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President Barack Obama warned of cyber threats to critical US infrastructure and called on Congress to take action in an op-ed published on Friday in the Wall Street Journal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The cyber threat to our nation is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face,” Obama wrote.<\/p>\n

“Foreign governments, criminal syndicates and lone individuals are probing our financial, energy and public safety systems every day.”<\/p>\n

He cited an incident last year in which a hacker posted pictures of the internal controls of a Texas water plant, and said companies operating natural gas pipelines had also been targeted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Obama said there had also been increasing attacks on computer systems in the nuclear and chemical industries, raising the prospect of foes targeting critical US infrastructure during war.<\/p>\n

“In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military supremacy on the battlefield might seek to exploit our computer vulnerabilities here at home,” Obama wrote.<\/p>\n

“Taking down vital banking systems could trigger a financial crisis. The lack of clean water or functioning hospitals could spark a public health emergency.<\/strong> And as we’ve seen in past blackouts, the loss of electricity can bring businesses, cities and entire regions to a standstill.”<\/p>\n

Obama called on Congress to pass legislation to curtail such threats, saying “it would be the height of irresponsibility to leave a digital backdoor wide open to our cyber adversaries.”<\/p>\n

“For the sake of our national and economic security, I urge the Senate to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 and Congress to send me comprehensive legislation so I can sign it into law.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Watch your facebook account!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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