Comments on: DoS attacks and International Tension http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/25/dos-attacks-and-international-tension/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:42:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: imv http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/25/dos-attacks-and-international-tension/#comment-112 imv Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:21:31 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/25/dos-attacks-and-international-tension/#comment-112 The first article posted by MGKLOUS above is interesting because accusations against the Chinese government for being involved in cyber-spying/attacks has not deterred their actions, which raises the issue of how to respond. Should we do the same and learn how to cripple their systems in time of war or confrontation, as they are doing? How do we hold them accountable? Their actions are fairly overt, so it doesn't seem we can shame them into changing their behavior. At least there will continue to be employment for CS-majors :) The first article posted by MGKLOUS above is interesting because accusations against the Chinese government for being involved in cyber-spying/attacks has not deterred their actions, which raises the issue of how to respond. Should we do the same and learn how to cripple their systems in time of war or confrontation, as they are doing? How do we hold them accountable? Their actions are fairly overt, so it doesn’t seem we can shame them into changing their behavior. At least there will continue to be employment for CS-majors :)

]]> By: mgklous http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/25/dos-attacks-and-international-tension/#comment-99 mgklous Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:34:23 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/01/25/dos-attacks-and-international-tension/#comment-99 Here are a few links to other recent incidents of cyberwarfare. 12/27/07 China behind massive global cyber invasions http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=13283 01/18/08 CIA Admits Cyberattacks Blacked Out Cities http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205901631 09/26/07 Staged cyber attack reveals vulnerability in power grid http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/power.at.risk/index.html joyleung points out that the internet and cyberwarfare can be used to make political statements. The articles I listed demonstrate that cyberwarfare can be much more serious, and an article at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-hollis8oct08,0,5897172.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail suggests that international cyberattacks are an act of war. Here are a few links to other recent incidents of cyberwarfare.

12/27/07 China behind massive global cyber invasions
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=13283

01/18/08 CIA Admits Cyberattacks Blacked Out Cities
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205901631

09/26/07 Staged cyber attack reveals vulnerability in power grid
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/26/power.at.risk/index.html

joyleung points out that the internet and cyberwarfare can be used to make political statements. The articles I listed demonstrate that cyberwarfare can be much more serious, and an article at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-hollis8oct08,0,5897172.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail suggests that international cyberattacks are an act of war.

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