Re: OT: [W'post.com] ('via' ACM): Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web Site Illustrates Need for Clearer Cyberwar Policies

2010-03-20 Thread Ed
um, If the enemy thinks their own IT guy crashed the site, then it was a covert operation (or a bug). If the site goes down and the redirect goes to a .mill domain, then it is a traditional military activity (or a bug). In love and war, almost everything can (now) be attributed to a bug and

Re: OT: [W'post.com] ('via' ACM): Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web Site Illustrates Need for Clearer Cyberwar Policies

2010-03-20 Thread Craig White
On Sat, 2010-03-20 at 09:30 -0700, Ed wrote: um, If the enemy thinks their own IT guy crashed the site, then it was a covert operation (or a bug). If the site goes down and the redirect goes to a .mill domain, then it is a traditional military activity (or a bug). In love and war, almost

OT: [W'post.com] ('via' ACM): Dismantling of Saudi-CIA Web Site Illustrates Need for Clearer Cyberwar Policies

2010-03-19 Thread Mike Schwartz
* This W ashington Post article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/18/AR2010031805464.html was summarized in (and linked to, from) ACM's TechNews: http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2010-03-mar/mar-19-2010.html#455307 The summary says: Dismantling of Saudi-CIA