Teen Hackers To Battle al-Qaeda
Security chiefs are hiring teenage computer hackers to spearhead a war on cyber terrorists.
A crack team of web whizz-kids is being set up to foil al-Qaeda internet-based attacks on the UK.
British spymasters fear terror groups, who already use the web to spread hate, aim to take it on as a “new weapon”.
A successful strike at the stroke of a computer key could hit energy supplies and paralyse Government or financial centres.
Security Minister Lord West issued the warning as he launched the Government’s new cyber security strategy.
Britain also faces a growing threat from hostile foreign governments and international crime gangs.
States such as China or Russia could target key businesses, the national power grid, finance markets and Whitehall departments.
In a major move to beef up our defences, a new Office for Cyber Security will be formed.
