Sorce: DEREK BURNEY
Global Brief | November 17, 2009
…There are increasing threats these days from cyberspace. The shared Canada-US power grid is probably a primary target – moreso than pipelines – but computer systems generally are now more vulnerable. Former US Congressman Lee Hamilton – co-chair of the National Security Preparedness Group in the US – has been quoted saying that “someday, somewhere, sometime we’re going to have a massive cyber attack.” This is a sobering comment from an astute individual. The best answer is a more robust defence for computer systems, as well as enhanced information sharing between countries and among targeted industries. Canada and the US should be in the vanguard of states planning appropriate defences against cyber attacks from within and without.