Striking at the weakest point / The Times, August 23, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592676.ece
"The prospect of “cyberwar” - the use of computers to carry out attacks on either government or commercial networks – is increasingly real. There are two main threats: industrial espionage, where hackers based in foreign countries attempt to break into networks to steal company secrets, and attacks designed to cause widespread social disruption. Terrorists using computer-hacking techniques are more likely to be intent on bringing down the networks that run essential services, including power, water and other utilities, as well as banking and telecommunications systems. All of these rely on interconnected computer networks, which, if not protected, are prone to being infiltrated by hackers."