President George W. Bush?s top national security aide called on Thursday for an 'unprecedented' partnership with the private sector to curb the any threat of computer-generated attacks on vital U.S. infrastructure. Heave reliance ON computers has become the "soft underbelly" of U.S. life and a juicy target for foes, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said in her first major policy address.
"Our gaming exercises have told us for some time that a few well-organized hackers could disrupt everything from our power lines to our 911 (emergency telephone) systems," she told an Internet security forum organized by CIO and Darwin magazines.
