According to the British "Daily Telegraph" reported that British Home Secretary John - Reid, said yesterday that terrorists may be the implementation of the UK electronic attack computer networks, in order to create chaos to Britain's economy and undermine the air traffic control.
Reid warned that the network of terrorist activities will bring "devastating consequences", he said that the reorganization of the British Home Office will allow him to "wake up every morning thinking first and foremost national security."
The Home Office will be held on May 9 this year, restructuring, reorganization of the Ministry of the Interior will be greater efforts to reduce crime, terrorism and large-scale immigration. Home Secretary John Reid will be directly responsible to the British prime minister, and to assist the Prime Minister in the Government's Security Strategy.
Reid said the UK should be the first countries to protect critical infrastructure against terrorist damage. He said Al Qaeda's goal is to weaken the financial markets "Let's bankruptcy", the West's energy supply is one of the goals of terrorist organizations, attacks, destruction of energy like oil supplies will bring "incalculable loss." Reid also said that Western countries in the 21st century electronic communication networks have become the terrorist attacks.
According to the FBI statement, the network of terrorism is any "organized by the sub-national or clandestine agents launched the information, computer programs and data were premeditated, politically motivated by the attacks." Network of terrorist attacks will bring casualties or serious economic losses.
United States Infrastructure Protection Board, said the goal of the network of terrorist activities may include banking, military institutions, power sector, air traffic control centers, and hydraulic systems.
U.S. House of Representatives in 2000 received a copy of "cyber terrorism" the report said, the terrorists on computer networks and computer storage of information attack, by controlling the explosion, the aircraft collision and water pollution could eventually lead to casualties or major property damage. Such attacks include the spread of computer viruses, invasion, including computer hacking attacks, as NATO crisis of 1999 Kesowo computer by the "e-mail bomb" attack the same.
Reid acknowledged "the more people panic, the more insecure environment," he said the public, businesses and government must unite together to protect the country's infrastructure from destruction.
Reid said the "enemies of the fast pace of change, extent and scope of the large, there did not allow us to complacency and relaxation."