William Church, interviewed by John Borland

In the following viewpoint, William Church contends that information terrorism—attacks that target and exploit computer infrastructures—has not become a threat to modern society. He asserts that terrorists have not made the transition to cyberweapons because they are more comfortable with physical weapons. He maintains that while there are hackers who infiltrate computer systems, they are more likely to be motivated by money rather than by a desire to undermine a government. Church is the founder of the Centre for Infrastructural Warfare Studies, an organization that is dedicated to discussing and analyzing threats to the information infrastructure.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Church, who is the leader in information weaponry?
2. In Church’s view, what is one possible scenario for information terrorism...