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Revision as of 02:52, 7 October 2011
Cyberwarfare refers to politically motivated hacking to conduct sabotage and espionage. It is a form of information warfare sometimes seen as analogous to conventional warfare although this analogy is controversial for both its accuracy and its political motivation.
Contents
Background Information
Since it originated, cyberwarfare has been defined in many ways. Some of these definitions include:
"actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing damage or disruption"
"The fifth domain of warfare"
Cyberwarfare has transformed into a very common way to attack other nations in war time today. The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, states that "as a doctrinal matter, the Pentagon has formally recognized cyberspace as a new domain in warfare, which has become critical to military operations as land, sea, air, and space." In May 2010, the Pentagon set up its new U.S. Cyber Command, to defend American military networks and attack other countries' systems. Other nations are quickly following in the United States footsteps to set up national cyber security.
In 2009, President Obama warned that cyber intruders have probed the United States electrical grids.
Methods
Espionage
Espionage is the act of obtaining sensitive information from someone for an advantage illegally exploiting said persons or groups, often over the internet. When the opposition finds breaches in the security, they can easily obtain and alter classified information from anywhere on the globe.
