Thursday, January 8, 2015

Defining Cyber warfare

Is cyber warfare an act of war? Espionage? Terrorism? How do we define cyber warfare? Does it make a difference if it is committed by a nation-state, a group, or an individual? Does it matter on what the actual goal of the act is?

Define cyber warfare. What should the consequences be for an act of cyber warfare?





Please read the following article:

When is a cyberattack an act of war?

What should the government response be in each of the following scenarios?

1. A cyberattack by a sovereign nation that takes down a city power grid.

2.  A virus disables an airplane control tower that results in two planes crashing and killing over 500 passengers. The virus is traced back to a computer server in Pakistan.

3. A group of computer hackers based in France steals millions of Americans' credit card information.

4. A cyberattack temporarily (15 minutes) disables our missile defense system. The attack is traced back to China. 

5. A cyberattack hits Wall Street causing chaos and results in over $100 billion in losses.

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