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Friday, June 22, 2001
http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/22/010622hncia.xml June 22, 2001 02:53 AM CIA official warns Congress of cyberattack danger By Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld U.S. BUSINESSES WILL "increasingly become the point of attack for enemies of [the] United States" by hackers and national governments using sophisticated weapons such as worms and viruses that can be used for precise attacks, warned a top CIA official in testimony Thursday before a congressional committee. Lawrence Gershwin, national intelligence officer at the CIA, said U.S. companies face a range of threats posed by the growing use of foreign contractors, increased reliance on commercial software with known vulnerabilities in critical networks, and sophisticated state-sponsored cyberattack programs....
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