1. ‘Terrorist use of the magic of cyber has not been seen till very recently. Too sophisticated for them’. (
Note no example was given for recent cyber use). We are worried about the appeal of ISIS for young people who may have such skills. There has been ‘no big cyber attack, no cyber Pearl harbour’ even if Symantec have estimated US business has lost US$250 billion.
2. ‘Until there is a cyber Pearl Harbour we will not have a coherent cyber policy. Old fixes do not apply, e.g. the SALT inspection regime. It’s all theoretical so far, except for attacks on Estonia and Georgia’.
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