Security Expert Amos Guiora: "Cyber Terrorism Poses an Enormous Threat"

U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta recently spoke about the potential threat of a "cyber Pearl Harbor" that could cripple America's digital and physical infrastructure. Computer worms and viruses are being unleashed against banks, energy companies and other businesses in various parts of the world. How can firms and nations protect themselves against these attacks? Israel Knowledge@Wharton discussed these questions and more with Amos Guiora, a former officer of the Israeli Defense Forces, who serves now on the faculty of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. His advice: Don't treat cyber terrorism lightly because though it doesn't leave a crater as a physical attack might, its consequences can be more devastating.