September 11, 2001, changed the life of each and every American and brought to the forefront compelling need to change how the federal government is organized to meet new and emerging challenges to our homeland and national security. A growing yet underestimated threat is that of a cyber attack on U.S. critical information infrastructures. This report examines how criminals, terrorists, and foreign governments are exploiting the anonymity and global reach of the Internet to attack the U.S. information infrastructure; perform reconnaissance for physical attack; conduct hostile information operations; steal money, identities, and secrets; and potentially undermine the U.S. economy.
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