by Carl Herberger - Vice President of Security Solutions, Radware - Wednesday, 29 July 2015.
For better or worse, the multitude of networks that help keep our world interconnected is a much different place today than it was in the past. Paradoxically, the networks that provide users with a wealth of information, transactional services and the like have also been used as a battlefield to disrupt our everyday lifestyle. From obtaining general information to managing online financial portfolios to purchasing flight tickets, there has been a groundswell of disruption to access these channels.
his year alone, these major cyber events have taken place:
January 2015: Pro Russian Hackers claim success in taking down German Chancellor’s website.
February 2015: Dutch government websites go down for more than 12 hours and cite DDoS attacks as the cause.
March2015: South Korea issues a report blaming North Korea for cyber-attacks on nuclear and water power plants.
April 2015: Group Anonymous kicks off #OpIsrael by attacking all Israeli-owned cyber assets.
May 2015: Germany’s Parliament confirms sophisticated cyber-attacks on their institution.
June 2015: Security researchers reveal that Southeast Asian Governments were hit by Operation Lotus Blossom. These attacks included sophisticated intrusions.
July 2015: A major U.S. air carrier and stock exchange stops operating for several hours citing operational problems; however, numerous questions linger about the severity and consequences of such events.
Cyberwar and its ramifications have been debated for some time and the issue has been wrought with controversy. Few would argue that cyber-attacks are not prevalent in cyberspace. However, does it amount to a type of warfare?
Are we in a cyberwar?
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Interesting Antus67...I first heard of Sun Tzu in my Security+ course a year or two back. I thought the instructor just had a passion for history, but more to it now that I see this. Interesting....RR
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