Cyber war threat exaggerated claims security expert

The threat of cyber warfare is greatly exaggerated, according to a leading security expert.

Bruce Schneier claims that emotive rhetoric around the term does not match the reality.

He warned that using sensational phrases such as “cyber armageddon” only inflames the situation.

Mr Schneier, who is chief security officer for BT, is due to address the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week

Speaking ahead of the event, he told BBC News that there was a power struggle going on, involving a “battle of metaphors”.

He suggested that the notion of a cyber war was based on several high-profile incidents from recent years.