cooler heads in the discussion. Finally, the last thing we need is a spate of new laws written by bureaucratic morons to address a problem that has yet to emerge. What we do need is for vulnerable entities, whoever they may be, to be responsible and ensure they have whatever security on-site that they may need.

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