Cyberwarfare Threatens Operational Capability
In the TimesOnline's UK headed for cyber 'cold war' we get some sobering insight into the threats of cyberwarfare. For example:
On Tuesday, Andrew Palowitch, a senior adviser to the Pentagon, said that military officials had conceded that attacks had reduced the US military’s operational capability.
and
NATO said that all 26 of its member countries have been targeted by some form of cyber-attack, and that the threat posed to national infrastructure was now so serious that more than 10 of its own agencies were working to protect against further incidents.
The problems are highlighted in a criminology report commissioned by McAfee (sponsor of this community) which found overall that:
attacks “have progressed from initial curiosity probes to well-funded and well organised operations for political, military, economic and technical espionage”.
Infrastructure, like power, communications, transportation, and finance are obvious targets in cyberwarfare. The military shouldn't be the only ones worried by this report nor should they be the only ones that respond to it either.
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