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Community Affairs, 1998). <br />Acts of terrorism are also capable of creating disasters, <br />which threaten the safety of a large number of citizens. <br />The U.S. has been relatively untouched by the storm of <br />terrorist activities experienced in other parts of the <br />world; however, in recent years, an increasing incidence <br />of terrorism has been recorded in this nation. <br />The federal government has recognized that the U.S. <br />has'entered the post -Cold War era. As a result, federal <br />planning guidelines regarding military threats are in <br />transition. However, nuclear weapons continue to be a <br />serious planning concern especially in areas <br />surrounding military installations. Those involved with <br />the emergency management of government monitor the <br />influx of undocumented aliens into south Florida from <br />areas unfriendly to the interest of the U.S. <br />(2) Computer Accidents and Sabotage <br />The President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure <br />Protection (PCCIP) recently reported that there is <br />increasing threat that the U.S. could suffer something <br />similar to an "Electronic Pearl Harbor" (Rubin, 1998). <br />Networked information systems present new security <br />challenges in addition to the benefits they offer. Long- <br />term power outages could cause massive computer <br />outages, with severe economic impacts such as loss of <br />sales, credit checking, banking transactions, and ability <br />to communicate and exchange information and data. <br />"Today, the right command sent over a network to a <br />power generating station's control computer could be <br />just as effective as a backpack full of explosives, and <br />the perpetrator would be harder to identify and <br />apprehend," states the PCCIP report. <br />With the growth of a computer -literate population, <br />increasing numbers of people possess the skills <br />necessary to attempt such an attack. The resources to <br />conduct a cyber attack are now easily accessible <br />everywhere. A personal computer and an Internet <br />service provider anywhere in the world are enough to <br />cause a great deal of harm. Threats include: <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 35 <br />