Cybersecurity

Security Consultant Michael Chertoff's Defense Industry Outlook for 2014

The security consultant says the U.S. hasn't invested enough to prevent bioterrorism
Michael Chertoff, chairman of the Chertoff Group and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityPhotograph by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

What big threats are we facing?
Cyber. We have seen malicious tools found in our critical infrastructure. For example, there have been announcements about finding these tools in our natural gas pipeline. Where does it come from? Activist groups, potentially from countries or sympathizers of countries like North Korea or Iran. The second issue is a very dangerous situation in the Middle East. There is a possibility that the violence in Syria and Iraq is going to embroil the region.