| Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber-Terrorism Many things Americans take for granted, such as electricity, the Internet, the 911 system and ATMs, rely on computer networks that are increasingly dependent on each other. That creates a situation where one network failure can have a ripple effect on other systems. The vulnerability of these systems to terrorist attacks is revealed in ‘Black Ice: The Invisible Threat of Cyber-Terrorism’ written by former US intelligence officer Dan Verton (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, $24.99). Verton investigates how cyber-terrorism could occur, what the global and financial implications are, the impact this has on privacy and civil liberties, and why disrupting the cyber infrastructure of the US is of interest to international terrorist organisations, such as al-Qaeda. ‘Black Ice’ is packed with revealing interviews and commentary from leading government authorities on national security, including Tom Ridge, James Gilmore, Richard Clarke, CIA and NSA intelligence officials and even supporters of the al-Qaeda terrorist network. The author provides an in-depth study of al-Qaeda's high-tech past and future, and he offers a behind the scenes look at the White House and the FBI on the morning of September 11th, 2001 and the days that followed.
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2nd September 2003 • Region: N.America •Type:
Article •Topic: Terrorism
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