The U.S. considered cyber war is more dangerous than terrorism

The U.S. considered cyber war is more dangerous than terrorism


Cyber ​​attacks become the most serious threat facing the United States , even more serious than terrorism , according to U.S. defense experts in the polls as quoted by AFP .

Nearly half of U.S. national defense leaders , or 45.1 percent , who answered the poll Defense News , identified cyber warfare as the biggest danger the United States .

Questioned in this poll are the leaders of the national defense policy , military , members of Congress and the defense industry .

Terrorism is considered the biggest threat by Republican leaders , while Democrats regard climate change as the biggest threat .

More than 350 senior defense officials participated in the poll was the end of November to answer dozens of questions covering defense issues .

Iran is considered the greatest threat in the Middle East ( 54 percent ) , followed by terrorism ( 43.3 percent ) , while in Asia , China is regarded as the biggest threat ( 47.6 percent ) , followed by North Korea ( 28.8 percent ) , according to AFP .