Cyber Warfare Alpha Testing?
MSNBC is one of many news sources that today reported on a widespread and sophisticated set of denial of service attacks that interrupted service for a number of South Korean and US government and business related Web sites. The South Koreans are reported to believe that the source of the attacks is coming from North Korea however that has not yet been proven conclusively. The attack itself appears more designed to annoy and interfere with public Internet sites than as a serious threat to secure assets. It does point out however, that these attacks suggest a focused, concentrated and serious effort, possibly backed by some governments, including the US, to coordinate resources with the objective of using Internet interruptions as a way of disabling or putting another country at a disadvantage.
Let us know what you think of these activities and what should be done about them, if anything?
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