Cyber-attack could knock out British military: lawmakers
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | January 9, 2013 20:27
The British military’s dependence on information technology means it could be “fatally compromised” by a cyber-attack but the government seems unprepared for such an event, lawmakers warned Wednesday.
Parliament’s defence committee heard evidence that cyber-attacks could disrupt military communication and information systems, radars and satellites, and leave combat units such as airplanes or ships dysfunctional.
But in a new report, the MPs expressed concern that the government did not have a back-up plan in the case of a failure of technology, instead focusing on averting such attacks in the first place.
“The evidence we received leaves us concerned that with the armed forces now so dependent on information and communications technology, should such systems suffer a sustained cyber-attack, their ability to operate could be fatally compromised,” the report said.
Junior defence minister Andrew Murrison denied the government was complacent, saying it was investing £650 million ($1 billion, 800 million euros) over four years in the national cyber security strategy programme.
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