Condoleezza Rice Urges Cybersecurity Action For U.S. Infrastructure

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 . . . 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.