Who needs missiles and aircraft carriers when you can cripple a country’s infrastructure with computer code?

Posted on 3rd January 2013 by Administrator in Economy |Politics |Social Issues
Who needs missiles and aircraft carriers when you can cripple a country’s infrastructure with computer code?

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.”
— George Carlin
Maddie's Mom says:
Damn!
That list sure has gotten longer. :/
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3rd January 2013 at 12:50 pm
majormocambo says:
I work for a computer security firm. Business is good.
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3rd January 2013 at 1:38 pm
Novista says:
Add to the list: the hack of Stratfor. Heh.
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3rd January 2013 at 7:04 pm
Makati1 says:
Someday, you will get up, go to your ATM and it will be down…permanently. Hackers.
Or, you will fire up the internet and it will not be there. Government.
Or, the electric will be off because there was a massive attack on the system from Iran.
Or…well, you get the idea.
The internet makes so much more opportunity to attack anything connected, either as a challenge, for fun, or in warfare. And EVERYTHING is connected that you rely on.
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3rd January 2013 at 11:53 pm