More Major Cyber-Attacks are on the Way, Experts Predict - Before It's News

The Pew Research Center is predicting there will be a massive and debilitating cyber-attack against the U.S. within the next decade. Of the 1,600-plus experts surveyed by the Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center, 61 percent agreed a major attack causing widespread harm would occur. Ray Schroeder, associate vice-chancellor for online learning at the University of Illinois-Springfield — “I fear a cyber attack that will bring down key parts of the national infrastructure and severely damage the economy. I do not expect the Internet itself to suffer irreparable harm. But through the Internet, such infrastructures as the power grid; water and sewage services; hard-wired telephone and cell phone networks may be impaired. These, in turn, would put enormous pressures on the economy and alternative service models. Daily, there are thousands of attacks that are thwarted. But, it is only a matter of time before a large-scale attack succeeds. The key will be to establish effective models for recovery and support.” http://beforeitsnews.com/business/2014/10/more-major-cyber-attacks-are-on-the-way-experts-predict-2665490.html