Saturday, September 22, 2007

Cyber Warfare Dilema

More then ever cyber warfare has become a serious concern. Relating to the events of the terrorist attacks and cyber crimes it is apparent that cyber warfare does exist and is getting worse. Terrorist groups have ways of training and developing the neccesary skills used to attack governments and populations in either a cyber warfare or regular warfare. Such skills that are taught include weapons training on certain sites and hacking skills. These cyber warfares have even gotten to the point of resulting from political issues such as between Russian and Estonia. According to an article in the Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/08/19/the_cyberwar_against_the_united_states/
This clearly shows how a dispute over a World War II statue can even cause a great cyber war. Government sites were being hacked amongst banking sites. It is important to acknowledge this and put proper measures in place to avoid such cyber warfare in the future. The US has taken the initiative and the Navy has created a command that will specialize in the fight and protection against cyber warfare. Some form of prevention at this point is a necessity since it is likely the crimes will only get worse. The article concering what the US Navy has in mind can be found here http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Air_Force_sets_up_Cyber_Command_999.html
The french and Russians have accused China of hacking some of their government sites but at this point can't provide proof that the cyber warfare attack came from Chinas government. It is worth noting that these crimes are very deceiving and a lot of misconception can be mistaken for the wrong reasons even leading to a real war. For this reason it is extremely important we deal with cyber warfare in it's current state before it gets to a level that is out of control. Such as terrorism is a great concern so should be cyber warfare.

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