Today sees the start in New Zealand of a week-long cyber terrorism exercise.

A question about cyber terrorism was greeted with verbose warmth.

Businesses and governments are increasingly aware of the growing threat that cyber terrorism poses, according to Eugene Kaspersky.

Sampson also wants Congress to make the program permanent and provide more clarity about coverage for cyber terrorism.

Top officials have been rallying support for the huge expenditure, with hyped claims of information warfare, cyber terrorism and spying.

Verton is author of the book Black Ice, which investigates the threats cyber terrorism and vandalism could have on military and financial networks.

China's internet regulator says the law does not target foreign firms and is designed to mitigate cyber terrorism threats to "critical infrastructure".