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Another Take On The Cyberwar Threat
07/02/2010
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Scott Neuman - July 2, 2010
The Economist has published a couple of good pieces that put the threat of Cyber war in context.
While the scope of the threat is disputed by many experts, there are enough credible examples of Internet attacks and sabotaged software to raise eyebrows.
The Economist provides this sobering assessment:
"Cyber-weapons are being developed secretly, without discussion of how and when they might be used. Nobody knows their true power, so countries must prepare for the worst. Anonymity adds to the risk that mistakes, misattribution and miscalculation will lead to military escalation-with conventional weapons or cyberarms."
Read the full article at NPR.com... |
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