These are all technically networked together. E.R. was conducted by I.T. knowledgeable people who successfully attacked DOD systems using open sources of information. E.R. was not a sophisticated capability. E.R. showed there is a window of opportunity for an electronic Pearl Harbor. General Minihan said national security is not necessarily the primary target.
Adversaries look to disrupt without confronting U.S. military power.
He suggested we perhaps should consider attacks on our critical infrastructure as a weapon of mass destruction. A. General Minihan. Could be a problem of interpreting whether information being presented is the result of a Year 2000 problem or a real attack. A. Director Tenet. If a bank is unable to transact business, creates a problem.