Thursday, December 02, 2010
Cyberwar, Cybercrime; you say potato, I say...
Two points of note in this story; One silly and shortsighted, the other trenchant.
¶ 12/02/2010 11:47:00 AM 
"McGraw: Because there is a lot of crime, less espionage, and very little cyberwar. (chuckle)"
The contention that cyberwar is not showing its face at this time and therefore should not be a major concern is naive. Helped along by the actions of the Chinese, the U.S. government's willingness to recognize the potential threat has struck us as praise worthy. The offensive approach to this matter is in fact mirrored by the reality of constantly changing vectors of attack in current civilian IT security.
"One of our main points is that there is a confusing blend of cyberwar stuff, cyber-espionage stuff and cybercrime stuff, and the stories are used to justify whatever political or economic end people may have..."
In addition to a newer variant on the old military/industrial complex boogieman, the potential for abuse in this manner of lumping it altogether is frightening.
