FBI Director Robert Mueller delivered a stark warning this week to organisations which have become dependent on the Internet."If we lose the Internet, we do not simply lose the ability to e-mail or to surf the Web. We lose access to our data. We lose our connectivity. We lose our intellectual property. We lose our security. What happens when the so-called 'Invisible Man' locks us out of our own homes, our offices, and our information?"
"The threat is not limited to hackers on the outside. Insiders present a significant problem. Contractors may take the appropriate security measures, but what about those with whom they subcontract and their subs?”
Mueller drew particular attention to the threat from terrorists, cyber blockades, botnets and hackers.
The insider threat, particularly in regard to IT sabotage, is a recurring concern of those organisations which make up critical national infrastructure.
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