I just read Rob Kolstad's editorial column in the April 2003 issue of SAGE's ;login. In the column Rob lightly touches on the issues of terrorism, Internet-circulated viruses, and threats to our infrastructure. My question to you is whether you feel that viruses and worms that hit the Internet can be deemed as cyber-terrorism?
Personally, I say no unless there is [intent] to cause harm and distress in the population in this country in order to achieve some political objective. I would compare most viruses and worms as similar to large-scale bank robberies. They cost a lot of money and cause bad publicity, but ultimately that's all that they are. In the vast majority of cases the intent required to trigger the "this is terrorism" response is not there. --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
