The problem with offensive cyberwarfare is that, given the imbalance between
attackers and defenders and the expanding use of computer controls in all sorts
of systems, a cyber war between two advanced countries will not decide anything
militarily, but will leave both combattants much poorer
2013/10/9 Phillip Hallam-Baker hal...@gmail.com
I see cyber-sabotage as being similar to use of chemical or biological
weapons: It is going to be banned because the military consequences fall
far short of being decisive, are unpredictable and the barriers to entry
are low.
I doubt that's
2013/10/10 John Kelsey crypto@gmail.com
The problem with offensive cyberwarfare is that, given the imbalance
between attackers and defenders and the expanding use of computer controls
in all sorts of systems, a cyber war between two advanced countries will
not decide anything militarily,
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:44 AM, Tim Newsham tim.news...@gmail.com wrote:
We are more vulnerable to widespread acceptance of these bad principles
than
almost anyone, ultimately, But doing all these things has won larger
budgets
and temporary successes for specific people and agencies
On 2013-10-08 02:03, John Kelsey wrote:
Alongside Phillip's comments, I'll just point out that assassination of key
people is a tactic that the US and Israel probably don't have any particular
advantages in. It isn't in our interests to encourage a worldwide tacit
acceptance of that stuff.
We are more vulnerable to widespread acceptance of these bad principles than
almost anyone, ultimately, But doing all these things has won larger budgets
and temporary successes for specific people and agencies today, whereas
the costs of all this will land on us all in the future.
The same
Alongside Phillip's comments, I'll just point out that assassination of key
people is a tactic that the US and Israel probably don't have any particular
advantages in. It isn't in our interests to encourage a worldwide tacit
acceptance of that stuff.
I suspect a lot of the broad principles
