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Governments are scrambling to shore up the defences of critical infrastructure systems as the web exposes them to greater scrutiny.
"For attackers, the potential pay-off for compromising these systems is very high," said Mr Wilhoit.
Governments are turning their attention to increasingly public vulnerabilities in such critical systems.
The US Department of Homeland Security has established a computer emergency response team that deals solely with threats to industrial control systems.
In the UK, government cash has been made available to help intelligence agencies and law enforcement deal with cyberthreats.
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A Cabinet Office spokesman said cyber-attacks were one of the "top four" threats to the UK's national security.
"Billions of pounds are being lost to the UK economy from cybercrime each year, including from intellectual property theft and cyber-espionage," he said. "Industry is by far the biggest victim."
"The threat is there," he said, "It might not be biting you yet but you had better be ready for the day it does."
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