Cyber warfare, more than a red-team exercise
This from Shaun Davies on ninemsn:
A cyberspace battle is running in parallel to the war in Southern Ossetia, as hackers launch sustained attacks on the Georgian government.
Websites for Georgia’s president and parliament have been knocked offline and even defaced in the attacks, which commenced almost two weeks ago and intensified when the fighting between Georgia and Russia began.
Perhaps it’s all botnets and DDOS between Georgia and Russia, but you better believe that confrontations between nation states will extend well beyond the battle field.
The nice thing about conventional warfare (if there are any nice things…) is that you can see the damage, it is tangible.
In cyber warfare:
You may not be able to see physical damage
You may not be able to see or identify the perpetrators
Damage may not be noticed until long after it’s been done
You may not be able to determine if damage has been done
The list goes on
I hope NSA and CIA are better than the adversary…
Bill