I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data.

I prefer leaving things to the market as much as possible.

If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation.

Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons.

I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data.

Further, the next generation of terrorists will grow up in a digital world, with ever more powerful and easy-to-use hacking tools at their disposal.

The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.