I'll respectfully disagree- the entire concept being defined as "cyberwar" is based on the assumption that cyber attacks will be government sponsored. I'd argue that a 'guerilla' style organization sowing havoc on the internet can be just as effective as a 'cyberwar' operator as a government could be, maybe more so.
So while 'cyberwar' may be an alarmist term, just because it's not from a government doesn't mean it's not a war-type activity. The real question is, just like the 'war on terrorism' - who are the operators in the war? Tech folks haven't even come to an agreement on what would really constitute a 'cyberwar', so it's not surprising that the media definitely isn't capable. On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:56 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Why people call this so-called Korea DDoS a cyber war? Don't people know >> how the Internet works yet? > > The problem isn't that people fail to understand how the Internet works > (they do fail at this, but that's not the problem). The problem is how > exciting it is to use terms like "cyberwar." In the words of a prominent > researcher: > > if [people shouting "cyberwar"] want to be taken seriously, they need > to start releasing proof to the mailing lists and name specific > intelligence agency's who are conducting the Cyberwar. I don't think > there is a cyberwar, there will be intelligencers probing the networks > for secrets, thats not a cyberwar. Cyberwar is something completely > different [...] Cyberwar *could* be real, *look at this*. Although > the truth is, we haven't seen a Cyberwar yet, it's still in the > imaginary dream book stage. > > Regardless of one's understanding of the Internet, getting to say "cyberwar" > is just too tempting for lots of people to resist. > > --Foofus. > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
