Is the Cyberterror Threat Credible?
Is the idea that cyber terrorists might take down US networks or utilities realistic, or over-hyped? One of the authors of the Patriot Act and several Black Hat 2005 speakers debated the issue informally at WatchGuard’s “Security and Beer Roundtable.” Participants include Dan Kaminsky, Johnny “Google Hacker” Long, Tim Mullen, Sensepost penetration testers, a guy from Microsoft’s ISA team, and others.