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An article in Thursday’s edition of the Washington Post quoted the Assistant Director of the FBI, Shawn Henry, as stating that the many computer networks that are currently used to control the financial systems and the major power plants of the United States are simply not secure enough.  Henry proposed that there should be a highly secure “alternative Internet” developed to fill this security problem.  In an interview given to the Associated Press in Baltimore, Henry said that critical systems remain vulnerable to attack from terrorist groups who are technically savvy enough to employ the computer skills required to launch a devastating cyber attack.

“Jihadist militiants, or other enemies, who wish to harm the Untied States can link with organized crime groups that are more than willing to sell their abilities and services to attack computer systems” said Henry.  He did not specify a particular terrorist group, nor did he say whether any insurgents have been able to actually gain the high-tech capability to launch such an attack so far. But, Henry proposed, “one way to protect both the financial and power plant systems would be to set up a second, very secure Internet.”