Kerr described what he called “supply chain attacks” in which hackers not only steal proprietary information, but go further and insert erroneous data and programs in communications hardware and software – Trojan horses that can be used to bring down systems. All governments will find themselves exposed to a new type of threat that will be difficult to counter.
科尔是这样描述他的所谓的“供应链攻击”的：黑客不仅会窃取有专有权的信息，而且更进一步，在通信硬件和软件中插入错误的数据和程序-即可以让系统瘫痪的木马程序。各国政府将发现自己面临一种很难对付的新的威胁。