Paul Ferguson wrote: > >So a government order blocking an entire Web site isn't a cyberattack? > > No. It is censorship, not a "cyber attack".
I think I agree with this terminological distinction. But would add that incompetent implementation of an order to block access to an entire website (coupled with poorly devised technological underpinning that should probably make the effects of such mistakes much less widely felt) may effectively result in a "cyber attack"... That is -- responsibility for the "attack" does not rest with the Pakistani government, but with some moron at Pakistan Telecom (or who/whereever it was). Regards, Nick FitzGerald _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
