The Senate Armed Services Committee is holding hearings on how to protect against cyberattacks on the military, and on crucial civilian infrastructure such as telecommunications and the electric grid.
Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine serves on the Armed Services Committee and is very worried about the vulnerability of the U.S. to cyberattacks on both military and civilian targets. He says as the world’s most wired nation, we are the most vulnerable to internet-based attacks.
“It gives us fantastic efficiencies and productivity and advantages in many ways, but the bad news is we are the most wired society on Earth, so we are the most vulnerable,” he says.
King says the military is starting to respond to concerns. Navy officers are again being trained to navigate by the stars as sailors did for centuries. That’s because most ships are navigated today by computers using satellite positioning software, all potentially vulnerable to computer hackers.
